[Healeys] Roadside failures

[Quinn, Patrick]

G'day David

In the Great South Land the maladies that cause our cars to "fail to
proceed" are very much the same:-

Fixed and got home:

1.	Cylinder block welsh (core) plugs blowing out. (Great stuff is
5-min Araldite)

2.	Broken rear wheel bearing carrier studs. (Spiral bevel rear
drive BN1 owners should always carry a spare).

3.	Rear axle wheel bearing carrier retaining nut coming loose.
(Should have tightened it correctly.)

4.	Numerous overheating problems. (Patience to wait is a virtue)

5.	RHF wheel parting company from the rest of the car. (Never quite
worked out what caused it. Knock-on was found nearby but it's amazing
how far a wheel wants to travel away from the car.)

6.	RHR wheel turning on its spline. (Not a pleasant sound).

7.	Broken tooth in 2nd gear of BN1 gearbox. (Yes fixed and got
home. Don't you carry gearbox spares with you?)

8.	Battery master switch shorting out. (Didn't stop me going out on
a hot date. Now married for 32 years)

9.	Muffler blew out. (Beer cans, wire and muffler putty make a good
temporary repair.)

10.	Distributor parted company from the engine. (This had nothing to
do with rotors, but everything to do with correct tightening of the 2
set screws that hold it in place.)

Not fixed and towed home

1.	Spun main crankshaft bearing. (Was 900 miles from home and
actually replaced the bearing. Ran for about another 50 miles before
happening again.)

2.	I won't mention the large dog or even larger Toyota Crown that
seemed attracted to the bodywork of the BN1 I had at the time.

Must get back to work.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia


-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+patrick.quinn=det.nsw.edu.au at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+patrick.quinn=det.nsw.edu.au at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of David Nock
Sent: Thursday, 15 May 2008 1:06 AM
To: Healey List List
Subject: [Healeys] Roadside failures

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 ??????????

David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767

www.britishcarspecialists.com
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