Forgot to delete trailer...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Willis" <ahpowered@hotmail.com>
To: "John Miller" <healeys@n4vu.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: Dropped in the black hole of doom.
> Luckily I had some old MGA carbs laying around and one had a spare bolt.
>
> The Healey's running great. Now I'm just waiting on a couple new brake
lines
> so I can get the brakes and clutch hydrolics going.
>
> Driving by May is plan. Of course not sure clutch and tranny work
> properly...
>
> My wife is getting tired of the dog yacking at the beast when I fire it
up.
>
> Cheers,
> Scott
> Mashed 60 BN7
> 59 MGA
> 73 Bonnie
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <healeys@n4vu.com>
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 11:51 AM
> Subject: Re: Dropped in the black hole of doom.
>
>
> > On Saturday, April 10, 2004 11:58 am, Scott Willis wrote:
> > > I dropped a banjo bolt from carb down into a frame strut while trying
to
> > > find out why the Mashed BN7 was not getting fuel. Criminy! I stuck a
> screw
> > > driver in there to see how deep. Looks like it goes on for ever. I
> suppose
> > > the banjo bolt is brass and a magnet will not pull out. This strut
looks
> > > like it might be a common spot to drop valuable parts into.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions? I finally get the engine back together and today was
> the
> > > day to fire. No luck w/o gas.
> >
> > Get one of those...geez, I can't even begin to come up with a name for
> > it...it's about 2 feet long, flexible like a Bowden cable, with a "claw"
> on
> > one end and a plunger on the other. Should be able to find one for
under
> $5.
> > Yeah, it'll take a bit of feeling around in the blind, but you should be
> able
> > to hook onto the banjo bolt in a lot less time than it would take you to
> turn
> > the car upside down and shake it.
> > --
> > John Miller
> >
> > philosophy:
> > The ability to bear with calmness the misfortunes of our friends.
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