Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi all.

Would any of you recognise this 1098 engine or its number?
10MAUH314944
Roughly what year would it be?
Do you know anything about its history?
Knackered,recon,good runner???
Cheers!!
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Can't tell it's state from its number. Does it move freely when you try to turn it over? I would get some oil into the bores and replace the spark plugs - leaving it open to the elements like that invites the ingress of rain water = rust = dead engine.

If it's been standing outdoors like that - with no plugs and the ports all lying open - it will be knackered now...... Engines need to be stored dry - with oil in the bores - plugs in the head, and ports plugged off with oil soaked rags. But you can only try.......

Being as i've been into classic cars for 37 yrs now,I know how to check it over,that leaving it outside will not be good for it,how they should be stored,that you cant tell its state from its number!
If you read the post again thats not what I asked!!!
So please only reply if you know anything about THIS engine!
As I said,its a bit of a long shot!
When I see it next weekend,I can do my checks and then decide Y or N!!

Pilkie - thanks for the cheeky response - I shan't bother answering any of your questions from now on -you obviously 'know it all'.

How to win friends and influence people!!!

I have no objection to you or anyone for that matter answering my questions!
But it would help if people stuck to reading and answering the questions properly!!
Nobody knows it all,but I am well on the way to getting the tee shirts for a few marques that I know more about,and I am working on regaining/getting my MM teeshirt after a few years away from them!

It should be possible to deduce something about the engine from it's number, even I can say that it isn't reconditioned by the factory, not a gold seal engine as the numbers got changed.

Even if it had been, lord only knows what treatment and how many miles it has done since.
You have the engine, tell us what shape it's in.

Nobody recognise this engine yet? Looks a bit like one I used to have in my Minor.....but then ....they all do!

If I saw a row of engines from either Rover V8's or TR6's,and mine was amongst them.
I can assure you I would know which was mine!
Even if I saw the engine from my old 1971 4.2l Jag XJ6 that I stripped and rebuilt in the mid 80's,in another Jag at a show,I would know it,as it had some unique unremovable features!
Each cars engine has its own personality,be that how it runs or what it looks like!
Now wouldnt life be boring if they were all the same!
Whoever,"if they are still using the MM forums", owned the car this engine used to live in,as its blue block is unusual,may recognise it!
I depends on how personal they got with their car!
It maybe they just didnt have a clue where the oil/water etc went!
As I said its a long shot!

You might recognise an engine you once had but did you memorise the number?
I can't even remember the registration numbers of the cars I've owned.

You mean eng no; 7L8129-8, that was in my red 1971 XJ6 S1, DHU 675K,I had in 1981 and was moved to my 1973 S1, Daimler, PPJ190L I bought cheap with blown engine when red S1 was scrapped due to accident damage in 1983!
Ive got an anorak as well!!

Pilkie wrote: I am well on the way to getting the tee shirts for a few marques that I know more about,and I am working on regaining/getting my MM teeshirt after a few years away from them!

SUCK SQUEEZE PUFF WHEEZE Series MM Register teeshirts are available from Cam Shaw

If ive got a big anorak,do I still need the Tee shirts!
I could sew a few more badges on the anorak instead!

mike.perry wrote:

Pilkie wrote: I am well on the way to getting the tee shirts for a few marques that I know more about,and I am working on regaining/getting my MM teeshirt after a few years away from them!

SUCK SQUEEZE PUFF WHEEZE Series MM Register teeshirts are available from Cam Shaw

PM me for details!

Well after looking at the engine and doing a few checks,I decided that for £50 it was worth a punt.
Will fire it up on the bench some time this week,and see what happens!