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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Piston type and info on movement

Please see attached photo of the pistons as found fitted. I have removed the small amount of carbon etc with scotch brite. Are they standard?
M2210 V52 is fitted to position 4 with the A to RHS of engine. This was the most fouled and there is a small amount of movement of the piston side to side - any direction. This is more than the others.
Thought please A series Gurus!!!

Dave

Dave Price

Other cylinders marked as this one. M2210 W1 Piston ! has the A to the LHS. Does it matter?
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Dave Price

That V52 can't be in number 4 unless you have a 5 or 6-cylinder engine. There are other bores either side of it, so it must be no. 2 or 3.
Dave O'Neill2

mmmmmmm - I will pop to the car hole to check but I am deffo - Dave - you sound serious LOL

Back again and Dave - you were right - its in no3 position. What does it mean?
Dave Price

First photo is piston #3, second is #2. No?
Guy

Guy - correct you are. No 1 and 4 are the same as 2 except 1 is 180 out with A to LHS. Also more movement with no4 than the others - side to side.
Dave
Dave Price

Did you see tony G thead....just a few below you

"1275 piston identification"

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This thread was discussed between 30/11/2011 and 01/12/2011

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