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Guys-there are any number of aftermarket or rebuilt generators over=0Ath=
e years. Good chance that someone jazzed up the generator to get=0Amore=
output by changing the size of the pulley. I think that was the=0Acase=
with mine, as the car was raced, so electrical output was=0Aimportant.=
=0AI will look up the generator parts in the Lucas charts, but more than=
=0Alikely there is no mention of diameter size. Hank=0A=0A=09-----------=
------------------------------From: "Mark Donaldson" =0ATo: "Michael Sal=
ter"=0ACc: "Hank Leach", "Healey List"=0ASent: Sunday July 9 2023 8:57:1=
4PM=0ASubject: RE: [Healeys] 100 generator pulley diameter=0A=0A=09FROM:=
Michael Salter =0ASENT: Monday, 10 July 2023 3:13 PM=0ATO: Mark Donalds=
on =0ACC: Hank Leach ; Healey List =0ASUBJECT: Re: [Healeys] 100 generat=
or pulley diameter =0A=0A=09There is only 1 part number for all 100 gen=
erator pulleys so pretty=0Aunlikely that there were different diameters.=
Agreed 1B 1727 =0A=0A=09Lots of exchange generators back in the day.=
The car was imported to=0ANZ in 1964. Surely a generator wouldn=E2=80=
=99t have packed up in just 8=0Ayears? =0A=0A=09My BN2 which is very clo=
se to yours has only 27K miles and the=0Agenerator date is correct 5 /56=
. =0A=0A=09What is the date on yours? 11 55 . . . and number 22483A,=
which is=0Acorrect for a BN2 =0A=0A=09M =0A=0A=09I realise one cannot=
always make an accurate measurement from a=0Aphoto, but this Moss repro=
pulley looks, to my eye, to be more than=0A3.25=E2=80=9D OD =0A=0A=09No=
w I am totally confused. =0A=0A=09On Sun., Jul. 9, 2023, 10:20 p.m. Mark=
Donaldson, wrote: =0A=0A=09Hank and Michael, =0A=0A=09Thanks for y=
our replies. =0A=0A=09Now I am curious. I am 99.9% sure my generator pul=
ley is original.=0AThe car was sold new in Guernsey in the Channel Islan=
ds. =0A=0A=09It is BN2 232844 11 June 1956 and the engine has never bee=
n out of=0Athe car, though I gave the generator a tidy-up 10 years ago.=
=0A=0A=09As Hank points out, it is possible that various diameters may=
have=0Abeen interchanged with other models during 100 production. =0A=
=0A=09So our local Auckland member with a 3=E2=80=9D OD pulley may well=
have the=0Aright one for his 1955 BN1 =0A=0A=09Michael, I=E2=80=99ll ha=
ve him measure it again to see if in fact it is a=0A3.2=E2=80=9D pulley=
. . . and not 3=E2=80=9D =0A=0A=09 QUESTION: Might my 3=C2=BD=E2=80=9D=
OD pulley be correct for a late=0Aproduction BN2? =0A=0A=09Mark =0A=0A=
=09Ardmore =0A=0A=09NZ =0A=0A=09FROM: Hank Leach =0ASENT: Monday, 10 Jul=
y 2023 5:22 AM=0ATO: 'Mark Donaldson' =0ACC: 'Healey List' =0ASUBJECT: R=
e: [Healeys] 100 generator pulley diameter =0A=0A=09Hi Mark-had a simi=
lar problem with my early 100. The pulley mounted=0Ato the generator tur=
ned out to be the wrong one and the belt lineup=0Awas askew. The correct=
one shown is I believe about 3.25" and runs=0Atrue. Since there were so=
many of these blocks used on A70, A90 and=0Aother saloons of the period=
, I could see how they got mixed up.=0ARegards, Hank =0A=0A=09----------=
------------------------------- =0A=0A=09From: "Mark Donaldson"=0A To: "=
Healey List"=0A Cc:=0A Sent: Sunday July 9 2023 3:41:39AM=0A Subject: [H=
ealeys] 100 generator pulley diameter =0A=0A=09Learned gentlemen, =0A=
=0A=09The pulley on my 1956 BN2 is 3=C2=BD=E2=80=9D diameter. I believe=
it to be=0Aoriginal. I=E2=80=99ve owned the car for 45 years. =0A=0A=09=
A friend has a BN1 with a pulley diameter of just 3=E2=80=9D. He thinks=
it=0Ais original. I don=E2=80=99t. It got me thinking. =0A=0A=09I belie=
ve his is incorrect as it was converted here in NZ from a LHD=0Aimport s=
ome 30 years ago. BN1L 226180 =0A=0A=09The car has some clumsy conversio=
ns made to change it to RHD, so I=0Adon=E2=80=99t know what else might h=
ave been =E2=80=98cobbled up=E2=80=99 to get the car=0Aon the road. =0A=
=0A=09Can somebody of you please confirm that 3=C2=BD=E2=80=9D is correc=
t. =0A=0A=09That said, I need another for a second 100 engine I am build=
ing as a=0Aspare. =0A=0A=09They seem to be scarce down here in NZ, and r=
epros seem to be rather=0Aexpensive. =0A=0A=09Fingers crossed. =0A=0A=09=
Mark =0A=0A=09Ardmore =0A=0A=09NZ
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<html><body>Guys-there are any number of aftermarket or rebuilt generato=
rs over the years. Good chance that someone jazzed up the generator to g=
et more output by changing the size of the pulley. I think that was the=
case with mine, as the car was raced, so electrical output was importan=
t.<div><br></div><div>I will look up the generator parts in the Lucas ch=
arts, but more than likely there is no mention of diameter size. Hank<br=
><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------=
------------------</p>From: "Mark Donaldson" <ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz=
><br>To: "Michael Salter"<br>Cc: "Hank Leach", "Healey List"<br>Sent: Su=
nday July 9 2023 8:57:14PM<br>Subject: RE: [Healeys] 100 generator pulle=
y diameter<br><br>=0A<div class=3D"WordSection1">=0A<div style=3D"border=
:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1pt;padding:3pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;">=0A<p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"en-us">From:</span></b>=0A<span lang=3D"=
en-us">Michael Salter=0A<michaelsalter@gmail.com><br><b>Sent:</b>=
Monday, 10 July 2023 3:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mark Donaldson <ardmorebu=
siness@xtra.co.nz><br><b>Cc:</b> Hank Leach <gradea1@charter.net&g=
t;; Healey List=0A<healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re:=
[Healeys] 100 generator pulley=0Adiameter</span></p>=0A</div>=0A<p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>=0A<div>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Ther=
e is only 1 part number for all 100=0Agenerator pulleys so pretty unlike=
ly that there were different=0Adiameters. <span style=3D"color:#1F4=
97D;"> </span>=0A<span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;colo=
r:#000099;">Agreed 1B=0A1727</span></p>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal">Lots of exchange generators back in the=0Aday.<span style=3D"colo=
r:#1F497D;"> </span> <span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;=
color:#000099;">The car was=0Aimported to NZ in 1964. Surely a gen=
erator wouldn=E2=80=99t have=0Apacked up in just 8 years?</span></p>=0A<=
p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D;"> </span></p>=
=0A</div>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">My BN2 which is very close to=
yours has only=0A27K miles and the generator date is correct 5 /56.</p>=
=0A</div>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">What is the date on yours?<sp=
an style=3D"color:#1F497D;"> </span> <span style=3D"font-family:Tah=
oma, sans-serif;color:#000099;">11 55 .=0A. . and numb=
er 22483A, which is correct for a BN2</span></p>=0A</div>=0A<div>=0A<p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>=0A</div>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
M</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sans-s=
erif;color:#000099;"> </span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span st=
yle=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#000099;">I realise one=0Aca=
nnot always make an accurate measurement from a photo, but this=0AMoss r=
epro pulley looks, to my eye, to be more than 3.25=E2=80=9D=0AOD</span><=
/p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sans-ser=
if;color:#000099;">Now I am totally=0Aconfused.</span></p>=0A<p class=3D=
"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#000099;=
"><img width=3D"461" height=3D"453" style=3D"width:4.8in;height:4.7166in=
;" src=3D"/index.php/inbox/attachment/filenameOriginal/image003.jpg/file=
namefs/INBOX61843834144d6e7dd6dd7459fd04e4f37fac4" alt=3D"INBOX618438341=
44d6e7dd6dd7459fd04e4f37fa"></span></p>=0A</div>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"M=
soNormal"> </p>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </=
p>=0A<div>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">On Sun., Jul. 9, 2023, 10:20=
p.m. Mark=0ADonaldson, <<a>ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:=
</p>=0A</div>=0A<blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #CCCC=
CC 1pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;">=0A<=
div>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma,=
sans-serif;">Hank and Michael,</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Thanks for your=0Areplies.</=
span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sa=
ns-serif;">Now I am curious. I am=0A99.9% sure my generator pulley=
is original. The car was sold new in=0AGuernsey in the Channel Islands.=
</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Ta=
homa, sans-serif;">It is BN2 232844=0A 11 June 1956 and=
the engine has never been out of=0Athe car, though I gave the generator=
a tidy-up 10 years=0Aago.</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span sty=
le=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">As Hank points out, it is=0Apossi=
ble that various diameters may have been interchanged with=0Aother model=
s during 100 production.</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">So our local Auckland member with=
=0Aa 3=E2=80=9D OD pulley may well have the right one for his 1955=0ABN1=
</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma,=
sans-serif;">Michael, I=E2=80=99ll have him measure it=0Aagain to see i=
f in fact it is a 3.2=E2=80=9D pulley . . . and not=0A3=E2=80=9D</span><=
/p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=0A<b><span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sa=
ns-serif;">Question:</span></b>=0A<span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, san=
s-serif;"> Might my 3=C2=BD=E2=80=9D OD=0Apulley be correct for a l=
ate production BN2?</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"f=
ont-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Mark</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Ardmore</span></p>=0A<p=
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">NZ<=
/span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D;"> =
;</span></p>=0A<div>=0A<div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E=
1 1pt;padding:3pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;">=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=
=3D"en-us">From:</span></b> <span lang=3D"en-us">Hank Leach <<a>grade=
a1@charter.net</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 10 July 2023 5:22 AM<br><=
b>To:</b> 'Mark Donaldson' <<a>ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz</a>><br>=
<b>Cc:</b> 'Healey List' <<a>healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Sub=
ject:</b> Re: [Healeys] 100 generator pulley=0Adiameter</span></p>=0A</d=
iv>=0A</div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal=
" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt;">Hi Mark-had a=0Asimilar problem with my=
early 100. The pulley mounted to the=0Agenerator turned out to be=
the wrong one and the belt lineup was=0Aaskew. The correct=
one shown is I believe about 3.25"=0Aand runs true. Since there were so=
many of these blocks used on=0AA70, A90 and other saloons of the period=
, I could see how they got=0Amixed up. Regards, Hank</p>=0A<p>----------=
-------------------------------</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"ma=
rgin-bottom:12pt;">From: "Mark=0ADonaldson"<br>=0ATo: "Healey List"<br>=
=0ACc:<br>=0ASent: Sunday July 9 2023 3:41:39AM<br>=0ASubject: [Healeys]=
100 generator pulley diameter</p>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><spa=
n lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;=
">Learned=0Agentlemen,</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D=
"en-us" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">The pul=
ley on my=0A1956 BN2 is 3=C2=BD=E2=80=9D diameter. I believe it to=
be original. =0AI=E2=80=99ve owned the car for 45 years.</span></p=
>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:10pt;=
font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">A=0Afriend has a BN1 with a pulley diam=
eter of just 3=E2=80=9D. He thinks=0Ait is original. I=
don=E2=80=99t. It got me=0Athinking.</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"Mso=
Normal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,=
sans-serif;">I=0Abelieve his is incorrect as it was converted here in N=
Z from a LHD=0Aimport some 30 years ago. BN1L 226180</span></p>=0A=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font=
-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">The car has some=0Aclumsy conversions made=
to change it to RHD, so I don=E2=80=99t know what=0Aelse might have bee=
n =E2=80=98cobbled up=E2=80=99 to get the car on the=0Aroad.</span></p>=
=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:10pt;f=
ont-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Can somebody of=0Ayou please confirm tha=
t 3=C2=BD=E2=80=9D is correct.</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span=
lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"=
>That said, I=0Aneed another for a second 100 engine I am building as a=
=0Aspare.</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=
=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">They seem to be=0Asc=
arce down here in NZ, and repros seem to be rather=0Aexpensive.</span></=
p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:10pt=
;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Fingers=0Acrossed.</span></p>=0A<p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-famil=
y:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Mark</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span la=
ng=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Ar=
dmore</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"=
font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">NZ</span></p>=0A</div>=
=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A</blockquote>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A</ardmor=
ebusiness@xtra.co.nz></div></body></html>
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