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Re: [Healeys] 100M Head

To: Curt Arndt <cnaarndt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100M Head
From: Randy Hicks <healey100m@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:11:07 -0400
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The 100M camshafts were also numbered, Either 1B2892 or 1B2895.

Randy

> On Apr 30, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Mike,
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> No they did not number engine parts other than the engine number =
(easily removable aluminum tag) on the block should match the chassis =
number. =20
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> Now the "M" distributors also had unique part numbers (there were two =
types) and of course the H-6 carburetors were also numbered, either =
AUC-6040 X or 6040 AA with of course the appropriate hand etched numbers =
6047 and 6053 respectively.
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> Also on a somewhat related subject, a recent thread stated that =
supposedly some "M" carburetors only had the number 6040 with no suffix. =
However, I doubt that assertion as I have never seen any originals =
numbered as such, and two other members of the Concours Committee (both =
100M experts) that I've spoken to say that they have never seen Factory =
"M" carburetors with just a 6040 number.  I'm 65 and these two members =
are 15 years older than me, with a lot more experience.
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> Cheers,
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> Curt
> Op 30-4-2020 om 07:32 schreef Michael MacLean:
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>> When I bought this head from my restorer friend that has passed, he =
told me it was off a 100M.  A valve stem had bent on startup and the =
valve, valve guide and the hole for the valve guide were damaged.  When =
I was putting seals on the valves I noticed one of the valve guides was =
larger in diameter than the rest.  This was the repaired valve and =
guide.  Luckily it is an exhaust valve so a seal of the type i am using =
did not need to be fit over it.  My question is, a lot of the body parts =
were stamped with the chassis number on a 100M.  Did they also number =
engine parts?  This head had been cracked in the past and repaired =
correctly.  See the " X" welded into the top of the head in the picture.
>> Mike MacLean
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">The =
100M camshafts were also numbered, Either 1B2892 or 1B2895.<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Randy<br =
class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Apr 30, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Curtis Arndt &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:cnaarndt@gmail.com"; class=3D"">cnaarndt@gmail.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">Mike,<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">No they did not number =
engine parts other than the engine&nbsp;number (easily removable =
aluminum tag) on the block should match the chassis =
number.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Now the "M" distributors also had unique part numbers (there =
were two types) and of course the H-6 carburetors were also numbered, =
either AUC-6040 X or 6040 AA with of course the appropriate&nbsp;hand =
etched numbers 6047 and 6053 respectively.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Also on a somewhat =
related&nbsp;subject, a recent thread stated that supposedly&nbsp;some =
"M" carburetors only had the number 6040 with no suffix. However, I =
doubt that assertion as I have never seen any originals numbered as =
such, and two other members of the Concours&nbsp;Committee&nbsp;(both =
100M experts) that I've spoken to say that they have never&nbsp;seen =
Factory "M" carburetors with just a 6040 number.&nbsp; I'm 65 and these =
two members are 15 years older than me, with a lot more =
experience.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Cheers,</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Curt</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px =
solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D""><p class=3D"">Op =
30-4-2020 om 07:32 schreef Michael
      MacLean:<br class=3D""></p>
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        When I bought this head from my restorer friend that has passed,
        he told me it was off a 100M.&nbsp; A valve stem had bent on =
startup
        and the valve, valve guide and the hole for the valve guide were
        damaged.&nbsp; When I was putting seals on the valves I noticed =
one
        of the valve guides was larger in diameter than the rest.&nbsp; =
This
        was the repaired valve and guide.&nbsp; Luckily it is an exhaust
        valve so a seal of the type i am using did not need to be fit
        over it.&nbsp; My question is, a lot of the body parts were =
stamped
        with the chassis number on a 100M.&nbsp; Did they also number =
engine
        parts?&nbsp; This head had been cracked in the past and repaired
        correctly.&nbsp; See the " X" welded into the top of the head in =
the
        picture.
        <div =
id=3D"gmail-m_-8800915579693422865yiv7043102273yMail_cursorElementTracker_=
1588224655652" class=3D"">Mike
          MacLean</div></div></blockquote></div>
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