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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The gold ones were, in the UK at least, so-called “Goldseal” units which were reconditioned for or by BMC. I remember that they were marketed, amongst other places, through a magazine called “Exchange & Mart”. This was a pretty scruffy publication, a sort of paper forerunner to eBay, but a goldmine for people like me, student, who were trying to run a Healey on the cheap. Coincidentally, my gearbox is a Goldseal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Maybe they sold them abroad and I’m talking to the converted……..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Healeys <> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark Donaldson<br><b>Sent:</b> 02 June 2022 03:20<br><b>To:</b> 'Harold Manifold' <manifold@telus.net>; 'Healey List' <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] 2912cc block commonality - A-H, Austin & Wolseley<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Yes.</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Both have the exact same 16 stud bolt pattern.</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The block is typically painted <span style='background:lime;mso-highlight:lime'>Morris Engine Green</span>. I’ve never seen a <b>blue</b> one, but engine reconditioners seem to have their own favourite colours, including gold, and orange.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Harold Manifold <<a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net">manifold@telus.net</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 2 June 2022 3:45 AM<br><b>To:</b> Mark Donaldson <<a href="mailto:ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz">ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz</a>>; Healey List <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Healeys] Strange Crankshaft Damper<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Mark you have nailed it. <span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>It is possible the engine in this BJ8 of unknown provenance has the bottom end from a Wolseley. <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Would the top end from a Healey engine bolt directly to a Wolseley block?</span><span lang=EN-US> <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='background:lime;mso-highlight:lime'>The block is painted blue would that be a typical Wolseley engine colour?</span><span lang=EN-US> <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Are there any distinguishing features too look for between a Healey block and a Wolseley block?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0000CC'>They appear to be the same, except for the later BJ8s where the dip stick tube is mounted forward and higher than all the previous models.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0000CC'>The Healeys, Wolseley 6/110 and Austin A110 all have the same casting number on their blocks – 12B 766<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Harold<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Wolseley 6/110 block painted Morris Engine Green. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>These sell here in New Zealand generally for between $50 - $100. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>This is an early 6/110 block . . . I’m showing it for the colour only. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Note that the seller has penned ‘Austin Healey, A110, Wolseley’ on the block.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>They make great boat anchors. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😊</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=773 height=581 style='width:8.0555in;height:6.0486in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D87661.1F30D970"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From: </span></b><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz">Mark Donaldson</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, May 31, 2022 11:00 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net">Harold Manifold</a>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">Healey List</a><br><b>Subject: </b>RE: [Healeys] Strange Crankshaft Damper<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Harold,</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Here is a damper off my spare Wolseley 6/110 Mk II engine. Yours on the left – mine on the right.</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The Wolseley block is exactly the same as the BJ8 engine. Same casting number and everything.</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>As you can see, the 6/110 damper is the same as yours. I usually call them ‘harmonic balancers’.</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Mark</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ardmore, NZ</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=499 height=451 style='width:5.2013in;height:4.7013in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D87661.1F30D970"> <img border=0 width=598 height=448 style='width:6.2291in;height:4.6666in' id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D87661.1F30D970"></span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span></b><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Harold Manifold <<a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net">manifold@telus.net</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 31 May 2022 3:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ken Fleming via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Strange Crankshaft Damper</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>A member our Healey club has started a restoration of a BJ8 with an unknown history. There wasn’t a serial number or any identify marks on the engine but the engine was painted blue and has a strange crankshaft damper. See attached picture. Does anyone recognize this crankshaft damper? Was it an aftermarket option back in the day? Did it come from a Westminster or ????</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Regards,</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Harold</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>