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MG TD TF 1500 - TF Intake Manifold

I happen to have two pretty original 1500 TFs in the shop right now, and I noticed that both have the 168434 1-1/2" intake manifold, as they should. But both manifolds have the fingers, as used to support the air filter in the Mark II TD and TF1250, and it leads me to wonder if ALL TF's used the manifold with the fingers? I don't remember ever noticing one without the fingers, as I think of it.

What do TF owners say? Thanks.

Tom Lange
MGT Repair

t lange

Tom -

My TF-1500 #TF7211, build date 23-Sep-1954, has the same 168434 1-1/2" intake manifold as the 1500s in your shop. It has the lugs for a TD air filter.

Slight disclaimer - my engine had a 22952 (TC / early TD) head when I bought the car. But I don't believe that the intake manifold was changed when the 22952 head was installed. FYI - The engine now has an AEF118 head which is correct for a TF-1500.

Lonnie
TF7211
LM Cook

... which begs the question:- What is the difference between the TF1500 AEF118, and the standard XPAG intake manifold SA2204?

The casting nbrs are the same - 168422

Gord Clark
Rockburn, Qué.
Gord Clark

Tom, I also have the fingers on my manifold. 168434

TF1500 #8257....25Nov54.
Mike
M Brand

My TF 1500 has the fingers.

I have never seen a TD or TF manifold without them!
Don Harmer

TF 1250 & 1500 had the same air filters as far as I know, so the manifold should be the same.
JK Barter

James - quite right; the TF1250 also used the pancake filter. My error.

Gord - that is my ultimate question, what IS different? - as the great Edwin Starr so profoundly said, I believe the answer is "absolutely nothing ..."

I have been thinking about this (I know - get a life...), and went to my favorite and most authoritative resource, the Inter-web, and came up with this usually-correct page:

http://www.ttalk.info/Tech/intake_manifolds.htm

It reports that there is a distinct TF1500 168422 intake WITHOUT the ears, and I questions that. I'm going to wait for a few more replies, and will then try to get it changed, unless someone can come up with opposing evidence.

Thank you all.

Tom Lange
MGT Repair
t lange

Tom, I haven't heard from/or about Sara Dahl for a number years. ssdmgtrio (at) yahoo.com. Bud
Bud Krueger

Tom mine 8353 built December 17th 1954 has the 1.5 manifold with the fingers. PJ
Paul S Jennings

I have yet to see an XPEG without the flange on the intake.
D. Sander

I believe that many of the part numbers changed as Nuffield evolved into BMC and came under Austin influence.

Matthew.
M Magilton

Bud - the consensus seems to be that nobody has ever seen a TF manifold w/o the "fingers." Is it worth changing, or at least adding a cautionary note, to the ttalk info page?

One could say that there does not appear to be a 168422 intake manifold for the TF engine, without the "fingers," and that original cars examined have manifolds with the fingers in place.

Tom Lange
MGT Repair
t lange

Makes sense me, Tom.. I'll add such a note to Sara's text. Bud
Bud Krueger

Great, Bud. We are all grateful for your attention, Tom Lange
t lange

Done. See http://www.ttalk.info/Tech/intake_manifolds.htm Thanks for the kind words. (Don't forget to clear your cache to see the new text.) Bud
Bud Krueger

This thread was discussed between 25/04/2015 and 29/04/2015

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