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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Bill. .012 is a long way out! Make sure you don’t end up with pistons coming up above deck height. If you already have a rear main seal conversion, check firstly that the rear engine plate is flat, they are quite thin on the 100. Also you will see when you get the rear plate gasket, the gasket may have 2 extra holes across the bottom that appear to not be needed. Some blocks had 2 extra holes across the bottom to hold the rear engine plate. The addition of these extra holes and bolts can help seal the engine plate and stop leaks that can appear to be rear main leaks but aren’t. Also when fitting the new head gasket it’s worth using a little ( very little ) sealer on the gasket down the spark plug side as the water galleries are very close to the edge of the head, so often you will get a very slight water weep from the gasket.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Larry Varley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>WILLIAM B LAWRENCE<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 24 June 2015 1:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> I Erbs<br><b>Cc:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] FW: Oil again<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Aw that's nothing. My car has always leaked oil profusely even though I thought I had covered all the bases the last time I rebuilt it. Lip seals on both ends of the crankshaft, careful fitting and Hylomar on all of the exterior gaskets and the rear main bearing block. It still wouldn't hold oil (or a head gasket). Now it is down again (broken pistons on #1 and #2) so I'm doing a total rebuild. The first item of business is machine work on the block and the machinist said (roughly) that the top of the block resembled a ski jump, one corner was 0.012" higher than the other. I guess because of that I couldn't get the gasket to seal around the oil passage and all the oil was running out of the head gasket and down both sides of the engine, not to mention contaminating the coolant system. Looks like some select vendors will be separating me from more of my money...<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Bill Lawrence<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>BN1 #554<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center id=stopSpelling></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:33:11 -0700<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Oil again<br>From: <a href="mailto:eyera3@gmail.com">eyera3@gmail.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com">ynotink@msn.com</a><br>CC: <a href="mailto:glemon@neb.rr.com">glemon@neb.rr.com</a>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Ya know oil doesn't stay in my car very long anyway to worry about. Seriously, I found the problem m The back of the valve cover was flat, plus the gasket had slid forward <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Mr. Ira Erbs<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>On Jun 20, 2015 8:21 AM, "WILLIAM B LAWRENCE" <<a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com">ynotink@msn.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Greg, I don't think the brand matters much. They all have to meet the API specification. I think all the rest is marketing. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From: <a href="mailto:glemon@neb.rr.com" target="_blank">glemon@neb.rr.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com" target="_blank">ynotink@msn.com</a>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Oil again<br>Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 01:02:40 -0500<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thank you Bill, although it doesn't tell me which brand to pick, your clear explanation of the oil codes and changes in formulation give a very good background for someone trying to muddle through the oil choice issues classic car drivers face these days, and understand why oil choice/availability had become a significant issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Greg Lemon<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com" target="_blank" title="ynotink@msn.com">WILLIAM B LAWRENCE</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Thursday, June 18, 2015 6:58 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" title="healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> [Healeys] FW: Oil again<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From: <a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com" target="_blank">ynotink@msn.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a><br>Subject: RE: [Healeys] Oil again<br>Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 03:08:45 +0000<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I see I'm late to the party on this topic. I was up in the Rocky Mountains participating in the Glenwood Springs Rallye when it started and frankly I wish I still were. However, at the risk of being called ignorant, uninformed, commie pinko or whatever I have a little information that may be of help in sorting out the oil confusion. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Engine oil comes in generations as defined by the additive packages which are blended in to tailor them for specific purposes. These generations can be traced by the API codes which are located on the container. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The API code is two letters found on the label. The first letter is either a C, which denotes the oil is intended for use in a compression ignition engine, or an S which denotes it is intended for use in a spark ignition engine.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The second letter denotes the type of use intended and follows the development of the internal combustion engine from the most primitive (A) to the most sophisticated (I think they are at O Now). protective amounts of zinc were dropped from the additive package at SM. Any oil before that, or say from SD through SL, still contains zinc.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>It may be true that zinc is not necessary for engines after the camshaft break-in, but I prefer to be cautious on that score so I look for oil that is SL or earlier. I'll let the more informed and adventurous members conduct that experiment...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Some heavy duty oils such as Chevron Delo or Rotella are rated for both compression ignition and for spark ignition service and will show both a C and an S rating. In some cases those oils will still have an SM or later rating.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The one oil type I have found that is reliably rated below SM is four stroke motorcycle oil because motorcycles don't have catalysts. Typically it is rated SF or SG. Since the oil has no way of knowing it is being run in an automotive engine and my Healey doesn't know the oil it's spewing is meant for a motorcycle I have been running Castrol 4T in 20W-50 grade quite happily.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>As for the controversy part, if we start banning contentious topics we soon won't have anything to talk about like most modern college campuses.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Bill Lawrence<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>BN1 #554<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From: <a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a><br>Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 06:14:11 -0400<br>To: <a href="mailto:javrugtman@htcnet.org" target="_blank">javrugtman@htcnet.org</a><br>CC: <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil again<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'>We ALWAYS talk about oil and no one seems to have the answer, so we simply keep talking about it. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'>For a change let's talk about politics or religion, two topics which are susceptible to absolute rectitude. Many or most of us do not have the correct answers on either and someone here--perhaps an unknown lurker--may choose to now come forward with his or her enlightenment and reveal it to us. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'>To mix a metaphor, I now listen with a jaundiced eye.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'>Best--Michael Oritt <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 7:45 PM, John Vrugtman <<a href="mailto:javrugtman@htcnet.org" target="_blank">javrugtman@htcnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>politics and religion, like water and oil, don't mix. On the other hand, oil and Healeys mix very well.<br>JAV<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>On 6/12/2015 7:16 PM, Richard Kahn wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I think topics like politics, religion, and oil should be taboo. There is no best in any of these topics.<br>Rich Kahn<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michael.oritt%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michael.oritt@gmail.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>_______________________________________________ Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a> Suggested annual donation $12.75 Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a> Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a> <a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a> Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/ynotink%40msn.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/ynotink@msn.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/glemon%40neb.rr.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/glemon@neb.rr.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/eyera3000%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/eyera3000@gmail.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>