Golden seal engine?

[carlosramalho]

Hi All!
Sorry for the silly question , but I would Like to know what is a "golden seal engine"?
Thanks for your very well apreciate comments!
Cheers
Carlos

[irmscher]

Hi Carlos a gold seal engine is one completely rebuilt by the factory unipart etc and a silver seal engine is one with the top end rebuilt and if i can remember correctly they were re numbered when they were done hope this helps

[carlosramalho]

Irmscher;
Thanks for your information, now I'm more rich , because today I learn something new for me!
Cheers
carlos

[mike.perry]

Just because it is a factory rebuilt engine it does not mean that it has not done 100,000 miles since it was rebuilt and may be completely knackered.

[carlosramalho]

Why the name?

[bmcecosse]

Because........... wait for it ............. it was painted GOLD !

[irmscher]

And the silver seal was painted silver

[PSL184]

and some say there was a "Blue Seal" engine too, painted........ Blue !!!!!

[carlosramalho]

Thanks my crazy friends!
cheers
Carlos

[irmscher]

I must have a rare one mines green

[carlosramalho]

I must have a rare one mines green

Me also!

[Neil MG]

Bit of a long shot, but was there ever, by any chance, a BMC "rust and gunge seal" fully rebuilt engine? Only if there was I might have....

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Whilst we're on the subject of engine colours, on my 803 the rocker cover is a sort of blue/grey colour, a real 'engineering' looking colour, blue with a lot of grey in it. Anyone know about this? This is a totally original car, and the rest of the engine is red (or was once upon a time).

[dalebrignall]

mines rare green

[ronnie]

Because........... wait for it ............. it was painted GOLD !

brilliant

[mike.perry]

To go back to the original question a gold seal engine (painted gold) was a full engine factory rebuild and a siver seal engine guess what - painted silver, was a "short engine" ie engine block rebuild.

[carlosramalho]

To go back to the original question a gold seal engine (painted gold) was a full engine factory rebuild and a siver seal engine guess what - painted silver, was a "short engine" ie engine block rebuild.

Thanks old chap Michael .

Cheers
Carlos

[brucek]

JOWETTJAVELIN - check out this earlier post on Series 2 engine colours - don't worry - yours is perfectly original!

http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... ur#p409782

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Thanks for that - the head is an unleaded replacement in BMC green; a colour which I neither like nor want to have on my engine, even if green has the obvious connection with lead-free fuel. I will paint the head and rocker-cover blue then and leave the sump a chipped/extremely worn red.