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1. [Healeys] BN6 Overdrive (score: 101): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 14:15:01 +1300; Why not run it on axle stands with the transmission cover off, then you can manually shift the lever. There is a distinct resistance at the point right before the ball lifts off its seat caused by th; /html/fot/2017-01/msg00193.html (10,977 bytes)
2. [Healeys] If you are having trouble sleeping!!! (score: 96): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 10:23:24 +1300; Thanks for the interesting breakfast read Michael. You don't mention much about vibration dampers, particularly tuned vs non-tuned. The factory rubber-bonded style damper only works correctly on the; /html/fot/2017-01/msg00203.html (9,296 bytes)
3. [Healeys] BN6 Tyres (score: 96): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2017 08:49:29 +1300; The 180 XAS are a good fit on the rims, however they are quite a bit wider than the stock tyres so the spare is a dubious fit. They also run very close to things in the wheel arch and tend to rub the; /html/fot/2017-01/msg00222.html (8,663 bytes)
4. [Healeys] BN4 reflector rubbers (score: 96): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2017 09:05:59 +1300; Thanks Josef, Yesterday was a good day! I now have two original rubbers in near perfect condition and two correct Lucas Reflex reflector discs as mine were off a bicycle. The little paper note hidden; /html/fot/2017-01/msg00223.html (9,700 bytes)
5. [Healeys] 10-32 thin nuts (score: 96): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:40:54 +1300; Thanks everyone for the suggestions. So far I still haven't found them, the small pattern nuts are all 7/64 thick instead of 1/8. There are 1/8 thick nuts but they are either 3/8 or 11/32 wrench. I g; /html/fot/2017-01/msg00297.html (7,898 bytes)
6. [Healeys] SU carb reamer needed (score: 96): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 09:02:09 +1300; Valve guide reamers are pretty cheap http://www.ebay.com/itm/152401791266 You can usually pull them backwards through the carb and use the handle as a pilot so the holes are aligned. All the linkages; /html/fot/2017-01/msg00397.html (9,651 bytes)
7. [Healeys] Starter (score: 96): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (A H List); Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:01:45 +1300; The one thing that makes a world of difference to the cranking speed is undercutting the insulation on the commutator. The Lucas instructions forbid it big letters but hey, like those brake caliper b; /html/fot/2017-03/msg00267.html (9,377 bytes)
8. [Healeys] Fw: Evans Waterless Coolant (score: 96): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (A H List); Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 09:52:03 +1200; Some info here http://www.oilem.com/potential-issues-with-waterless-engine-coolants/ "To summarize: Engines can run 45-60?C hotter (at the cylinder heads) with Waterless products. Stabilized coolant; /html/fot/2017-04/msg00090.html (11,081 bytes)
9. [Healeys] BJ8---Speedometer disassembly (score: 96): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (A H List); Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 16:46:29 +1200; Tom, Look through the illumination bulb hole and you'll see the aluminum drag cup which turns when you turn the needle. Put your little finger in through the hole and touch the drag cup so it can't m; /html/fot/2017-04/msg00201.html (9,018 bytes)
10. [Healeys] 100/6 on BarnFinds (score: 96): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (A H List); Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2017 07:42:53 +1200; Did anyone notice that this is a Longbridge front half and a Abingdon rear half? You can see the join line running across the floor under the seats. I wonder if it left the factory like that or if it; /html/fot/2017-04/msg00336.html (8,485 bytes)
11. [Healeys] BN4 reflector rubbers (score: 90): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 14:29:02 +1300; My BN4 reflector rubbers are very tired and likely to fall out, but it seems nobody has reproduced them yet. Apart from fitting the later style flat ones, what options are there for keeping the 'bull; /html/fot/2017-01/msg00216.html (7,775 bytes)
12. [Healeys] 10-32 thin nuts (score: 90): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:50:48 +1300; Anyone got a source for the small nuts used on Healeys? Original dimensions: 5/16" across flats, 1/8" thick, 10-32 (3/16UNF) thread, zinc plated.I can only seem to find 3/8" wrench size or full thick; /html/fot/2017-01/msg00287.html (7,349 bytes)
13. [Healeys] seat base foam (score: 90): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:13:07 +1300; A few years back I fixed up the BN4 seat bases with repro polyurethane foam inserts and after only 2000 miles they are disintegrating because the 'D' hole in the reproduction wood frame is too big an; /html/fot/2017-01/msg00288.html (8,198 bytes)
14. [Healeys] FW: BN4 - 100/6 front suspension (score: 90): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 09:46:05 +1300; Same issue on my BN4, problem was a buildup of several things: one is measuring from the front guard lip is the wrong place to do it as the left side is up to an inch higher than the right due to man; /html/fot/2017-01/msg00332.html (11,242 bytes)
15. [Healeys] SU carb reamer needed (score: 90): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:05:50 +1300; An m9 x 0.75mm tap threads nicely into the brass bush and with a bit of heat from a blowtorch and a some hammering on a pin punch from the other side, the bushing will come right out. The brass bushi; /html/fot/2017-01/msg00411.html (10,705 bytes)
16. [Healeys] Split the Calipers? (score: 90): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 16:04:48 +1300; Small seal ring is Moss part # 583-820 Overhaul kits available on Ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/250467763580 If changing to silicone fluid you really have to split them to clean out the gunge in the c; /html/fot/2017-02/msg00239.html (8,613 bytes)
17. [Healeys] cockpit finisher rail nuts (score: 90): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2017 22:40:35 +1300; Does anyone know what sort of nuts are used on the two left/right side forward ali cockpit trim rail screws behind the shut pillars on a BN4? The others going around the rear have J shaped brackets b; /html/fot/2017-03/msg00147.html (7,126 bytes)
18. [Healeys] Engine Rebuild Modifications (score: 90): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (Austin Healeys List); Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 08:58:33 +1300; These are all available as a pre-assembled kit now, search for part number mx5; /html/fot/2017-03/msg00151.html (9,512 bytes)
19. [Healeys] Hood grille insert- on top or underneath? (score: 90): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (A H List); Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 10:19:25 +1300; Was the chrome grille section of the hood air scoop on the six cylinder cars originally fitted from underneath the hood metal or on top of it, underneath the trim? It fits better on top, but then the; /html/fot/2017-03/msg00272.html (8,218 bytes)
20. [Healeys] Re-chroming a grill (score: 90): Author: austinhealeyslist at gmail.com (A H List); Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 09:57:40 +1200; I tried rechroming a BN4 grille and $2000 later gave up, instead went with a used original. You have to fully disassemble it (assuming yours is a Mk1 with wavy grille) and this means taking out the d; /html/fot/2017-04/msg00228.html (8,685 bytes)

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