[Healeys] WG: Re: BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure

Sat Feb 10 11:12:17 MST 2024

I am not sure, but I think the bearing caps of an earlier engine, 29D to 
29F should fit as well. Perhaps even those of a 100/6 engine.
They should be all the same.

Josef Eckert
Königswinter/Germany

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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] WG: Re: BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure
Datum: 2024-02-10T18:31:45+0100
Von: "Michael Salter" <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
An: "josef-eckert at t-online.de" <josef-eckert at t-online.de>

I have several pre BJ8 blocks both 100/6 and 3000 but no BJ8's they are in 
short supply everywhere  unfortunately. 

M

On Sat., Feb. 10, 2024, 2:04 a.m. josef-eckert--- via Healeys, <
healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> > wrote:
  Bob,
  Perhaps you can ask Mike Salter. He may still have short blocks for sale.
  Josef Eckert
  Königswinter/Germany

      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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