- 181. Re: [Healeys] Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:02:15 +0000
- If they are not stainless steel then the metal must be something very similar. I have just checked four spare manifolds; a couple from Atlantics but you will know that they are the same. All are ori
- /html/healeys/2009-10/msg01010.html (7,823 bytes)
- 182. Re: [Healeys] 100 Engine rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:36:37 +0000
- Just one comment. Did you check that the sump gasket had holes in it where these should line up with those in the block. In particular the one just outboard of the oil strainer return pipe. There we
- /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00135.html (8,304 bytes)
- 183. Re: [Healeys] 100M on ebay? (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:55:22 +0000
- Let me wade in here but before I do you need to know that I have a BN1 Le Mans that has almost everything that was available from the Donald Healey Motor Company very early on. My provenance is esti
- /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00242.html (9,740 bytes)
- 184. Re: [Healeys] E bay (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:07:32 +0000
- I am about to say something with a cheeky smile on my face. One could say that that only the early BN1s with the spiral bevel, 4 stud rear axle were true Austin-Healeys. After that BMC major units r
- /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00334.html (9,034 bytes)
- 185. Re: [Healeys] E bay (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:17:33 +0000
- You wouldn't dare say that Longbridge built badge engineered MGs to a long serving Austin apprentice. In fact this is quite untrue. I worked at BMC Service for a while and the rivalry between Austin
- /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00339.html (8,029 bytes)
- 186. Re: [Healeys] 100-4, Atlantic diff on UK eBay (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:09:56 +0000
- Anybody interested in this needs to check with the seller the ratio. If 33/8 (4.125:1) then not very rare and virtually the same as an early BN1 However if 33/9 (3.667:1) then rare and valuable and d
- /html/healeys/2009-12/msg00078.html (7,318 bytes)
- 187. Re: [Healeys] 100-4 head on UK eBay (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:54:25 +0000
- I am sorry to have to say this but this is not an original A-H 100, A70 or A90 Atlantic head. The give away is that it has the three stud thermostat housing of a later 2.2 or 2.5 litre engine. It qui
- /html/healeys/2009-12/msg00083.html (7,725 bytes)
- 188. Re: [Healeys] Clutch Alignment Tools - AH100 (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 09:13:19 +0000
- The alignment tools I have used and those called up in the official tool list do not get concerned with the spline. They work on the smallest diameter of the clutch plate. I have measured the ones t
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00211.html (7,328 bytes)
- 189. Re: [Healeys] Clutch Alignment Tools - AH100 (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 16:21:28 +0000
- You are correct in what you say. 'Clutchtools' do not advertise the correct tool for a BN1. As a matter of interest I looked up the official BMC Service Tool Catalogue and I believe that there are e
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00223.html (8,677 bytes)
- 190. Re: [Healeys] BN1 rear spring grease nippel (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:08:53 +0000
- I am not aware of anybody supplying these. I ended up making extension pieces into which I screwed a standard short nipple. Shorter ones out of certain early UJs will fit but being shorter limit the
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00254.html (7,454 bytes)
- 191. Re: [Healeys] Fw: Re: BN1 rear spring grease nippel (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:49:58 +0000
- I should have added that I had the same problem in the past so my extensions have a long thread with a lock nut as did Ron. The only problem then is to tighten the lock nut. Fortunately I had a very
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00257.html (8,287 bytes)
- 192. Re: [Healeys] BN1 rear spring grease nippel (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:30:12 +0000
- I agree that only UNF grease nipples were used on 100s except perhaps the odd very early one. As I said in my previous email 1" long versions are too short because the side cheeks of the mounting as
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00261.html (7,861 bytes)
- 193. Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:25:12 +0000
- Perhaps getting away from the original point but when it comes to u-joints I was puzzled as to why on a car that I used to own with a centre bearing on the prop shaft had different UJs fitted althoug
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00330.html (10,879 bytes)
- 194. Re: [Healeys] Hub nuts (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:54:13 +0000
- A word of warning here. There was an early version of the 5 stud read axle that a R.H. thread at both sides. This took place during the early conversion of 100s to fit BMC rear axles. One way of che
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00426.html (8,407 bytes)
- 195. Re: [Healeys] Gearbox (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:15:33 +0000
- Sorry but we cannot leave this uncorrected and mislead owners with wrong information. Many more parts are interchangeable than you indicate. In general terms the BN1 and A70 and A90 Atlantic gearbox
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00593.html (8,414 bytes)
- 196. Re: [Healeys] Gearbox (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:50:20 +0000
- I don't believe that I questioned Pat's point about keeping gears in sets; I just clarified which gears had to be kept together. What I picked up on was 'but the rest isn't'. For example, the lower
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00598.html (8,352 bytes)
- 197. Re: [Healeys] Coronet Cream (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:34:25 +0000
- As you know I collect and keep 100 records on the AHC UK database in a slightly different form to you but can add the following. Mind you, as you are well aware the information we hold is only as go
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00673.html (9,568 bytes)
- 198. Re: [Healeys] Coronet Cream (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:47:06 +0000
- I already have your Batch Number, 4550. This was forwarded to me by Rich Chrysler in June 2008. I assume that you now have updated information because what I received from Rich had the original colo
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00702.html (9,020 bytes)
- 199. [Healeys] 100 Register WEB site (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:23:15 +0000
- With all the recent discussion about Rich's new 100, Coronet Cream and Batch Number may I remind 100 owners that a full Batch Number analysis is on our WEB site at http://www.jharper.demon.co.uk/batc
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00706.html (7,399 bytes)
- 200. Re: [Healeys] Shock question (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:47:46 +0000
- The only information that I can find on this is in Austin Service Journal Volume 26 suspension section page 6. It refers to Hire Car and Taxi. This is dated around summer 1957 and I quote The co-axi
- /html/healeys/2010-01/msg00721.html (8,607 bytes)
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