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yannis Yannis D
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I just bought a 57 MGA with this engine number 15E-V-L 13960.

Can anyone give me any information for this engine.

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mgageoff Geoff Howard
Leesburg, VA, USA   USA
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1958 MG MGA 1500
1961 Jaguar Mark 2
That number is not an original MGA engine. It also doesn't match any known BMC engine based on this: http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/be100.htm

My engine number is also not known but is clearly a BMC engine that is identical in most respects to an MGA original. Yours may be the same. Does it look like a standard MGA engine? It might help to post a few pictures if you're not sure.

If it is BMC, I would guess two things from the engine number: the 15 would mean it's a 1500cc block. The L at the end may mean it is a Low compression engine. MGA is usually high compression. You will see the reason for both of those in the web page linked above.


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59mgaguy John Terschak
Wakeman, OH, USA   USA
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1959 MG 14/28 "Jessie"
1974 MG MGB "Oooops"
Post a picture of the engine here please

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yannis Yannis D
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I think it looks like a correct engine but i do not know much about MG's


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Redhawk1689 Gold Member Steven Stockham
Salina, KS, USA   USA
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1958 MG MGA 1500 "Belle"
Well, it is a BMC series "B" engine so it does look like it would fit in an MGA. The outside of a "B" series engine is pretty much the same except for minor variations. You said 15E was on the plate. MGA engines were 15G... What were the first cars that utilized the "B' series engine?

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yannis Yannis D
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MG Magnete.

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GMG 2J Mark Vine
Essex, England, UK   GBR
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1934 Ford Model Y
1953 Ford Prefect
1955 Scammell Explorer
1958 MG MGA 1500 Coupe    & more
Have a look at my thread,"it's official restoration underway" and go to page 28. I have taken a photo of the engine block. It is from a 1500 engine of 1958 , take a look at the same area's on your engine and see if it differs from mine.

Mark.


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yannis Yannis D
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Many thanks to all.

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abowie Andrew Bowie
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In reply to # 3253091 by yannis I just bought a 57 MGA with this engine number 15E-V-L 13960.

Can anyone give me any information for this engine.

Can you post a closeup pic of the engine number plate?

If it was 15F it would be an Austin Metropolitan.


Andrew B, Adelaide SA
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yannis Yannis D
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Thanks


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Redhawk1689 Gold Member Steven Stockham
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1958 MG MGA 1500 "Belle"
I have been researching BMC B series engines and, according to everything I have found, there is no 15 E engine designation! This is very strange. What, exactly, do you have??

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59mgaguy John Terschak
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1959 MG 14/28 "Jessie"
1974 MG MGB "Oooops"
What marking are cast on both the head and block.?

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yannis Yannis D
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A 57 MGA

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59mgaguy John Terschak
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1974 MG MGB "Oooops"
In reply to # 3254039 by 59mgaguy What marking are cast on both the head and block.?



Maybe I should make myself a little clearer. The arrow in the picture shows the date manufactured. to the left of that casting is more numbers cased in the block. This provides more info on the engine block. On the head there are numbers just like this casted. take a look at and let us know what the numbers say. You're going to need a mirror when looking ar the bock's number


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