<div dir="auto"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"> I have heard of people actually building up 1 side of each cap then VERY carefully milling them to match the block but have never seen it done or heard whether this is a satisfactory solution</span><br><br>M<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat., Feb. 10, 2024, 6:13 a.m. m.g.sharp--- via Healeys, <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</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-CA" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_-1248987946732921215WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Bob, I’d also want to know why your engine failed. I assume based on what you said you lost oil pressure, but why? If I were you I’d want to solve that before rebuilding that engine, if that is the route you go.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Cheers, MIrek<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"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rfbegani@gmail.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 9, 2024 10:47 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gentlemen:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I arrived back to Florida in May and decide to drive my 67 Austin-Healey. Drove it a mile and heard clanking engine, looked at the oil pressure, It was O! Instead of stooping to have towed home, I drove it back slowly. Last month, I dropped the pan and started to remove the rod and crank caps and bearings. My mechanic friend said you got lucky the crank may only need polishing and new bearings. So, I packed and marked each of the main bearing caps, bolts, and bearings along with piston rods and caps in individual plastic bags. Then packed them into a larger plastic bag which was put under the workbench near the garbage. We towed the car to Mikes garage so he could pull and disassemble the engine. Tuesday, he asked me to bring the parts I had removed from the engine so he would have everything in one place. I looked around but could not find this black plastic bag and then remembered it got pitched in the garbage. So, I am now up the famous creek and am asking this group what I can do?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1"><li class="m_-1248987946732921215MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I am told the engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps are not available and even if you could find them, they would need to be line bored on the engine.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-1248987946732921215MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I am told that finding an engine block for a 3000 with original main bearing caps is almost impossible.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-1248987946732921215MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Finding an engine to be rebuild might be possible.<u></u><u></u></span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">My engine was rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I would like to find a way of fixing the existing engine, if possible.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please give me your advice.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bob Begani<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">67 Austin-Healey BJ8<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>
Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>
<br>
Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br>
<br>
<a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br>
<br>
Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com</a><br>
<br>
</blockquote></div></div></div>