<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:10pt">You can also pull the number plate from the engine and save it to install on an 1800 you'll put in the car. Devious, but it would look right.<br><div><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Courier New,courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>The engine in my Magnette was hot-tanked when it was rebuilt in the eighties and since no one had removed the ID plate, it dissolved. I've always had a low-priority project to stamp a new plate with a number like BP17GX0002 just to confuse people. I'd say it was a prototype motor with a flat crank or some such drivel.<br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Courier New,courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Courier New,courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Mike<br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> List for the Z Magnette Group - North America <zmagnette@autox.team.net>; zmagnette@autox.team.net <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, January 28, 2014 2:18 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re:
[Zmagnette] Spare motor<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>Buckey,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I think you are interpreting this wrong. I think you are applying <br clear="none">the key for decoding the car number to the engine number. What I <br clear="none">find for that number is that BP15GC is for the ZA Magnette, with full <br clear="none">flow oil filter. I can't confirm the meaning of the H in that engine <br clear="none">number, but in the later ones it meant high compression. I'm getting <br clear="none">this from Barney's site, <br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/be100.htm." target="_blank">http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/be100.htm. </a> So, I would say that <br clear="none">this engine can be put in your Magnette. Whether the condition is <br clear="none">good enough will be up to the rebuilder and machine shop. If your <br clear="none">car
was originally equipped with a 1500 engine, this is your <br clear="none">opportunity to go up to a bigger displacement. If your car was <br clear="none">already a 1600, you might not want to go down in size. This all <br clear="none">depends on how much of an originality guy you are.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-Steve T.<br clear="none"><div class="yqt2629934677" id="yqtfd81307"><br clear="none">At 03:41 PM 1/28/2014, <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:webuck1@cox.net" href="mailto:webuck1@cox.net">webuck1@cox.net</a> wrote:<br clear="none">>Hi all,<br clear="none">>I have removed the spare engine from the shed, finally. The engine <br clear="none">>data plate is this: BP15HGC 3272.<br clear="none">>If I read the info correct (which I probably did not do) I believe <br clear="none">>this is what I can read:<br clear="none">>B= Wolseley<br clear="none">>P= 1/2 ton<br clear="none">>1= RHD, Home<br
clear="none">>5= CKD Finish<br clear="none">>H= Brown<br clear="none">>G= cab<br clear="none">>C= Dk. red.<br clear="none">>Seems to be an earlier engine. Can I rebuild this engine to put in <br clear="none">>my Magnette. Turns over and stored over 15 years in the shed. This <br clear="none">>came out of my parts car that was trash when I got it.<br clear="none">>My Magnette engine is ready to rebuild but is drivable and in the <br clear="none">>car. This engine is on the hoist and I will put it on the engine stand today.<br clear="none">>Any help would be helpful. I do have some help in measuring <br clear="none">>everything to order parts..<br clear="none">>Buckey<br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Zmagnette mailing list<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html"
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