Subject: Re: [Healeys] BMC A-Series Engine

From: Per Schoerner <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 00:35:35 +0200

Hi
Are you sure it's a Sprite engine? As far as I know the A30/A35 were 
powered by the same type of engine, but a little smaller. The crankshaft 
is not the same, the bearing journals are a little smaller. Anyway, you 
should be able to grind it and use oversize bearings. But you need to 
take it apart and examine the damage first.

Best, Per

Den 2016-05-19 kl. 22:00, skrev Reinhart Rosner:
> The Austin A35 from my stepdaughter is powered by a BMC a-series engine,
> which is the same as in Sprites and Midgets. During a classic car event
> the engine started to get noisy. So we shut it off and had it
> transported to the workshop of a friend of mine.
>
> Still before the engine was opened he meant that it sounded as one of
> the bearings on the crankshaft might have failed. And he told me that
> for the 948 cc engine new crankshafts are not available.
>
> Is that true? If not, where can I get one?
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> Reinhart
>
> Reinhart Rosner
>
> 55 100 BN 1
>
> Vienna - Austria
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Reinhart,
It shouldn=C2=B4t be a problem. When you already reached last undersize on =
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crankshaft, there are still complete 948cc engines available as they were=
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used in Morris Minors as well. Best to have a look at Beaulieu autojumble=
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(just this weekend or the big one in September) or the Morris Minor Owners=
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Club in England. There is also a baby Auustin Club in the UK to ask. Or you=
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can ask at www.spridgets.net <http://www.spridgets.net> .
For a rebuild I can recommend Limora, as  there is a very good engine=20
rebuilder, knowing these engines very well.
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Josef Eckert
Konigswinter/Germany
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Betreff: [Healeys] BMC A-Series Engine
Datum: 2016-05-19T23:22:26+0200
Von: "Reinhart Rosner" <[email-masked]>
An: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
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The Austin A35 from my stepdaughter is powered by a BMC a-series engine,=20
which is the same as in Sprites and Midgets. During a classic car event the=
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engine started to get noisy. So we shut it off and had it transported to=20
the workshop of a friend of mine.

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Still before the engine was opened he meant that it sounded as one of the=
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bearings on the crankshaft might have failed. And he told me that for the=
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948 cc engine new crankshafts are not available.

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Thank you in advance,

Reinhart

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Reinhart Rosner

55 100 BN 1

Vienna - Austria

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erif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">It shouldn&acute;t =
be a problem. When you already reached last undersize on the crankshaft, th=
ere are still complete 948cc engines available as they were used in Morris =
Minors as well. Best to have a look at Beaulieu autojumble (just this weeke=
nd or the big one in September) or the Morris Minor Owners Club in England.=
 There is also a baby Auustin Club in the UK to ask. Or you can ask at <a h=
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erif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">For a rebuild I can=
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these engines very well.</span></p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">Datum: 2016-05-19T23:22:26+0200</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">Von: "Reinhart Rosner" &lt;[email-masked]=
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">An: "[email-masked]" &lt;[email-masked]=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">The Austin A35 from my stepdaug=
hter is powered by a BMC a-series engine, which is the same as in Sprites a=
nd Midgets. During a classic car event the engine started to get noisy. So =
we shut it off and had it transported to the workshop of a friend of mine. =
</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">Still before the engine was ope=
ned he meant that it sounded as one of the bearings on the crankshaft might=
 have failed. And he told me that for the 948 cc engine new crankshafts are=
 not available. </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">Is that true? If not, where can=
 I get one?</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">Thank you in advance,</span></p=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">Reinhart</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">Reinhart Rosner</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">55 100 BN 1</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">Vienna - Austria</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
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