[Healeys] Overdrive Numbers

[John Harper]

Rich

I hope that you will not mind me adding here a word of caution.

If the gearbox has been repaired and service kit - 58G 341 - fitted then 
it might have the later set of three gears fitted.  I have found quite a 
few early gearboxes that have been repaired using the service kit and 
not one had any external marking to say that is was different from when 
it was first manufactured.

regards

>Joe,
>
>Gearbox 981 tells me that it's an early BN1 box with the earlier set of
>gears, not interchangeable with gears in boxes after 5145 unless in complete
>sets. The o/d number is for the 28% ratio, and again, with suffix 227 it's
>an early number.
>
>Rich Chrysler
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "jomar healey" <ah53 at yahoo.com>
>To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:52 PM
>Subject: [Healeys] Overdrive Numbers
>
>
>>I just picked up a 3 speed box and overdrive.  The trans has the number
>> 981stamped on it and the overdrive has a brass plate stamped 1292/227.  I
>> know
>> the 1292 identifies the overdrive as a 28% unit but does anyone have a
>> guess
>> if the other numbers have an significance.  Thanks
>>
>> Joe
>> BN1 #923 Coronet Cream
>> BN2 100M
>> BJ8 "The Blue Baby" what my wife a daughter have called the car for the
>> last
>> 28 years
-- 
John Harper