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[g-dog]

Does anyone have any info on these engines?
I know they could be brought thru main dealers or large unipart stockists but I've never read anything about them.
Were they actually reconditioned at the longbridge engine site or elsewhere?
What was the difference between gold and silver?
Cheers g

[Guess-Works.com]

After a quick google...

 

http://www.wolseleyf...?showtopic=6456

Edited by Guess-Works.com, 17 August 2013 - 07:50 AM.

[mab01uk]

Factory replacement engine reference numbers (i.e. New, and Gold and Silver Seal units)
Scroll down:
http://www.calverst....cation_data.htm

 

This is how I remember the difference between Gold and Silver when I fitted a few back in the 1970's:-

"BMC like many firms did an exchange reconditioned scheme for worn engines, one was the Gold Seal engine, a complete engine ready to fit and painted gold in colour. The other was the Silver Seal exchange engine, basically a short-block for the owner/garage to fit the old head,sump, and ancillaries onto. Both used a similar system of engine numbering"
http://www.mgcars.or...ic/codeseng.pdf

Edited by mab01uk, 17 August 2013 - 08:28 AM.

[A-Cell]

Some were reconditioned in Longbridge East Works. A lot were done in Morrris Engines in Coventry.

[LLA 24V]

How about an engine with RKM1134E? Assuming that its a recon 1300GT engine but what does the 4 mean people?

[midridge2]

http://members.home....ni/goldseal.htm    this might help.