[Healeys] Westminster = Austin Healey 3000 engine?

[Chris Dimmock]

The biggest issue between the 12 port heads was the spark plug depth

http://www.myaustinhealey.com/aec960-healey-cylinder-head.html

Best
Chris

> On 22 Oct 2020, at 11:43 pm, Mark Donaldson <ardmorebusiness at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> 
> Also the 100/6 MM 12-port head.  This is the same combustion pattern as was made by the Works for the early Rally cars - AEC 721
> I have a retired aluminium Works head (made from melted-down diffs), with that number, sitting on my shelf.
> Some racers say the 721 head had a better ‘squish area’ than the later 3000 AEC 960.
>  
> Mark
> Ardmore, NZ
>  
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net> 
> Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2020 6:38 a.m.
> To: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com; 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Westminster = Austin Healey 3000 engine?
>  
> Simon,
>  
> The first 29 series Austin-Healey engine was the 29D fitted to the 3000 MkI.
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Bob Haskell
> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
>  
> On 10/21/20 12:08 PM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:
> > 
> > I am on the lookout for an engine. Mine’s OK, touch wood but I fancy
> > trying a rebuild.
> > 
> > I saw this on eBay:-
> > 
> > https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-Westminster-Healey-3000-Engine/29378
> > 9700700?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D2250
> > 76%26meid%3Dedea0d2894e1498bae41c2ad71f3b0a9%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%2
> > 6rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D383753133286%26itm%3D293789700700%26pm
> > t%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057%26brand%3DAustin-Healey&_trksid=p238005
> > 7.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A0a169643-13b6-11eb-aaa7-ca956a12330
> > a%7Cparentrq%3A4be0a0ef1750a0f2bc3ea8eefff338ce%7Ciid%3A1
> > 
> > Quite cheap at the moment.
> > 
> > The vendor was a bit sparse with information. Initially there was just
> > one photo; the ones with the numbers came after a query from me.
> > Likewise, he didn’t/doesn’t say if the engine turns. It does, he says.
> > 
> > Now, the “29” makes it a 3litre and the “H” makes it a high
> > compression. But what else? What am I missing? What can one tell from
> > looking at the photos?
> > 
> > Any advice would be most welcome.
> > 
> > Simon
> > 
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