Engine replacement options ?

Post by **Kevin** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 11:49 am

I dont think anyone here has gone down that route so far, the guy to speak to is Johnathon at JLH.

Post by **bigginger** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 11:54 am

iambiggles wrote:Its nearer me than you - but this might be useful to you!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 89925&rd=1

Looks to be a 1300 marina gold seal engine - unused. Sitting at £50 at the moment. I'm not in a position to but right now (as I've just paid out for the car) but might be what you're looking for ?

Got it...

Post by **rayofleamington** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 11:56 am

Got it...

!!

You do know that it is just gold paint - not actual gold?? ;-)

Post by **bigginger** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:01 pm

Darn, fooled again. I thought £200 was fair enough - I reckon on spending at least that rebuilding my old one. More than you'd have paid, I take it?
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Post by **rayofleamington** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:28 pm

Good 1300 inline engines are fairly thin on the ground so you can end up paying over £100 for a used one plus a long day top go fetch it, but if you're lucky you can find them for £25 to £50 - the cheap ones will be a gamble as they may be worn out.
Personally I'd be equally nervous about an unused goldseal - they have a bad reputation as many garages had to re-refit the engine due to faults. However if the engine is good then it's worth every penny and is cheaper/quicker than getting an old engine completely rebuilt.

Post by **bigginger** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:37 pm

It'll be getting a fair bit done to it anyhow - the 12g295'll go on, f'rinstance, so I'll have a nose around while it's open. Seemed like it might be a better starting point than used - we'll see... and like you say, they're thin on the ground these days!

Post by **iambiggles** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:09 pm

bigginger wrote:
iambiggles wrote:Its nearer me than you - but this might be useful to you!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 89925&rd=1

Looks to be a 1300 marina gold seal engine - unused. Sitting at £50 at the moment. I'm not in a position to but right now (as I've just paid out for the car) but might be what you're looking for ?
Got it...

Good Man - thats a favour you owe me ;)

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:17 pm

1 favour chalked up, don't worry - IOU:)
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Post by **iambiggles** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:43 pm

bigginger wrote:1 favour chalked up, don't worry - IOU:)
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LOL - well I'm in a good mood as I got the MM today and its better than I ever expected it to be!!

1952 MM, 1275cc Marina Engine with HIF6 SU, Ford Sierra 5 speed box, Spax dampers all round, upgraded 5 leaf's on the rear, Steering from newer MM model, all sorts of stuff.... basically if I had a list of all the "want to have" mods on a Mog this would pretty much tick the lot.

Also a load of spares too.... including (and this is the interesting bit) a 40DCOE with manifold!! so..... need a carb for your shiney new engine???

lol

Post by **bigginger** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 12:09 am

Don't actually *need* one, but if there's one floating around at the right price...
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Post by **iambiggles** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 12:21 am

bigginger wrote:Don't actually *need* one, but if there's one floating around at the right price...
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;)

I'll let you know - I may use it myself, but as I've not been into the engine yet I'm not sure.... but you got first dibbs on it

Post by **Cam** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:11 am

You don't happen to have any of the original MM parts that you don't want do you? If so and you wish to get rid of them, PM me. Thanks!