[Healeys] Washer question

Auto Farm autofarm at wightman.ca
Mon Feb 15 05:13:54 MST 2016


Simon, we have been using the rubber and cup washers from the MGB for a long
time now on the two rear covers.  You have to use a longer bolt, but it is
very effective for stopping the seep from the center bolt hole.

Cheers.Bob

 

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Simon
Lachlan
Sent: February-14-16 12:15 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Washer question

 

Not the most helpful topic title but here goes anyhow.........In a 3000:-

There are three so-called "Cover, cylinder side" on the RHS of the engine.
That is to say three little hatches through which one accesses the push rods
etcetc. The generator is mounted on the front one; the breather comes off
the rear one. So....

Mine have always seeped a little oil, nothing much but I decided to sort it
out. I ordered three new cork gaskets and the appropriate washers and seals
for the bolts that hold the covers onto the block. Somewhat to my surprise I
received:

1)       3 little bits of black rubber which resemble sections of rubber
tubing about 6mm long and about 4mm across. They are, it seems, designed to
go under the cover and but up against it to help prevent the outward creep
of oil. The bolts would pass through them and slightly squash them in order
that they fill the space around the bolt. See what I mean?????

2)      3 little flat fibre washers.

Now, it is these latter about whom I am confused. The tops of the covers has
a slightly "dished" area through which the bolts access the block. Into that
dished area go, on my car at least, shaped copper washers that are, I
suppose, designed to take up the slack somehow. But how will a flat fibre
washer cope with a washer in a dished area without being crushed, breaking
and thus rendered useless? Are the fibre washers to go under the copper,
over the copper or instead of it? Or could they be designed to sit between
the rubber and the inside face of the covers? ie they'd be tucked away
inside the covers.

These parts are not in the BMC parts book.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Simon

 

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