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<div>I checked some friends- Lots of 100-6 and 26 series =
available <strong>but not BJ8s</strong>-best try a junk yard for a =
total-maybe Hagerty bought one off and its sitting in a wreck. If you want =
to keep it original it needs the 2912 block and 2" carbs (which your head =
should be ok). Hank<br>-------------------- <br><br>From: "Bob Spidell" =
<bspidell@comcast.net> <br>To: <healeys@autox.team.net> =
<br>Sent: February 9, 2024 at 2:48 PM PST <br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 =
1967 Engine Rebuild failure <br>Here's one in FL; may still be =
around:<br><br><a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"https://www.ahexp=
.com/forum/the-100-six-forum.5/engine-for-sale.274943/">https://www.ahexp.=
com/forum/the-100-six-forum.5/engine-for-sale.274943/</a><br><br></div>
<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 2/9/2024 7:46 AM, <a =
class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.=
com">rfbegani@gmail.com</a> wrote:</div>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Gentlemen:</s=
pan></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">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?</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<ol style=3D"margin-top: 0in;">
<li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 =
level1 lfo1;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">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.</span></li>
<li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" =
style=3D"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">I am told =
that finding an engine block for a 3000 with original main bearing caps is =
almost impossible.</span></li>
<li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" =
style=3D"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Finding an =
engine to be rebuild might be possible.</span></li>
</ol>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">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.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Please give =
me your advice.</span></p>
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16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">Best regards,</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span>=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">Bob Begani</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">67 =
Austin-Healey BJ8</span></p>
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