<div dir="auto">As I mentioned earlier, the damper that Mark has identified as Wolseley was, I believe, also used on late BJ8s with the 1/2" fan belt. <div dir="auto">The illustration in the parts book does not show the "fins" but I certainly have encountered those on BJ8s.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">M</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed., Jun. 1, 2022, 10:20 p.m. Mark Donaldson, <<a href="mailto:ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz">ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-NZ" link="blue" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_5808299718964287883WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;background:yellow">Yes.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Both have the exact same 16 stud bolt pattern.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">The block is typically painted <span style="background: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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></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" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">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" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz</a>>; Healey List <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Healeys] Strange Crankshaft Damper<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:yellow">Would the top end from a Healey engine bolt directly to a Wolseley block?</span><span lang="EN-US"> <span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:lime">The block is painted blue would that be a typical Wolseley engine colour?</span><span lang="EN-US"> <span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></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?<u></u><u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></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<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Harold<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></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. <u></u><u></u></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. <u></u><u></u></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. <u></u><u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></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"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><img width="774" height="581" style="width:8.0666in;height:6.05in" id="m_5808299718964287883Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D8768B.D6FBD670"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></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" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Mark Donaldson</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, May 31, 2022 11:00 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Harold Manifold</a>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Healey List</a><br><b>Subject: </b>RE: [Healeys] Strange Crankshaft Damper<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Harold,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span 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><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span 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><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span 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><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Mark</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Ardmore, NZ</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><img border="0" width="499" height="451" style="width:5.2in;height:4.7in" id="m_5808299718964287883Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D87689.668EA090"></span><span style="color:#1f497d"> <img border="0" width="598" height="448" style="width:6.225in;height:4.6666in" id="m_5808299718964287883Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D87689.668EA090"></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> </span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></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" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">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" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Strange Crankshaft Damper</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Harold</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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