[Healeys] 26H engine

[Rich Chrysler]

Jim, 

To paraphrase Yoda, There is no ICH, there is only 1CH. Peter carefully
explained this 1CH was for the "first" series of engine.

Sometimes the factory was known to sub other digit stamps but this was only
an occasional anomaly.

Rich

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Jim Lesher
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 9:02 PM
To: peter svilans; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 26H engine

Peter - what can you say about the first series engine stamp being  a "I"CH
rather than a "1"CH

as always thanks for your insight - jim lesher

> From: peter.svilans at rogers.com
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:03:28 -0500
> Subject: [Healeys] 26H engine
>
> Going by the BMC Workshop Manuals:
>
> The first six cylinders carried on using the 1C ( first series C-type
engine)
> number system, with an "H" denoting High Compression.
>
> The numbering system was changed from late 1957 on, and was now three
groups
> separated by slashes:
>
> In the "First Prefix Group":
> - the number is the displacement, ie. 26 = 2.6 liter, or 8 = 850cc
>
> - the first letter is the BMC make, ie. M is for Morris, G for MG, R for
> Riley, V for Princess, W for Wolseley, J for Commercial and......wait for
it
> Gergo.......H is for "Miscellaneous Special".
>
> 'A' for Austin as a first letter is not found on Austin motors. ( for eg.
the
> first 3 liter A-99 had only a '29' motor, but the similar Wolseley had a
> '29W' motor.
>
> - the second letter after the displacement (or the first one after, for
> Austins) is for "variations of engine type". Here, an 'A' was used as a
> First Variation. For eg. the second model of 3 liter Austin, the A-110,
had
a
> '29A' motor, and the corresponding Princess Mk II had a '29VA' motor. The
> Austin motors in the Healey 3000 had 29D,E,F and K variations.
>
> The "Second Prefix Group" has to do with the gearbox, R being Laycock
> overdrive (O is Borg Warner), and U being side or centershift (as opposed
to
> column shift).
>
> The third group is the serial number, preceded by a high (H) or low (L)
> compression indicator.
>
> ........so is there anything interesting about your 26H motor ?
>
> Peter
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