Morris Minor Owners Club

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

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

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

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.

Why the name?

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

And the silver seal was painted silver

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

Thanks my crazy friends!
cheers
Carlos

I must have a rare one mines green

irmscher wrote:I must have a rare one mines green

Me also!

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....

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).

mines rare green

bmcecosse wrote:Because........... wait for it ............. it was painted GOLD !

brilliant

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.

mike.perry wrote: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

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

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.