<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/><title></title></head><body><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">I am not sure, but I think the bearing caps of an earlier engine, 29D to 29F should fit as well. Perhaps even those of a 100/6 engine.<br /></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">Betreff: Re: [Healeys] WG: Re: BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Datum: 2024-02-10T18:31:45+0100</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Von: "Michael Salter" <michaelsalter@gmail.com></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">An: "josef-eckert@t-online.de" <josef-eckert@t-online.de></p>
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<div dir="auto">I have several pre BJ8 blocks both 100/6 and 3000 but no BJ8's they are in short supply everywhere unfortunately.
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sat., Feb. 10, 2024, 2:04 a.m. josef-eckert--- via Healeys, <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Perhaps you can ask Mike Salter. He may still have short blocks for sale.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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?</p>
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<li style="margin-left: 0in;">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.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 0in;">I am told that finding an engine block for a 3000 with original main bearing caps is almost impossible.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 0in;">Finding an engine to be rebuild might be possible.</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please give me your advice.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bob Begani</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">67 Austin-Healey BJ8</p>
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