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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">G’day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">A very useful tool.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">About 12 months after the very early C-series engine in the BN3 was rebuilt, I didn’t have the occasion to run it for a time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Attempted to start it and the engine wouldn’t turn over. Battery okay. Starter okay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">What was the problem?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Used an endoscope to look through the spark plus holes to find serious rust scale on the bore of no. 1 and 4 cylinders. Turned out that the block had cracked and coolant was seeping
in between the block and head.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Of course, the endoscope didn’t fix it, but it helped me find the problem.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Advice. Don’t try and bore an early 2.6 litre smooth sided crankcase out to 2.9 litre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Blue Mountains, Australia
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Simon Lachlan via Healeys<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 30 December 2024 4:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Endoscope<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hi,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A wise and thoughtful Santa brought me an endoscope for Christmas. A decent enough thing, it has it’s own screen ie don’t have to plug in to</span><span lang="EN-GB">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">a smart phone.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">What luck, benefit or whatever has anyone had with</span><span lang="EN-GB">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">an endoscope in respect of working on</span><span lang="EN-GB">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">their Healeys?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Simon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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