Perhaps I didn't finish that line...
errr... uhhh....
... ... Nothing more to do or fix again, today or that evening the last
bolt is turned, but tomorrow is another day!
Q
At 11:36 AM 12/29/97 -0600, Howard Young wrote:
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>
>>>> Jay Quinn <jpquinn@cyberramp.net> 11/08/97 11:19am >>>
>Ha Ha. When I'm done there will be nothing more to do or fix again!
>
>(Don't tell anyone I said that) - Famous last words, of a Healey owner.
>
>Q
>
>At 06:12 PM 11/6/97 -0500, Jeff Habberfield wrote:
>>Sounds typical of British cars, they came like that right out of the
>box.....
>>
>>Jay Quinn wrote:
>>
>>> I was reading a persons sig file and it started me thinking about a chain
>>> of events that led up to my Sprite being left in the condition that
it's in
>>> today. The sig eluded to: Don't think that by finding one problem, you
>>> found them all. Something like that. Boy, thats the truth.
>>>
>>> It all started one day like this:
>>>
>>> 1. I noticed that the clutch was pretty stiff, gears were getting kinda
>>> grindy, and noticed that the clutch slave was dripping fluid. Pretty
>>> harmless stuff, right? Keep reading.
>>>
>>> 2. I bought a rebuild kit and rebuilt it one fine day. After doing
so, it
>>> was worse! The clutch fork wouldn't even return. It was like no slave
>and
>>> clutch system at all! I suddenly had a very bad feeling about this... It
>>> gets better.
>>>
>>> 3. After determining the entire clutch system was in need a of rebuild, I
>>> bought the three piece clutch kit. Help diagnosing this came from the
>list.
>>>
>>> 4. In order to rebuild/replace the clucth kit, I had to yank the engine
>>> and tranny out as one unit. I did. Then removed the tranny from the
>back
>>> of the engine. The problem was diagnosed properly. The clutch was
>shot
>>> completly. I replaced the clutch unit. I also had the flywheel turned.
>>> Engine: Still on garage floor.
>>>
>>> 5. While in this current state of condition, I thought I'd locate a used
>>> tranny to replace the one that was just pulled. It had been producing a
>>> large amount of glitter in the oil when being changed very frequently.
>>>
>>> 6. I got a used tranny, only to find that it was in far worse condition
>>> than the one I pulled. I ended up tearing both trannies apart and made
>one
>>> good one of the two. Of which, the final completion of putting the one
>>> good tranny back together again has yet to be done. I hear it calling my
>>> name now.
>>>
>>> 7. After doing the clutch thing, I thought I'd take a look at the drive
>>> shaft. It was shot as well. After dealing with the sprung yokes, I
took it
>>> to a drive shaft shop to have to resprung, balanced and new spiders
>put in
>>> for me. Even the drivesahft guy flinched when I told him what it was
>from.
>>>
>>> 8. Also while I was there, I decided I would put the 4.22 diff on. Well,
>>> that required pulling off the wheels, etc. to get the half shafts out so I
>>> could swap out the diff.... Ug.
>>>
>>> 9. Also while there, I decided to stick on duel lead pistons in place of
>>> the single lead piston brake system. Well, I havn't completed this task
>>> yet. No excuse.
>>>
>>> Well now, my car is in a thousand pieces. It all started from a dripping
>>> clutch slave I thought a simple kit could fix. Now look what I've got
>>> myself into!
>>>
>>> Talk about project scope creep from hell.
>>>
>>> Can someone please give me some encouragement? Some energy?
>Some food for
>>> thought so I can complete this garaged based disaster?!
>>>
>>> Jay Quinn
>>>
>>> Pieces and parts = '62 Sprite HAN6L2874
>>>
>>> PS The donar car which I still have, I can't seem to get rid of the damn
>>> thing. I'm thinking of taking it to an Italian car show, and do one of
>>> those Smash-O-Bash deals. You pay me a buck, you get three strikes
>on the
>>> Midget with a sledge hammer. I could make more money doing that
>than
>>> selling it as junk to a scrape yard. Any comments?
>>> --
>>> Jay Quinn
>>> ITG - Customer Advocate - Telecommunications
>>> jpquinn@cyberramp.net - Personal
>>> jay_quinn@bcbstx.com - Work
>>> http://www.cyberramp.net/~jpquinn/index.htm
>>
>>this "while i'm at it itis , to quote Tim Taylor, once caused me to think
>about checking into the Henry Ford Clinic...............................
> HoYo
>>
>>
>>
>
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Jay Quinn - Business Systems Analyst
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Work Email: jay_quinn@bcbstx.com
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1962 Austin-Healey Sprite MKII HAN6L2874
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