[Healeys] Roadside failures

[BJ8 Healeys]

Fortunately for me, not many serious roadside problems in 85,000 miles and 25 years.  But:

1.  Flat tire, and difficulty finding a new tube or anyone who could repair mine (1984).  Spare had multiple broken and loose spokes, but it got me where I was going.
2.  Generator bearing failure (1984).  Took 3 days in Washington, DC to find someone who could repair it.
3. Severely cracked left front shock mount (discovered while investigating brake screech, 1990).  Temporary tack repair at welding shop, and I drove 300 miles home.
4.  Distributor rotor, multiple (1991).   Towed home 25 miles on the first occasion.
5.  Overflowing carb due to sunk float (1991).  Full tank got me 10 miles back home (arriving with 1/4 tank).  This was at 3:00 am.
6.  RH rear brakes coming unbonded (1994).  Threw linings away, safety wired shoes, and kept trucking for 500 miles.
7.  Broken left front shock mount (the one repaired in 1991) while running rally (2002).  A Good Samaritan trailered the car 200 miles for replacement of the shock mounting plate.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC


---- David Nock <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net> wrote: 
> I am going to be doing a Tech Session at Conclave in San Diego in  
> late June on Roadside Failures and what to do, carry, etc. I am  
> putting a list together of different roadside failures that people  
> have had.
> 
> What roadside failures have you had while traveling in your  
> Healey ??????????
> 
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> David Nock
> British Car Specialists
> Stockton Ca 95205
> 209-948-8767
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> www.britishcarspecialists.com
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