<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Great chart Scott! Thanks for sharing. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I just wanted to clarify – BMC C series blocks </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">were used in many BMC vehicles – not just Austin Healeys. And some of these Austin sedans were more common in Australia, England & New Zealand, than say the US. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The same identical 2,639 cc, 77x89 mm, engine blocks were used in:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- 1954-1959 Wolseley 6/90</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- 1954-1959 Austin Westminster A90/A95/A105</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- 1955 -1959 </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Morris Isis</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- 1958-1959 Riley Two-Point-Six<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- 1956-1959 Austin-Healey 100-6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Over 86,000 cars using these 2639cc blocks were manufactured, and Austin Healey 100-6 cars accounted for about 10% of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The 2,912 cc 83.36x88.9 mm, four bearing crankshaft engine was used in:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- 1959 - 1968 Austin Westminster A99/A110<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- 1959 - 1968 </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wolseley 6/99 and 6/110</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- 1959 - 1964 </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Vanden Plas Princess 3-Litre</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- 1959 - 1967 Austin-Healey 3000</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Over 133,000 cars using these 2912 cc blocks were manufactured, and Austin Healey 3000’s accounted for about 1/3 of them. Early are AEC 881 (low dipstick) and later are 12 B 766 (high dipstick). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So you will also find e.g. 12 B 766 (High Dipstick) blocks in the engine bays of e.g. Wolseley 6-110 Mk2 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Here's a Wolseley 6-100 Mk 2 block - same number as Healey BJ8</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><img src="cid:BFE31D3E-90F6-4B06-AD2A-71CC771BD8D7" alt="image1.JPG" id="BFE31D3E-90F6-4B06-AD2A-71CC771BD8D7"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The "right" block number means it is the right block type for the car – but it doesn’t necessarily mean it was originally built as an Austin Healey engine per se. Sedans often had a different cam, rear engine plate (starter on the wrong side), vertical rather than horizontal oil filter etc. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nothing wrong with sedan blocks. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Best</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Chris</p></div><div><br>On 15 Dec. 2016, at 4:44 am, J. Scott Morris <<a href="mailto:jstmorris@yahoo.com">jstmorris@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481724974428_42792">Good Day to all. Do enjoy the Festive Season.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481724974428_43538"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481724974428_42672">Attached is my file of engine castings and stampings. It is not complete and has periodic updates.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481724974428_42641"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481724974428_42639">--Scott Morris; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada - Keep Smiling, Murphy Lives</div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Friday, December 9, 2016 5:19 PM, Mark Donaldson <<a href="mailto:ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz">ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv1205953929"><style>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, 10 December 2016
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Bob Spidell; Healeys<br clear="none">
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Bob; If you put ' "Austin Healey" 12B766 ' into goggle search,
you will find that the block casting number 12B766 corresponds to a BJ7 - BJ8
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Thursday, December 8, 2016 10:24 PM, Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">bspidell@comcast.net</a>>
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Anyone know what engine the block casting number 12B766 corresponds to <br clear="none">
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