- 1. Re: Brake Light Sensor Switch (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 12:00:53 -0800
- A friend here recently tried about 3 of the VW switches in a row in his BJ8 - they didn't seem to last any longer than the current Healey replacements which everyone seems to be having problems with
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00144.html (8,328 bytes)
- 2. Re: 3:54 Housing markings ??? (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:04:05 -0800
- Don't really know - my 3:545 pumpkin has the 'S' stamped as well. It came out of a Wolesley saloon with an automatic transmission. The exact same differential pumpkin was used in all of the large Br
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00640.html (8,507 bytes)
- 3. Re: Seat Slides (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:49:15 -0800
- Also correct for BJ7 / BJ8. Earl Kagna Victoria, B.C. BT7 tri-carb BJ8 While I don't know about a BJ8, they are certainly correct for a BN7/BT7. John Snyder Ned Smith
- /html/healeys/2005-11/msg00091.html (7,390 bytes)
- 4. Re: Wiring harness (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:10:43 -0800
- It's the 'headlamp dip switch' harness - goes from the switch to the main harness in the engine compartment just behind the cyl. head. The restoration pictures are great - you definitely have had qu
- /html/healeys/2005-11/msg00363.html (7,259 bytes)
- 5. Re: Are they the right spark plugs (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 17:08:01 -0700
- Yes -- but the RN12YC - no last digit - will probably be better. I believe that the '6' refers to the fact that the electrodes are designed for vehicles that require approx. .060 gaps. You can set t
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00582.html (7,641 bytes)
- 6. Re: Workshop Manual and other Publications on CD (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 09:40:55 -0700
- Have you had a chance to have a look at the Healey Service Parts List CD project by John New in Ontario? Web based and fully searchable. AKD3523, AKD3524 (BJ7 / BJ8 mechanical and body lists) were f
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00600.html (8,403 bytes)
- 7. Re: Trim and hardtop questions. (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 10:54:13 -0700
- All soft trim, carpets, piping, etc. including the soft top and tonneau are original on my BT7 MK II: 1 - yes, as is the material on the door panels, the rear quarter panels, and the front kick pane
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00173.html (8,733 bytes)
- 8. Re: Wiring Harness Question (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 11:03:11 -0700
- On my '62 BT7 MkII's original wiring harness: All individual wires are PVC insulated - the braiding only serves to bundle the wires together. I believe that earlier cars had some individual wires wi
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00174.html (7,749 bytes)
- 9. Re: Wiring Harness Question (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 10:19:55 -0700
- John / Josef: I stand corrected! A closer examination of the tri-carb's original harness reveals braided insulation on the 'F' wire, as you stated, the only wire with braided insulation on the car. P
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00211.html (9,044 bytes)
- 10. Re: heater fan sucks (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:55:59 -0700
- Due respect Rich, the Healey heater blower motor is a permanent magnet motor - doesn't care about polarity. I have converted at least a half dozen Healeys to NEG ground, including my present two, wi
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00431.html (9,956 bytes)
- 11. Re: heater fan sucks (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:04:48 -0700
- Stranger and stranger! Just went out to the garage and did 2 tests: Test 1: I took the out-of-the-car BJ8 blower motor assembly to the bench and connected the leads both ways several times - the mot
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00463.html (10,456 bytes)
- 12. Re: Mystery (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:51:17 -0700
- A friend of mine with a similar problem added a clutch booster to his 12 cyl E-type. It worked well, but the engine wasn't capable of delivering enough vaccuum to reliably feed two servos (brake and
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00659.html (8,832 bytes)
- 13. Re: Fan belt problem? (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:26:30 -0700
- It could be that you don't have to do anything more - if the noise does not re-appear and all else stays well, you've probably fixed it by readjusting the belt. Moss lists a different P/N for the BN
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00665.html (9,319 bytes)
- 14. Re: lightened flywheel (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:12:01 -0700
- Contact Bill Bolton in Oregon: tricarb@aol.com 541-895-5576 Earl Kagna Victoria, B.C. BT7 tri-carb BJ8 are lightened flywheels available or do i have to have mine shaved and how is it done
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00676.html (7,686 bytes)
- 15. Re: Sloshed? (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 19:28:24 -0700
- Yup, you know the answer! Once the 'sloshing compound' starts to give trouble, it will likely continue - big time. You could try and get the inlet screen off, but whatever fuel filter you add will c
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00868.html (8,433 bytes)
- 16. test (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 10:40:04 -0700
- test only - please delete
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00049.html (6,476 bytes)
- 17. Re: BJ8 Spark "Challenge"-I Think (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 11:30:55 -0700
- Something that happened to me with a friends BJ8 awhile back: After intalling a Pertronix, the car ran for awhile and quit - just like yours. Turned out that the magnetic wheel of the Pertronix all
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00150.html (8,542 bytes)
- 18. Re: Correct orientation of starter motor pinion? (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:53:19 -0700
- With respect to 'Blue one hundred', you are correct - your starter pinion gear was installed reversed. When engaging, the pinion gear is drawn into the flywheel ring gear by the spiral shape of the
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00273.html (8,304 bytes)
- 19. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:54:27 -0700
- Only the very early BJ8's used the same front hub / bearing assembly as the earlier cars. Later BJ8's used a different set-up, including different swivel axles, bearings, shims, calipers, etc. The p
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00753.html (7,078 bytes)
- 20. Fw: How much is too much? (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 17:13:30 -0700
- James: Brake shops usually try for 5 thou or less runout on the rotors - the Healey workshop manual calls for 4 thou or less. If your right rotor is 15 thou out, you should be able to feel it in the
- /html/healeys/2005-07/msg00044.html (9,747 bytes)
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