Impact wrench. For a long time, sometimes!
Brian Evans
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>Now, in the absence of any "facts" in any manual, I want opinion on how
>to remove a seized crankshaft pulley retaining bolt.
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>Bob Evans
>Anaheim, California
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>(And I would like to make it clear that the President did NOT have any
>relations in my Sprite. Although my Sprite may be the only one to make
>that claim.)
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>Wm. Severin Thompson wrote:
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>> Bob,
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>> Let me be perfectly clear here... I did not have relations... oops,
sorry, wrong
>> speech. (Presidential press conference text...)
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>> The point is not to discourage the voicing of opinions... but to identify
them as
>> such.... plain and simple. People seem to be content to portray their
opinion as
>> fact.
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>> You are absolutely correct about books on Healeys containing errors. That's a
>> perfect example of my point. People assume because it's in print, it's
correct.
>> In fact, sometimes its Club based information that's erroneous...
example, the
>> recent Chatter that had a picture of Pierce Brosnan in a Healey. The
editor, or
>> caption writer, or supplier of the photo identified it as a 2 seater. Sorry,
>> wrong answer. One time I addressed specific wrong information in a
"historical
>> Healey article". The editor's response..." the little facts aren't
important...
>> just the story." Huh?
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>> My comments are not addressed at the list as a whole, but to those
seemingly self
>> -appointed individuals that are quick to get it wrong.... then watch 15
related
>> inane threads discussing it. I am not naming myself as the opinion or fact
>> police.
>>
>> Let me give you a very specific personal example... I haven't named names
in the
>> past, but I'll clarify the situation a little more. On the Team Thicko
web site
>> <http://www.thicko.com> (which has lots of opinion and is represented as
such)
>> see <http://www.thicko.com/healey.htm>. Halfway down the page is a Healey
>> Register sticker that Geoff gave to me. I had shown Geoff the color
cover of the
>> Oklahoma club's newsletter that had the Healey badge on it. A family
member was
>> taking credit for the badge design. Geoff was outraged.... wrote
"Bullshit" and
>> signed Geoff Healey on it. A week later in the mail I got a large
envelope from
>> Geoff that contained the sticker. On the back he wrote "This is a later
>> adaptation of the Silverstone badge". His letter stated... " the badge
with the
>> Warwick Castle and the Union Jack was created in 1949, as a car badge for the
>> Silverstone, in the drawing office by Barrie Bilbie". This pre-dated by a
number
>> of years the involvement of the family member in the business. Along with the
>> letter and the sticker, Geoff sent a 12 page color brochure... "The Healey
>> Silverstone" by Profile Publications which in its color center section
clearly
>> showed the badge. SOmeday soon I hope to get this on the web site.
>>
>> It gets more and more difficult as time goes by and the principals
involved in
>> the making of the cars pass on to get accurate information. Someday soon,
they'll
>> all be gone... and all we'll have to rely on from a historical standpoint
will be
>> the documented writings of individuals that confirmed the facts before
>> publication, and the fond memories of those of us who were lucky enough
to get to
>> know them.
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>> There's not one single item that precipitated my post today... just the last
>> flush that overflowed the bowl. I think its great that people want to
learn about
>> their cars. I think it's great we have a forum to ask and answer questions. I
>> think it's great to have differences of opinion. Let's just strive to
keep the
>> facts straight.
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>> WST
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