oh ok i got it now
thanks Doc and sports
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| Author: | Bubbacluby [ Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:39 pm ] |
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what makes an a-series motor an a-series?? Like what separates it from a b-series, apart from size? Im just curious as i dont understand because sprite engines etc are a-series so i figured its not to do with gearbox being directly underneath. so what differnentiates it from other motors in general? Brenton |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:42 pm ] |
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A series started with the Austin A30 and Series 2 Morris Minor, in the early 50s. That one was 803cc so the A series has come a long way. Morris 850 was the first transverse application, but the 850 block itself is pretty much identical to a Morris Minor 1000 one, but stroke is shorter and the end of the crank is different design. BMC used a letter code for their different block types, A, B, C, E, O are some. |
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| Author: | Bubbacluby [ Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:04 pm ] |
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so a-series refers the type of block manufactured by BMC? even though same as B, C, E, O they were only differentiated by size, but all the same pretty much. |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:49 pm ] |
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Bubbacluby wrote: even though same as B, C, E, O they were only differentiated by size, but all the same pretty much.
No , the A and B series were similar in appearance though the B series was a lot larger in every dimension (imagine a bread and butter plate beside a dinner plate , they look similar but a lot different in size) . The other motors listed were all different in other ways , some were 6 cylinder , some were overhead cam etc . The A and B being similar was just a fluke really as they were the two most common motors when they started the A , B etc engine names , the rest just followed on since they'd started the naming system . |
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| Author: | Bubbacluby [ Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:47 pm ] |
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oh ok i got it now thanks Doc and sports
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| Author: | winabbey [ Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:24 pm ] |
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When did the A+ engine appear and in what vehicles? What makes it different to an A Series engine? |
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| Author: | mugginsmoo [ Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:20 pm ] |
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stronger block, more webbing different distributor drive and distributor. takes the "deep" (like 1275) water pump thats all i can think of |
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| Author: | mugginsmoo [ Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:22 pm ] |
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echo |
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| Author: | KLAS [ Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:29 pm ] |
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winabbey wrote: When did the A+ engine appear and in what vehicles?
around 1980, fitted to the Metro |
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