- 281. Re: [Healeys] Dizzy cam lube (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 08:59:56 -0700
- I have a tube of Blue Streak "Lubricam" which is from the early '70s. It's more like wheel bearing grease than Lubriplate, which is a bit lighter. Googling, there are a lot of sources for Bosch Distr
- /html/healeys/2009-08/msg00079.html (6,842 bytes)
- 282. [Healeys] Master Cylinder Supplier (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:18:18 -0700
- FWIW - once you have the size from the Girling catalogue, you may wish to consider ordering from Pegasus Auto Racing, which sells Girlings by size, with a selection of pushrods and screw-on clevises
- /html/healeys/2009-08/msg00461.html (7,167 bytes)
- 283. Re: [Healeys] Wood steering wheel (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:40:21 -0800
- I have a 15.5" Lempert wheel - that is a great size - IMHO it is the best looking size, looking a little more vintage than the 15", without being overly big like the 16 or 16.5. -- Steve Gerow BN6 wi
- /html/healeys/2009-08/msg00628.html (7,010 bytes)
- 284. Re: [Healeys] Auxiliary Electric Power Source (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:00:09 -0700
- On my neg earth car, I followed the manual wiring diagram which shows the optional Cigar Lighter. I wanted to be able to run a 1200Watt 12 volt Dust Buster vacuum and figured this calls for a heavy d
- /html/healeys/2009-08/msg00770.html (7,835 bytes)
- 285. [Healeys] Power Source Issue - with cell charger (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:05:48 -0700
- The power source I described in the last post works fine for my vac and my dual K&N exhaust gas gauges, but when I plug in my cell charger, for some reason it has a direct short built into it which i
- /html/healeys/2009-08/msg00771.html (7,357 bytes)
- 286. [Healeys] Hot Air from my DustBuster (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:33:19 -0700
- I erroneously posted my 12volt vac was 1200Watts because the model is a "PAV1200W" - silly me to assume their nomenclature is similar to that of a hair dryer! Buried deep in the specs on B&W's websit
- /html/healeys/2009-08/msg00777.html (7,098 bytes)
- 287. Re: [Healeys] hubs .. splines - autotightening (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:51:43 -0800
- I can verify properly oriented hubs will cause the knockoff to tighten in the course of normal driving. I've been using Sharpie index marks every time I remount the wheels and they tighten up every t
- /html/healeys/2009-08/msg01000.html (7,304 bytes)
- 288. Re: [Healeys] hubs .. splines - autotightening (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:43:20 -0800
- Should have been more clear: I don't let them tighten on their own. I tighten them up tight but don't obsess about them. When they're tight, take a Sharpie and draw an index mark across the joint bet
- /html/healeys/2009-08/msg01026.html (8,267 bytes)
- 289. Re: [Healeys] (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:39:05 -0800
- Simple crank locker made from electrical conduit scraps & 2x4 pieces: http://www.pbase.com/stevegerow/image/93312770 -- Steve Gerow BN6 _______________________________________________ Support Team.Ne
- /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00009.html (6,822 bytes)
- 290. Re: [Healeys] Exhaust system advice needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 20:16:10 -0700
- I had a Bell exhaust and swapped it for Kirk Headers and a Monza exhaust. It's definitely the rowdiest sounding street Healey system - because of its single oval pipe through the muffler, it's more
- /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00177.html (8,800 bytes)
- 291. Re: [Healeys] Stripped shock mount nut (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:39:45 -0800
- FWIW - my car has 3 10mm x 1.5 bolts added by a PO and I've been using spring steel belleville washers under all the shock bolts for years - no loctite and none of them has ever loosened. -- Steve Ge
- /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00240.html (7,031 bytes)
- 292. Re: [Healeys] Stripped shock mount nut (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:21:54 -0800
- With respect, when the bolts are torqued down, the belleville washers _are_ flat washers. Though the wikipedia article doesn't talk about them much as lockwashers, they're used extensively in Alfas a
- /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00268.html (7,614 bytes)
- 293. Re: [Healeys] wierd electrics (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:50:47 -0800
- My friend Peter Roses' BN6 had a similar problem. It turned out to be fried wires inside the front wiring harness which were making an internal connection. A way to test it would be to try to start t
- /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00293.html (7,370 bytes)
- 294. [Healeys] electrical answer (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:55:40 -0800
- Peter was the one who reasoned this out. I'm only the messenger as he's not active on this list. I'll look you up next time we're in ABQ for the biscuits and gravy. Will be curious to hear the wrap
- /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00296.html (7,005 bytes)
- 295. Re: [Healeys] wierd electrics (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:12:15 -0700
- Did you try turning lights on/ignition off and testing for juice from coil primary wire? If you have juice, for a double-check, disconnect primary wire from the ignition switch and try again. If tha
- /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00319.html (7,775 bytes)
- 296. [Healeys] Bakelite Dye (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:19:00 -0700
- I used black liquid shoe dye, several coats - IMHO better than India Ink because it has a solvent base and penetrates better than water. The good stuff is like a bottle of Sharpie or Felt-Marker ink.
- /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00320.html (6,953 bytes)
- 297. [Healeys] Subject: No Healey content - fishing for Friday Funnies (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:26:31 -0700
- Hello Jack, You're probably also getting spam emails purportedly from the US "Internal Revenue Service" saying you have "underreported income". Didn't know you had US income, did you? J -- Steve Gero
- /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00384.html (7,115 bytes)
- 298. Re: [Healeys] Subject: No acceleration (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:28:50 -0700
- they Also consider busted advance diaphragm or plugged or disconnected vacuum circuit from carb to advance mechanism. I'd want to put a timing light on it and see if the distributor's advancing when
- /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00394.html (7,341 bytes)
- 299. Re: [Healeys] No acceleration - random thoughts (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:53:39 -0700
- Other ideas: Check spark plug wires in darkness for fireworks - if so, replace. Old resistor wires don't last that long with the screws in the dist cap. (Conventional wisdom - not my personal observa
- /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00395.html (7,597 bytes)
- 300. Re: [Healeys] spring clamps (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:29:50 -0800
- I had the same problem and made shims out of 1" wide aluminum strips purchased from a home center. Forget whether the aluminum was 1/16 or 1/8 thick. I shimmed the 'u' part of the clamp to make it s
- /html/healeys/2009-10/msg00155.html (7,520 bytes)
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