[Healeys] Today's Rant

Wed Apr 22 18:20:12 MDT 2020

I have a vague memory of what we called “Transitional Rovers” ie a mix of Imperial and Metric. All ¾ tonner long wheel-base. All UK based. They may have been peculiar to the army.

Glad I wasn’t in REME…..they had to maintain them.

Simon

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Patrick & Caroline Quinn
Sent: 23 April 2020 00:23
To: 'David Nock' <healeydoc at gmail.com>; 'Michael MacLean' <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
Cc: 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Today's Rant

G’day

Not long after I bought my first 100 back in 1972 I turned 21 and one of the birthday gifts I received was a set of BSF spanners and sockets. I still have them.

Now I have three sets of tools. BSF for the Healey Saloon. AF for the 100 BN3 and metric for the Hilux, Mercedes and around the house. There are many variations of each for specific purposes.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David Nock
Sent: Wednesday, 22 April 2020 11:59 PM
To: Michael MacLean
Cc: Healeys
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Today's Rant

All the threads on the 100/4 engine are BSF not Whitworth.  Whitworth is a coarse thread. 

However the wrench sizes are interchangeable. They are one size apart from each other. 

The threads on the small plate are 1/4 bsf and the gen bracket is 5/16 bsf. Also look close there are some of the studs that go thru into the cooling system. 

David Nock

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On Apr 21, 2020, at 10:18 PM, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net <mailto:rrengineer.mike at att.net> > wrote:

So, I am getting ready to install the head on my 100 short block.  Made sure all the intake valves have the new seals I bought from British Car Specialists plus the new set of springs I already had for the valves.  The two mating surfaces were cleaned with a white (finest grit) Roloc brush.  I have the correct head gasket (copper faced).   Tonight was the night to torque the head down to the block.  My surprise, for some stupid reason I only ordered 8 new head nuts.  I managed to order the correct amount of washer for the head.  No idea what my pea brain was thinking.  Also found out the head nuts are Whitworth (3/8")  size.  I have a Whitworth socket set, so tragedy averted there.  I seem to remember someone talking about the water jacket blanking plate earlier this week.  That made me look at the front of my block.  Three studs and an empty hole.  No cover.  I managed to find two blanking covers in my stash of parts and a gasket in my gasket set.  Woohoo, but no nuts or lock washers.  Can someone tell me if these little nuts that I do not have are Whitworth nuts.  If so, what size?  I have a generator bracket, but there are no threaded studs for the block or nuts to mount it with.  Once again, Whitworth?  The closer I get to putting this together the more stuff I find out I don't have.

Mike MacLean

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