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101. Re: Lucas helmet battery terminals (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:02:48 -0400; No, dielectric grease is an insulator. I realize that may be a little counter-intuitive, because it is used in some electrical applications, but those are typically high-voltage. -- John Miller The h; /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00746.html (6,999 bytes)
102. Re: Grab when launching (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 11:59:58 -0400; I'd check the drum brake return springs. Because drums have self-actuating properties, the leading shoe(s) can get a little wedged. -- John Miller We are so fond of each other because our ailments ar; /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00825.html (7,036 bytes)
103. Re: Intermittent miss--good news and bad (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 17:18:11 -0400; I hate to be the bearer of bad news, so I hope I'm wrong, but a deep, hollow clunk is more characteristic of a main bearing. Rod big ends typically make more of a tapping sound, and a timing chain wo; /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00837.html (8,213 bytes)
104. Re: Intermittent miss--good news and bad (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 18:26:34 -0400; Whoops -- meant to say "knocking" in relation to the big ends. Guess it's a combination of approaching senility and not having been near a knocker for too long. -- John Miller "Your attitude determin; /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00843.html (7,983 bytes)
105. Re: brake light switch (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 08:16:26 -0400; That's probably it. How much is "some resistance?" It should be in the neighborhood of an ohm. I would alligator-clip up a test socket with a stoplight bulb, right next to the switch. Then you'll kno; /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00107.html (7,746 bytes)
106. Re: brake light switch (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 08:52:02 -0400; As I read this, I realized its spectacular lack of clarity. By "neighborhood of an ohm," I meant somewhere between zero and two, to differentiate that neighborhood from double-digit ohms (or higher).; /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00110.html (7,389 bytes)
107. Re: Cam Questions / 3/4 ? (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 16:38:06 -0400; Bein' only 61, I was a few years behind you, but the term was very much current in the late '50s. Then, as now, I kinda figured it was a term of art, that is, a made-up expression to convey the conce; /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00120.html (7,692 bytes)
108. Re: brake light switch (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 16:39:43 -0400; Yes, big "D'oh!" from me. That's absolutely the way to check it. -- John Miller Baruch's Observation: If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.; /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00121.html (7,310 bytes)
109. Re: Heart attack non-healey, unless driving one at the (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 17:30:28 -0400; The American Heart Association specifically recommends against this method in a situation where there is no medical supervision. According to Dr. Richard O. Cummins, Seattle's director of emergency c; /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00157.html (7,429 bytes)
110. Re: Burning up rotors - plus tech tip to get home!!! Long! (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 16:10:00 -0400; I don't know the answer to current rotors, but having caused a rotor to fail on an almost new BJ8 back in '65 by just removing and replacing it (limped home on a spare rotor from a buddy's Nash Metro; /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00263.html (8,943 bytes)
111. Re: Re timing marks (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:57:11 -0400; Can't speak for them, but if it were my design, the adjustment would be there to provide a stop to keep the throttle plates from getting "wedged" in the closed position. The adjustment is sufficientl; /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00390.html (8,101 bytes)
112. Re: RPM dropping down with clutch depressed (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:32:44 -0400; Friction in the throwout bearing. -- John Miller My mother loved children -- she would have given anything if I had been one. -- Groucho Marx; /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00517.html (6,875 bytes)
113. Re: Weight of BN7 Chassis (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 18:39:28 -0400; Can't help with a number, but just FWIW, have you checked Harbor Freight? They have a couple of items that might be adapted or used as is: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnu; /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00523.html (7,709 bytes)
114. Re: 6 cylinder in a 100 chassis (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 08:56:16 -0400; With the possible exception of the motor mounts, t's a much closer match to a Mercedes truck engine -- 4-cyl., if memory serves. -- John Miller When some people discover the truth, they just can't un; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00355.html (8,435 bytes)
115. Re: 6 cylinder in a 100 chassis (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 14:42:16 -0400; At the risk of throwing the cat amongst the chickens, the BMC 3000 six is to the Datsun 280ZX six approximately as the Harley is to the Gold Wing, if you catch my drift. So yes, as someone who takes; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00363.html (8,448 bytes)
116. Re: slight overspray on upholstery (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 12:56:56 -0400; Years ago I had a friend in the used car business who used a rag dampened (not wet) with lacquer thinner for a multitude of upholstery cleanup tasks. I found the whole notion pretty scary, but have s; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00440.html (7,549 bytes)
117. Re: Fender Mirrors - Flat or Convex? (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 12:34:38 -0500; Absolutely. If you trace the light rays, you'll see that a mirror functions just like an opening you look through; the further it is from you, the narrower your angle of view. A convex lens will caus; /html/healeys/2004-04/msg00126.html (8,513 bytes)
118. Re: Fender Mirrors - Flat or Convex? (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 13:24:28 -0500; Smaller, you bet. But given the choice between seeing it too small or not at all, I'll go for too small. YMMV. -- John Miller, wore out the T-shirt A light wife doth make a heavy husband. -Wm. Shakes; /html/healeys/2004-04/msg00130.html (8,414 bytes)
119. Re: Fender Mirrors - Flat or Convex? (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:46:18 -0500; I prefer the clean look, too, but alas, driving in congested city traffic requires either mirrors or keeping the top down. -- John Miller, who almost always had the top down on his XK-120 in Dallas i; /html/healeys/2004-04/msg00138.html (9,118 bytes)
120. Re: Fender Mirrors - Flat or Convex? (score: 1): Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com> (by way of John Miller; Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:47:07 -0500; However...all else being equal, your field of view is wider the closer the mirrors are to your eyes. If you doubt it, two minutes spent with a pocket mirror testing some "extremes" -- e.g., 6 inches; /html/healeys/2004-04/msg00139.html (9,450 bytes)

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