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John Loftus

John Loftus

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I have at least three unusual washers that showed up during the restoration of the my BJ7. They were taken off the car by the bodyman so I'm not sure of the reinstall location. I'm sure they are original to my car because they were OEW painted with the red primer underneath. Most likely they are fender washers for the rear wing but I'd like to know the location. They are 1.5"long, .75"wide and .062thick with a .27" hole dia. Here is a picture ...

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Hello John, those type washers are used around the timing chain cover.---Keoke
 
Hi Keoke,

Around the timing chain cover and the oil sump but those are smaller dimensions, no? These were not greasy, had the OEW top coat with red primer, just like the rest of the fender washers.

Cheers,
John
 
John, those dimensions suggest that those were originally from a Jaguar. I use them on the Healey but the width must be cut down to fit.???---Keoke
 
Radford,

Good guess but the seatbelt mount washers that I have are much thicker, larger and are circular. Probably the biggest/thickest washers on the car.

Cheers,
John
 
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John, those dimensions suggest that those were originally from a Jaguar. I use them on the Healey but the width must be cut down to fit.???---Keoke

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Some other people (on the Healey list) have mentioned that they look just like Jaguar fender washers. I am quite sure that these came from my Healey because of the paint and primer color and that the body man has not had any Jaguars or MGA's in his shop. I have gotten a few responses that other Healey owners have seen the same washers on their cars so I'm just trying to find out how common they are since they don't show up in the parts books. As for the width, it is the same as the regular D washers so no need to cut down.

Cheers,
John
 
Hi John, I went out this morning and measured my Jag spares the dimensions match those you posted on the forum. Further, it seems a bit strange that there were an odd number of them instead of 2 or 4---Keoke???
 
I didn't post to this thread earlier because I certainly don't know where those go on a Healey. However, since people are adding other non-Healey and non-interior places where similar washers are used, I'll add my comments.

In addition to using washers like that on the timing covers, Triumphs with removable transmission covers (like Spitfires and GT6s, use those washers to secure the tunnel cover to the floorpan and firewall.

While these came out of your car... perhaps, just perhaps, someone working on your car (or even when it was built at the factory) dropped some extra timing cover washers on the floor where your painter found them while prepping the car. It's just a thought.
 
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