The MGA With An Attitude
Connecting RODS And BEARINGS, part numbers -- CS-210
Austin B SERIES ENGINE Connecting Rods and Bearings
Information compliments of John Lambie, Classic Spares
Rod Bearing numbers:
1500 8G2137 | Vandervell VP400
1500 8G2285 (Com.(E) 6330) | Repco 4K 1891
1600 8G2285 | Glacier B4187
1622 8G2285 | Federal Mogul 2055CP
1800 8G2285 | Twin Cam 8G2259 | Vandervell VP731
| PV or G AEH434
| Repco 4K 2211
| ACL 4B 2211
| Glacier B 4292
| Glacier (later) B 4353SA
Note 1: Conrod bearings are physically interchangable for 1500, 1600,
1622, Twin Cam, and 1800 (3 bearing) engines. However, Twin Cam
bearings have a larger bore size for more oil flow.
Note 2: See CSM MG/309 (Main and con-rod bearings). -- Vandervell
bearings were Lead-Indium overlay, while Glacier bearings were
Lead-Tin overlay.
Conrod part numbers:
1500/1600 Gudgeon 0.69”
Rod 1,3 1H703
Rod 2,4 1H701
From 16GA H 21705 onwards-
Rod 1,3 12H93
Rod 2,4 12H91
1622 engine Gudgeon 0.75”
Rod 1,3 12H426
Rod 2,4 12H424
From MGA Special Tuning booklet AKD819B.
Conrods for use with pistons having fully floating gudgeon pins
These are same as MGA Twin Cam #.
Rod 1,3 AEH644
Rod 2,4 AEH642
1800 engine (3 bearing) Gudgeon 0.75”
Rod 1,3 12H998
Rod 2,4 12H997
1800 engine (5 bearing) Gudgeon 0.8125” (fully floating)
18GB,GD,GG 12H1019
18GG (later) 12H2444 VP91173
18V engine CAM1588
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