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Whats This
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:12 pm
by MGA
Hi All
I tend to visit eBay's from different country's looking for those elusive parts for my MGA.
Whilst i was on the German site i came across this.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Morris-Minor-Mot ... 4797460206
I was wondering if it was some rare engine or is it just a run of the mill one.
Mind if it goes for 1eur it could be worth more if you weighed it in
Re: Whats This
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:19 pm
by moggyadventurer
I'm sure someone will be on shortly who knows for sure but it looks like a 918cc morris 8 engine may be?
Re: Whats This
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:24 pm
by Fingolfin
Yeah, it's certainly a side-valve. I'd go with the Morris Eight engine, which I think was the same engine in the very very early Minors, wasn't it?
Re: Whats This
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:45 pm
by bmcecosse
Yes - it's the 918 sv engine. Interesting with these tags on it!
Re: Whats This
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:31 am
by mike.perry
The engine is a 918 side valve. It has a casting for an oil filter which dates it from 1950 on. I would need to see the front or other side of the engine to determine if it is a USHM2 or 3. The cylinder head however is the same as a WD generator engine and the position of the oil filler pipe in the timing chain cover supports this.
The brass plate on the flywheel housing is a military service plate which would give the regrind sizes on the crank. Military engines were not rebored, they were always re sleeved back to standard bore, this simplified spares stocks.
The side position of the sump drain plug is also to be found on a generator engine.
For more info go to
http://seriesmm.mmoc.org.uk Tech Info WD Generator Engines