>I'm not saying this is what happened, but it *is* possible! As for
>commission numbers, I've always understood that they should be
>*exactly* the same, if original. Being 'close' isn't good enough and
>it's possible the motor was replaced with a comm # which was close,
>later in life (or early).
Commission numbers and engine numbers are different things entirely. On
most Triumphs (TR2-6) the engine number will be slightly higher than the
commission number as some engines were supplied to Morgan (4cyl) or TVR
(6cyl) etc.
If engine # < comm. # then get suspicious
Phil Searle
WWW: http://www-chem.ucdavis.edu/~searle
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