David & Fellow Spridgeteers,
What years and models were these engines/transmissions used? Could be an
inexpensive "repair".
WFO Herb
Keep the sticky side down!
David Riker wrote:
> And the descendants of these motors are actually called Datsun A-series
> engines, built A1100 thru A1400.
> David Riker
> 74 Midget
> 78 Midget
> 63 Falcon
> http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Van Wig <topbroker@earthlink.net>
> To: <Thecarguru@aol.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 7:14 AM
> Subject: Re: Unexpected "MG" sighting
>
> > Yes Datsun built metric BMC A motors then put their engineers to work
> > improving them so they would not have to pay the licensing fee's any more.
> > The improvements included cranks with five journals and oil seals on both
> > ends. Tensioned timing chain . Alloy head. External oil pump. Five speed
> > transmissions. Progressive two barrel carbs. And they drop in very
> nicely.
> >
> > Paul Van Wig
> > Long Beach, CA
> > 60 Bugeye
> > 60 Minor Woody
> > 61 Minor Pickup
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Thecarguru@aol.com>
> > To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 11:38 AM
> > Subject: Unexpected "MG" sighting
> >
> >
> > > Hi all.
> > > This morning at a tow-auction I happened to peek under the hood of a
> 1967
> > > Datsun 1300 pickup truck. What I saw there made me wonder what I had
> just
> > > passed up. The valve cover said "MG" and was definitely part of this
> truck
> > > originally. Was this an A series like what you would find in a Midget?
> > Does
> > > anybody know anything about these applications? I had heard that A
> series
> > > engines had found their way into several machines besides cars, but I
> > didnt
> > > know Datsun used them. The plate on the firewall said 1299cc. Tell me
> > there
> > > was no value to this setup in the Spridget world, as the truck sold for
> 1$
> > to
> > > a scrapper. It was complete, right down to the air cleaner.
> > > Gary
> > > 75 Midget daily driver
> > > 75 Midget lookin for an engine... and if that A series from the truck
> > would
> > > have worked I almost dont want to know
> > >
> > >
> >
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