- 281. Re: [Healeys] Undercoating (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:40:02 EDT
- Your reasons are specific and because limited in application may tip the balance for you, but I still would recommend in the general case that an owner not undercoat a Healey. So in the interests of
- /html/healeys/2008-06/msg00657.html (9,283 bytes)
- 282. Re: [Healeys] Splitting Brake Calipers (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:43:09 EDT
- Before you split the calipers, make sure that you have in hand the o-rings that will have to be replaced in the calipers (that's the one and only reason to split the calipers, anyhow. The issue is th
- /html/healeys/2008-06/msg00745.html (7,546 bytes)
- 283. Re: [Healeys] Three degrees of separation (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 19:45:43 EDT
- Yo, Ron... The traveling band your brother-in-law met, slightly shell-shocked from driving on those interstate highways you folks down here consider reasonable means to travel from one place to anoth
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00044.html (8,377 bytes)
- 284. [Healeys] Home before dark (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:41:39 EDT
- Thanks in part to suggestions by Ron Rader and others on this list George Henke and I had a pleasant trip home from San Diego to the Bay area, with the only really unpleasant time being the stretch b
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00174.html (9,453 bytes)
- 285. [Healeys] Gas Mileage from Conclave (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:23:25 EDT
- FWIW: Driving from Los Altos/San Jose to San Diego and back, I used 62 gals of gas, costing about $290 to go a nominal 1053 miles, for an indicated 15.6 mpg. HOWEVER, that mileage included both crusi
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00188.html (7,986 bytes)
- 286. Re: [Healeys] Gas Mileage from Conclave (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:33:16 EDT
- Still beats trailering. When I tow my MGA race car in an enclosed trailer behind my Ford Explorer, I get 10 mpg. On the other hand, when I'm on the track with the MGA, I get 7 mpg. Cheers Gary ** Gas
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00194.html (7,546 bytes)
- 287. Re: [Healeys] Speeds, distances, and odometers. (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 16:34:59 EDT
- you'd read dia. GPSes I do have slightly smaller-diameter tires (running Kelly Metric 165x15s) and your four percent estimate isn't far off from what I calculated. I talked to Garmin about their calc
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00214.html (9,529 bytes)
- 288. Re: [Healeys] Speeds, distances, and odometers. (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 17:00:42 EDT
- John Sims writes: Aren't we getting a little technical and/or anal about MPG and speed. There are countless permutations involved here guys. Sorry if the topic got a little too technical, but folks w
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00220.html (8,144 bytes)
- 289. Re: [Healeys] Speeds, distances, and odometers. (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:25:45 EDT
- Sounds about right; the Garmin is accurate and most cars' speedos read a few miles on the plus side, probably for liability reasons. If your Healey's speedo bounces around, maybe you've got a cable p
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00267.html (8,900 bytes)
- 290. [Healeys] Free ZDDPlus (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:05:56 EDT
- Roger Moment get an email circular today from Eastwood Company, advertising that they will include a $9.99 bottle of ZDDPlus with any order of $75 or more. I think this is the same product that Moss
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00318.html (7,746 bytes)
- 291. Re: [Healeys] Colors esp two-tones (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:59:18 EDT
- That's sort of true, as I understand things. Dealers could and did make minor modifications to paint jobs to make a sale,* and obviously they would be using BMC paints on their shelves, but -- welcom
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00350.html (8,383 bytes)
- 292. Re: [Healeys] Colors esp two-tones (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:05:54 EDT
- Thanks; so noted. However, so far, it sounds like the exception that may prove the rule (that special ordering a one-off paint scheme from the factory, even in BMC colors, was rare to nonexistent): i
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00358.html (7,703 bytes)
- 293. Re: [Healeys] Two-tones (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:21:44 EDT
- No, it isn't true. However, as noted earlier, painting the second color at the dealer was something that was frequently done to move the metal when the LeMans kit was introduced and the 100M was show
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00388.html (7,517 bytes)
- 294. Re: [Healeys] Walmart Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:09:51 EDT
- I think that's at least the third party on the way to or from San Diego that bought a replacement tire at the Walmart. Who knew? And they're open seven days a week and well into the evening. Anyone e
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00394.html (6,834 bytes)
- 295. Re: [Healeys] Walmart Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:26:35 EDT
- Fortunately for the person I knew, plus the reports I heard, the requirement was for a Sprite on 14" disc wheels. We big Healey owners may not be as fortunate, but I think I'll check just for future
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00401.html (7,825 bytes)
- 296. Re: [Healeys] Wiring, ignition, and Carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:37:58 EDT
- As we confirmed once again on our trip down to San Diego: "90 percent of all carburetor problems are electrical." anon. Cheers Gary ** Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music s
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00451.html (7,208 bytes)
- 297. Re: [Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 2, Issue 457 (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:31:20 EDT
- Try Hagerty... I still think they're the best in the business. Let us know what you find out. Cheers Gary ** Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today.
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00588.html (7,345 bytes)
- 298. Re: [Healeys] Tonneau covers (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:33:54 EDT
- The back of the two-seat tonneau is completely different from the four-seater. Two seater has only four snaps and two turn-locks, plus two brackets that slip under chrome clips on the shroud; four-se
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00589.html (7,298 bytes)
- 299. Re: [Healeys] Touch-up Paint (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:37:00 EDT
- A guy in our local car group has franchised a business that specializes in doing touch-ups. Their claim is that their super-special secret formula goes into the nicks easier, and dries more quickly.
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00590.html (6,930 bytes)
- 300. Re: [Healeys] Auto Insurance (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:16:24 EDT
- Is your insurance "Agreed Value" or "Stated Value" -- I wasn't aware that AAA writes any "agreed value" policies. There is a big difference, of course, in how the settlement amount is determined. Che
- /html/healeys/2008-07/msg00619.html (7,435 bytes)
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