midget or marina engine

Post by **smb** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:07 am

hello, as some of you may have noticed i,ve put, what i believed to be, 1275 midget& box up for sale. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

I bought it in good faith a few years ago from a bloke who had a 1500 midget, spares, parts etc in his garage. i did some research and though because the area on the head/tap to the heater suggest its a midget cos of the angle. In addition the engine number is . 12G 1398, the 12g meaning 1275 MG mk1. 12V represents the morris marina 1275 as this site suggets http://www.ime.org.uk/ime/e/BMC_MG_&_Mo ... _Codes.pdf.

I feel i'm missleading a few e-bayers at present

and would appreciate any information, thanks. scott.

Post by **Kevin** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:55 am

Hi Scott cant say about the box but the engine is not a midget as the oil filter would be the same position as the minor, its either a Marina or Ital, an Ital engine will have a ribbed block and the dizzy will be held in with a fork type of fixing, if it has a clamp like a mnior its a Marina.
The midget engines tend to make a bit more money I hope you didnt pay too much at the time.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:10 am

Looks like early Marina - and that's a dynamo on there, not an alternator. If it wasn't so far away I would certainly be interested!

Post by **smb** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:32 am

Thanks for the replies. no i did,nt pay too much. im still confused over the engine numbers would any one like to sugget a reason for the MG mark?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:37 am

It is a bit odd - maybe the original engine number from the midget was transferred to this engine when it was fitted as replacement - do the rivets look 'disturbed' ?

Post by **smb** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:16 pm

sorry i did nt mean the metal strip on top but the stamp on the side/bottom/right of block. [/list]

Post by **smb** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:30 pm

i cant up load the picture here so please check this page http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:08 pm

That's just a casting part number - not the engine number - which is the little metal strip held on with the two rivets.

Post by **IslipMinor** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:45 pm

Engine is definitely Marina/Ital, but the gearbox may not be the 1275 version. I THINK they all had a reverse light switch up by the gear lever?

Also is it the close ratio version that is fitted to all Spridgets, except the original, early Frogeyes?