Hi Wayne,
I think that Dave could be correct regarding the Container the
Healey was shipped in could have been dropped .... it Happens .
I work on the Vancouver docks and have seen Containers drop when a
Crane, Dock Gantry , Top Pick, TRG , has had a problem when loading
or unloading a Container.
If the crank was bent I think you could feel it when the car is
driven ???
I'd bet the damage happened when the car was driven into the
container.....
Cheers
Kenny
Vancouver BC
Factory 100M BN2
BJ8
BJ8
BN6
On 18-Sep-10, at 4:28 PM, Wayne Schultz wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> My friend shipped his 62 3000 Healey back
> from England recently and has it at my house to look at some damage
> done while loading it into the container. The damage seems to be
> limited to the stainless muffler being cracked and flattened and
> damage to the rear shroud lip and trunk floor. The perplexing part
> is that the car is now leaving dinner plate size oil leaks after a
> short drive. The leak is from the bell housing drain hole and the
> seam between the bell housing and the engine back plate. The
> gearbox oil is very clean and the engine oil is pretty dirty as is
> the oil leaking on the floor, so I suspect the leak is from the
> engine. The oil pan is clean and dry with no leaks noted. Anyone
> have any ideas what shipping the car in a container might have to
> do with this leak? The car was used in England daily and never had
> any leaks and now the very first drive after shipping it back to
> the US it had this severe leak. I checked the engine breather and
> it is clear.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Wayne
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