[Mgs] gold sealed engine

[Max Heim]

BHM 1109-228E

It was a pull from a very rusty 1974 MGB-GT. The GT was apparently driven to
CA from NJ, then the owner found he couldn't smog it in CA (non-smog motor
with dual DCOEs, headers); and since the East Coast body was worthless in
CA, it was sold to British Motorsports in Campbell, who parted it out. I
happened to call the same day looking for an engine, since my teardown had
just revealed a cracked main cap, among other issues. Supposedly this engine
had less than 10K miles -- they opened up the bottom end and replaced the
mains as insurance, but said it looked like new.


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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires



on 10/11/07 8:19 AM, Paul Osborne at paul at ece.rochester.edu wrote:

> Max, what is the # on your block?
> 
> 
>> What is odd is that the used engine which I put into my MGB was alleged to
>> be a Gold Seal engine; it was painted gold, and it had a BHM number plate,
>> but the number is not on the list on this page, or the list in the "Original
>> MGB" book. So I've always been puzzled as to where it came from.
>> 
>> It is a high compression engine without air injection ports -- seemingly an
>> 18GB replacement.
>> 
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>> 
>> Max Heim
>> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
>> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>> it's the primer red one with chrome wires