Morris Minor Owners Club

1971 Traveller.
Unfortunately had to remove the engine as it was worn out . The engine number is 10V/189E/H70069. (Seems quite a low engine number for a late engine)
I also had a spare engine which I decided to rebuild, which also had the engine number 10V/189E/H????? (The machinist removed and lost the plate, and I can’t remember the last numbers)
My question is,
• Does the 10V mean it was originally fitted to a Van?
• What does 189E stand for?
• Is it possible to remove the engine plate from my original engine, with out damaging it, and refit to the rebuilt engine, or can I get a new plate made?
Thanks for any help

Maybe this will help >> https://www.mginfo.co.uk/upgrades4mgs/f ... umbers.pdf

It depends on when the engine dates from. The Suffix to the V can get a bit confusing.

Part of the list will tell you that it denotes "Morris 1000 with van closed circuit breather"
Another part will tell you that the V is simply an inline engine, while H indicates a transverse...

The 189E indicates the vehicle type it was originally fitted to... However....

There is a small paragraph in Ray Newell's Original Morris Minor (p93) which simply states that...Cars from March 1969 had engines with a new numbering system, 10V-189-E - for cars fitted with Dynamos and 10V-190-E- for alternator cars...
So there you go.

The 'H' is High Compression engine.

Thank you, that makes sence. Being a late car (1971) and fitted with a Dynamo Ray Newell may be correct. It did seem strange that a van engine would be fitted and I also had a van engine sitting in the garage for over 20 years. Not sure what a closed circuit breather is but both engines have the big breather coming out the side.

"closed circuit breather" is one of the terms used for the PCV system where the Filler Cap is not vented and all fumes/venting from the engine are directed to the inlet manifold.
Very few late Minors had it, although svenedin has it on his car viewtopic.php?p=683671#p683671
It was principally on export vehicles to markets with high environmental regulation.

Thanks. I don't have that.