Michael -
On the BJ8 you need a jack so that you can take off the rear wheel, access
the fuel pump, and whack it to holy hell with the thor. I know all other
healeys you don't need to jack up the car to get at the fuel pump.
Also... I've had 2 flats in 20 years... the small bottle jack I have is
small enough to get under the car in the rear.
Best Regards,
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On 11/20/06, Awgertoo@aol.com <Awgertoo@aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 11/19/2006 8:26:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> thehartnetts@earthlink.net writes:
>
> Which brings up an interesting question for those contempating the
> purchase
> of a jack: What is the distance from the ground to the bottom of
> the rear
> spring when a rear tire is completely flat?
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> And to keep things in perspective, it would also be interesting for us to
> consider how many flats we have had during our Healey driving.
>
> I had one flat on my 100 shortly after buying it in 1999 and then on
> the old
> bias-ply tires that it came with--none since. I had another on my wife's
> 3000 during the rallye at Conclave 2006 (with Reid Trummell
> as navigator)--that
> after four years ownership. So that's about one flat every five
> years? BTW
> I carry a scissor jack in my car and retain the original pot jack in
> hers.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
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