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DanMi

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  1. Nothing wrong with the 1147cc engine, I have one in my spitfire OK in a bit higher state of tune but a great little engine. there should be a sprung washer between the end cap and the rocker. It looks like the rocker shaft has been rebuilt as all of the pedestals have a recess for a screw originally this was only the rear one, which is not a problem as they are the only ones available now and it makes no difference.
  2. the rocker shaft end cap is missing so the rocker will have moved and hit the valve cap rather than the valve stem thus dislodging it.
  3. That would not explain the siamesed inlet ports aluminium pushrod tubes and head stud arrangements all definitive characteristics of an 1147cc cylinder head
  4. by the way there is nothing wrong with having an 1147cc. My mk2 spit 1147cc engine is great
  5. I am not looking at the engine number but the engine itself. The simplest clue is that it has 6 head studs where the later engine has 5, also look at the holes where the pushrods go through they are like this 1147cc on https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303396064559 not like this 1300/1500 https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/modified-cylinder-heads.html could the F be a badly stamped B plus engines may have been decked and restamped plus if you look in the photo with the valve guide missing you can clearly see a single inlet pipe so it has the siamese inlet ports of the 1147 I guess some PO may have drilled a 1300 block to take an 1147cc head but I am not sure if that is possible and certainly not sensible
  6. get him to confirm what engine you have before any work, as I am 100% sure that is an 1147cc or smaller. It has 6 cylinder head nuts on the manifold side not 5, there are clearly 2 inlet ports not 4 and I can clearly see the aluminium pushrod tubes that were only present on the early engines. Plus the rocker could not come off the 1300 rocker shaft as the pedestal goes both sides. A good used engine may be your best bet. (I god I sound like a Triumph geek)
  7. looking at it there is a hole for the rocker feed at both ends, since there is only a rocker feed at the rear, it is designed to fit either way
  8. I am pretty sure that if it mattered it would be marked TOP
  9. That looks like a 1200 engine to me as it has 6 cylinder head nuts on the manifold side and the rocker shaft is definitely the early 1200 type
  10. It would probably be better to buy a complete engine even a used one. To convert to a 1300 would require a different inlet manifold, carburettor. It is not a straight swop
  11. a short engine is just the block with crank pistons oil pump and sump, so you would need a 1300 cylinder head, camshaft rockers etc.
  12. try ringing the club shop as they certainly used to get engines/cylinder heads rebuilt by Ivor Searl
  13. That £625 is for a short engine not a full engine. I do agree though that the price quoted for a cylinder head is very high
  14. If that valve has fallen into the cylinder, there may well be damage to the piston/bore, head needs to come off to assess but be prepared for more than just a recon cylinder head
  15. Also some relays join 30 and 85 internally so only need 1 +ve feed
  16. Also a likely culprit for horns not working is a missing earth strap across the steering UJ or one missing between the steering rack grease plug and frame. The horn relay is a very simple device and you can easily clean the contacts inside.
  17. I have checked mine and they do have disks in so my memory was wrong there.
  18. I would think that a 4 cylinder would come to rest in one of 2 positions as 1 of the pistons is on the compression stroke a 6 therefore may come to rest in 1 of 3
  19. I have a 36mm which I believe is what I used sot 36 or 37 will be ok
  20. the block is recessed not the head, so the later head can go on any 1300 block
  21. DanMi

    Head gasket or not?

    With that amount of oil on the valve head, could the valves not always be seating properly due to excessive valve stem/guide wear? just a thought
  22. the originals did not have the metal cap in the base. Mine are originals and never painted and I can see no reason to paint brass
  23. Probably had a replacement gearbox from a different car possibly spitfire as those would be reverse light which I don't believe Heralds had
  24. ah yes missed that bit
  25. if a mk4/1500 check that all the fuel hoses are sound as it could be sucking in air rather than fuel particularly any hoses on the top of the tank. Doesn't really apply to mk1-3 as they take fuel out through the bottom of the tank mk4-1500 through the top Pete it is a spitfire so will be twin carb unless US spec or converted
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