[Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure

[Bob Spidell]

Sounds like you should've bought a C5 'Vette instead of an Austin-Healey 
in the first place.


On 2/9/2024 9:08 AM, Chris Scholz via Healeys wrote:
> I had a similar incident.  I swapped in an aluminum LS1 with an GM 
> transmission.  My car is 200lbs lighter and so much more fun to drive. 
>  My reliability is excellent.
> Sent from my iPhone
> Chris Scholz OD
>
>> On Feb 9, 2024, at 10:13 AM, rfbegani at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Gentlemen:
>>
>> I arrived back to Florida in May and decide to drive my 67 
>> Austin-Healey.  Drove it a mile and heard clanking engine, looked at 
>> the oil pressure, It was O! Instead of stooping to have towed home, I 
>> drove it back slowly. Last month, I dropped the pan and started to 
>> remove the rod and crank caps and bearings.  My mechanic friend said 
>> you got lucky the crank may only need polishing and new bearings.  
>> So, I packed and marked each of the main bearing caps, bolts, and 
>> bearings along with piston rods and caps in individual plastic bags. 
>> Then packed them into a larger plastic bag which was put under the 
>> workbench near the garbage.  We towed the car to Mikes garage so he 
>> could pull and disassemble the engine. Tuesday, he asked me to bring 
>> the parts I had removed from the engine so he would have everything 
>> in one place.  I looked around but could not find this black plastic 
>> bag and then remembered it got pitched in the garbage. So, I am now 
>> up the famous creek and am asking this group what I can do?
>>
>>  1. I am told the engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps
>>     are not available and even if you could find them, they would
>>     need to be line bored on the engine.
>>  2. I am told that finding an engine block for a 3000 with original
>>     main bearing caps is almost impossible.
>>  3. Finding an engine to be rebuild might be possible.
>>
>> My engine was rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I 
>> would like to find a way of fixing the existing engine, if possible.
>>
>> Please give me your advice.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Bob Begani
>>
>> 67 Austin-Healey BJ8
>>
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