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bugimike

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Has anybody seen this yet? Might be a diamond in the rough. It is pick-up only but my brother lives fairly close by! Seller says for AH Sprite, but it has a Morris label on the valve cover, and it looks like the clutch fork is on the left side! Judging by the carbs and the smmoth-case it must be a 948

https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MG-Sprite...bayphotohosting
 
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Mike, this looks to be an identical setup to the one I picked up two weeks ago. As far as I have been able to identify mine, without tearing it down, it's a "big crank" 1098.
From the pictures of the one on eBay, it appears to be set up for an electric fuel pump, and a mechanical clutch release, ala Morris.
Jeff
 
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This looks to me like a common Morris Minor setup but with Bugeye dual carbs. Probably 948 (no PCV valve and the hand crank adapter, as well as a road tube dropping from the side cover). Beware that the MM engines had only one cam bearing whereas (I think) the early Sprite engine had all three.
Bill
 
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You're probably right, Bill. I didn't look at the carbs, and missed the road draft tube. Must be my advanced age.
The early, 9C Sprite engines only had one cam bearing.
Jeff
 
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Is Morss with different carbs.
 
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I've gone the 1275 route and have a couple of extras in storage to boot, so I am not really interested in it, but I thought it might be a good deal for someone at the price (if it doesn't get bid up astronomically) since it is what looks to be a pretty complete engine AND a smoothcase trans as well!
 
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If any one needs someone to look at this Southhampton is only 25 min from my house.
 
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