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Car Forum / MINI / April 2004engine id?
hi everyone, its been a while since I have been on here but I return with a question... what is my engine? I am living in Melbourne Australia, but my car is a south African import its a 73 south African Leyland, now my engine is unlike what I am familiar with. the oil filter is up on the front of the block actually screwed onto the block its self not down under the generator, also it has no tapet chest cover the engine number is 10403JH 2262 and on the same surface further along hidden under the temp sensor there is a stamp that can be best described as a circle with the letters I and G joined together, inside. also along the front face of the block just underneath the main engine number there is: 15179 and the letter A just further along on the raised part. aparently the engine was rebuilt by a scott "some body" the son of the man who built george harrisons mini whom was on holidays in australia at the time when he built it. the previous owner whom had the car since 2000 seemed to think the engine was by linx and that the "IG" stamp indicates this? if anyone can clarify any of this as i am very unclear on all these details. thank you every body steve > what is my engine? > I am living in Melbourne Australia, but my car is a south African import > its a 73 south African Leyland, now my engine is unlike what I am familiar > with. Imported minis are pretty rare in Australia! I take it that it has South African ID tags or something? > the oil filter is up on the front of the block actually screwed onto the > block its self not down under the generator, Is it a cartridge oil filter or a steel bowl with a filter inside it? > also it has no tapet chest cover This suggests a 1275 motor. > the engine number is 10403JH 2262 and on the same surface further along > hidden under the temp sensor [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > number there is: 15179 and the > letter A just further along on the raised part. Is the engine number located in the usual place? If not, what is there? Any chance of a photograph? Where are you in Melbourne? > aparently the engine was rebuilt by a scott "some body" the son of the man > who built george harrisons mini whom was on holidays in australia at the > time when he built it. I'm deeply sceptical about stories of dim distant past glory, famous owners, etc. > the previous owner whom had the car since 2000 seemed to think the engine > was by linx and that the "IG" Link not Linx, 3a Thornton Crescent Mitcham. ph 98733874 > stamp indicates this? if anyone can clarify any of this as i am very unclear > on all these details. You could ring Link and see if they remember the car. South African imports are rare enough that anyone who has worked on the car will remember it. My Austin Montego (the only one in NSW) has the oil filter on the block and not hanging off the front on an adaptor. It is a spin on filter and not a cartridge. I thing the South African minis and the Spanish 1100s and minis had them that way. Michael. > > what is my engine? > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > imports are rare enough that anyone who has worked on the car will > remember it. > > what is my engine? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Imported minis are pretty rare in Australia! I take it that it has South > African ID tags or something? yes the original owner shipped it over here from south africa with all their furniture when moving over here, it is the same as an english mk3 with internal hinges no quarter vent windows that different grill on the front that the aussies never got and i think the biggest give away is the leyland south africa badge on one side and the leyland suid afrika badge on the other side. > > the oil filter is up on the front of the block actually screwed onto the > > block its self not down under the generator, > > Is it a cartridge oil filter or a steel bowl with a filter inside it? the spin on type like on most late model cars, so the steel bowl with the filter inside it > > also it has no tapet chest cover > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Is the engine number located in the usual place? If not, what is there? > Any chance of a photograph? Where are you in Melbourne? yes in the usual place, got some digi photos how do i post them up on here? email them direct to you? > > aparently the engine was rebuilt by a scott "some body" the son of the man > > who built george harrisons mini whom was on holidays in australia at the > > time when he built it. > > I'm deeply sceptical about stories of dim distant past glory, famous > owners, etc. none more sceptical than I. > > the previous owner whom had the car since 2000 seemed to think the engine > > was by linx and that the "IG" > > Link not Linx, 3a Thornton Crescent Mitcham. ph 98733874 thats what i thought but the previous owner was addament that it was linx something to do with the scott somebody? > > stamp indicates this? if anyone can clarify any of this as i am very unclear > > on all these details. > > You could ring Link and see if they remember the car. South African > imports are rare enough that anyone who has worked on the car will > remember it. > Graham wrote: >>Imported minis are pretty rare in Australia! I take it that it has South >>African ID tags or something? > yes the original owner shipped it over here from south africa with all their > furniture when moving over here, it is the same [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > badge on one side and the leyland suid afrika > badge on the other side. Yeah, that sounds like the real thing! 8-) > yes in the usual place, got some digi photos how do i post them up on here? > email them direct to you? Email directly to me. Remember to put the .com into the address. Although it's possible to attach files to usenet postings, it is very bad etiquette, since it means that your file is stored in hundreds of different news servers around the world. >>>was by linx and that the "IG" >>Link not Linx, 3a Thornton Crescent Mitcham. ph 98733874 > thats what i thought but the previous owner was addament that it was linx > something to do with the scott somebody? No idea in that case. >>You could ring Link and see if they remember the car. South African >>imports are rare enough that anyone who has worked on the car will >>remember it. Like I said, for the cost of a phone call, I'm sure Link can tell you if they've seen the car before or if they ever had someone called Scott there. > Email directly to me. Remember to put the .com into the address. Deleted straight off the mail server without downloading. This time, email me something smaller than 3.3Mb. |
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