Subject: [Healeys] WG: Re: BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure

From: josef-eckert--- via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2024 22:07:31 +0100 (CET)

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Bob,
Perhaps you can ask Mike Salter. He may still have short blocks for sale.
Josef Eckert
K=C3=B6nigswinter/Germany
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    Gentlemen:

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    I arrived back to Florida in May and decide to drive my 67
    Austin-Healey.  Drove it a mile and heard clanking engine, looked at
    the oil pressure, It was O! Instead of stooping to have towed home, I
    drove it back slowly.  Last month, I dropped the pan and started to
    remove the rod and crank caps and bearings.  My mechanic friend said
    you got lucky the crank may only need polishing and new bearings.  So,
    I packed and marked each of the main bearing caps, bolts, and bearings
    along with piston rods and caps in individual plastic bags. Then packed
    them into a larger plastic bag which was put under the workbench near
    the garbage.  We towed the car to Mikes garage so he could pull and
    disassemble the engine.  Tuesday, he asked me to bring the parts I had
    removed from the engine so he would have everything in one place.  I
    looked around but could not find this black plastic bag and then
    remembered it got pitched in the garbage. So, I am now up the famous
    creek and am asking this group what I can do?

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       1. I am told the engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps
          are not available and even if you could find them, they would
          need to be line bored on the engine.
       2. I am told that finding an engine block for a 3000 with original
          main bearing caps is almost impossible.
       3. Finding an engine to be rebuild might be possible.

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    My engine was rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I
    would like to find a way of fixing the existing engine, if possible.

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    Please give me your advice.

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    Best regards,

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    Bob Begani

    67 Austin-Healey BJ8

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e=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #00=
0000; text-decoration: none;">Bob,<br /></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, san=
s-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Perhaps y=
ou can ask Mike Salter. He may still have short blocks for sale.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, san=
s-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Josef Eck=
ert</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, san=
s-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">K&ouml;ni=
gswinter/Germany</span></p>
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erif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;=
quot;">Gentlemen:</span></p>
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quot;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;=
quot;">I arrived back to Florida in May and decide to drive my 67 Austin-He=
aley.&nbsp; Drove it a mile and heard clanking engine, looked at the oil pr=
essure, It was O! Instead of stooping to have towed home, I drove it back s=
lowly.&nbsp; Last month, I dropped the pan and started to remove the rod an=
d crank caps and bearings.&nbsp; My mechanic friend said you got lucky the =
crank may only need polishing and new bearings.&nbsp; So, I packed and mark=
ed each of the main bearing caps, bolts, and bearings along with piston rod=
s and caps in individual plastic bags. Then packed them into a larger plast=
ic bag which was put under the workbench near the garbage.&nbsp; We towed t=
he car to Mikes garage so he could pull and disassemble the engine.&nbsp; T=
uesday, he asked me to bring the parts I had removed from the engine so he =
would have everything in one place.&nbsp; I looked around but could not fin=
d this black plastic bag and then remembered it got pitched in the garbage.=
 So, I am now up the famous creek and am asking this group what I can do?</=
span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;=
quot;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ol style=3D"margin-top: 0in;" start=3D"1" type=3D"1">
<li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 leve=
l1 lfo1;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;">I am t=
old the engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps are not available =
and even if you could find them, they would need to be line bored on the en=
gine.</span></li>
<li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 leve=
l1 lfo1;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;">I am t=
old that finding an engine block for a 3000 with original main bearing caps=
 is almost impossible.</span></li>
<li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 leve=
l1 lfo1;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;">Findin=
g an engine to be rebuild might be possible.</span></li>
</ol>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;=
quot;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;=
quot;">My engine was rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I=
 would like to find a way of fixing the existing engine, if possible.</span=
></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;=
quot;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;=
quot;">Please give me your advice.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;=
quot;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;=
quot;">Best regards,</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;=
quot;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;=
quot;">Bob Begani</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;=
quot;">67 Austin-Healey BJ8</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
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