[Healeys] blue engines

Robert Blair rnbmail at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 22 09:02:06 MDT 2007


Hi list,

Tracy is right - BMC factory 're-conditioned' engines were painted gold
and were called 'Gold Seal' engines.  As a Brit, I remeber them well as
a kid.  They were bored, new pistons rings, oil pump, valves - the full
works, and were guaranteed as a new engine.

Robert.

--- Tracy Drummond <bighealey at charter.net> wrote:

> James,
> 
> Factory warranty rebuilds were gold.  I believe it was know as the
> gold-seal
> program. These received a new tag number also.  I saw one of these
> and it is
> rather bizarre, so if you see a gold engine you'll know what that was
> about.
> 
> Tracy Drummond                  Gang Warily !
> President AHCUSA              www.healey.org
> VP/Events Director GGAHC  www.goldengatehealeys.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces+bighealey=charter.net at autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces+bighealey=charter.net at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of
> James Shope
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:14 PM
> To: healeys
> Subject: [Healeys] blue engines
> 
> the color on this bj7 is like a ford engine blue and it includes the
> trans
> and
> prop shaft so i am assuming the restorer had some blue around and
> decided to
> paint it that color.  i just remember listers stating that some
> engines were
> blue, but if a replacement engine was put in, the trans and prop
> shaft would
> not be blue.   hjim
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