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Re: engine decision
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:48 pm
by 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.
Re: engine decision
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:04 pm
by mike.perry
It does not matter if it is gold seal or not, it can still have done 100000 miles and be knackered.
Re: engine decision
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:07 pm
by 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
Re: engine decision
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:26 pm
by 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
Re: engine decision
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:36 pm
by 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 ....
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:04 am
by mmjosh
i have been thinking what stages of rebuild is blue,gold and silver
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:46 am
by 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!
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:30 am
by 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
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:04 pm
by stevey
with that set up you dont need the rocker cover with the breather, its got the closed circuit breather already fitted.
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:37 pm
by bmcecosse
Which is what was said ages ago - it HAS the rocker cover with breather! Hurray!!
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:45 pm
by mmjosh
been out after work and got some gold paint for the engine so when i get chance i will paint it
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:05 pm
by bmcecosse
If it's not absolutely the correct shade of 'gold' it won't work - the engine won't be reconditioned!
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:30 pm
by 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!
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:42 pm
by mmjosh
bmcecosse it is the same colour gold as this engine here but this is another pic of a engine not mine[frame]
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Re: engine decision
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:51 pm
by PSL184
Good grief
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:20 am
by bmcecosse
Blimey! Just paint it Josh - just paint it!
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:43 am
by aupickup
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:48 pm
by mmjosh
well done a bit of painting on one side[frame]
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Re: engine decision
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:53 pm
by aupickup
oh no its the wrong shade of gold
Re: engine decision
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:55 pm
by PSL184
You're just cruel Dennis
