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#1 mini_mad69

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Posted 17 November 2008 - 11:31 AM

Yesterday I took head off my mini, i didnt know alot about the engine whenI put it in my car, was just confused.
Its an A+engine, from an d reg city, I can't get to the car to read the number but I remember it starts 99h which I pretty sure is A+ 998.
Whats confusing is that it has verto clutch, pre engaged starter, has a cam4810 head but also dished pistons in it
It also has a realy short final drive with 70mph being 4300 rpm.
Oh and the tops of the valves are different to all other 998s ive seen.
ill see if i can upload some pictures of it later.
What is it? or is it just a mismatch of parts to make one engine?

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Posted 17 November 2008 - 11:33 AM

What is it? or is it just a mismatch of parts to make one engine?


That's minis for you. Upload some pics and we'll take a look!

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Posted 17 November 2008 - 11:47 AM

Will sounds fairly normal to me...

probably a 998 out of a metro a 3.6 final drive eg: engine number 99HA64*

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Posted 17 November 2008 - 11:50 AM

Will sounds fairly normal to me...

probably a 998 out of a metro a 3.6 final drive eg: engine number 99HA64*


Oh ok, its just ive never seen dished pistons in a 998 before,
also ive had a 85 engine and another d reg engine and they both had verto gear i em,

why does this have pre verto?

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Posted 17 November 2008 - 11:59 AM

Whats confusing is that it has verto clutch, pre engaged starter, has a cam4810 head but also dished pistons in it


who said anything about a Diaphragm clutch, however many early A+ has Diaphragm clutches rather than the Verto... but not with a pre-engaged stater, it would have had an inertia starter, in fact there are verto clutches which also run an inertia starter.

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Posted 17 November 2008 - 12:17 PM

Whats confusing is that it has verto clutch, pre engaged starter, has a cam4810 head but also dished pistons in it


who said anything about a Diaphragm clutch, however many early A+ has Diaphragm clutches rather than the Verto... but not with a pre-engaged stater, it would have had an inertia starter, in fact there are verto clutches which also run an inertia starter.



Sorry my mistake, it is a pre verto clutch, well it has a pre verto clutch cylinder, which is why it confused me with the pre engaged starter.

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Posted 17 November 2008 - 12:44 PM

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These are the only pictures I can get until mid december now wen Il be putting the car back together.
But it shows the dished pistons.




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