Lolz. Enjoy the racing season and keep the shiny side up
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
IT Educator and Consultant
sent from my smartphone. what you get, May not be what I meant to send
On Aug 30, 2014 8:12 PM, "teamhealeytexas" <fredcrowley@teamhealeytexas.com>
wrote:
> Prepping my BT7 3000 for an upcoming race. No problems with the car, just
> tightening all the loose nuts and bolts that always seem to become a bit
> loose
> after a weekend's racing, changed the engine and transmission oil, and
> generally cleaned things up. Finished everything, engine started right up.
> While warming everything up I always take a look underneath, the car. Rats!
> Water was dripping from the block. Two freeze plugs had corroded through.
> This
> never happens prior to me prior to pulling the engine.
>
> This of course meant removing all three webers, and the exhaust pipes.
> Fortunately the culprit plugs were on the port side of the engine and were
> relatively easy to get at. As a side note, with a race engine the racing
> rules
> prohibits anti-freeze. No anti-freeze, no corrosion protection. Of course
> steel freeze plugs are pretty easy to come by. However these plugs only
> seem
> to last about 3 years for me, and I really wanted to use cupped brass
> plugs.
> Couldn't find any through the regular Healey suppliers. However, I did find
> the correct brass plugs for the 6 cylinder engine from other sources.
>
> There are two sizes required for the 6 cylinder engines, 1 5/16" and 1
> 5/8".
>
> I found the 1 5/8" brass cupped plugs at advancedautoparts.com.
> The part description is: Dorman - Pik-a-Nut Brass Cup Expansion Plug
> 1-5/8
> In., Height 0.460 Part No 333082.1
> I found the 1 5/16" brass cupped plugs at Class Motoring in Australia
> www.classicmotoring.net.au
> These plugs (called Welch Plugs where folks drive on the wrong side of
> the
> road) suit Mini 1275 (later).
> On their web site, do a search for: Welch Plug - 1 5/16" Cup Type
> (Brass).
> When I checked their web-site today 8-30-2014, they show this part as
> sold
> out (?). I donb t know if these plugs are sold domestically (USA). May be
> worth while doing some investigation if you canb t get them from these
> folks.
> Once I had changed out the freeze/frost/core/welch plug (to suit everyoneb
> s
> style of english), replaced the engine oil, transmission fluid,
> differential
> fluid, brake fluid, engine coolant, human coolant, and started the engine
> up,
> I ran into a very serious problem that has me sorely vexed (highly miffed)!
> Nothing leaked b except me! Ib m not sure how to fix this problem. Ib ve
> never had this occur in the past. Ib ve read the manuals thoroughly, have
> 30
> years experience with this car, conducted additional research on the
> internet.
> My understanding of the correct operation has been verified b these
> engines
> are supposed to leak b itb s not natural not to leak! Maybe Ib ll have to
> drill some small, unobtrusive drain holes to fix the problem.
>
> Yb all take care, ek?
>
> Fred Crowley
> Team Healey Texas
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