[Healeys] Closest to BN4L 052381

Austin Healey pajtamuvek at gmail.com
Thu Dec 9 23:49:46 MST 2010


Hi Peter,

Thanks for the info. It looks like I should try to find a 6 port 2.6 then to
replace my early 3000 which came with the car.

Greetings:
Gergo

2010/12/9 Peter Svilans <peter.svilans at rogers.com>

> Hi Gergo
>
> Just looking at a combination of Clausager's book and the 100-Six Parts
> List:
>
> The late 100-Six engine with themy  six-port manifold and HD-6 carbs was
> fitted
> to ALL cars from Chassis/ Engine No. 52602 on, in November 1957.   The
> switchover from the old-type gallery head motor was fuzzy, the new motor
> having begun being fitted at 48863 on, but 312 old- type motors,
> individually
> listed in the Parts List, continued to be fitted intermittently into the
> next
> 3,740 cars until 52601.
>
> Your C/E number , 052381, is NOT in this list of intermittently-fitted
> old-type motors.  The last few integral gallery-head motors in the list
> are:
> 51742, 51743, 51744, 51755, 51746, 52550 and 52601.    So you should have
> the
> new six-port head motor.
>
> Some other cue points for roughly dating your car (52381) can be:
>
> Sept. 1957 (47703)- sidescreens changed from front-opening (plexi angles
> forward), to rear-opening type (plexi angles backwards like most)
>                 (48387) -locking door handle dropped for late non-locking
> type
> Oct. 1957   (48863) -begin motor change-over to new type
>                 (48863) - brake master/ clutch cyls. now have a single
> remote
> reservoir, not separate integral type
>                 (50759) - accelerator controls now snap-lock type, not
> spring-loaded barrel type as on 100's
>                 -----------
> Nov.1957    (52602) - new six-port motor and remote reservoir now in all
> cars
> Dec. 1957-  (52704) -strengthening hoop introduced in bulkhead
>
> Best regards
> Peter
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