Kirk:
Don't really know - my 3:545 pumpkin has the 'S' stamped as well. It came
out of a Wolesley saloon with an automatic transmission. The exact same
differential pumpkin was used in all of the large British saloons of the
period (with automatics) - Westminster, Wolesley, Morris Isis, and I think,
the Austin Princess. The manual gearbox versions all had the 11/43 diff
(3:91) - same part as all Healey 3000's with overdrive.
It might simply be some kind of a manufacturers identifying mark.
If you got the speedometer out of the wreck, it'l be the instrument
specifically matched to that diff - quite rare in the Healey 3000 -
virtually all of the North American export cars were equipped with
overdrive.
We still find the odd 3:545 diff in an old saloon here in BC - there were
lots of these cars sold new in this part of Canada. So far, I've been able
to rescue seven of them (missed one!) before the hulks were sent to the
crusher - 4 from Westminsters, 2 from Wolesleys, and 1 from a Morris Isis.
They are all now installed and running in various Healeys!
Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BT7 tri-carb
BJ8
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Subject: 3:54 Housing markings ???
As some of you know, I rcently acquired the complete 3:54 disc wheel
rearend out of early 1959 HBT7L/1428 sitting in the local Midnight Auto
Pick-A-Part.awaiting the crusher. The pumpkin is stamped 11/39 = 3:54
gear set.
Question:
Under the 11/39 is a rather large "S" stamped into the case.
Does anyone know what the S represents ????
Maybe out of, one of the long lost 100S's ???? :-) :-)
Kirk Kvam
San Bernardino, CA
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