- 221. Re: [Healeys] Heater motor (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:43:12 +0100
- In order to change the rotation of a non permanent magnet DC motor you have to reverse the connections to either the field winding or the armature. You might find that the leads to the field winding
- /html/healeys/2010-07/msg00228.html (8,704 bytes)
- 222. Re: [Healeys] Heater motor (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:30:44 +0100
- I believe that what is being missed here is that for many years we have become used to DC motors that have permanent magnet fields. The improvements in magnetic material has made this possible. Howev
- /html/healeys/2010-07/msg00230.html (8,838 bytes)
- 223. Re: [Healeys] Healey Fuel Injection (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:27:05 +0100
- All I say is that unless we can go back to less volatile fuel here in the UK or insulate the pump and pipes over the exhaust pipe, then vaporised fuel as a gas has to come out of the carburettor ove
- /html/healeys/2010-07/msg00565.html (8,844 bytes)
- 224. [Healeys] BN1 Le Mans Pistons (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:04:55 +0100
- We don't often see technical tips but here is one that perhaps only a few people are aware of. I am in the process of reconditioning my BN1 Le Mans engine and decided to keep the original pistons and
- /html/healeys/2010-08/msg00642.html (7,815 bytes)
- 225. Re: [Healeys] BN1 Le Mans Pistons (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:26:25 +0100
- These compression ratio figures are those stated in the Hepolite piston catalogue and must make some assumption about the volume of the cylinder head. Perhaps the BMC/DHMCo made their own measuremen
- /html/healeys/2010-08/msg00652.html (9,221 bytes)
- 226. Re: [Healeys] BN1 I want to drive it (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:14:56 +0100
- Is it possible that you have a fault in the overdrive solenoid that means that it continues to take high current after it has operated. This is something like 20 amps but should have dropped to arou
- /html/healeys/2010-08/msg00835.html (8,061 bytes)
- 227. [Healeys] 4 Litre Engine - was - semi off topic (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 21:25:00 +0100
- I don't believe that there was much in common between the six cylinder 'Austin' engine and the later 'BMC' 3 litre. However there is a strong link between the 4 litre and the A90 Atlantic/A-H 100 en
- /html/healeys/2010-09/msg00191.html (8,793 bytes)
- 228. Re: [Healeys] After 5 year layup - Starting Help (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:17:39 +0100
- With the 100 engine I would not be overly concerned about just starting it in the normal way after checking the obvious. Perhaps the fuel might have become a little 'waxy' but this should not cause
- /html/healeys/2010-09/msg00208.html (8,448 bytes)
- 229. Re: [Healeys] Distributor on the 100 engine (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 07:58:09 +0100
- Did you replace the camshaft bearings? When fitting the centre one it is very difficult to get it in precise rotational alignment. If it is a little out the apertures in the bearing will not fully a
- /html/healeys/2010-09/msg00253.html (9,322 bytes)
- 230. Re: [Healeys] 100 front brakes (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 07:55:17 +0100
- I think that you are on the right track. That is, the pins in the shoes are too short. The shoes that fit a BN2 are supposedly the same as those fitted to vans etc. Including an early London Taxi. T
- /html/healeys/2010-09/msg00534.html (8,619 bytes)
- 231. Re: [Healeys] 100 front brakes (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:11:20 +0100
- My measurements more or less confirm Perry's Except that the measurements for Unipart supercessions come out shorter at 2 1/4" shoes 0.603 from face of shoe to post tip (15.32mm) [11/16" = 0.682"] T
- /html/healeys/2010-09/msg00582.html (9,450 bytes)
- 232. Re: [Healeys] Maybe this is my rattle ... (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 08:48:00 +0100
- Yes and the problem started back on the Austin 16 around 1947. This bracket was strengthened twice with a strip welded along the generator side. First a light strip and then a thicker one as we know
- /html/healeys/2010-10/msg00118.html (10,681 bytes)
- 233. Re: [Healeys] 3000 MkIII Stop Light Switch (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 13:09:51 +0100
- This subject has come up more than once before. It would appear that the units currently available are not up to the standard of the originals. I suggest that you try and find somebody who still has
- /html/healeys/2010-10/msg00161.html (9,335 bytes)
- 234. Re: [Healeys] AH100 Mean bearing caps needed (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 17:53:43 +0100
- I don't have any spare caps but a colleague had the same problem. I had two old but recoverable blocks without caps and he had caps from two frost damaged blocks. The replacement caps had to be line
- /html/healeys/2010-10/msg00292.html (8,331 bytes)
- 235. Re: [Healeys] BN2 Throttles (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 08:06:22 +0000
- In addition to some of the suggestions already made you could have problems with the bell crank bearing. This as you know fits over a shaft that screws into the exhaust manifold and gets very hot. T
- /html/healeys/2010-11/msg00000.html (7,799 bytes)
- 236. Re: [Healeys] space between engine and rad (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 20:53:13 +0000
- On both of my 100s the bracket is fitted the opposite way to those in your photo. This means that the radiator leans back; about 3/8" at the top bracket. This means that I have no real problem chang
- /html/healeys/2010-11/msg00019.html (9,060 bytes)
- 237. Re: [Healeys] Hundred Intake Manifold Packing (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:21:42 +0000
- I think you will find that the originals where made but forcing into shape a length of lead impregnated string or cord. In the UK anything made of lead was outlawed many years ago and this may also
- /html/healeys/2010-11/msg00309.html (7,862 bytes)
- 238. Re: [Healeys] Fx4D = Bighealey? (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 14:08:54 +0000
- What one has to bear in mind here was that for the introduction of the A90 Westminster almost all the original Austin designed parts were modified. Mostly they were beefed up. One has to remember th
- /html/healeys/2010-12/msg00027.html (8,941 bytes)
- 239. [Healeys] Fx4D = Bighealey? A90 Atlantic drums on a BN1 (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:03:19 +0000
- Resent because the original bounced because I used an unrecognised 'From' address -- Forwarded message follows -- Message-ID: <$FmUyeMiq69MFwEO@jharper.demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 14:18:10 +0
- /html/healeys/2010-12/msg00028.html (8,502 bytes)
- 240. Re: [Healeys] Fuel Gauge Jitter fix (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:37:18 +0000
- On most, if not all sender units that are fitted to our cars, the electrical connection does not, as you describe rely on current passing from the sender shaft to the body through the bearing surfac
- /html/healeys/2010-12/msg00306.html (9,027 bytes)
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