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What colour should an A series engine block be?
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:49 pm
by TerryG
The sunny weather has prompted me to do some work on the mog. Under the bonnet looks tatty so i was going to give the engine a spruce up. Rocker cover in BMC engine green (easy to pick that one), the block is black but should it be matt or gloss?
Re: What colour should an A series engine block be?
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:50 pm
by JPB
Not in a Minor, no. It should also be green.
Re: What colour should an A series engine block be?
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:51 pm
by Luxobarge
^^^WHS^^^
MOWOG green, available from Frost and all the usual suspects.
Re: What colour should an A series engine block be?
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:55 pm
by TerryG
:S mine is definitely black. I wonder what on earth it is out of.
Re: What colour should an A series engine block be?
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:57 pm
by JPB
The only black A-series I can think of for fore & aft fitting is that from a Marina. If it's still 1098cc, then it must be from a Marina van or pickup.
Re: What colour should an A series engine block be?
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:01 pm
by TerryG
I'm sure it's still a 1098. I will go through the service history and see if it has ever been out. It's been in the family from new (and i've had it for 15 years).
Bizarre!
Re: What colour should an A series engine block be?
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:31 pm
by JPB
The capacity is stated on the side of the block in fairly large letters, so that much is easy to confirm. I think that Marina 1098 blocks came without the removable tappet chest covers of the Minor, but could be thinking of the Marina 1300 which certainly had no removable covers.
Re: What colour should an A series engine block be?
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:54 am
by Morrisand944S2man
Yes MOWOG green, you can get tins of it from the usual Minor suppliers, such as BM and ESM.
Re: What colour should an A series engine block be?
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:00 am
by TerryG
I'll order some paint when i buy my brake kit to tidy it up. A flaky rocker cover and tatty looking block make it look very untidy under the bonnet! (it might encourage me to finish rust treating and sealing the seams and put on some traffy blue)
I won't get to see my toy until next weekend but an extra day due to some toff getting hitched means i have plenty of time to tinker
Thanks for the advice one and all.