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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - midget 1500 manifold gasket

hi guys..i have just fitted a maniflow 4 branch manifold and i am wondering about the gasket.
The head is 8 ported but with the standard manifold,
2 and 3 ports go into one and the manifold gasket is cut out between the ports. Question is there a gasket that will keep the two ports separated. I just feel this woud be a far better bet
your thoughts appreciated rgds tony
a boyle

yes, there should be!

for example...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MANIFOLD-GASKET-TRIUMPH-1300-1500-Dolomite-Herald-Spitfire-Toledo-/281046147203?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Model%3ASpitfire&hash=item416fa7e083

I think all spitfires had tubular not cast manifolds, so had 8 port gaskets rather than the midget that had the middle ports joined.

Cheers,
Malcolm
Malcolm Le Chevalier

oh... I see that has ended... oops, you get the idea though. Search for a Spit gasket!
Malcolm Le Chevalier

I used a spitfire 1300/Doly 1500 gasket when I did mine.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-SPITFIRE-1-3-MANIFOLD-GASKET-1-5-1967-80-DOLOMITE-1976-80-/380551261850?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item589a9f6e9a
RoadWarrior

Gday Roadwarrior, you wouldn't happen to know if the Dolomite motor will fit/is adaptable to a 1500 midget????
Rod
R W Bowers

thanks for the info chaps..it seems some dealers use the midget gasket for both vehicles but leacy classics use the spit1500 for both and it is an 8 port gasket. The guy on the phone actually went and checked the part for me. Who said service was dead...well done Leacy
rgds tony
a boyle

The dolly 1500 and midget 1500 engines are very similar. The sumps are shaped differently iirc as are engine mountings and the like, but with a midget 1500 donor engine, the block, head, etc would all be a good swap source from the dolly engine.
RoadWarrior

This thread was discussed between 01/02/2013 and 03/02/2013

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