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darrenb

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ok, done some more digging in the piles of parts, and there are two visuably useable blocks, but only one head, one block is an 18v, whilst the other one is a mystery, i guess i can pull the pan , but i am thinking it as a 3 main block, reason i am thinking this is the head thats on it, there are no air injection ports, and there is no provision for a water operated choke, ie no little outlet on back of head, is this head desireable? should i keep it with teh 3 main block? perhaps put it on the car, or rebuild the spare 18v engine and put older head? or am i lookign at fitment issues? what will i have to do to it to run unleaded, etc, or shoudl i just get rid of it, and make more room for other stuff in the garage like my jag??? lol
thanks in advance
DArren
 
May be a 3 or 5 main older engine. Either way it'd be closer to 100 HP stock than an 18V.

...just my take.
 
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there are no air injection ports, and there is no provision for a water operated choke, ie no little outlet on back of head,

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That could be off either a 3- or 5-main engine....do you have the engine number? or at least know what the 'engine clock' says?
 
Clock says Tick Tick. Sorry bad joke. Its the Ky Bourbon Christmas cookies again. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif
 
engine number plate has been removed, head says 67 if i remove valve cover, and i see a 65 on the block, not sure if that means anything though
 
Should be a kind of clock face thing cast in the side of the block that will tell you what date and year it was made.
 
It's got a pointer on it with a slot screw head inna middle.
 
Looks like this with different numbers. Below and behind the dizzy.

mgbclock3.jpg
 
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