C-AJJ3323 - DUPLEX TIMING CHAIN KIT

Contents

PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QUANTITY
12G1397 CAMSHAFT SPROCKET 1
12G1699 CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET 1
2H4905 TIMING CHAIN 1
CMZ407 SCREW-COUNERSUNK 2
The front plate will have to be countersunk as shown “X” to take the screws CMZ407, which will replace the existing hexagon headed screws

C-AJJ3324 - DUPLEX TIMING CHAIN KIT

The front plate will have to be countersunk as shown “X” to take the screws CMZ407, which will replace the existing hexagon headed screws, which would foul on the timing chain. Check for clearance on chain all round and align gears as per workshop manual, When using “A” plus timing covers there is a small round pressing at the bottom which needs making flat to allow timing chain clearance.

C-AJJ3325 DUPLEX TIMING CHAIN KIT

The front plate will have to be countersunk as shown ’X’ to take the screws AEA687, which replace the existing hexagon-headed screws, which would foul on the timing chain.

C-AJJ3327 DUPLEX TIMING CHAIN KIT

Contents:- Part Number Description Quantity

C-AEG578 Camshaft sprocket, lightened adjustable x 1

AEA695 Crankshaft sprocket x 1

2H4905 Timing chain x 1

AEA687 Screw - countersunk x 2

2A759 Locktab for cam gear x 1

The front plate will have to be countersunk as shown ’X’ to take the screws AEA687, which replace the existing hexagon-headed screws, which would foul on the timing chain. Check for clearance on chain all round and align gears as per Workshop Manual.

Engine - Identification Data Updated

If you have the engine tag still attached to the engine - just in front/below the thermostat housing - or perhaps the original engine number in the log book then the following should help you determine which engine you have. For Metro units, see 'Engine - Metro identification data'. Original engine identification numbers 850cc 8A Austin up to 25000 8MB Morris up to 25000 8AM Austin & Morris 25000 onwards 8AH Austin & Morris Automatic 8AJ Austin & Morris closed circuit breathing 8AK Austin & Morris automatic with closed circuit breathing 8WR Wolseley Hornet & Riley Elf 8AC Moke 85H/101 All variants 1969 onwards Note: third suffix letter denotes compression type, L = Low, H = High, e.g. 8AM/U/H101 denotes high compression. 998cc 9WR Wolseley Hornet & Riley Elf Mk2, pre closed circuit breathing 9AD Austin, Wolseley Hornet & Riley Elf Mk2 with remote type gearbox and closed

Engine - 1275, 95bhp sports/tourer test result

DIY enthusiasts often believe that building an engine to give excellent all-round road performance is beyond them. Mainly from comparisons made between what they have been able to achieve and what specialists say should be achievable from any particular type of engine build.

Generally scrambled further by the non-perfect match of parts and components used between aforementioned specialist and erstwhile DIY-er, and the ritual 'nose-tapping and knowing winks' display of those specialists. Something you can very nearly 'see' even when talking to such folk on the phone - or that inimitable 'ah, yes, well…' So some form of 'black art' is implied. Whilst there is most definitely a degree of 'feel' involved between the real specialist's results and those of just a good engineer - the bones of the deal is subject to no such thing and is certainly within the capability of the DIY enthusiast given the necessary information. And that has been the problem.

Engine - Identification data

If you have the engine tag still attached to the engine - just in front/below the thermostat housing - or perhaps the original engine number in the log book then the following should help you determine which engine you have. For Metro units, see 'Engine - Metro identification data'. Original engine identification numbers 850cc 8A Austin up to 25000 8MB Morris up to 25000 8AM Austin & Morris 25000 onwards 8AH Austin & Morris Automatic 8AJ Austin & Morris closed circuit breathing 8AK Austin & Morris automatic with closed circuit breathing 8WR Wolseley Hornet & Riley Elf 8AC Moke 85H/101 All variants 1969 onwards Note: third suffix letter denotes compression type, L = Low, H = High, e.g. 8AM/U/H101 denotes high compression.

03.04.10, Cadwell Park Race Report by Keith Calver

Getting the car ready for the first race was not quite the last minute flurry of panicked activity it usually is. Largely because the re-fit and re-furb were kept to a minimum following complete strip re-build plans shot to pieces by tradesmen being somewhat hard to pin down to get very necessary domestic work done.

Most importantly the doors and windows in the garage. The special concertina type front doors have been falling slowly decaying over the past few years....

Historical Article-February 1995-Calver's Clinic

Calver's Clinic COOKING OIL This engine oil thing seems to have caught people's attention - which is good as there is nothing like awareness of what is good for your engine. Having done the 'Life Blood' article in Minitech News 6, and what oils to avoid in Mini Tech News 7.

Historical Article-February 1995-Calver's Clinic

Calver's Clinic COOKING OIL This engine oil thing seems to have caught people's attention - which is good as there is nothing like awareness of what is good for your engine. Having done the 'Life Blood' article in Minitech News 6, and what oils to avoid in Mini Tech News 7.