Dave,
The manual will provide you with the info you need and the internet is a
great resource also. When I rebuilt mine I planned the engine out and
then used a professional for final assembly. For some of the work you
will have no choice but to take it to a shop that is capable of doing
machine work unless you have the equipment available. The cam usually
has to be reground but all the parts are available from the various
suppliers. Plan the engine out to the way you want to drive it and use
known combinations to get what you want. Take your time and do it right
and you will have many years of enjoyment.
Don
57' BN4
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of HealeyBN7@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 2:55 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Engine rebuild wisdom sought
Listers,
My engine is sitting on the engine stand and I am getting ready to start
working on it. My intention is to go thru it pretty thoroughly and
inspect and
replace anything that needs attention. I was running well when I
removed it.
Good compression. No major leaks. But when it goes back in the car I
intend for it to be a long time before it comes out again, so I'd like
to be as
proactive as possible now. On the list I sometimes read rather ominous
things
about the Healey engines being 'special' and that you need to 'know
them' to
rebuild them. This is my first time working extensively on a Healey
engine
and the workshop manual seems to be pretty detailed on disassembly and
inspection of parts. Are there any other written sources I might tap
into for
'secrets' of Healey engine work? Or, is the manual pretty much all I
will need,
along of course with engine repair knowledge, which I have a decent
amount
of? 30 years a mechanical engineer has taught me to proceed cautiously
on new
projects and seek expert advise when needed .... like now! I'm sure
I'll be
hitting the list up for advice along the way also. Thanks for any
advise/recommendations.
Dave
61 BN7
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