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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Bob England <engl@accesscomm.ca><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 6, 2019 5:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Healey List'<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Looking for an Engine Block</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">I am advised that
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">the existing block was sonic tested and it is bored too large to create the ledge the sleeve requires to seat at the bottom. A closer to standard size block could easily be sleeved.</span></p>
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<p class="x_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""> i erbs [mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> May 06, 2019 10:55 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Looking for an Engine Block</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">sleeving will put back material and should not do any harm to block. Plus standard piston and rings are easier to source :)<br clear="all">
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 9:50 AM Bob England <<a href="mailto:engl@accesscomm.ca">engl@accesscomm.ca</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Thanks Bill. I’ll pass along your thoughts.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Question : will additional boring to install a sleeve weaken the block? I just don’t know enough about these things to know one way or the other
as I’ve never had an engine rebuilt, let alone sleeved.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Thanks again.</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> May 06, 2019 10:08 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bob England; 'Healey List'<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">If the block is original to the car and if the number plate is in place the best option would be to sleeve it. Don't allow it to be hot dipped or you will loose the
number plate. Sleeving will probably be cheaper than buying an unknown block and then having to machine it to spec and it will restore the bores to the standard dimensions and extend the life of the block indefinitely.</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 6, 2019 3:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Healey List'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'i erbs'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Looking for an Engine Block</span> </p>
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<p class="x_gmail-m-4389762920059178686xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Thanks Ira</span></p>
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<p class="x_gmail-m-4389762920059178686xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">I think he was trying to explore the non-sleeve option first before he went down that route. To be honest, I don’t know if
one option is better than the other.</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> May 06, 2019 9:22 AM<br>
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<p class="x_gmail-m-4389762920059178686xmsonormal">It should be able to be be sleeved by a competent machine shop if a block is not available.</p>
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<p class="x_gmail-m-4389762920059178686xmsonormal">On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 8:06 AM Bob England <<a href="mailto:engl@accesscomm.ca" target="_blank">engl@accesscomm.ca</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="x_gmail-m-4389762920059178686xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">A friend of mine is helping a fellow with his 1959 100-6. It sounds like<br>
the existing engine has already been bored pretty much to the maximum, so<br>
his preference is a good used block. Anyone know where best to find one?<br>
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