[Healeys] Engine Block Casting Number

[Chris Dimmock]

Hi All,
Great chart Scott! Thanks for sharing. 
I just wanted to clarify – BMC C series blocks were used in many BMC vehicles – not just Austin Healeys. And some of these Austin  sedans were more common in Australia, England & New Zealand, than say the US. 
 
The same identical 2,639 cc, 77x89 mm, engine blocks were used in:
- 1954-1959 Wolseley 6/90
- 1954-1959 Austin Westminster A90/A95/A105
- 1955 -1959 Morris Isis
- 1958-1959 Riley Two-Point-Six
- 1956-1959 Austin-Healey 100-6
 
Over 86,000 cars using these 2639cc  blocks were manufactured, and Austin Healey 100-6 cars accounted for about 10% of them.
 
The 2,912 cc 83.36x88.9 mm, four bearing crankshaft engine was used in:
- 1959 - 1968 Austin Westminster A99/A110
- 1959 - 1968 Wolseley 6/99 and 6/110
- 1959 - 1964 Vanden Plas Princess 3-Litre
- 1959 - 1967 Austin-Healey 3000
 
Over 133,000 cars using these 2912 cc blocks were manufactured, and Austin Healey 3000’s accounted for about 1/3 of them. Early are AEC 881 (low dipstick) and  later are 12 B 766 (high dipstick). 
 
So you will also find e.g. 12 B 766 (High Dipstick) blocks in the engine bays of e.g. Wolseley 6-110 Mk2 
Here's a Wolseley 6-100 Mk 2 block - same number as Healey BJ8



The "right" block number means it is the right block type for the car – but it doesn’t necessarily mean it was originally built as an Austin Healey engine per se. Sedans often had a different cam, rear engine plate (starter on the wrong side), vertical rather than horizontal oil filter etc. 
Nothing wrong with sedan blocks.  
Best
Chris

> On 15 Dec. 2016, at 4:44 am, J. Scott Morris <jstmorris at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Good Day to all. Do enjoy the Festive Season.
> 
> Attached is my file of engine castings and stampings.  It is not complete and has periodic updates.
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> --Scott Morris; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada - Keep Smiling, Murphy Lives
> 
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> On Friday, December 9, 2016 5:19 PM, Mark Donaldson <ardmorebusiness at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
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> This is the part number on my BJ8 block.
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> From: J. Scott Morris [mailto:jstmorris at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, 10 December 2016 5:12 a.m.
> To: Bob Spidell; Healeys
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine Block Casting Number
>  
> Hi Bob;  If you put ' "Austin Healey" 12B766 ' into goggle search, you will find that the block casting number 12B766 corresponds to a BJ7 - BJ8 block.
>  
> --Scott Morris; Simcoe , Ontario , Canada         - Keep Smiling, Murphy Lives
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> On Thursday, December 8, 2016 10:24 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Listers,
> 
> Anyone know what engine the block casting number 12B766 corresponds to 
> (or where I could find such info)?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Bob
> 
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