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Post by faberferrum on Jan 14, 2011 3:05:22 GMT
Can I use the head gasket and intake gasket for an MGB on my 67 1800?
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Post by dave1800 on Jan 14, 2011 7:46:08 GMT
I am fairly sure that you can use the MGB head gasket but you would need to check the year. Early MGBs used the same size inlet valves as the Mk1 1800s (1.562") but later changed in the UK to the larger valves as found on Mk11/111 1800s (1.625") which required a small scallop to be cut out of the block and gasket. I don't think this would cause a problem and anyway I think the US spec MGBs retained the smaller inlet valve to meet emission requirements - not sure if this applied to Canada though.
As far as the manifold gasket is concerned, clearly the manifold is totally differrent, but the head is the same, so I think the answer is probably yes.
Hopefully someone here will be able to confirm.
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Post by tommydp on Jan 14, 2011 14:29:58 GMT
Can I use the head gasket and intake gasket for an MGB on my 67 1800? Yes! |
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Post by faberferrum on Jan 14, 2011 16:32:21 GMT
Great! Thanks, it's pretty easy to find parts for the MGB, there's piles of them in Canada.
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Post by wolseley1800 on Jan 14, 2011 19:29:00 GMT
It is possible to use late 'B' series head gaskets on the early engine but not the other way around. This is because the later head gasket has extra holes in it - for the oil if I remember correctly. This also applies for most of the other engine gaskets.
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