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Sounds like you should've bought a C5 'Vette instead of an Austin-Healey
in the first place.
On 2/9/2024 9:08 AM, Chris Scholz via Healeys wrote:
> I had a similar incident. Â I swapped in an aluminum LS1 with an GM
> transmission. Â My car is 200lbs lighter and so much more fun to drive.
> Â My reliability is excellent.
> Sent from my iPhone
> Chris Scholz OD
>
>> On Feb 9, 2024, at 10:13â?¯AM, rfbegani@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Gentlemen:
>>
>> 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.Â
>> 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?
>>
>> 1. 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.
>> 2. I am told that finding an engine block for a 3000 with original
>> main bearing caps is almost impossible.
>> 3. Finding an engine to be rebuild might be possible.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Please give me your advice.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Bob Begani
>>
>> 67 Austin-Healey BJ8
>>
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Sounds like you should've bought a C5 'Vette instead of an
Austin-Healey in the first place.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/9/2024 9:08 AM, Chris Scholz via
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I had a similar incident. Â I swapped in an aluminum LS1 with an GM
transmission. Â My car is 200lbs lighter and so much more fun to
drive. Â My reliability is excellent. Â <br
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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.Â
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.Â
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?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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