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The Classic Marque

Looks a bit like Marina/Ital. I don't know if the 1.3 Maestro(?) had a backplate or not as I have never seen one. My photo (not found in a highly recommended book - due to space limitations. . ) is the Marina/Ital next to the 1275 Sprite/Midget.

Willy
Recently I’ve been getting rather cautious regarding charging the batteries on my Moderns and have disconnected the earth lead as I have had two alternators fail - one completely and on the Mazda not reaching full voltage charging 14 ish. and I wondered if it was my direct charging that had caused the failures - never had it happen before this year !
So is it ok to just connect witho...

Maybe Australian super pro bushes are better then? Seem to be 70 shore minimum.

I have acquired an engine backplate with some 1275 engine parts.

It's non-standard, I was wondering if anyone has seen one before and knows what it's from.

It has some extra lumps and bumps, and also appears to have had a few pieces cut off. It is also about .090" thicker than a standard 1275 backplate.

The oil pump cover is welded on.

Well I received this response from Polybush.
Seems storing a car in a garage is not a good idea after all !

“This failure mode is common is areas of higher humidity where the bushes aren't getting used very much.
It isn't something we see often however.

Over a long period of time the bushes absorb moisture and start to swell, breakdown and degrade and turn into almost ...

You have a leak(s) that bother you now though Les. Was there a concensus?

Reading back through that thread, your own last post in the thread was a rey to me

"Fair question Anam, but the idle is stable without the PCV and connecting the breather to the carb. The problem with that is that the leak is worse."

Yes, exactly.

And even if there wasn't a leak then, the...

Anam, click the link at the top of this thread to see my engine spec. Yes there was an earlier thread about idling with the mushroom valve. The breather setup I have now is based on the consensus at the time. It has worked fine for over 3 years, with no major leaks.

Here is the link for the new roller cam kit price.
https://www.mgexp.com/forum/vendor-market.68/drastic-price-reduction-on-mg-t-roller-cam.5091605/
Thanks
Len

Tim --- Just hook your battery charger up to it, that'll do the job---------
On Transit vans doing gear/clutch bleeding/learning and reprogramming they have to have the headlights turned on for some reason as part of the process (possibly to prevent voltage spikes-?) and need a charger hooked up to eliminate any disruptions to the programming procedure.
Most important to have your battery ...

https://www.polybush.co.uk/about-us/our-grades-explained/ gives 90 Shore A hardness for the machinable material.