Engine number - what does the U mean

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Engine number - what does the U mean

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8 AM U H 12345

8 AM = Austin & Morris 850

H = high compression

But what does the U mean ?
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Think it means center shift.....
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360gts wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:04 pm Think it means center shift.....
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Thanks chaps, that what I remembered from way back.

I wonder what was NOT centre shift, unless its column shift.

Did older BMC cars have column shift ?
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Hi Colin

Just to confuse the issue this is taken from the transverse power unit parts book. Some interesting combinations there!

Some of the bigger BMC models had column change options - A60s, Oxfords, etc.
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U is for magic wand gear change

SA is remote gear change I think
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