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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - 1500 engine ID

I'm trying to decode the engine serial numbers for the 1500 midget engine.

My 1979 engine is FP6944OUE

I know FP is for the Midget and FM is for Spitfire.
What is the "OUE" at the end?

Also, can someone look up the year for
FP20090UCF?
I think it must be a 1975 or 76. Also, what does "UCF" signify?

Both are US Fed with orange valve covers.

Thanks.

Lee
L Fox

Lee, my 76 engine is FP19787UE so your engine FP20090UCF must be later than that.

As to what UE, UCF and OUE are for, beats me. If you obtain a certificate from the British Motor Heritage Trust, it will tell you if your engine is the original to the car. My engine is original to the car.

Clive Reddin

It is probably 'UCE'. Which would make it, contrary to the valve cover color, a California spec engine. E is the home market suffix, UE is US/Canada Federal spec and UCE is California. The O in your '79 number is a zero and part of the engine serial number, not the suffix.
Kim Tonry

Check this thread from the archives.

http://www2.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgbbs&access=&mode=archiveth&subject=97&subjectar=97&thread=200803212105074743

Specifically the info from David at the bottom:

"Horler says
FP1 - Sep 74
FP5332 - Feb75
FP6458 - Mar75
FP59424 - Mar78
FP79144 - Dec79
so you can probably extrapolate or interpolate from this."

//Erik
E Lindgren

Thanks Clive,Kim and Erik,
That's exactly what I needed.
Lee
L Fox

This thread was discussed between 17/10/2008 and 20/10/2008

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