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My daughter-in-law is tiny and she helped the last time I Installed my
carbs. Plus she's great to and with my Son. A keeper.
Ira Erbs
Milwaukie,OR
_______ _______
(______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
(_________________________)
BT7 engine and disk brakes
1967 MGB [image: MG]
A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 2:45 PM Henry G Leach via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Small hands are good-I don't have them, but I use a combination of things
> to get the nuts back on the studs. Stubby wrenches are a plus, but plan o=
n
> some time at each stud. Here is a photo of how I treat the inner air
> cleaner nut and washer on the BJ8 rear carb to r & r it without it fallin=
g
> into the open frame rail. Using a screwdriver and a magnet you can safely
> get it started, then roll it on with the tip of the screwdriver. Another
> "trick" I sometimes use is a piece of masking tape-rolled sticky side out
> attached to the end of a ice cream stick with the nut & lockwasher stuck =
to
> it. You can get the nut started then figure how to get it tightened. Thes=
e
> cars were engineered to be assembled, someway, at the factory and never w=
as
> there any consideration as to field maintainance. Hank
>
> -----------------------------------------
> From: "Simon Lachlan via Healeys"
> To:
> Cc: "Healeys"
> Sent: Tuesday December 1 2020 1:40:22PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Carb removal
>
> My wife=E2=80=99s hands are much smaller than mine and she seems to have =
more
> hinges in her wrists. She=E2=80=99s a southpaw too which can help. She=E2=
=80=99s not
> patient enough to do the whole job, but she=E2=80=99ll usually get the nu=
ts
> started. Useful. Can take some coaxing=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6
>
> Simon
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Brian
> Drab via Healeys
> *Sent:* 01 December 2020 20:08
> *To:* Leonard Berkowitz <DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com>; healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Carb removal
>
>
>
> I too had the problem of removing my carbs, but on a BJ8 - which because
> of the carb size I think was probably harder. I had to actually modify a
> perfectly good wrench to get the bottom inside nuts loosened.
>
> A lot of heat and experimenting before I got it right and even then it
> only gave me enough purchase to probably get 1/16 of a turn of the nut!
>
> But loosening the nuts paled in comparison to getting those same nuts bac=
k
> on. Getting each nut actually located on the stud probably took one hour
> each and it involved using grease on my finger tip to hold the nut in pla=
ce
> and try to turn it that first segment of a turn to get it started.
>
> Probably one of the worst jobs I have encountered in my years of working
> on cars.
>
> Brian Drab
>
> AHOABC
>
>
>
> *From:* Leonard Berkowitz <DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com>
> *Sent:* November 30, 2020 1:40 PM
> *To:* healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Carb removal
>
>
>
> It has been thirty years since the last time I needed to do anything majo=
r
> on my BJ7 so my memory is not quite clear. Can I remove the rear carb
> independently from the front carb? I have already designed a tool to acce=
ss
> the lower hold down bolts. If I remember correctly, I may have rebuilt a=
nd
> installed the carburetors when I rebuilt the engine, so access was not mu=
ch
> of a problem.
>
>
>
> Thanks
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>My daughter-in-law is tiny and she helped the last ti=
me I Installed my carbs. Plus she's great to and with my Son. A keeper.=
</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" d=
ata-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Milwaukie,OR=
</div><div><span style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _______ =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0______=
_</span><br style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span sty=
le=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (___=
___ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br style=3D"font-family:'Times N=
ew Roman',serif"><span style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman',s=
erif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (_________________________)</span><=
/div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 BT7 engine and disk brakes</di=
v><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1967 MGB =C2=A0<img src=3D"http://www.=
britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg" alt=3D"MG"></div><di=
v><br></div><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helve=
tica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">A racing car is =
an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti</span><br></div><div>=
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words</div></div></div></=
div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div=
></div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" clas=
s=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 2:45 PM Henry G Leach via Healeys &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>>=
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>Sma=
ll hands are good-I don't have them, but I use a combination of things =
to get the nuts back on the studs. Stubby wrenches are a plus, but plan on =
some time at each stud. Here is a photo of how I treat the inner air cleane=
r nut and washer on the BJ8 rear carb to r & r it without it falling in=
to the open frame rail. Using a screwdriver and a magnet you can safely get=
it started, then roll it on with the tip of the screwdriver. Another "=
;trick" I sometimes use is a piece of masking tape-rolled sticky side =
out attached to the end of a ice cream stick with the nut & lockwasher =
stuck to it. You can get the nut started then figure how to get it tightene=
d. These cars were engineered to be assembled, someway, at the factory and =
never was there any consideration as to field maintainance. Hank<br><br><di=
v></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Simon L=
achlan via Healeys" <u></u><br>To: <br>Cc: "Healeys"<br>Sent=
: Tuesday December 1 2020 1:40:22PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Carb removal<=
br><br><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>My wife=E2=80=99s hands are much s=
maller than mine and she seems to have more hinges in her wrists. She=E2=80=
=99s a southpaw too which can help. She=E2=80=99s not patient enough to do =
the whole job, but she=E2=80=99ll usually get the nuts started. Useful. Can=
take some coaxing=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal"><span>Simon<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span><=
u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div><div style=3D"border-color:rgb(225,225,2=
25) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt=
medium medium;padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D=
"EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US"> Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto=
:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.te=
am.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brian Drab via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> 0=
1 December 2020 20:08<br><b>To:</b> Leonard Berkowitz <<a href=3D"mailto=
:DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com</a>>=
; <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox=
.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Carb removal<u></u><u></u></=
span></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-CA">I too had the problem of removing my c=
arbs, but on a BJ8 - which because of the carb size I think was probably ha=
rder. I had to actually modify a perfectly good wrench to get the bottom in=
side nuts loosened.=C2=A0 <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><=
span lang=3D"EN-CA">A lot of heat and experimenting before I got it right a=
nd even then it only gave me enough purchase to probably get 1/16 of a turn=
of the nut! <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"=
EN-CA">But loosening the nuts paled in comparison to getting those same nut=
s back on. Getting each nut actually located on the stud probably took one =
hour each and it involved using grease on my finger tip to hold the nut in =
place and try to turn it that first segment of a turn to get it started.<u>=
</u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-CA">Probably =
one of the worst jobs I have encountered in my years of working on cars.<u>=
</u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-CA">Brian Dra=
b<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-CA">AHOAB=
C<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-CA"><u></=
u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div><div style=3D"border-color:rgb(225,225,225) =
currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt med=
ium medium;padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-=
US">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US"> Leonard Berkowitz <<a href=3D"=
mailto:DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com</=
a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> November 30, 2020 1:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"=
mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>=
<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Carb removal<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></=
div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-CA"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span>=
</p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black" =
lang=3D"EN-CA">It has been thirty years since the last time I needed to do =
anything major on my BJ7 so my memory is not quite clear.=C2=A0 Can I remov=
e the rear carb independently from the front carb? I have already designed =
a tool to access the lower hold down bolts.=C2=A0 If I remember correctly, =
I may have rebuilt and installed the carburetors when I rebuilt the engine,=
so access was not much of a problem.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p=
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black" lang=3D"EN-=
CA"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black" lang=3D"EN-CA">Thanks=C2=A0<u></u><u><=
/u></span></p></div></div><u></u></div>
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