engine decision

[mmjosh]

i dont know if it is a gold seal as i have found underneath the green engine paint some gold paint but its engine number is 442240 which i have been told its recondition so i dont know what to do i might just paint it gold.

[mike.perry]

It does not matter if it is gold seal or not, it can still have done 100000 miles and be knackered.

[mmjosh]

its only done 10,000 miles since reconditioned and how would i tell if it is gold sealed as i cant tell from engine number

[LouiseM]

i cant tell from engine number

You should be able to tell from your engine number as BMC gold seal A-series engines have the prefix 8G

[PSL184]

Josh, it may well have been a gold seal engine but that could have been 40 years ago. As I've already told you the engine number on your block is a reconditioners specific number and does not relate in any way to a gold seal, silver seal or any other seal! Once maybe but since used and reconned again. Don't get hung up on it mate ....

[mmjosh]

i have been thinking what stages of rebuild is blue,gold and silver

[bmcecosse]

Gold was an official BMC fully reconditioned unit. The others may have been 'unofficial' - perhaps after BMC stopped the Gold system. Never heard of 'blue' until a couple of weeks ago!

[mike.perry]

I believe that gold seal was a complete exchange recon engine ie block and head, silver seal was an exchange recon block only.
I would repaint the engine in its original green anyway

[stevey]

with that set up you dont need the rocker cover with the breather, its got the closed circuit breather already fitted.

[bmcecosse]

Which is what was said ages ago - it HAS the rocker cover with breather! Hurray!!

[mmjosh]

been out after work and got some gold paint for the engine so when i get chance i will paint it

[bmcecosse]

If it's not absolutely the correct shade of 'gold' it won't work - the engine won't be reconditioned!

[les]

This happened to me, engine just wouldn't start I stripped it down and renewed many bits including all the electrics, the recently painted engine looked a bit messy after this work so I repainted it again, this time with the correct shade of green. Lo and behold after putting it back it started first time!

[mmjosh]

bmcecosse it is the same colour gold as this engine here but this is another pic of a engine not mine[frame][/frame]

[PSL184]

Good grief

[bmcecosse]

Blimey! Just paint it Josh - just paint it!

[aupickup]

jsu put the b''''''''''''''y the thing n the car, and use your gold paint for jewellery

[mmjosh]

well done a bit of painting on one side[frame][/frame]

[aupickup]

oh no its the wrong shade of gold

[PSL184]

You're just cruel Dennis