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What BMC is this?
jon200 - 20/11/12 at 08:18 PM

It's ford but that's all I know. It wasn't working but the servo was attached too? Any ideas?

SteveMX5 - 20/11/12 at 08:30 PM

Looks like Cortina MK4 to me, but I have been wrong before

britishtrident - 20/11/12 at 10:10 PM

Yes Mk3 to 5 Cortina but most Girling master cylinders and servos fitted to medium cars of this era are pretty similar.

jon200 - 21/11/12 at 02:29 AM

Thanks for that, any idea why the servo was connected? It certainly isnt servo assisted!

jon200 - 21/11/12 at 02:29 AM

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Originally posted by britishtrident
Yes Mk3 to 5 Cortina but most Girling master cylinders and servos fitted to medium cars of this era are pretty similar.


How do i tell what size it is?

Mr Whippy - 21/11/12 at 11:59 AM

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Originally posted by jon200
Thanks for that, any idea why the servo was connected? It certainly isnt servo assisted!


Not sure why you think it shouldn't be, tbh the servo is a bit lame and not up to modern car standards. A quick way to test it is to start the engine, then switch off and pull the hose off, should be a loud hissing sound even hours later, non usually means a burst diaphram or knackered one way valve though I've never seen one that had failed

[Edited on 21/11/12 by Mr Whippy]

adithorp - 21/11/12 at 01:44 PM

Am I the only one that thought this thread was going to be about classic Austin's/Morris' ?

whitestu - 21/11/12 at 01:58 PM

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Am I the only one that thought this thread was going to be about classic Austin's/Morris' ?


No, I was expecting a pic of a Maxi or something similar!

Stu

jon200 - 21/11/12 at 02:45 PM

Excuse my ignorance but why?

whitestu - 21/11/12 at 02:59 PM

British Motor Corporation was what Austin and Morris became before becoming British Leyland

jon200 - 21/11/12 at 03:38 PM

quote:
Originally posted by whitestu
British Motor Corporation was what Austin and Morris became before becoming British Leyland


Ah I see. I'm not that old so only knew BL

britishtrident - 21/11/12 at 04:39 PM

Austin + Nuffield (ie Morris group of comapines) = BMC
BMC+ Jaguar group = BMH (British Motor Holdings)
BMH + Leyland group = BL
BL begat Austin Rover and then ............................

Dick Axtell - 21/11/12 at 06:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
BL begat Austin Rover and then ............................

..............................there was a lot of tech-ish bastardisation in their product range.

(Nuffield apprentice 61-66).

britishtrident - 21/11/12 at 07:12 PM

My favourite BMC product ever !

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Austin_Champ2010.JPG