desmk11 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Hi allPlease help i am having trouble locating the engine number on a dolly sprint engine.Excuse my ignorance.I have owned a few triumphs before with no problems, spitty mk1v, 2000mk1 and 11 but with this engine in situ it doesn't seem so easy. Looking down onto the block from above the carbs on the right i can see a pot rivetted plate with a few numbers on it. RTC2453R 006337T DBB033. I have no idea what these are.As i understand i am looking for a VA number Please Help.Des. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Under the carbs on the horizontal bit in the area of that pop riveted bit you describe that is actually part of the casting! You are looking for letters/numbers actually stamped into the smooth cast face, take a wire brush to it and it should appear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmk11 Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Thank you.I shall take a look if this rain ever stops, its done nothing else since i purchased this car.You say numbers and letters, i am told it will start with VA then six numbers and maybe a couple more letters, i do hope this is correct.I hope it will all become apparent once it apears.Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamSindrey Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I think (not totally sure) that it's only the Gold Seal engines that have these plates rivveted to the block.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I gave up trying to find the engine number on TR7 and Sprint engines :-/Then I bought an engine where the PO had cleaned it all up so now I know what I am looking for - I'll take a pic later ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackerjack Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I was told that some actually came out of the factory with no number on them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Here's a pic showing the engine number - it's lower down on the block than I thought it would be from the diagrams in manuals etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Ah now you beat me to that, sorry I was wrong about it being on the horzontal bit - was getting muddled with the Stag. Ooops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mart Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 You're not wrong mikeyb, the earlier blocks were stamped on the horizontal part between the core plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmk11 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Thank you, yes this is a gold seal engine, that explains that plate but the number i have found is V3103 is this the full engine number?The car is still listed as having a 1296cc lump so i do not want to get this wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Isn't V3103 a casting/production/... number ::) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 This (or somewhere near) is where the number is stamped into block ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmk11 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 I must be able to find it now.Thanks again, espeically for taking time to put on the pictures.Happy Trumphing all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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