[Healeys] 100 Engine rebuild

[Tadeusz Malkiewicz]

Hello there,

 

Yes, I did invest few pounds into Denis Welch enterprises - I hope they
spend it well. :-)

 

To follow your questions:

1.	I was not actually planning to use any front damper - is there such
a need? I understood it's only necessary on the 3000..
2.	The oil flex line is from DW
3.	The oil pump is new from DW as well
4.	Since it's new, I hope it's proper.. Might it not be??
5.	The pistons are Omega pistons from DW. They sit 0.25mm (+-0.05mm)
below deck. If my calculations are correct, I should be at 1:8.89
compression ratio. 
6.	The head is a DW fast road head with their studs, nuts, washers and
head gasket. (I do wonder why the gasket is 10% of the head price..)
7.	The cam is a DWR1 cam

 

Machine work done:

- block line boring

- cylinder boring

- head decked

- connecting rods bored and checked for being straight

- connecting rods balanced

- crankshaft, flywheel, clutch balanced

 

 

I did think about lightening the flywheel, but I was a bit afraid to do so..
I know it's incredibly heavy, but then the engine is a long stroke with
crank supported only on 3 bearings - my machinist was slightly skeptical
about it..

I can't really go back now, as the whole crank & flywheel & clutch are
balanced.

 

 

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From: Awgertoo at aol.com [mailto:Awgertoo at aol.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 10:18 PM
To: tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 Engine rebuild

 

Tadeuz--

 

I don't see anything that is NOT "correct" but sure see a lot of nice
looking stuff!  The engine looks great.

 

I have some questions:  

 

1.  What are you using for a front damper?

2.  What are you using for a flex line between the oil pump pick up and the
block?

3.  What are you usiing for an oil pump --source?

4.   Do you have any thoughts on proper clearance specs in the oil pump?

5.   Nice pistons--whose are those and do you have any guess on compression
ratio? 

 

Best--Michael Oritt

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In a message dated 11/4/2009 2:55:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl writes:

I am looking for any comments what's not correct..