From bcrist at club-internet.fr Fri Jan 1 00:36:28 2010 From: bcrist at club-internet.fr (Bernard Cristalli) Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:36:28 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Bonne Annee Message-ID: <4B3DA5FC.2030304@club-internet.fr> Tous mes voeux les plus sinceres pour tous. Souhaitons de nous retrouver le meme jour l'an prochain. Bernard From bcrist at club-internet.fr Fri Jan 1 00:54:14 2010 From: bcrist at club-internet.fr (Bernard Cristalli) Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:54:14 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 1964 Austin Healey 3000 BJ-8 for sale on ebay In-Reply-To: <175CD73D-5E3E-4483-A9C5-F6E2BDBBCF10@gmail.com> References: <175CD73D-5E3E-4483-A9C5-F6E2BDBBCF10@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B3DAA26.10301@club-internet.fr> Seems someone was interested ! B Randy Hicks a icrit : > If anyone is interested, it has popped up on ebay also with more pictures. > Item # 170426017577 > > Randy > > Begin forwarded message: > > >> From: Randy Hicks >> Date: December 30, 2009 2:32:22 PM EST >> To: HealeyRick >> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] 1964 Austin Healey 3000 BJ-8 for sale on Dallas >> > Criagslist > >> Yes, but he states that it was Healey Blue originally. >> >> It is however, one of only 1390 Phase I BJ8's built. They seem to be >> > snapped > >> up pretty quick. I wonder if he knows the rarity? >> >> Randy >> >> Randy Hicks >> www.austinhealey100m.com >> '56 100 M >> '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans >> '62 BN7 MkII >> '65 BJ8 >> '53 MGTD >> Healey100M at gmail.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 30, 2009, at 1:14 PM, HealeyRick wrote: >> >> >>> I would call that a non-factory exterior/interior color combination. >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> >>> >>> Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo >>> >>> --- On Wed, 12/30/09, Patton Dickson <57healey at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> From: Patton Dickson <57healey at gmail.com> >>> Subject: [Healeys] 1964 Austin Healey 3000 BJ-8 for sale on Dallas >>> >> Criagslist >> >>> To: "Healey List" >>> Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 11:35 AM >>> >>> This just posted on Dallas Craigslist, I don't know the car or owner, >>> just forwarding it on >>> >>> http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/ctd/1530379456.html >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >>> >>> Healeys at autox.team.net >>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >>> >>> You are subscribed as healey100m at gmail.com >>> >>> http://www.team.net/archive >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as healey100m at gmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as bcrist at club-internet.fr > > http://www.team.net/archive From coudesluijs at chello.nl Fri Jan 1 02:22:03 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:22:03 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] happy new year. Message-ID: <4B3DBEBB.6000703@chello.nl> To all of this mixed bag of enthousiasts a very happy 2010 and may you make many a trip in your Healey. Kees Oudesluijs NL From bj7ah at acanac.net Fri Jan 1 06:40:05 2010 From: bj7ah at acanac.net (Heal;ey) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 08:40:05 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Muffler for Healey 100 In-Reply-To: <419781B411FE49A393D0DAC5B73D49D0@LIFEBOOK> References: <7a3f.51e33102.386d7dbd@aol.com> <419781B411FE49A393D0DAC5B73D49D0@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010 IT FINALLY HAS ARRIVED BOB & JEAN SLATER 1963 BJ7 happy new year
Holidays New Year comments and graphics From eyera3 at gmail.com Fri Jan 1 10:17:40 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 09:17:40 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] steering wheel repair Message-ID: <173126441001010917r355bf3dcvf1fe18a426ecb65@mail.gmail.com> If you have used a restoration service please let me know how it worked out and about how much you paid for the repairs. Been trying to locate a wheel for my MKI non-adjustable wheel, or a reliable restoration shop. -- I Erbs Portland, OR From jule_enterprisesah at yahoo.com Fri Jan 1 10:34:53 2010 From: jule_enterprisesah at yahoo.com (Martin Jansen) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 09:34:53 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Re: "No, they don't make them like they used to. And that's a good thing:" Message-ID: <402699.43388.qm@web53008.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Happy Healeying, Marty www.jule-enterprises.com --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Martin Jansen wrote: From: Martin Jansen Subject: Fw: Re: [Healeys] "No, they don't make them like they used to. And that's a good thing:" To: majordomo at autox.team.net Received: Friday, January 1, 2010, 12:29 PM --- On Thu, 12/31/09, Martin Jansen wrote: From: Martin Jansen Subject: Re: [Healeys] "No, they don't make them like they used to. And that's a good thing:" To: "Tom" Received: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 11:13 AM The design of the original steering column has always been a concern of ours. This design is pre-war and is unsafe. We have developed a rack and pinion set up for 3000 and 100-4. We utilize all new components. For more information look to our web site in the near future or contact our company directly. Happy Healeying, Marty www.jule-enterprises.com --- On Mon, 12/21/09, Tom wrote: From: Tom Subject: Re: [Healeys] "No, they don't make them like they used to. And that's a good thing:" To: healeys at autox.team.net Received: Monday, December 21, 2009, 9:11 PM Yup, that steering wheel is a safety feature. One must engage the brain before engaging the clutch. What's scary is the feeling of invincibility many drivers get from all the "safety" features in modern cars. - Tom On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 8:06 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote: > An 80 MPH closing speed means both vehicles were traveling at 40 MPH. That's > not all that fast. Colliding with another vehicle instead of an immovable > object would lessen the impact due to the structural collapse of both > vehicles. The newer car is stiffer and has structural elements that channel > the forces away from the passenger compartment. It also had functional air > bags that absorbed the force of the passenger's body to mitigate injury. The > foot injury would likely be caused by collapse of the wheel well/footwell > structure, which is a common weak point. The rider in the older car basically > turns into a projectile and is at the mercy of the designers of the car. In > the 50s hard surfaces and sharp objects were quite common in automobile > interiors. > Take a look at the steering column on your Healey. Now if that's not an > incentive to drive it responsibly... > Bill Lawrence Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as jule_enterprisesah at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Fri Jan 1 10:42:16 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 09:42:16 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Muffler for Healey 100 In-Reply-To: References: <173126440912300024l3acaa056t51efd43d0f44950a@mail.gmail.com> <6AAE97B75B22447DB0324BBF34BE406A@user8634b3d69b> Message-ID: <173126441001010942p2fd842c0p96103bb2b59d3ebd@mail.gmail.com> Glad I don't live in your neighborhood! what an jerk! sorry, but that is unfair to all your neighbors and any home you pass along the way. On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:11 PM, rrengineer @dslextreme.com < rrengineer at dslextreme.com> wrote: > You definitely would not like my Harley Davidson with the aftermarket > exhaust then Guy. It sets off car alarms at 100 feet when I really get on > it, but I wear ear plugs. The ear plugs are more for the wind noise > instead > of the noise behind me. > Mike MacLean > 56 BN2 > 60 AN5 > 02 Heritage Springer > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 2:48 AM, Guy R Day wrote: > > > Here in the UK a loud vehicle exhaust sound in the street is generally > seen > > as a bad sign. It conjures up images of forever being stopped by the > > Police, of potentially dangerous youth involvement (ie drugs, muggings, > > thefts etc), of being a flash boy racer or fast uncontrolled driving. It > is > > always a source of amusement to read posts where having a loud exhaust > note > > is a requisite. Seeing some of the exhaust tail pipes that are larger > than > > the engine cylinder bore is also an amusing sight provided by 'yoof' who > > cruise around in rather loud Jap cars. Bling rules in the street parade! > > Please do not get me wrong, the sound of a well tuned exhaust note is > > wonderful and despite living across town and 4 miles away from what was > my > > nearest car tuning centre I could still hear when they had a 'good' motor > on > > the rolling road. This was normally a single seat racecar on the third > set > > of rollers (Harry's set)that read up to 600bhp and if doing nothing else > I'd > > pop down there to see what it was. > > > > A loud exhaust note does not equate to the best power output and my > > recommendation would be to thoroughly research exhaust tuning, especially > > tuned length savaging systems for LBCs. > > > > Guy R Day > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From mayorrichard at hotmail.com Fri Jan 1 11:24:29 2010 From: mayorrichard at hotmail.com (richard mayor) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 18:24:29 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Left rear axles Message-ID: I just want to second what Fred Crowley said about breaking the driver's side rear axle at the flange. It has happened to me and I know that it has happened to others. To my knowledge, so far, it has only happened to the left side. I use a Quaiffe. One of the other guys has always run an open diff. I suspect the various tracks we race on are the main factor. Most tracks run in a clock-wise direction which means we are sliding into, driving over or just plain hitting the FIA curbs with our left tires more than we do with the right side. The good thing is that with the design of our cars (big Healeys that is) you will not lose a wheel. However, one of the racers had a break a bit farther in from the flange. It was necessary to take some fine wire, slip it inside the housing and down far enough over the axle shaft like a noose in order to pull the shaft out. Richard Mayor BN7L-466 Vintage Racer Portland, Oregon _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ From m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca Fri Jan 1 11:40:34 2010 From: m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca (Mirek Sharp) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 13:40:34 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Bike mufflers Was: Re: Muffler for Healey 100 References: <20091230191407.ENNCH.50591.root@ispmxfep12-z02><4B3C0EAF.9010005@sasktel.net><4B3C33B5.3040505@comcast.net> Message-ID: you wrote: I think loud pipes as a safety feature is overstated. Just my opinion, based on my observations. I have to agree that loud pipes do not help in every situation, but when you are on a bike, you take every precaution and if the loud pipes help prevent an accident just once, they are worth it. My Velo is kinda loud and I see heads turn well in advance of me, However, my newer Honda, with its quieter pipes, does not have the same effect. Lets face it, by todays standards, our Healeys are pretty loud too! Mirek 60 BT7 85 Honda VF1000R 67 Velocette Venom 56 BSA RR 39 Velocette KSS From glemon at neb.rr.com Fri Jan 1 11:45:45 2010 From: glemon at neb.rr.com (Greg Lemon) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 12:45:45 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Harbor Freight Jacks (revisited) In-Reply-To: <173126441001010917r355bf3dcvf1fe18a426ecb65@mail.gmail.com> References: <173126441001010917r355bf3dcvf1fe18a426ecb65@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <04E7C19342B94CD5B1691128400A40F8@GregPC> Got my Harbor Freight Aluminum Racing Jack for Christmas, must be from a good batch, releases gradually, also seems to be pretty well made, it has a 3.5" or so start height, which is great for our cars, but does seem to be a little limited in how high it will lift, but I don't have the exact specs in front of me, but overall good deal, am very happy with it. Greg Lemon From m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca Fri Jan 1 12:04:53 2010 From: m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca (Mirek Sharp) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 14:04:53 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Muffler for Healey 100 References: <7a3f.51e33102.386d7dbd@aol.com> <419781B411FE49A393D0DAC5B73D49D0@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: I second that Rich - I would love a good quality repro. The silencer that I have now, with about one thousand miles on it, has a loose baffle and sounds like crap. I will be sourcing a replacement in the near future. Mirek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich C" Sure wish a manufacturer would find a Burgess muffler, dissect it, copy it in every detail and manufacture them for sale. From rrengineer at dslextreme.com Fri Jan 1 12:09:40 2010 From: rrengineer at dslextreme.com (rrengineer @dslextreme.com) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 11:09:40 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Muffler for Healey 100 In-Reply-To: <173126441001010942p2fd842c0p96103bb2b59d3ebd@mail.gmail.com> References: <173126440912300024l3acaa056t51efd43d0f44950a@mail.gmail.com> <6AAE97B75B22447DB0324BBF34BE406A@user8634b3d69b> <173126441001010942p2fd842c0p96103bb2b59d3ebd@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Another intelligent response from one of the effete snob big Healey owners. You make it sound like i am driving my bike over peoples lawns, stopping just to rev the motor and asking where their teenage daughters are. The motorcycle only sounds very loud when I am in the upper rpm range. I have expansion chamber type mufflers on it much like the cherry bomb type that some Healey owners have on their engines that are twice the size of my Harley Davidson motor. I am glad you don't live in my neighborhood either. You must be the old crank that yells at the kids in the neighborhood to get off your lawn when they pass by on the sidewalk. Mike MacLean Harley Davidson and Healey (big and small) owner for life. On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 9:42 AM, I Erbs wrote: > Glad I don't live in your neighborhood! > what an jerk! > sorry, but that is unfair to all your neighbors and any home you pass along > the way. > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:11 PM, rrengineer @dslextreme.com < > rrengineer at dslextreme.com> wrote: > >> You definitely would not like my Harley Davidson with the aftermarket >> exhaust then Guy. It sets off car alarms at 100 feet when I really get on >> it, but I wear ear plugs. The ear plugs are more for the wind noise >> instead >> of the noise behind me. >> Mike MacLean >> 56 BN2 >> 60 AN5 >> 02 Heritage Springer >> > > > > > -- > I Erbs > Portland, OR From MKIII4ME at aol.com Fri Jan 1 12:56:01 2010 From: MKIII4ME at aol.com (MKIII4ME at aol.com) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 14:56:01 EST Subject: [Healeys] 1964 Austin Healey 3000 BJ-8 for sale on ebay Message-ID: John Wilson of Healey Lane Restorations in Marcola Oregon purchased the car. It is destined for a ground up restoration and will probably be at one of the Barrett/Jackson auctions. Dennis Saxon In a message dated 1/1/2010 12:37:12 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bcrist at club-internet.fr writes: Seems someone was interested ! B Randy Hicks a icrit : > If anyone is interested, it has popped up on ebay also with more pictures. > Item # 170426017577 > > Randy > > Begin forwarded message: > > >> From: Randy Hicks >> Date: December 30, 2009 2:32:22 PM EST >> To: HealeyRick >> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] 1964 Austin Healey 3000 BJ-8 for sale on Dallas >> > Criagslist > >> Yes, but he states that it was Healey Blue originally. >> >> It is however, one of only 1390 Phase I BJ8's built. They seem to be >> > snapped > >> up pretty quick. I wonder if he knows the rarity? >> >> Randy >> >> Randy Hicks >> www.austinhealey100m.com >> '56 100 M >> '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans >> '62 BN7 MkII >> '65 BJ8 >> '53 MGTD >> Healey100M at gmail.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 30, 2009, at 1:14 PM, HealeyRick wrote: >> >> >>> I would call that a non-factory exterior/interior color combination. >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> >>> >>> Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo >>> >>> --- On Wed, 12/30/09, Patton Dickson <57healey at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> From: Patton Dickson <57healey at gmail.com> >>> Subject: [Healeys] 1964 Austin Healey 3000 BJ-8 for sale on Dallas >>> >> Criagslist >> >>> To: "Healey List" >>> Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 11:35 AM >>> >>> This just posted on Dallas Craigslist, I don't know the car or owner, >>> just forwarding it on >>> >>> http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/ctd/1530379456.html >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >>> >>> Healeys at autox.team.net >>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >>> >>> You are subscribed as healey100m at gmail.com >>> >>> http://www.team.net/archive >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as healey100m at gmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as bcrist at club-internet.fr > > http://www.team.net/archive Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as mkiii4me at aol.com http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Fri Jan 1 13:30:31 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 12:30:31 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Muffler for Healey 100 Message-ID: <4b3e5b6a.9713f30a.4f7b.fffff1ec@mx.google.com> None of the below. Just a guy who live across the street from a jerk who warmed up his harley at 6:30 every day and reved it loudly before blasting down the street. High school teacher who wishes .ore kids lived on my block for my kids to play with. sent from my cellular PDA I Erbs sent from my cellular PDA I Erbs -----Original Message----- From: rrengineer @dslextreme.com Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 11:09 AM To: I Erbs Cc: Guy R Day ; Austin Healey Subject: Re: [Healeys] Muffler for Healey 100 Another intelligent response from one of the effete snob big Healey owners. You make it sound like i am driving my bike over peoples lawns, stopping just to rev the motor and asking where their teenage daughters are. The motorcycle only sounds very loud when I am in the upper rpm range. I have expansion chamber type mufflers on it much like the cherry bomb type that some Healey owners have on their engines that are twice the size of my Harley Davidson motor. I am glad you don't live in my neighborhood either. You must be the old crank that yells at the kids in the neighborhood to get off your lawn when they pass by on the sidewalk. Mike MacLean Harley Davidson and Healey (big and small) owner for life. On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 9:42 AM, I Erbs wrote: > Glad I don't live in your neighborhood! > what an jerk! > sorry, but that is unfair to all your neighbors and any home you pass along > the way. > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:11 PM, rrengineer @dslextreme.com < > rrengineer at dslextreme.com> wrote: > >> You definitely would not like my Harley Davidson with the aftermarket >> exhaust then Guy. It sets off car alarms at 100 feet when I really get on >> it, but I wear ear plugs. The ear plugs are more for the wind noise >> instead >> of the noise behind me. >> Mike MacLean >> 56 BN2 >> 60 AN5 >> 02 Heritage Springer >> > > > > > -- > I Erbs > Portland, OR From p_cquinn at tpg.com.au Fri Jan 1 14:22:01 2010 From: p_cquinn at tpg.com.au (Patrick and Caroline Quinn) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 08:22:01 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] steering wheel repair In-Reply-To: <173126441001010917r355bf3dcvf1fe18a426ecb65@mail.gmail.com> References: <173126441001010917r355bf3dcvf1fe18a426ecb65@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: G'day I know that it seems such a long way from Oregon, but it's really just a trip to the post office for you. http://www.pearlcraft.com.au/ I highly recommend them. Ask Bill Emerson who had his Healey Elliott steering wheel restored by them. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of I Erbs Sent: Saturday, 2 January 2010 4:18 AM To: healey help Subject: [Healeys] steering wheel repair If you have used a restoration service please let me know how it worked out and about how much you paid for the repairs. Been trying to locate a wheel for my MKI non-adjustable wheel, or a reliable restoration shop. -- I Erbs Portland, OR From ATIGHTPROD at aol.com Fri Jan 1 15:14:13 2010 From: ATIGHTPROD at aol.com (ATIGHTPROD at aol.com) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:14:13 EST Subject: [Healeys] January 1, 2010 Message-ID: Just returned from a one hundred eighty mile jaunt, down to, all through and then back from Orange County, California. Weather was beautiful, about three to four hundred cars on the run. All kinds, lot's of British, Italian, French, American Muscle, German, mix breeds and rat rods. Great way to start the year! So happy motoring to all and may 2010 bring you many wonderful journeys! Steven Kingsbury BN1 #598 From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Fri Jan 1 15:19:31 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 14:19:31 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] spray varnishes for BJ8 dash Message-ID: Has anyone been successful using spray on finishes on the wood dash? Helmsman rattle can has UV protection. Any other brands suggested? How many coats should I expect? I liked the Enviro-Tex pour on idea but it does not have UV protection and goes on thick which may not hold up in the heat of the sun (expansion and contraction which caused separation and cracking). Rich Kahn _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ From bspidell at comcast.net Fri Jan 1 15:27:13 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:27:13 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Bike mufflers Was: Re: Muffler for Healey 100 In-Reply-To: References: <20091230191407.ENNCH.50591.root@ispmxfep12-z02><4B3C0EAF.9010005@sasktel.net><4B3C33B5.3040505@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4B3E76C1.8000002@comcast.net> Sounds like your Velo is good at notifying threatening pedestrians of your approach. Doubt it does much good against your real nemesis: the ignorant housewife in a 3-ton SUV with the windows rolled up, the A/C on, the kids screaming in the back watching a DVD and the radio turned up to 11. Run loud pipes--and pay the tickets--if you want, just don't call it a a 'safety feature.' You're not fooling anybody. bs Mirek Sharp wrote: > you wrote: I think loud pipes as a safety feature is overstated. Just > my opinion, based on my observations. > > I have to agree that loud pipes do not help in every situation, but > when you are on a bike, you take every precaution and if the loud > pipes help prevent an accident just once, they are worth it. My Velo > is kinda loud and I see heads turn well in advance of me, However, my > newer Honda, with its quieter pipes, does not have the same effect. > Lets face it, by todays standards, our Healeys are pretty loud too! > > Mirek > 60 BT7 > 85 Honda VF1000R > 67 Velocette Venom > 56 BSA RR > 39 Velocette KSS > > -- ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From warthodson at aol.com Fri Jan 1 15:53:12 2010 From: warthodson at aol.com (warthodson at aol.com) Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:53:12 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Healey Highlights Message-ID: <8CC594C54D2E36B-161C-32A82@webmail-d092.sysops.aol.com> I am trying to reducing our collection of stuff & am offering a collection of Healey Highlights as follows: Vol. 3 #2 (1972) Vol. 5 #1 (1974) thru Vol. 17 #12 (Dec. 1996) They are in good condition. They have been 3 hole punched and are in two post binders. $25 plus shipping. Gary Hodson From warthodson at aol.com Fri Jan 1 16:04:45 2010 From: warthodson at aol.com (warthodson at aol.com) Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:04:45 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Chatter Message-ID: <8CC594DF18E1F87-161C-32C3C@webmail-d092.sysops.aol.com> More Healey stuff I am trying to pass along: Chatter issues as follows: Vol. XVI, #1 (Jan. 1976) thru Vol. 31, #12 (Dec. 1991) These are in good condition. They have been 3 hole punched & and are in 3 post binders. The issues from 1/76 thru 4/82 are primarily copies, which is what I received when I ordered back issues many yeasrs ago. $25 plus shipping. Gary Hodson From lapierrem at sbcglobal.net Fri Jan 1 16:24:03 2010 From: lapierrem at sbcglobal.net (Mark LaPierre) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 18:24:03 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] steering wheel repair References: <173126441001010917r355bf3dcvf1fe18a426ecb65@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <001b01ca8b39$81c1d100$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> I purchased a Moss repro adjustable wheel and they really look nice, feel right and fit well, IMHO. And what a time saver. Should be on sale some time this year. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "I Erbs" To: "healey help" Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 12:17 PM Subject: [Healeys] steering wheel repair > If you have used a restoration service please let me know how it worked > out > and about how much you paid for the repairs. > Been trying to locate a wheel for my MKI non-adjustable wheel, or a > reliable > restoration shop. > > -- > I Erbs > Portland, OR > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as lapierrem at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Fri Jan 1 18:09:22 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:09:22 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Sacramento car dealership Message-ID: Has anyone ever heard of "International Sportscar Ltd" on El Camino Blvd, Sacramento? I found a Zippo lighter with a metal plack with a Healey on it and the above address. Rich Kahn _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ From f.ronald.rader at gmail.com Fri Jan 1 22:35:32 2010 From: f.ronald.rader at gmail.com (F Ronald Rader) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 21:35:32 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] January 1, 2010 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5caeedb51001012135i307435e9g9bc0d03cbb49dc6c@mail.gmail.com> It was a great day in So CAL. We started in Playa del Rey and met up in Pacific Palisades. We drove the Mulholland highway to Ventura county line and back PCH to lunch in Malibu. The most fun was seeing all of the other car crazy on the road. PCA must have had a major multi link drive. Saw one TR2 one E type III OTS. I drove the black 1967 E FHC A great DAY!! ron rader 1965 BJ8 1967 E type FHC 1960 XK 150 FHC ***************************************************************************** **************** On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 2:14 PM, wrote: > > Just returned from a one hundred eighty mile jaunt, down to, all through > and then back from Orange County, California. Weather was beautiful, about > three to four hundred cars on the run. All kinds, lot's of British, > Italian, French, American Muscle, German, mix breeds and rat rods. Great way to > start the year! So happy motoring to all and may 2010 bring you many > wonderful journeys! > Steven Kingsbury From ampole at hotmail.com Sat Jan 2 00:41:00 2010 From: ampole at hotmail.com (andy pole) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 07:41:00 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] stub axles In-Reply-To: <137229b0912310713y3bdbc54bq72b14c54a5d4535@mail.gmail.com> References: <96E4E06E60CB4D0294869747FB295E6A@ACM030>, <137229b0912310713y3bdbc54bq72b14c54a5d4535@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: I have to agree with Michael that the later axles may be stronger from the comments by Dennis Welch when they reamed mine, they stated that 50 % had cracks on the ealier axles (and they crack tested them all as a matter of course) but mine should hopefully be okay, which they were !!! It is also worth noting that the uprated stub axles they manufacture are only for the earlier cars bn2-bj7! cheers Andy _________________________________________________________________ Use Hotmail to send and receive mail from your different email accounts http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/186394592/direct/01/ From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sat Jan 2 03:19:21 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:19:21 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] spray varnishes for BJ8 dash In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B3F1DA9.40507@chello.nl> Depends on the finish you want. In all cases prepare the wood/veneer as best as you can using 320 sandpaper. If you want a high gloss finish you need a lot of coats and sanding in between to fill up the woodgrain. However this may crack and separate in time. The best way to go, I found, is using thinned PU boat varnish applied by a soft brush, at least 5 thin coats with light sanding in between the coats. Spraying would give a similar result. The first coat needs to be sanded with 320 grade when the varnish is stil wet to fill the grain. Very messy. After all grains are filled up leave the coat dry thoroughly for at least two weeks and sand the final coat using 2000 flower paper on a flat board, check if all grains are filled and polish with a good wax polish or even brass polish and finish with carnabu wax. I did several TR dashboards that way. If you want a satin finish polishing with a minimum of 10 layers of raw linseed oil may be the best. Apply with a lintfree cloth in very thin layers and rub in. Leave to dry for a week between the coats. Buff up the final coat. It is a resilient and higly water and heat resistant coating but you have to maintain the dashboard by rubbing on some lindseed oil each year to keep it really nice. Easy enough. It is best to keep a varnish coat on wood as thin as possible to avoid cracking and separation. Pouring on the product may lead to a very glossy and even finish but I fear it will not last long if exposed to sun, varying temperatures and humidities, the same goes for any thickly applied product. Do not expect to much from the UV protection from any product. AFAIAC there is not much between them. Kees Oudesluijs NL Richard Kahn schreef: > Has anyone been successful using spray on finishes on the wood dash? Helmsman > rattle can has UV protection. Any other brands suggested? How many coats > should I expect? I liked the Enviro-Tex pour on idea but it does not have UV > protection and goes on thick which may not hold up in the heat of the sun > (expansion and contraction which caused separation and cracking). > Rich Kahn From cgsecord at simcom.on.ca Sat Jan 2 03:26:31 2010 From: cgsecord at simcom.on.ca (Graham Secord) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 05:26:31 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Bike mufflers Was: Re: Muffler for Healey 100 References: <20091230191407.ENNCH.50591.root@ispmxfep12-z02><4B3C0EAF.9010005@sasktel.net><4B3C33B5.3040505@comcast.net> <4B3E76C1.8000002@comcast.net> Message-ID: <003001ca8b96$96ab6290$6324cdd1@user2a79da3220> Very well said, Bob. Graham Secord Healey 100, Honda oldwing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Spidell" To: "Mirek Sharp" Cc: Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bike mufflers Was: Re: Muffler for Healey 100 > Sounds like your Velo is good at notifying threatening pedestrians of > your approach. Doubt it does much good against your real nemesis: the > ignorant housewife in a 3-ton SUV with the windows rolled up, the A/C > on, the kids screaming in the back watching a DVD and the radio turned > up to 11. > > Run loud pipes--and pay the tickets--if you want, just don't call it a a > 'safety feature.' You're not fooling anybody. > > > bs From billunc at gmail.com Sat Jan 2 06:57:54 2010 From: billunc at gmail.com (Bill B) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 08:57:54 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] looking for a healey to restore Message-ID: <35dbb5b41001020557n4a122c61sc2b0d3cd5a15dba1@mail.gmail.com> hello healeyites i'm looking for a healey to restore, basket case ok, stalled partial restoration ok, please contact me off list billunc at gmail.com happy 2010 BB -- Bill Browning cell: 704-408-2711 From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sat Jan 2 07:48:06 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:48:06 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] looking for a healey to restore In-Reply-To: <35dbb5b41001020557n4a122c61sc2b0d3cd5a15dba1@mail.gmail.com> References: <35dbb5b41001020557n4a122c61sc2b0d3cd5a15dba1@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B3F5CA6.1060307@chello.nl> What Healey, where? Kees Oudesluijs NL Bill B schreef: > hello healeyites > i'm looking for a healey to restore, basket case ok, stalled partial > restoration ok, please contact me off list > > billunc at gmail.com > > happy 2010 > BB > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.725 / Virusdatabase: 270.14.124/2597 - datum van uitgifte: 01/02/10 09:22:00 From billunc at gmail.com Sat Jan 2 08:15:35 2010 From: billunc at gmail.com (Bill B) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:15:35 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] make that a big healey 3000 Message-ID: <35dbb5b41001020715h80527e8tee93c155812dc718@mail.gmail.com> hey gang forgot a detail on my looking for a project email a big healey , a 3000 thanks bb -- Bill Browning cell: 704-408-2711 From lapierrem at sbcglobal.net Sat Jan 2 08:46:31 2010 From: lapierrem at sbcglobal.net (Mark LaPierre) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:46:31 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] January 1, 2010 References: <5caeedb51001012135i307435e9g9bc0d03cbb49dc6c@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <000a01ca8bc2$c193ddd0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Oh come on now! Your killin us here in the snow belt. 2 feet of snow over night and we're diggin out. I guess if we can't have the dream we might as well live it through you guys. Keep the dream alive! Snow bound in IN. Come on April, Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "F Ronald Rader" To: "Healey List" Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 12:35 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] January 1, 2010 > It was a great day in So CAL. > We started in Playa del Rey and met up in Pacific Palisades. > We drove the Mulholland highway to Ventura county line and back PCH to > lunch in Malibu. > > The most fun was seeing all of the other car crazy on the road. > PCA must have had a major multi link drive. > > Saw one TR2 one E type III OTS. I drove the black 1967 E FHC > > A great DAY!! > > ron rader > > 1965 BJ8 > 1967 E type FHC > 1960 XK 150 FHC > ***************************************************************************** > **************** > On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 2:14 PM, wrote: >> >> Just returned from a one hundred eighty mile jaunt, down to, all >> through >> and then back from Orange County, California. Weather was beautiful, >> about >> three to four hundred cars on the run. All kinds, lot's of British, >> Italian, French, American Muscle, German, mix breeds and rat rods. Great > way to >> start the year! So happy motoring to all and may 2010 bring you many >> wonderful journeys! >> Steven Kingsbury > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as lapierrem at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Sat Jan 2 09:22:09 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 08:22:09 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] spray varnishes for BJ8 dash In-Reply-To: <4B3F1DA9.40507@chello.nl> References: , <4B3F1DA9.40507@chello.nl> Message-ID: Thank you for the great advice. Rich Kahn > Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 11:19:21 +0100 > From: coudesluijs at chello.nl > To: tahoehealey at hotmail.com > CC: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] spray varnishes for BJ8 dash > > Depends on the finish you want. In all cases prepare the wood/veneer as > best as you can using 320 sandpaper. > If you want a high gloss finish you need a lot of coats and sanding in > between to fill up the woodgrain. However this may crack and separate in > time. The best way to go, I found, is using thinned PU boat varnish > applied by a soft brush, at least 5 thin coats with light sanding in > between the coats. Spraying would give a similar result. The first coat > needs to be sanded with 320 grade when the varnish is stil wet to fill > the grain. Very messy. After all grains are filled up leave the coat dry > thoroughly for at least two weeks and sand the final coat using 2000 > flower paper on a flat board, check if all grains are filled and polish > with a good wax polish or even brass polish and finish with carnabu wax. > I did several TR dashboards that way. > If you want a satin finish polishing with a minimum of 10 layers of raw > linseed oil may be the best. Apply with a lintfree cloth in very thin > layers and rub in. Leave to dry for a week between the coats. Buff up > the final coat. It is a resilient and higly water and heat resistant > coating but you have to maintain the dashboard by rubbing on some > lindseed oil each year to keep it really nice. Easy enough. > It is best to keep a varnish coat on wood as thin as possible to avoid > cracking and separation. > Pouring on the product may lead to a very glossy and even finish but I > fear it will not last long if exposed to sun, varying temperatures and > humidities, the same goes for any thickly applied product. > Do not expect to much from the UV protection from any product. AFAIAC > there is not much between them. > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > > Richard Kahn schreef: > > Has anyone been successful using spray on finishes on the wood dash? Helmsman > > rattle can has UV protection. Any other brands suggested? How many coats > > should I expect? I liked the Enviro-Tex pour on idea but it does not have UV > > protection and goes on thick which may not hold up in the heat of the sun > > (expansion and contraction which caused separation and cracking). > > Rich Kahn > > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ From rchaskell at earthlink.net Sat Jan 2 09:45:37 2010 From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell) Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:45:37 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] January 1, 2010 In-Reply-To: <000a01ca8bc2$c193ddd0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> References: <5caeedb51001012135i307435e9g9bc0d03cbb49dc6c@mail.gmail.com> <000a01ca8bc2$c193ddd0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Message-ID: <4B3F7831.9010404@earthlink.net> Guess I'm in the sun belt of Indiana. Drove the MGB for a bit yesterday. The gearbox is out of the Healey - torn input shaft seal generates a good size leak. Mark LaPierre wrote: > Oh come on now! Your killin us here in the snow belt. 2 feet of snow > over night and we're diggin out. > > I guess if we can't have the dream we might as well live it through you > guys. Keep the dream alive! > > Snow bound in IN. > > Come on April, > Mark > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "F Ronald Rader" > > To: "Healey List" > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 12:35 AM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] January 1, 2010 > > >> It was a great day in So CAL. >> We started in Playa del Rey and met up in Pacific Palisades. >> We drove the Mulholland highway to Ventura county line and back PCH to >> lunch in Malibu. >> >> The most fun was seeing all of the other car crazy on the road. >> PCA must have had a major multi link drive. >> >> Saw one TR2 one E type III OTS. I drove the black 1967 E FHC >> >> A great DAY!! >> >> ron rader >> >> 1965 BJ8 >> 1967 E type FHC >> 1960 XK 150 FHC >> ***************************************************************************** >> >> **************** >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 2:14 PM, wrote: >>> >>> Just returned from a one hundred eighty mile jaunt, down to, all >>> through >>> and then back from Orange County, California. Weather was beautiful, >>> about >>> three to four hundred cars on the run. All kinds, lot's of British, >>> Italian, French, American Muscle, German, mix breeds and rat rods. >>> Great >> way to >>> start the year! So happy motoring to all and may 2010 bring you many >>> wonderful journeys! >>> Steven Kingsbury >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as lapierrem at sbcglobal.net >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rchaskell at earthlink.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From awgertoo at aol.com Sat Jan 2 10:09:56 2010 From: awgertoo at aol.com (awgertoo at aol.com) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:09:56 EST Subject: [Healeys] stub axles Message-ID: <252a.4966c25.3870d7e4@aol.com> What is the recommended procedure to best test stub axles. I have several sets of the three-part spray-on revealant and if the cracks are commonly found where the splined portion and the mounting flange meet at the "base of the curve" it would seem to me that this could be done with the stub axles in place. Or do you think this should be done front and back and/or that their being mounted would prohibit good prep, cleaning and application of the various spray-on elements. Thoughts please? Best--Michael Oritt From msalter at precisionsportscar.com Sat Jan 2 10:10:29 2010 From: msalter at precisionsportscar.com (Michael Salter) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:10:29 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] stub axles In-Reply-To: References: <96E4E06E60CB4D0294869747FB295E6A@ACM030> <137229b0912310713y3bdbc54bq72b14c54a5d4535@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <137229b1001020910v1e70dac7i834f1acc2dcb67c5@mail.gmail.com> Actually Andy, I neglected to add an important fact to my previous message. The BJ8 stubaxle design is quite a bit heavire than that of the earlier cars and the same as that of the MGB. Furthermore I have never encountered cracking on either which is the reason I selected them for our rally car. Michael Salter On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 2:41 AM, andy pole wrote: > > I have to agree with Michael that the later axles may be stronger from the > comments by Dennis Welch when they reamed mine, they stated that 50 % had > cracks on the ealier axles (and they crack tested them all as a matter of > course) but mine should hopefully be okay, which they were !!! > > It is also worth noting that the uprated stub axles they manufacture are > only for the earlier cars bn2-bj7! > > cheers Andy From walt2727 at yahoo.com Sat Jan 2 10:37:25 2010 From: walt2727 at yahoo.com (Walt Peterson) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:37:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Front Springs: BJ8, et al Message-ID: <627231.925.qm@web31407.mail.mud.yahoo.com> From richchrysler at quickclic.net Sat Jan 2 10:55:58 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:55:58 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] *****SPAM***** Re: January 1, 2010 References: <5caeedb51001012135i307435e9g9bc0d03cbb49dc6c@mail.gmail.com> <000a01ca8bc2$c193ddd0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Message-ID: It's all in your outlook. Actually this allows us snow belt residents the ideal opportunity of time to find a nice warm, well equipped workshop to engage in in-depth restoration work so that come spring and good weather, another crop of freshly restored and rebuilt Healeys can hit the road again. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark LaPierre" To: "F Ronald Rader" ; "Healey List" Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:46 AM Subject: *****SPAM***** Re: [Healeys] January 1, 2010 > Oh come on now! Your killin us here in the snow belt. 2 feet of snow > over night and we're diggin out. > > I guess if we can't have the dream we might as well live it through you > guys. Keep the dream alive! > > Snow bound in IN. > > Come on April, > Mark From ah3000me at gmail.com Sat Jan 2 10:59:06 2010 From: ah3000me at gmail.com (Tom) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:59:06 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol Message-ID: Just finished reading British Motoring's article about ethanol in US gasoline. Here in New Hampshire, my car is going to be sitting until sometime in late March/early April, so even with the recommended fuel additives, I'm going to have separation. So, to remix the gas, alcohol, and any absorbed water, I was thinking I could run a fuel line from the carbs back to the fuel tank, turn on the fuel pump, and let it mix everything. Sound feasible? - Tom From sbyers at ec.rr.com Sat Jan 2 11:22:22 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:22:22 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] stub axles In-Reply-To: <252a.4966c25.3870d7e4@aol.com> References: <252a.4966c25.3870d7e4@aol.com> Message-ID: <002301ca8bd8$86fc02e0$94f408a0$@rr.com> Michael, from a structural point of view, the axles would be most likely to crack on the bottom surface in the radius at the base of the axle. I am not a Non-Destructive Inspection expert, but I have picked up some knowledge from my work with military aircraft. Fluorescent penetrant inspection is primarily used at the lowest level of maintenance because it is cheap and simple. However, it can detect only surface cracks and relies on visual interpretation of results. Very tight cracks or laps in the surface could give misleading results. There are several variables that can influence the quality of penetrant inspection. The inspection could be done with the stub axles installed. By the way, there is fluorescent penetrant and "dye" penetrant. The latter is not allowed as an inspection method for Naval aircraft due to unreliability of results. Magnetic particle inspection provides a more precise and reliable inspection method, but of course requires more expensive equipment and a trained operator and I do not believe it can be done without removing the stub axles. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC USA -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of awgertoo at aol.com Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 12:10 PM To: ampole at hotmail.com; msalter at precisionsportscar.com; healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] stub axles What is the recommended procedure to best test stub axles. I have several sets of the three-part spray-on revealant and if the cracks are commonly found where the splined portion and the mounting flange meet at the "base of the curve" it would seem to me that this could be done with the stub axles in place. Or do you think this should be done front and back and/or that their being mounted would prohibit good prep, cleaning and application of the various spray-on elements. Thoughts please? Best--Michael Oritt From gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com Sat Jan 2 11:33:13 2010 From: gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com (Greg Wilkinson) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:33:13 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Bike mufflers Was: Re: Muffler for Healey 100 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Seriously Mike, what kind of reaction did you expect after bragging about setting off alarms? I agree completely with Bob, pipes as "safety equipment" are a joke. There is a thing by your left thumb called a horn for those people that come into your lane. Use it, that's what it's for. As far as braking when people cut you off. How do they know your brakes suck? Upgrade them. I upgraded mine for safety reasons and also added baffles to my exhaust to quiet them down. Your negative impact on others makes my riding experience harder. Hopefully readers of this thread will realize not all riders are bad and the rest are people with friends and family. Greg -----Original Message----- Another intelligent response from one of the effete snob big Healey owners. > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:11 PM, rrengineer @dslextreme.com < > rrengineer at dslextreme.com> wrote: > >> You definitely would not like my Harley Davidson with the aftermarket >> exhaust then Guy. It sets off car alarms at 100 feet when I really get on >> it, but I wear ear plugs From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sat Jan 2 11:55:26 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:55:26 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl> Why not drain the fuel tank using the fuel pump and use the petrol in your normal day to day car. Open the filler cap but cover it with a cloth to prevent dirt, mice etc. getting in. The remnants either evaporate or will mix with the fresh petrol in March. Kees Oudesluijs Tom schreef: > Just finished reading British Motoring's article about ethanol in US > gasoline. Here in New Hampshire, my car is going to be sitting until > sometime in late March/early April, so even with the recommended fuel > additives, I'm going to have separation. So, to remix the gas, > alcohol, and any absorbed water, I was thinking I could run a fuel > line from the carbs back to the fuel tank, turn on the fuel pump, and > let it mix everything. Sound feasible? > > - Tom > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.725 / Virusdatabase: 270.14.124/2597 - datum van uitgifte: 01/02/10 09:22:00 From rrengineer at dslextreme.com Sat Jan 2 12:20:20 2010 From: rrengineer at dslextreme.com (rrengineer @dslextreme.com) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 11:20:20 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Bike mufflers Was: Re: Muffler for Healey 100 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: First of all Greg, my brakes are excellent. An emergency stop of 1000 lbs with two contact patches will produce a slide. I can lock up my wheels very easily, but I do not have ABS like the people cutting me off. I do not have straight pipes, I have expansion chamber type mufflers and normal driving does not produce a disagreeable sound. Only when I twist the throttle all the way do the decibels rise enough to "set off car alarms". Most of my driving is below 3500 rpm. You may think loud pipes as safety equipment are a joke, but I have seen them work. Maybe not every time, but just once is enough to justify them to me. Finally, I don't live in a retirement community and I am not the only one here making noise from exhaust. Some of the boy racers and old school hot rodders are just as loud as me. Funny that a rat rod 32 Ford with glass pack mufflers is considered a desirable classic even though it is very loud, but I am a bad guy for having a typical Harley Davidson motorcycle? I guess I am going to have to strap a trophy to the front of my bike and say things like "Whattya got?" when someone asks me "what are you rebelling against Johnny?". Mike MacLean 56 BN2 (stock mild steel exhaust) 60 AN5 (high flow Maniflo exhaust) 02 Heritage Springer (Samson Fishtail expansion chamber slip on mufflers) On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Greg Wilkinson < gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com> wrote: > Seriously Mike, what kind of reaction did you expect after bragging about > setting off alarms? I agree completely with Bob, pipes as "safety > equipment" > are a joke. There is a thing by your left thumb called a horn for those > people that come into your lane. Use it, that's what it's for. As far as > braking when people cut you off. How do they know your brakes suck? Upgrade > them. I upgraded mine for safety reasons and also added baffles to my > exhaust to quiet them down. Your negative impact on others makes my riding > experience harder. Hopefully readers of this thread will realize not all > riders are bad and the rest are people with friends and family. > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > Another intelligent response from one of the effete snob big Healey owners. > > > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:11 PM, rrengineer @dslextreme.com < > > rrengineer at dslextreme.com> wrote: > > > >> You definitely would not like my Harley Davidson with the aftermarket > >> exhaust then Guy. It sets off car alarms at 100 feet when I really get > on > >> it, but I wear ear plugs > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rrengineer at dslextreme.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Sat Jan 2 12:20:41 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 11:20:41 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] *****SPAM***** Re: January 1, 2010 Message-ID: <4b3f9c8a.c501be0a.3822.ffffed60@mx.google.com> I agree used to live so cal being able to drive year round left no time to work on car.:} I am looking forward to spring this year to show off the resto work, new paint and interior we are completing over the winter. Can,t wait for a sunny day in May!!!! sent from my cellular PDA I Erbs -----Original Message----- From: Rich C Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 9:55 AM To: Mark LaPierre ; F Ronald Rader ; Healey List Subject: Re: [Healeys] *****SPAM***** Re: January 1, 2010 It's all in your outlook. Actually this allows us snow belt residents the ideal opportunity of time to find a nice warm, well equipped workshop to engage in in-depth restoration work so that come spring and good weather, From msalter at precisionsportscar.com Sat Jan 2 12:55:33 2010 From: msalter at precisionsportscar.com (Michael Salter) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 14:55:33 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Bike mufflers Was: Re: Muffler for Healey 100 In-Reply-To: <4B3E76C1.8000002@comcast.net> References: <20091230191407.ENNCH.50591.root@ispmxfep12-z02> <4B3C0EAF.9010005@sasktel.net> <4B3C33B5.3040505@comcast.net> <4B3E76C1.8000002@comcast.net> Message-ID: <137229b1001021155w1439190p6801f73f0df7b4b5@mail.gmail.com> On the loud pipes issue. I doubt many of the folks who are expounding their use don't ever wear brightly coloured vests when they are riding. As mentioned in the following excerpt from the Hurt Report *17. Conspicuity of the motorcycle is most critical for the frontal surfaces of the motorcycle and rider.* Dayglow just isn't as cool as black leather!! On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Bob Spidell wrote: > Sounds like your Velo is good at notifying threatening pedestrians of your > approach. Doubt it does much good against your real nemesis: the ignorant > housewife in a 3-ton SUV with the windows rolled up, the A/C on, the kids > screaming in the back watching a DVD and the radio turned up to 11. > > Run loud pipes--and pay the tickets--if you want, just don't call it a a > 'safety feature.' You're not fooling anybody. > > > bs > > > > Mirek Sharp wrote: > >> you wrote: I think loud pipes as a safety feature is overstated. Just my >> opinion, based on my observations. >> >> I have to agree that loud pipes do not help in every situation, but when >> you are on a bike, you take every precaution and if the loud pipes help >> prevent an accident just once, they are worth it. My Velo is kinda loud and >> I see heads turn well in advance of me, However, my newer Honda, with its >> quieter pipes, does not have the same effect. Lets face it, by todays >> standards, our Healeys are pretty loud too! >> >> Mirek >> 60 BT7 >> 85 Honda VF1000R >> 67 Velocette Venom >> 56 BSA RR >> 39 Velocette KSS >> >> >> > > -- > ******************************************************************* > Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net > > ******************************************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as msalter at precisionsportscar.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From bspidell at comcast.net Sat Jan 2 13:50:05 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:50:05 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] stub axles In-Reply-To: <252a.4966c25.3870d7e4@aol.com> References: <252a.4966c25.3870d7e4@aol.com> Message-ID: <4B3FB17D.2060807@comcast.net> One simple test passed on by my father is the "ring test." Hold the axle at one end and rap the axle with a ballpein hammer--you should hear a tuning fork-like ring; if it's a dull thud that doesn't resonate you've probably got a crack (cracks damp the natural resonance of the metal). Not a substitute for a dye-penetrant test, but helpful. bs awgertoo at aol.com wrote: > What is the recommended procedure to best test stub axles. I have several > sets of the three-part spray-on revealant and if the cracks are commonly > found where the splined portion and the mounting flange meet at the "base of > the curve" it would seem to me that this could be done with the stub axles > in place. Or do you think this should be done front and back and/or that > their being mounted would prohibit good prep, cleaning and application of > the various spray-on elements. > > Thoughts please? > > Best--Michael Oritt > ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From bspidell at comcast.net Sat Jan 2 13:51:59 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:51:59 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl> References: <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl> Message-ID: <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> Why not just drain using the plug in the bottom of the tank? That way, you'd get some of the crud that might be in the bottom of the tank. bs Oudesluys wrote: > Why not drain the fuel tank using the fuel pump and use the petrol in > your normal day to day car. Open the filler cap but cover it with a > cloth to prevent dirt, mice etc. getting in. > The remnants either evaporate or will mix with the fresh petrol in March. > Kees Oudesluijs > > -- ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From coll44 at msn.com Sat Jan 2 14:58:04 2010 From: coll44 at msn.com (TERRY COLL) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 16:58:04 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> References: , <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl>, <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> Message-ID: I diconnected the fuel pump and ran the engine out then remove the drain pug on the tank and will fill up with fresh fuel in the spring. Pretty much the same drill I do for my boat. Terry Coll '64 BJ8 > Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:51:59 -0800 > From: bspidell at comcast.net > To: coudesluijs at chello.nl > CC: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol > > Why not just drain using the plug in the bottom of the tank? That way, > you'd get some of the crud that might be in the bottom of the tank. > > bs > > You are subscribed as coll44 at msn.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ From dwflagg at juno.com Sat Jan 2 15:11:40 2010 From: dwflagg at juno.com (dwflagg) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 17:11:40 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Mr Pennell Message-ID: <20100102.141134.905.70302@mailpop06.dca.untd.com> Yo Keith, Give me a shout off the net..... Doug ____________________________________________________________ Love Spell Click here to light up your life with a love spell! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=qFd-oVv_OMlkG0198pt8XQAAJ1B-9ttc3k1I_21D8YCzT29EAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARwAAAAA= From info at atteanlodge.com Sat Jan 2 16:57:07 2010 From: info at atteanlodge.com (Attean Lake Lodge) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 18:57:07 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: References: , <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl>, <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> Message-ID: This brings up the issue of aviation gas once again, I know there has been some discussion before of it's use, any positive or negative comments from anyone who has tried it often enough to know if it is an answer to the ethanol problem? Brad Holden ----- Original Message ----- From: "TERRY COLL" To: ; Cc: "austin healey" Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol >I diconnected the fuel pump and ran the engine out then remove the drain >pug > on the tank and will fill up with fresh fuel in the spring. Pretty much > the > same drill I do for my boat. > > > > Terry Coll '64 BJ8 > >> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:51:59 -0800 >> From: bspidell at comcast.net >> To: coudesluijs at chello.nl >> CC: healeys at autox.team.net >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol >> >> Why not just drain using the plug in the bottom of the tank? That way, >> you'd get some of the crud that might be in the bottom of the tank. >> >> bs >> >> You are subscribed as coll44 at msn.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as info at atteanlodge.com > > http://www.team.net/archive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.124/2597 - Release Date: 01/02/10 08:22:00 From lapierrem at sbcglobal.net Sat Jan 2 17:44:24 2010 From: lapierrem at sbcglobal.net (Mark LaPierre) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 19:44:24 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] *****SPAM***** Re: January 1, 2010 References: <5caeedb51001012135i307435e9g9bc0d03cbb49dc6c@mail.gmail.com> <000a01ca8bc2$c193ddd0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Message-ID: <000a01ca8c0d$e6342140$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Alright Mr. C you gotta send some of that liquid pleasure up my way please. I need something for my soar back (shoveling), cold finger tips(no nice warm equipt workshop) and bad tude( snow) Address to follow, Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich C" To: "Mark LaPierre" ; "F Ronald Rader" ; "Healey List" Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 12:55 PM Subject: Re: *****SPAM***** Re: [Healeys] January 1, 2010 > It's all in your outlook. Actually this allows us snow belt residents the > ideal opportunity of time to find a nice warm, well equipped workshop to > engage in in-depth restoration work so that come spring and good weather, > another crop of freshly restored and rebuilt Healeys can hit the road > again. > > Rich Chrysler From tomfelts at windstream.net Sat Jan 2 17:36:33 2010 From: tomfelts at windstream.net (Tom Felts) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 18:36:33 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. Message-ID: <20100102183633.N9321.99137.root@ispmxfep11-z02> Check out price for the steering wheel. 380124371968 tom From lapierrem at sbcglobal.net Sat Jan 2 18:07:06 2010 From: lapierrem at sbcglobal.net (Mark LaPierre) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:07:06 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol References: <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl> Message-ID: <001d01ca8c11$116784d0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> You know, I was reading that last night too and it got me thinking that over the years how many times my cars have just sat over the winter months with no running attention. They have always seemed to start up and run just fine when started in March or April. I will probably go out and give each car a bounce and shake to try and keep the fluid from separating but I will not loose any sleep over this seemingly new phenomenon, or should I say, sales pitch from my buddies at Moss. Thanks guys but I'll just pick up a bottle of Heat at the local store and call it done. I don't think I need to probe my tank and worry about fuel separation right now. Did you see the adds on the next page? Products to keep all of this from happening. Last couple of years it was Zddp now here we go with the separation boogy. What's next, the quality of air in our tires? Oh man. And if worse comes to worse just drain out the old and in with the new. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oudesluys" To: "Tom" Cc: Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol > Why not drain the fuel tank using the fuel pump and use the petrol in your > normal day to day car. Open the filler cap but cover it with a cloth to > prevent dirt, mice etc. getting in. > The remnants either evaporate or will mix with the fresh petrol in March. > Kees Oudesluijs > >> You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. >> Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com Versie: 9.0.725 / Virusdatabase: >> 270.14.124/2597 - datum van uitgifte: 01/02/10 09:22:00 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as lapierrem at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From racarbon at verizon.net Sat Jan 2 18:06:37 2010 From: racarbon at verizon.net (Ray Carbone) Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:06:37 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Strange Engine Situation Message-ID: A while back I was visiting a friend who was beginning a BJ8 engine rebuild. It seems he had owned the car since 1983 and always had problems setting the idle, however, driving above 1200 RPMs and the car pull strong. After pulling the head and delivering it to the machine shop, he began to clean the pistons when he noticed some gaps around the edges. After pulling the pistons, he found 4 with missing top rings, broken top edge sections and no debris or cylinder scoring. My first thought was that the PO had discovered the problem, pulled the rings, and buttoned up the engine for a quick sale. But now I am wondering. Since the car was not registered with the BJ8 Registry and having recently discovered that this was an original '67 metallic golden beige model, I decided to collect the info and transmit to Steve Byers. During our subsequent communication, I mentioned the engine was being rebuilt and the missing rings. Steve indicated that 10-years prior, during his engine rebuild, he experienced the same situation..missing top rings on a number of cylinders, no debris, and broken top piston edges. In Steve's instance, one cylinder was badly scored. In both cases, little or no engine power seemed lost and if any noise at all, it lasted only seconds. Additionally, because of the more aggressive cam, having difficulty adjusting the idle of a BJ8 is also not an uncommon symptom with many BJ8s idling at 1,000 RPM. So, has anyone else had this experience? Any ideas as to the cause? What is the possibility of other Healey's unknowingly running with this condition? All the best, Ray Carbone 64 BJ8 Phase 1 (original owner From bspidell at comcast.net Sat Jan 2 18:28:47 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:28:47 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: References: , <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl>, <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4B3FF2CF.8030502@comcast.net> Well, avgas doesn't have alcohol in it, if that's what you mean. But, I think you'd have problems running exclusively on avgas, as it still has lots of lead in it. It would likely foul your plugs and/or rings (with elemental lead) eventually, esp. since I doubt modern auto oils are formulated to scavenge lead (Mobil AV1 full synthetic aviation oil was pulled from the market due to it not scavenging lead properly and causing some engines' rings to gunk up). Plus, avgas is up to twice the price of auto gas, you'd have to transport and pump it, you'd owe the gov't road taxes, etc. It has a lower Reid Vapor Pressure than autogas, and would make for hard starting in a cold climate. Best bet, if you're worried about it, is to replace rubber components with modern parts. I'm sure I've run some gasohol in my BJ8 since you can never be sure, and I've had no problems. bs Attean Lake Lodge wrote: > This brings up the issue of aviation gas once again, I know there has > been some discussion before of it's use, any positive or negative > comments from anyone who has tried it often enough to know if it is an > answer to the ethanol problem? > Brad Holden -- ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From bspidell at comcast.net Sat Jan 2 18:34:19 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:34:19 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] *****SPAM***** Re: January 1, 2010 In-Reply-To: <000a01ca8c0d$e6342140$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> References: <5caeedb51001012135i307435e9g9bc0d03cbb49dc6c@mail.gmail.com> <000a01ca8bc2$c193ddd0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> <000a01ca8c0d$e6342140$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Message-ID: <4B3FF41B.7060200@comcast.net> On that note (sort of): http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/02/MNPV1BCGD7.DTL Mark LaPierre wrote: > Alright Mr. C you gotta send some of that liquid pleasure up my way > please. I need something > for my soar back (shoveling), cold finger tips(no nice warm equipt > workshop) and bad tude( snow) > > Address to follow, > > Mark > > > > > >> It's all in your outlook. Actually this allows us snow belt residents >> the ideal opportunity of time to find a nice warm, well equipped >> workshop to engage in in-depth restoration work so that come spring >> and good weather, another crop of freshly restored and rebuilt >> Healeys can hit the road again. >> >> Rich Chrysler ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From p_cquinn at tpg.com.au Sat Jan 2 18:37:52 2010 From: p_cquinn at tpg.com.au (Patrick and Caroline Quinn) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 12:37:52 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1BA4A6DB84664D04AE8E440953AC7968@PatrickQuinnPC> G'day Tom Unfortunately modern fuels are extremely unstable and even after a month of so will break down in your tank. A couple of months back I wrote about a product called STA-BIL Fuel Stabiliser. I have not used it, but the blurb says that it stabilises modern fuel for some period of time. It is not an Australian product and is available in the US. Have a look at: http://www.goldeagle.com/brands/stabil/default.aspx Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: Sunday, 3 January 2010 4:59 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol Just finished reading British Motoring's article about ethanol in US gasoline. Here in New Hampshire, my car is going to be sitting until sometime in late March/early April, so even with the recommended fuel additives, I'm going to have separation. So, to remix the gas, alcohol, and any absorbed water, I was thinking I could run a fuel line from the carbs back to the fuel tank, turn on the fuel pump, and let it mix everything. Sound feasible? - Tom From 63ahbj7 at comcast.net Sat Jan 2 18:45:04 2010 From: 63ahbj7 at comcast.net (63ahbj7) Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:45:04 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. In-Reply-To: <20100102183633.N9321.99137.root@ispmxfep11-z02> References: <20100102183633.N9321.99137.root@ispmxfep11-z02> Message-ID: <4B3FF6A0.7030506@comcast.net> << Check out price for the steering wheel. 380124371968 >> Anybody know/have a current eMail Addy for Gary Feldman from Cinnici Area ??? Big "Barbie" car/clock chap !! Ed From rdryman1 at yahoo.com Sat Jan 2 19:23:37 2010 From: rdryman1 at yahoo.com (Richard Dryman) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 18:23:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. In-Reply-To: <20100102183633.N9321.99137.root@ispmxfep11-z02> References: <20100102183633.N9321.99137.root@ispmxfep11-z02> Message-ID: <786936.44465.qm@web110312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Have aBRAND NEW Barbiepink car with that wheel on it--new in the box. and it is a radio to boot !!!! Will sell the whole thing for that Price !!!!--seriously--it is new. And Barbie is in the seat driving the car. Never been pulled from box--still wrapped in plastic with styrofoam packing. a 1962 Healey. think about 8" long or so. ________________________________ From: Tom Felts To: healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 7:36:33 PM Subject: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. Check out price for the steering wheel. eBay item # 380124371968 From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Sat Jan 2 20:05:09 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 19:05:09 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <1BA4A6DB84664D04AE8E440953AC7968@PatrickQuinnPC> References: , <1BA4A6DB84664D04AE8E440953AC7968@PatrickQuinnPC> Message-ID: I have used it in my snow blower in the summer and lawn mower in the winter. I used it several years ago in the Healey but since I start her up every 2 to 3 weeks and move her to change the load on the wire wheels and tires I have not done so in a while. How would one know if it works? I found no difference. But its cheap insurance. We have "oxygenated fuel" up here from Oct on 'till spring so I top the Healey in the fall and refill when regular fuel becomes available. Rcih Kahn Lake Tahoe > From: p_cquinn at tpg.com.au > To: ah3000me at gmail.com; healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 12:37:52 +1100 > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol > > G'day Tom > > Unfortunately modern fuels are extremely unstable and even after a month of > so will break down in your tank. > > A couple of months back I wrote about a product called STA-BIL Fuel > Stabiliser. I have not used it, but the blurb says that it stabilises modern > fuel for some period of time. > > It is not an Australian product and is available in the US. > > Have a look at: > > http://www.goldeagle.com/brands/stabil/default.aspx > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Tom > Sent: Sunday, 3 January 2010 4:59 AM > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol > > Just finished reading British Motoring's article about ethanol in US > gasoline. Here in New Hampshire, my car is going to be sitting until > sometime in late March/early April, so even with the recommended fuel > additives, I'm going to have separation. So, to remix the gas, > alcohol, and any absorbed water, I was thinking I could run a fuel > line from the carbs back to the fuel tank, turn on the fuel pump, and > let it mix everything. Sound feasible? > > - Tom > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as tahoehealey at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/ From tomfelts at windstream.net Sat Jan 2 19:58:10 2010 From: tomfelts at windstream.net (Tom Felts) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:58:10 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. In-Reply-To: <4B3FF6A0.7030506@comcast.net> Message-ID: <20100102205810.MECXW.101384.root@ispmxfep11-z02> Believe he is from the Cleveland area. Check your membership directory (VBG) ---- 63ahbj7 <63ahbj7 at comcast.net> wrote: ============= << Check out price for the steering wheel. 380124371968 >> Anybody know/have a current eMail Addy for Gary Feldman from Cinnici Area ??? Big "Barbie" car/clock chap !! Ed Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as tomfelts at windstream.net http://www.team.net/archive From mayorrichard at hotmail.com Sat Jan 2 20:23:56 2010 From: mayorrichard at hotmail.com (richard mayor) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 03:23:56 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block Message-ID: A question for the list. I have a 100-6 bare engine block, bored .020, with main caps. Is this even worth putting on ebay? I got it with some other bits I purchased - I'm tempted to haul it to the scraper. Is there any demand for a 26C motor? What sayesth the listees, or is it listoids? Richard Mayor BN7L-466 Vintage Racer Portland, Oregon _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ From healey.nut at gmail.com Sat Jan 2 21:02:40 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 12:02:40 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <1BA4A6DB84664D04AE8E440953AC7968@PatrickQuinnPC> References: <1BA4A6DB84664D04AE8E440953AC7968@PatrickQuinnPC> Message-ID: All - I keep my BN1 in California and drive it sporadically only every 3 to 12 months between trips depending on my travels. I use STABIL religiously, I never drain the tank, and have had zero probelms. I always show up, turn the key, and usually starts the first or second turnover. After one 12 month stint the gas lost a smidge of octane and I had some predetonation, but adding some fresh gas cured the problem. I think CA gas has very little ethanol so that probably helps. Alan On 1/3/10, Patrick and Caroline Quinn wrote: > G'day Tom > > Unfortunately modern fuels are extremely unstable and even after a month of > so will break down in your tank. > > A couple of months back I wrote about a product called STA-BIL Fuel > Stabiliser. I have not used it, but the blurb says that it stabilises modern > fuel for some period of time. > > It is not an Australian product and is available in the US. > > Have a look at: > > http://www.goldeagle.com/brands/stabil/default.aspx > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Tom > Sent: Sunday, 3 January 2010 4:59 AM > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol > > Just finished reading British Motoring's article about ethanol in US > gasoline. Here in New Hampshire, my car is going to be sitting until > sometime in late March/early April, so even with the recommended fuel > additives, I'm going to have separation. So, to remix the gas, > alcohol, and any absorbed water, I was thinking I could run a fuel > line from the carbs back to the fuel tank, turn on the fuel pump, and > let it mix everything. Sound feasible? > > - Tom > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From richchrysler at quickclic.net Sat Jan 2 21:26:29 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 23:26:29 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol References: , <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl>, <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> Message-ID: That will give you a maximum volume to collect the condensation (read rust) that will form in the tank especially in an unheated situation. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "TERRY COLL" To: ; Cc: "austin healey" Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol >I diconnected the fuel pump and ran the engine out then remove the drain >pug > on the tank and will fill up with fresh fuel in the spring. Pretty much > the > same drill I do for my boat. > > > > Terry Coll '64 BJ8 > >> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:51:59 -0800 >> From: bspidell at comcast.net >> To: coudesluijs at chello.nl >> CC: healeys at autox.team.net >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol >> >> Why not just drain using the plug in the bottom of the tank? That way, >> you'd get some of the crud that might be in the bottom of the tank. >> >> bs >> >> You are subscribed as coll44 at msn.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From p_cquinn at tpg.com.au Sat Jan 2 21:27:54 2010 From: p_cquinn at tpg.com.au (Patrick and Caroline Quinn) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:27:54 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. In-Reply-To: <786936.44465.qm@web110312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <20100102183633.N9321.99137.root@ispmxfep11-z02> <786936.44465.qm@web110312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <354B091E04C8421CA635FCDCF1A04B11@PatrickQuinnPC> G'day Tom I have one too and yes it's still in the box as the built-in digital clock doesn't work in the antipodes due to some technical reason that I have never quite been able to understand. Somehow I would have thought that once I broke down our normal 240v to US110v it would work, but no. It's something to do with the oscillations of the whatevers. It is also very different to the original Barbie AH that goes with the steering wheel on offer. The clock/radio version came out about 10 years back while the original was during the 1960s when I was a mere youth. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Richard Dryman Sent: Sunday, 3 January 2010 1:24 PM To: Tom Felts; healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. Have aBRAND NEW Barbiepink car with that wheel on it--new in the box. and it is a radio to boot !!!! Will sell the whole thing for that Price !!!!--seriously--it is new. And Barbie is in the seat driving the car. Never been pulled from box--still wrapped in plastic with styrofoam packing. a 1962 Healey. think about 8" long or so. ________________________________ From: Tom Felts To: healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 7:36:33 PM Subject: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. Check out price for the steering wheel. eBay item # 380124371968 From 55healey at comcast.net Sat Jan 2 22:28:09 2010 From: 55healey at comcast.net (robert westcott) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 21:28:09 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> References: <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl> <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> Message-ID: <8B70E74F-F2C9-4726-B697-8051227B094F@comcast.net> I'm just concerned about how you open the drain plug with 14.4 gallons of gas in there. It would certainly drain all the sludge out of the tank but it's not what I want to use to clean my garage floor. I like the idea of using the pump to drain the tank but it will take hours. Can I add a petcock down there? Rob On Jan 2, 2010, at 12:51 PM, Bob Spidell wrote: > Why not just drain using the plug in the bottom of the tank? That > way, you'd get some of the crud that might be in the bottom of the > tank. > > bs > > Oudesluys wrote: >> Why not drain the fuel tank using the fuel pump and use the petrol >> in your normal day to day car. Open the filler cap but cover it >> with a cloth to prevent dirt, mice etc. getting in. >> The remnants either evaporate or will mix with the fresh petrol in >> March. >> Kees Oudesluijs From eyera3 at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 00:44:35 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 23:44:35 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <8B70E74F-F2C9-4726-B697-8051227B094F@comcast.net> References: <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl> <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> <8B70E74F-F2C9-4726-B697-8051227B094F@comcast.net> Message-ID: > Syphon hose. Then drain what is left Ira erbs From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sun Jan 3 03:12:33 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:12:33 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <4B3FF2CF.8030502@comcast.net> References: , <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl>, <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> <4B3FF2CF.8030502@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4B406D91.8030602@chello.nl> Since your engines were designed to run on leaded petrol there should be no problem at all running on aviation petrol. If you use the recommended oils there should be no problem either. It is correct to replace al rubber parts with modern items as the old rubber is usually not resistent to modern fuels. This is a very common cause of gum and debris in your fuel. Also replace plastic connectors or T-pieces in the fuel line if still present. They will break up to causing a fire hazard. Kees Oudesluijs Bob Spidell schreef: > Well, avgas doesn't have alcohol in it, if that's what you mean. But, > I think you'd have problems running exclusively on avgas, as it still > has lots of lead in it. It would likely foul your plugs and/or rings > (with elemental lead) eventually, esp. since I doubt modern auto oils > are formulated to scavenge lead (Mobil AV1 full synthetic aviation oil > was pulled from the market due to it not scavenging lead properly and > causing some engines' rings to gunk up). Plus, avgas is up to twice > the price of auto gas, you'd have to transport and pump it, you'd owe > the gov't road taxes, etc. It has a lower Reid Vapor Pressure than > autogas, and would make for hard starting in a cold climate. > > Best bet, if you're worried about it, is to replace rubber components > with modern parts. I'm sure I've run some gasohol in my BJ8 since you > can never be sure, and I've had no problems. > > bs From coll44 at msn.com Sun Jan 3 03:19:01 2010 From: coll44 at msn.com (TERRY COLL) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 05:19:01 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: References: , <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl>, <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> , Message-ID: Concur, thats why I run a dehumidifier in the garage. Terry Coll '64 BJ8 > From: richchrysler at quickclic.net > To: coll44 at msn.com; bspidell at comcast.net; coudesluijs at chello.nl > CC: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol > Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 23:26:29 -0500 > > That will give you a maximum volume to collect the condensation (read rust) > that will form in the tank especially in an unheated situation. > > Rich Chrysler > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "TERRY COLL" > To: ; > Cc: "austin healey" > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 4:58 PM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol > > > >I diconnected the fuel pump and ran the engine out then remove the drain > >pug > > on the tank and will fill up with fresh fuel in the spring. Pretty much > > the > > same drill I do for my boat. > > > > > > > > Terry Coll '64 BJ8 > > > >> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:51:59 -0800 > >> From: bspidell at comcast.net > >> To: coudesluijs at chello.nl > >> CC: healeys at autox.team.net > >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol > >> > >> Why not just drain using the plug in the bottom of the tank? That way, > >> you'd get some of the crud that might be in the bottom of the tank. > >> > >> bs > >> > >> You are subscribed as coll44 at msn.com > >> > >> http://www.team.net/archive > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > > > Healeys at autox.team.net > > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > > > http://www.team.net/archive > > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/ From coll44 at msn.com Sun Jan 3 03:22:24 2010 From: coll44 at msn.com (TERRY COLL) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 05:22:24 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <8B70E74F-F2C9-4726-B697-8051227B094F@comcast.net> References: , <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl> <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net>, <8B70E74F-F2C9-4726-B697-8051227B094F@comcast.net> Message-ID: I siphoned as much out of the tank as I could before taking the drain plug out. Also shot WD 40 into the tank to help keep the rust at bay. Terry Coll '64 BJ8 > From: 55healey at comcast.net > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 21:28:09 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol > > I'm just concerned about how you open the drain plug with 14.4 gallons > of gas in there. It would certainly drain all the sludge out of the > tank > but it's not what I want to use to clean my garage floor. I like the > idea of using the pump to drain the tank but it will take hours. Can > I add a petcock > down there? > > Rob > > > On Jan 2, 2010, at 12:51 PM, Bob Spidell wrote: > > > Why not just drain using the plug in the bottom of the tank? That > > way, you'd get some of the crud that might be in the bottom of the > > tank. > > > > bs > > > > Oudesluys wrote: > >> Why not drain the fuel tank using the fuel pump and use the petrol > >> in your normal day to day car. Open the filler cap but cover it > >> with a cloth to prevent dirt, mice etc. getting in. > >> The remnants either evaporate or will mix with the fresh petrol in > >> March. > >> Kees Oudesluijs > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coll44 at msn.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sun Jan 3 03:45:50 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:45:50 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: References: , <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl>, <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4B40755E.6060501@chello.nl> Not if you leave the filler cap off. It will ventilate naturally without condensation. You have to cover the filler opening loosely with an open weave cloth to prevent dirt and mice etc. getting in. Kees Oudesluijs NL Rich C schreef: > That will give you a maximum volume to collect the condensation (read > rust) that will form in the tank especially in an unheated situation. > > Rich Chrysler > ----- Original Message ----- From: "TERRY COLL" > To: ; > Cc: "austin healey" > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 4:58 PM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol > > >> I diconnected the fuel pump and ran the engine out then remove the >> drain pug >> on the tank and will fill up with fresh fuel in the spring. Pretty >> much the >> same drill I do for my boat. >> >> >> >> Terry Coll '64 BJ8 >> >>> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:51:59 -0800 >>> From: bspidell at comcast.net >>> To: coudesluijs at chello.nl >>> CC: healeys at autox.team.net >>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol >>> >>> Why not just drain using the plug in the bottom of the tank? That way, >>> you'd get some of the crud that might be in the bottom of the tank. >>> >>> bs >>> >>> You are subscribed as coll44 at msn.com >>> >>> http://www.team.net/archive >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net >> >> http://www.team.net/archive From j.aeckerlin at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 04:35:02 2010 From: j.aeckerlin at gmail.com (Jaap Aeckerlin) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 12:35:02 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Original Lucas Girling Servo service kit Message-ID: <4e23c7251001030335w63865538w2603d6d7b7659b04@mail.gmail.com> Listers, Cleaning out my garage I came across a brand new "Lucas Girling Servo Kit SP 2228-3", originally purchased for the overhaul of my BJ8 servo. I discovered (too late) that the servo was in such a poor condition that I had to purchase a brand new one, hence this surplus "K292/1 Service Kit", according to the instruction leaflet. I intend to offer the unit on eBay, but before doing so I want to give you guys a chance. In case you're interested please let me know within the next day or so. Pictures of the complete set and its box are available. Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands 1964 BJ8 29432 From noreply at ci.faniq.com Sun Jan 3 06:52:36 2010 From: noreply at ci.faniq.com (Joe M) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 06:52:36 -0700 (MST) Subject: [Healeys] Your private message from joemulqueen@yahoo.com is about to expire Message-ID: <20100103135236.166E3187649@autox.team.net> From walt2727 at yahoo.com Sun Jan 3 07:34:37 2010 From: walt2727 at yahoo.com (Walt Peterson) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 06:34:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <393934.17594.qm@web31408.mail.mud.yahoo.com> List it, E-Bay, give it away, store it: it is a "cultural artifact". Sometime, somewhere, someone will appreciate it & you. Walt --- On Sat, 1/2/10, richard mayor wrote: > From: richard mayor > Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block > To: "healeys" > Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 10:23 PM > A question for the list. I have a > 100-6 bare engine block, bored .020, with > main caps. Is this even worth putting on ebay? I got > it with some other bits > I purchased - I'm tempted to haul it to the scraper. > Is there any demand for > a 26C motor? What sayesth the listees, or is it > listoids? > > Richard Mayor > BN7L-466 Vintage Racer > Portland, Oregon > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail > Free. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as walt2727 at yahoo.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 07:40:05 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 06:40:05 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <4B406D91.8030602@chello.nl> References: , <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl>, <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> <4B3FF2CF.8030502@comcast.net> <4B406D91.8030602@chello.nl> Message-ID: <8E93F3C0-76AA-4643-B9FF-F3FA3D85C626@gmail.com> Run a mixture of low lead av gas with unleaded. I typically add 3-4 gallons of av gas to a tank full. There is noticable improvement in excelleration. Just be sure to use low lead. I Erbs Sent from my iPod On Jan 3, 2010, at 2:12 AM, Oudesluys wrote: > Since your engines were designed to run on leaded petrol there > should be no problem at all running on aviation petrol. If you use > the recommended oils there should be no problem either. > It is correct to replace al rubber parts with modern items as the > old rubber is usually not resistent to modern fuels. This is a very > common cause of gum and debris in your fuel. Also replace plastic > connectors or T-pieces in the fuel line if still present. They will > break up to causing a fire hazard. > Kees Oudesluijs > > > Bob Spidell schreef: >> Well, avgas doesn't have alcohol in it, if that's what you mean. >> But, I think you'd have problems running exclusively on avgas, as >> it still has lots of lead in it. It would likely foul your plugs >> and/or rings (with elemental lead) eventually, esp. since I doubt >> modern auto oils are formulated to scavenge lead (Mobil AV1 full >> synthetic aviation oil was pulled from the market due to it not >> scavenging lead properly and causing some engines' rings to gunk >> up). Plus, avgas is up to twice the price of auto gas, you'd have >> to transport and pump it, you'd owe the gov't road taxes, etc. It >> has a lower Reid Vapor Pressure than autogas, and would make for >> hard starting in a cold climate. >> >> Best bet, if you're worried about it, is to replace rubber >> components with modern parts. I'm sure I've run some gasohol in my >> BJ8 since you can never be sure, and I've had no problems. >> >> bs > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From mkgoodman at att.net Sun Jan 3 07:52:47 2010 From: mkgoodman at att.net (Mark Goodman) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 09:52:47 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Gasohol Message-ID: <000001ca8c84$6afd3030$40f79090$@net> I live in New York where you can only get gas with 10% ALCOHOL. I use Sta-bil every winter and my car always starts after a few turns of the starter. I finally had to rebuild my carburetors three years ago when a diaphragm dissolved on only one SU. 40+ years is not bad for a Carburetor diaphragm to last. It ended up being a good excuse to get my exhaust manifold jet coated, but that lower bottom inside nut on the back SU was certainly "fun" to get started ( only after 9 tries I was successful ). Mark Goodman 66 BJ8 35503 www.austinhealeyessence.com From bspidell at comcast.net Sun Jan 3 08:23:45 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:23:45 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <4B406D91.8030602@chello.nl> References: , <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl>, <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> <4B3FF2CF.8030502@comcast.net> <4B406D91.8030602@chello.nl> Message-ID: <4B40B681.40500@comcast.net> Which contemporary oils are formulated to run with leaded fuel? bs Oudesluys wrote: > Since your engines were designed to run on leaded petrol there should > be no problem at all running on aviation petrol. If you use the > recommended oils there should be no problem either. > It is correct to replace al rubber parts with modern items as the old > rubber is usually not resistent to modern fuels. This is a very common > cause of gum and debris in your fuel. Also replace plastic connectors > or T-pieces in the fuel line if still present. They will break up to > causing a fire hazard. > Kees Oudesluijs > > ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sun Jan 3 09:13:21 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:13:21 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <4B40B681.40500@comcast.net> References: , <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl>, <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> <4B3FF2CF.8030502@comcast.net> <4B406D91.8030602@chello.nl> <4B40B681.40500@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4B40C221.6060700@chello.nl> I presume you use 20W50. All the usual brands I know, e.g. Castrol, Duckhams, Millers etc. are compatible, so are all other oils AFAIAC. Never heard of oil problems with leaded fuel, just sludge with unleaded fuel, but that was solved years ago. I think it may be a USA problem. Kees Oudesluijs NL Bob Spidell schreef: > Which contemporary oils are formulated to run with leaded fuel? > > > bs > > > Oudesluys wrote: >> Since your engines were designed to run on leaded petrol there should >> be no problem at all running on aviation petrol. If you use the >> recommended oils there should be no problem either. >> It is correct to replace al rubber parts with modern items as the old >> rubber is usually not resistent to modern fuels. This is a very >> common cause of gum and debris in your fuel. Also replace plastic >> connectors or T-pieces in the fuel line if still present. They will >> break up to causing a fire hazard. >> Kees Oudesluijs >> >> > ******************************************************************* > Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net > > ******************************************************************* > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.725 / Virusdatabase: 270.14.124/2597 - datum van uitgifte: 01/02/10 09:22:00 From geatros at shaw.ca Sun Jan 3 09:20:16 2010 From: geatros at shaw.ca (Geatros) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 08:20:16 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Richard and Healey folks , I've heard that the 100-6 engines when bored out to 3000 specs makes for a better cooled engine than a factory 3000 engine due to water jacket casting around the cylinder walls . I've aslo heard that many Healey racers have used these engines bored out to 3000 specs due to better cooling . Has anyone on the list heard this rummor? Kenny Vancouver BC ----- Original Message ----- From: "richard mayor" To: "healeys" Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 7:23 PM Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block >A question for the list. I have a 100-6 bare engine block, bored .020, with > main caps. Is this even worth putting on ebay? I got it with some other > bits > I purchased - I'm tempted to haul it to the scraper. Is there any demand > for > a 26C motor? What sayesth the listees, or is it listoids? > > Richard Mayor > BN7L-466 Vintage Racer > Portland, Oregon > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as geatros at shaw.ca > > http://www.team.net/archive From dos_gusanos at msn.com Sun Jan 3 10:25:57 2010 From: dos_gusanos at msn.com (dos_gusanos at msn.com) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 10:25:57 -0700 Subject: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. In-Reply-To: <354B091E04C8421CA635FCDCF1A04B11@PatrickQuinnPC> References: <20100102183633.N9321.99137.root@ispmxfep11-z02>, <786936.44465.qm@web110312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>, <354B091E04C8421CA635FCDCF1A04B11@PatrickQuinnPC> Message-ID: Thanks for the tip guys, I never thought of breaking up my Barbie Healey for parts...................Cheers Henry Morrison, Albuquerque, NM > From: p_cquinn at tpg.com.au > To: rdryman1 at yahoo.com; tomfelts at windstream.net; healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:27:54 +1100 > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. > > G'day Tom > > I have one too and yes it's still in the box as the built-in digital clock > doesn't work in the antipodes due to some technical reason that I have never > quite been able to understand. Somehow I would have thought that once I > broke down our normal 240v to US110v it would work, but no. It's something > to do with the oscillations of the whatevers. > > It is also very different to the original Barbie AH that goes with the > steering wheel on offer. The clock/radio version came out about 10 years > back while the original was during the 1960s when I was a mere youth. > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Richard Dryman > Sent: Sunday, 3 January 2010 1:24 PM > To: Tom Felts; healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. > > Have aBRAND NEW Barbiepink car with that wheel on it--new in the box. and it > is a radio to boot !!!! Will sell the whole thing for that Price > !!!!--seriously--it is new. And Barbie is in the seat driving the car. Never > been pulled from box--still wrapped in plastic with styrofoam packing. a > 1962 Healey. think about 8" long or so. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Tom Felts > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 7:36:33 PM > Subject: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. > > Check out price for the steering wheel. > > eBay item # 380124371968 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as dos_gusanos at msn.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From amalin at mac.com Sun Jan 3 10:30:01 2010 From: amalin at mac.com (Al Malin) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 12:30:01 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <4B40755E.6060501@chello.nl> References: <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl> <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> <4B40755E.6060501@chello.nl> Message-ID: <439F31F5-9FCE-489D-89DC-07DD739D61EA@mac.com> Kees, Rich is correct because condensation occurs when warm air strikes a very cold surface. During the winter after your garage, and contents, reach a below-freezing temperature everything will be fine until you open the garage during a weather warm-up and a blast of the warmer air enters the garage. As the warm air hits the cold surfaces the relative humidity near the surface changes dramatically. As the warm air is chilled by a cold surface, its relative humidity rises - if it rises enough the water vapor condenses and the metal is bathed in a thin film of water. Keeping the gas tank full mitigates this condensation inside the tank. Anyone wearing glasses in cold weather has experienced this principle. Their glasses will fog up when going from freezing temperatures outside to a nice warm house inside. I've had tools sitting open in the garage rust during the winter, and, they couldn't be ventilated any more. Al Malin On Jan 3, 2010, at 5:45 AM, Oudesluys wrote: > Not if you leave the filler cap off. It will ventilate naturally > without condensation. You have to cover the filler opening loosely > with an open weave cloth to prevent dirt and mice etc. getting in. > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > Rich C schreef: >> That will give you a maximum volume to collect the condensation >> (read rust) that will form in the tank especially in an unheated >> situation. >> >> Rich Chrysler >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "TERRY COLL" >> To: ; >> Cc: "austin healey" >> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 4:58 PM >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol >> >> >>> I diconnected the fuel pump and ran the engine out then remove the >>> drain pug >>> on the tank and will fill up with fresh fuel in the spring. >>> Pretty much the >>> same drill I do for my boat. From eyera3 at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 11:21:39 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 10:21:39 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. In-Reply-To: <20100102183633.N9321.99137.root@ispmxfep11-z02> References: <20100102183633.N9321.99137.root@ispmxfep11-z02> Message-ID: <173126441001031021x59a810c6s78fa29775570a0ab@mail.gmail.com> well that's just nuts!!!! On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Tom Felts wrote: > Check out price for the steering wheel. > > 380124371968 > > tom > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From awgertoo at aol.com Sun Jan 3 11:45:32 2010 From: awgertoo at aol.com (awgertoo at aol.com) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 13:45:32 EST Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content Message-ID: I have an older but in good shape Craftsman floor-mounted drill press to which I have lost the chuck key. The following is incised onto the drill chuck: "RJ3-L". You know the impossibility of getting replacement parts from Sears--there is no model number for the drill press anywhere on it--it merely says it is a 15" drill press. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I could get a replacement chuck key? TIA--Michael Oritt From mayorrichard at hotmail.com Sun Jan 3 12:13:45 2010 From: mayorrichard at hotmail.com (richard mayor) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:13:45 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: If you bore out a 100-6 block to 3000 specs, you must bore each cylinder .155". You'll have better cooling allright because you'll have water in the cylinders. Well, maybe not in every hole, but the cylinder walls be be so thin that you are sure to encounter leaks. This maybe OK for someone that is willing to take this chance with a 100-6 street driver, who just happened to have a set of good used 3000 pistons lying around, but no racer in his right mind would do such a thing. A racer would start with a 3000 block and bore it out as much as the rules allow. Richard Mayor BN7L-466 Vintage Racer Portland, Oregon > From: geatros at shaw.ca > To: mayorrichard at hotmail.com; healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 08:20:16 -0800 > > Hi Richard and Healey folks , > > I've heard that the 100-6 engines when bored out to 3000 specs makes for a > better cooled engine than a factory 3000 engine due to water jacket casting > around the cylinder walls . > > I've aslo heard that many Healey racers have used these engines bored out to > 3000 specs due to better cooling . > > Has anyone on the list heard this rummor? > > Kenny > Vancouver BC > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "richard mayor" > To: "healeys" > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 7:23 PM > Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block > > > >A question for the list. I have a 100-6 bare engine block, bored .020, with > > main caps. Is this even worth putting on ebay? I got it with some other > > bits > > I purchased - I'm tempted to haul it to the scraper. Is there any demand > > for > > a 26C motor? What sayesth the listees, or is it listoids? > > > > Richard Mayor > > BN7L-466 Vintage Racer > > Portland, Oregon > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > > > Healeys at autox.team.net > > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > > > You are subscribed as geatros at shaw.ca > > > > http://www.team.net/archive > > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/ From ynotink at msn.com Sun Jan 3 13:04:04 2010 From: ynotink at msn.com (WILLIAM B LAWRENCE) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:04:04 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] OH NO!, Not OIL again! Message-ID: At the risk of causing wails of despair and anger I am writing on this topic, which I recognize has been beaten to death and should probably be allowed to rest in peace. However, being a little behind the curve I have a question for any of our oil gurus who may not yet have escaped to a higher plane of enlightenment: I was walking through my local Pep Boys today, looking for some of the Rotella SAE 40 I have been using because it is rated at SL on the API scale, when I happened to see a display of Castrol 4T (4 cycle) motorcycle oil in 10W-40 and 20W-50 and rated at SG/SH. It is priced at $15.99 per 4 liter bottle (less than $4.00 per quart). My question: Is there any reason this oil can't be used in an LBC engine? I'm trying to think of any reason that such an oil, which is formulated for the higher demands of small, high capacity, high revving engines would be detrimental to the life of my old lightly loaded 2660 cc lump. Any comments will be appreciated (well almost any...) Bill Lawrence From insptwo at msn.com Sun Jan 3 13:11:59 2010 From: insptwo at msn.com (insptwo at msn.com) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:11:59 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Michael: Usually chuck key replacements are available from Home Depot. I know that I replaced the key to my 1/2" Milwaukee from them. My drill press has a 1/2" chuck and the key appears to fit the press also. Bill BJ7 > From: awgertoo at aol.com > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 13:45:32 -0500 > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content > > I have an older but in good shape Craftsman floor-mounted drill press to > which I have lost the chuck key. The following is incised onto the drill > chuck: "RJ3-L". > > You know the impossibility of getting replacement parts from Sears--there > is no model number for the drill press anywhere on it--it merely says it is > a 15" drill press. > > Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I could get a replacement > chuck key? > > TIA--Michael Oritt From javrugtman at htcnet.org Sun Jan 3 13:15:12 2010 From: javrugtman at htcnet.org (John Vrugtman) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:15:12 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B40FAD0.9080305@htcnet.org> try here: http://www.thefind.com/hardware/info-replacement-chuck-key On 1/3/2010 1:45 PM, awgertoo at aol.com wrote: > I have an older but in good shape Craftsman floor-mounted drill press to > which I have lost the chuck key. The following is incised onto the drill > chuck: "RJ3-L". > > You know the impossibility of getting replacement parts from Sears--there > is no model number for the drill press anywhere on it--it merely says it is > a 15" drill press. > > Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I could get a replacement > chuck key? > > TIA--Michael Oritt From bighealey3k at aim.com Sun Jan 3 13:19:06 2010 From: bighealey3k at aim.com (bighealey3k at aim.com) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:19:06 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CC5AC92276E807-57E8-24528@webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com> Take the chuck off of the drill press and take it to Ace Hardware, Grainger's or even a Sears distribution center that sells parts and match up the chuck to a replacement key. Larry Wendland '67 BJ8 -----Original Message----- From: awgertoo at aol.com To: healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Sun, Jan 3, 2010 1:45 pm Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content I have an older but in good shape Craftsman floor-mounted drill press to hich I have lost the chuck key. The following is incised onto the drill huck: "RJ3-L". ou know the impossibility of getting replacement parts from Sears--there s no model number for the drill press anywhere on it--it merely says it is 15" drill press. oes anyone have any suggestions as to where I could get a replacement huck key? IA--Michael Oritt Healeys at autox.team.net ttp://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as bighealey3k at aim.com http://www.team.net/archive From awgertoo at aol.com Sun Jan 3 13:22:14 2010 From: awgertoo at aol.com (awgertoo at aol.com) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:22:14 EST Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content Message-ID: In a message dated 1/3/2010 3:19:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, bighealey3k at aim.com writes: Take the chuck off of the drill press Did I forget to say that the chuck is frozen and cannot be removed? Best--Michael From tomfelts at windstream.net Sun Jan 3 13:24:04 2010 From: tomfelts at windstream.net (Tom Felts) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 14:24:04 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20100103142404.ALW2E.107580.root@ispmxfep12-z02> I wouldn't be to hasty. Asking a price and getting that price are two different things:) tom ---- dos_gusanos at msn.com wrote: ============= Thanks for the tip guys, I never thought of breaking up my Barbie Healey for parts...................Cheers Henry Morrison, Albuquerque, NM > From: p_cquinn at tpg.com.au > To: rdryman1 at yahoo.com; tomfelts at windstream.net; healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:27:54 +1100 > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. > > G'day Tom > > I have one too and yes it's still in the box as the built-in digital clock > doesn't work in the antipodes due to some technical reason that I have never > quite been able to understand. Somehow I would have thought that once I > broke down our normal 240v to US110v it would work, but no. It's something > to do with the oscillations of the whatevers. > > It is also very different to the original Barbie AH that goes with the > steering wheel on offer. The clock/radio version came out about 10 years > back while the original was during the 1960s when I was a mere youth. > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Richard Dryman > Sent: Sunday, 3 January 2010 1:24 PM > To: Tom Felts; healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. > > Have aBRAND NEW Barbiepink car with that wheel on it--new in the box. and it > is a radio to boot !!!! Will sell the whole thing for that Price > !!!!--seriously--it is new. And Barbie is in the seat driving the car. Never > been pulled from box--still wrapped in plastic with styrofoam packing. a > 1962 Healey. think about 8" long or so. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Tom Felts > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 7:36:33 PM > Subject: [Healeys] Dig out those old Barbie Healeys--there's gold there. > > Check out price for the steering wheel. > > eBay item # 380124371968 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as dos_gusanos at msn.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From sbyers at ec.rr.com Sun Jan 3 13:25:11 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:25:11 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000a01ca8cb2$d97c9bd0$8c75d370$@rr.com> Michael, I have had pretty good success at buying parts for old equipment at the Sears website (http://www.sears.com). The way it's laid out doesn't always make it very easy to find what you need, but with a little persistence I have always eventually navigated to where I needed to be. Go to the site, select TOOLS > BENCH AND STATIONARY POWER TOOLS > DRILL PRESSES and you should find the 15" drill press. You can search on CHUCK KEY and find several different types. If all else fails, there is a CUSTOMER SERVICE option that will lead you to an 800 telephone number. Good luck! Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC USA -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of awgertoo at aol.com Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 1:46 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content I have an older but in good shape Craftsman floor-mounted drill press to which I have lost the chuck key. The following is incised onto the drill chuck: "RJ3-L". You know the impossibility of getting replacement parts from Sears--there is no model number for the drill press anywhere on it--it merely says it is a 15" drill press. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I could get a replacement chuck key? TIA--Michael Oritt From bighealey3k at aim.com Sun Jan 3 13:54:54 2010 From: bighealey3k at aim.com (bighealey3k at aim.com) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:54:54 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CC5ACE2292B20D-57E8-24C38@webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com> Yea, you didn't mention it was frozen. Is it threaded on or a taper fit? If it is threaded on, you can chuck up a large allen wrench at the short end ("L" shaped) by hand and strike the long end of the allen wrench with a hammer in the loosening direction to hopefully unscrew it. Hope that helps. Larry Wendland '67 BJ8 (original owner) -----Original Message----- From: awgertoo at aol.com To: bighealey3k at aim.com Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Sun, Jan 3, 2010 3:22 pm Subject: Re: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content In a message dated 1/3/2010 3:19:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, bighealey3k at aim.com writes: Take the chuck off of the drill press Did I forget to say that the chuck is frozen and cannot be removed? Best--Michael From bighealey3k at aim.com Sun Jan 3 14:01:25 2010 From: bighealey3k at aim.com (bighealey3k at aim.com) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:01:25 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Strange Engine Situation In-Reply-To: <8CC5AB9A09DAC23-57E8-22F1A@webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CC5AB9A09DAC23-57E8-22F1A@webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <8CC5ACF0B9BF033-57E8-24DAA@webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com> -----Original Message----- From: bighealey3k at aim.com To: racarbon at verizon.net; healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Sun, Jan 3, 2010 1:28 pm Subject: Re: [Healeys] Strange Engine Situation Sounds like the piston rings were replaced without removing the ridge at the top of the cylinders causing the compression rings to break at top dead center and in time damage the upper ring lands. I rebuilt a neighbors '62 tri-carb engine back in approx. 1989 that had a serious rod knock after having some engine work done by a "hack". I dropped the pan and found the #6 connecting rod crank journal badly scored and bearing lead worn away and missing and bits of grit in what was left. I found sand in the #6 crank journal oil passages. The owner said after the previous work was done the engine would not turn over, so the "hack" proceded to sand the #6 journal with sand paper to provide clearance and I guessed didn't clean out the passages afterwards. Fortunately the engine wasn't run very long before they asked me to look into it. On teardown, I found all the compression rings broken in several pieces and a definite ridge at the top of all the cylinders. He had replaced all the rings and didn't remove the ridges causing the new compression rings to break. The engine had only an hour or two at most on it since the work was done and should not have had a ridge on the cylinder walls in such a short time. The engine ran fine except for the rod knock. Due to the short run time, the broken compression rings didn't have time to damage the piston upper ring lands either. Hope this helps. BTW the engine is still running fine to this date. P.S. I also found the front crank pulley (damper) loose on the crank shaft and crank nose badly worn. A fix to keep from replacing the crank shaft was to have the crank shaft nose knurled when I had all the connecting rod journals turned down. It made for a nice interference fit when I put the damper-pulley back on. I don't remember if the journals had to be .010 or .020 ths. undersized but the clearance was right on using "plasti-gauge" at rebuild. It was .003 ths. if I remember right. Larry Wendland '67 BJ8 From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sun Jan 3 14:10:04 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:10:04 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <439F31F5-9FCE-489D-89DC-07DD739D61EA@mac.com> References: <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl> <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> <4B40755E.6060501@chello.nl> <439F31F5-9FCE-489D-89DC-07DD739D61EA@mac.com> Message-ID: <4B4107AC.8040206@chello.nl> That is why you leave of the filler cap, so that condensation can evaporate and escape when the metal will take the ambient temperature again and the relative humidity drops. This phenomena is always very clear in a garage with a concrete floor. If it gets hot and steamy outside in the summer, the garage floor will start to "sweat", in fact water vapour from the is condensating on the floor, after the floor heats up or the outside temperature drops, the floor dries out. It is the reason why I extended the central heating to the garage Kees Oudesluijs Al Malin schreef: > Kees, > > Rich is correct because condensation occurs when warm air strikes a > very cold surface. During the winter after your garage, and contents, > reach a below-freezing temperature everything will be fine until you > open the garage during a weather warm-up and a blast of the warmer air > enters the garage. As the warm air hits the cold surfaces the relative > humidity near the surface changes dramatically. As the warm air is > chilled by a cold surface, its relative humidity rises - if it rises > enough the water vapor condenses and the metal is bathed in a thin > film of water. Keeping the gas tank full mitigates this condensation > inside the tank. > > Anyone wearing glasses in cold weather has experienced this > principle. Their glasses will fog up when going from freezing > temperatures outside to a nice warm house inside. I've had tools > sitting open in the garage rust during the winter, and, they couldn't > be ventilated any more. > > Al Malin From grday at btinternet.com Sun Jan 3 14:11:37 2010 From: grday at btinternet.com (Guy R Day) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 21:11:37 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content References: Message-ID: The chuck key is unobtanium. The solution is to get rid of the drill press. When do you want me to collect it from you? ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 6:45 PM Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content >I have an older but in good shape Craftsman floor-mounted drill press to > which I have lost the chuck key. The following is incised onto the drill > chuck: "RJ3-L". > > You know the impossibility of getting replacement parts from Sears--there > is no model number for the drill press anywhere on it--it merely says it > is > a 15" drill press. > > Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I could get a replacement > chuck key? > > TIA--Michael Oritt > _______________________________________________ > > http://www.team.net/archive From f9cougar at yahoo.com Sun Jan 3 14:16:53 2010 From: f9cougar at yahoo.com (john close) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 13:16:53 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block In-Reply-To: <393934.17594.qm@web31408.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <371732.88865.qm@web112009.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Let's get creative! How about making it into a fountain? Use cylinder bores for colorful flowers? As the base for a coffee table or a lamp? Placed in a central location, I'm sure it would impress, and stimulate conversation, especially amongst female observers. - JRC --- On Sun, 1/3/10, Walt Peterson wrote: From: Walt Peterson Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block To: "healeys" , "richard mayor" Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 6:34 AM List it, E-Bay, give it away, store it: it is a "cultural artifact". Sometime, somewhere, someone will appreciate it & you. Walt --- On Sat, 1/2/10, richard mayor wrote: > From: richard mayor > Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block > To: "healeys" > Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 10:23 PM > A question for the list. I have a > 100-6 bare engine block, bored .020, with > main caps. Is this even worth putting on ebay? I got > it with some other bits > I purchased - I'm tempted to haul it to the scraper. > Is there any demand for > a 26C motor? What sayesth the listees, or is it > listoids? > > Richard Mayor > BN7L-466 Vintage Racer > Portland, Oregon > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail > Free. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as walt2727 at yahoo.com > > http://www.team.net/archive Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as f9cougar at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 15:37:30 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 14:37:30 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content Message-ID: <4b411c2b.1408c00a.2f79.ffff90d8@mx.google.com> Replace the entire chuck with a keyless unit sent from my cellular PDA I Erbs -----Original Message----- From: Guy R Day Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 1:11 PM To: awgertoo at aol.com; healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content The chuck key is unobtanium. The solution is to get rid of the drill press. When do you want me to collect it from you? ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 6:45 PM Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content >I have an older but in good shape Craftsman floor-mounted drill press to > which I have lost the chuck key. The following is incised onto the drill > chuck: "RJ3-L". > > You know the impossibility of getting replacement parts from Sears--there > is no model number for the drill press anywhere on it--it merely says it > is > a 15" drill press. > > Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I could get a replacement > chuck key? > > TIA--Michael Oritt > _______________________________________________ > > http://www.team.net/archive Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com http://www.team.net/archive From jwhlyadv at aol.com Sun Jan 3 16:08:54 2010 From: jwhlyadv at aol.com (jwhlyadv at aol.com) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:08:54 EST Subject: [Healeys] Questions... Message-ID: <156bf.2d69adcb.38727d86@aol.com> I am getting ready to start work on Future Fifty Founder Ben Moores first Healey a fully restored BN6 that needs finishing details and a few repairs. I have been on this list for fifteen years, read over 10,000 posts about tires but I wasn't paying attention....... First off we need tires. Currently the car is running JC Penny tires that must be twenty years old. Any suggestions for a modest priced tire? Second - I need the number for the correct NAPA fuel pump. Third - I need to replace rear axle seals. Moss lists the o-ring as fitting BN4-BJ8. I thought the BN4-BN6 o-ring was different, is it? Fourth - when you engage the Overdrive solenoid the noisy electric fuel pump drops in volume indicating a large current draw. The OD solenoid wires are melted. Clubmembers all say he needs a new solenoid. Isn't this the adjustment that is not letting the plunger travel all the way up to hit the switch? Thanks! Jim Werner Louisville, KY From richchrysler at quickclic.net Sun Jan 3 16:20:43 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:20:43 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block References: <371732.88865.qm@web112009.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: There will soon come a day when someone will want to do a 100/Six correctly. Don't scrap it if it's rebuildable. Rich Chrysler > --- On Sat, 1/2/10, richard mayor wrote: > >> From: richard mayor >> Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block >> To: "healeys" >> Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 10:23 PM >> A question for the list. I have a >> 100-6 bare engine block, bored .020, with >> main caps. Is this even worth putting on ebay? I got >> it with some other bits >> I purchased - I'm tempted to haul it to the scraper. >> Is there any demand for >> a 26C motor? What sayesth the listees, or is it >> listoids? >> >> Richard Mayor >> BN7L-466 Vintage Racer >> Portland, Oregon From e-wilkins at cox.net Sun Jan 3 16:24:31 2010 From: e-wilkins at cox.net (Eric (Rick) Wilkins) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:24:31 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block In-Reply-To: <371732.88865.qm@web112009.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <371732.88865.qm@web112009.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: For a numbers matching car, a 100-6 block would be just fine. A few simple mods can make a 2.6L Austin Healey engine perform as good or better than a stock early 3000. Wilko From 57healey at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 17:11:30 2010 From: 57healey at gmail.com (Patton Dickson) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:11:30 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block In-Reply-To: References: <371732.88865.qm@web112009.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <02F2E74F-D524-4B7F-AEA2-66C7EB93B33D@Gmail.com> The problem is shipping it. I'd take it if we weren't half a country apart Sent from my iPod On Jan 3, 2010, at 5:20 PM, "Rich C" wrote: > There will soon come a day when someone will want to do a 100/Six > correctly. Don't scrap it if it's rebuildable. > > Rich Chrysler >> --- On Sat, 1/2/10, richard mayor wrote: >> >>> From: richard mayor >>> Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block >>> To: "healeys" >>> Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 10:23 PM >>> A question for the list. I have a >>> 100-6 bare engine block, bored .020, with >>> main caps. Is this even worth putting on ebay? I got >>> it with some other bits >>> I purchased - I'm tempted to haul it to the scraper. >>> Is there any demand for >>> a 26C motor? What sayesth the listees, or is it >>> listoids? >>> >>> Richard Mayor >>> BN7L-466 Vintage Racer >>> Portland, Oregon > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as 57healey at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 17:36:58 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:36:58 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] rear seats wanted Message-ID: <173126441001031636o55c00005k27cb1bcaa5b009a9@mail.gmail.com> As I work through what I can fix/repair and replace on my resto project I have decide that my rear seat buckets are beyond repair so I am asking the list if anyone has a set taking up space? I need both seats. The pans only as I plan to replace the interior. Please contact me of list eyera3 at GMAIL.COM Thanks -- I Erbs Portland, OR From dwflagg at juno.com Sun Jan 3 17:46:10 2010 From: dwflagg at juno.com (dwflagg) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:46:10 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block Message-ID: <20100103.164622.6722.69717@mailpop04.dca.untd.com> Speaking of numbers, the engine number could be run through the registry to see if the car is still running. Doug > For a numbers matching car, a 100-6 block would be just fine. > > A few simple mods can make a 2.6L Austin Healey engine perform as > good > or better than a stock early 3000. > > Wilko ____________________________________________________________ Love Spell Click here to light up your life with a love spell! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=bRu_nefB6MNzlrq7g90aJgAAJ1B-9ttc3k1I_21D8YCzT29EAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARwAAAAA= From RonFineEsq at earthlink.net Sun Jan 3 18:04:18 2010 From: RonFineEsq at earthlink.net (Ron Fine) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:04:18 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Aluminum door trim give away Message-ID: <37184C0643EF442DBA807FB34D51DFAB@XPS400> I have a set of original aluminum door trim pieces from my 61 BN7. They need to be re-finished to look nice but they are in relatively good condition without any major scratches or dents. Free to anyone wanting them for the cost of shipping. Probably not worth shipping overseas. Contact me if interested. Ron Fine West Los Angeles ronfineesq at earthlink.net From 63ahbj7 at comcast.net Sun Jan 3 18:24:18 2010 From: 63ahbj7 at comcast.net (63ahbj7) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:24:18 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block In-Reply-To: <02F2E74F-D524-4B7F-AEA2-66C7EB93B33D@Gmail.com> References: <371732.88865.qm@web112009.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <02F2E74F-D524-4B7F-AEA2-66C7EB93B33D@Gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B414342.90303@comcast.net> " The problem is shipping it. I'd take it if we weren't half a country apart " Via Greyhound would be VERY cheap, Patton !! Drawback[s] is that item must be delivered to a Depot AND then picked up at a Depot. Must be ZERO fluids involved [in a block]. I know a Spridgeteer that shipped a 1275 block from UP in the NE to OK and IIRC was under $100.00. I also know of a motor "shuttle" from PA to LA but that did take around 7 weeks [from 1 Spridgeteer to another to another to another, etc., etc.]. That 'move' involved ZERO dollars !! Ed Please visit MY site at: www.justbrits.com From richard.ewald at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 18:25:49 2010 From: richard.ewald at gmail.com (Richard Ewald) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:25:49 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block In-Reply-To: <02F2E74F-D524-4B7F-AEA2-66C7EB93B33D@Gmail.com> References: <371732.88865.qm@web112009.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <02F2E74F-D524-4B7F-AEA2-66C7EB93B33D@Gmail.com> Message-ID: Strap it to a pallet and ship it truck freight as junk auto parts. Not real fast but very cheap. If you need a lift gate truck it will increase the price but it is still reasonable Rick Sent from my iPhone On Jan 3, 2010, at 16:11, Patton Dickson <57healey at gmail.com> wrote: > The problem is shipping it. I'd take it if we weren't half a > country apart > > Sent from my iPod > > > On Jan 3, 2010, at 5:20 PM, "Rich C" > wrote: > >> There will soon come a day when someone will want to do a 100/Six >> correctly. Don't scrap it if it's rebuildable. >> >> Rich Chrysler >>> --- On Sat, 1/2/10, richard mayor wrote: >>> >>>> From: richard mayor >>>> Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block >>>> To: "healeys" >>>> Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 10:23 PM >>>> A question for the list. I have a >>>> 100-6 bare engine block, bored .020, with >>>> main caps. Is this even worth putting on ebay? I got >>>> it with some other bits >>>> I purchased - I'm tempted to haul it to the scraper. >>>> Is there any demand for >>>> a 26C motor? What sayesth the listees, or is it >>>> listoids? >>>> >>>> Richard Mayor >>>> BN7L-466 Vintage Racer >>>> Portland, Oregon >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as 57healey at gmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richard.ewald at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From schauss at worldnet.att.net Sun Jan 3 18:35:01 2010 From: schauss at worldnet.att.net (Peter Schauss) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:35:01 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Questions... In-Reply-To: <156bf.2d69adcb.38727d86@aol.com> Message-ID: <20100104013507.C4E12187645@autox.team.net> Jim, Tires: Kumho 165/15 Overdrive solenoid: Your symptoms indicate that the switch which cuts out the pull-in winding is not working. You may be able to fix it by adjusting the engagement lever. HTH, Peter Schauss 1963 BJ7 1980 MGB > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- > bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of jwhlyadv at aol.com > Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 6:09 PM > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: [Healeys] Questions... > > I am getting ready to start work on Future Fifty Founder Ben Moores first > Healey a fully restored BN6 that needs finishing details and a few > repairs. > I have been on this list for fifteen years, read over 10,000 posts about > tires but I wasn't paying attention....... > > First off we need tires. Currently the car is running JC Penny tires that > must be twenty years old. Any suggestions for a modest priced tire? > > Second - I need the number for the correct NAPA fuel pump. > > Third - I need to replace rear axle seals. Moss lists the o-ring as > fitting > BN4-BJ8. I thought the BN4-BN6 o-ring was different, is it? > > Fourth - when you engage the Overdrive solenoid the noisy electric fuel > pump drops in volume indicating a large current draw. The OD solenoid > wires > are melted. Clubmembers all say he needs a new solenoid. Isn't this the > adjustment that is not letting the plunger travel all the way up to hit > the > switch? > > Thanks! > > Jim Werner > Louisville, KY > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as schauss at worldnet.att.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From healey.nut at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 19:14:37 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 10:14:37 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Questions... In-Reply-To: <156bf.2d69adcb.38727d86@aol.com> References: <156bf.2d69adcb.38727d86@aol.com> Message-ID: Jim - 1) Kumho 165-15, considered by many on the list the best alternative for a budget tire. I think Tire Rack can special order them. 2) There are several choices for a NAPA pump, depending on if you want the old box type or the bendix type. The box types are listed here: http://www.healey6.com/replacement_parts.htm the bendix pump NAPA number is NAPA Part # BK 6101075. The best Bendix pump (I'm not sure if NAPA has it) is this one, which has the same PSI ratings as the old SU pumps (2.5 - 4 psi): http://www.yachtsupplydepot.com/mechanical-supplies/fuel-pumps/facet-cylindrical-solid-state-electric-fuel-pump-477060e/prod_23438.html plus these guys are cheaper than NAPA 3) I think all the o-rings are the same. The brake drums are different... 4) Yes definitely check the measurements on the OD solenoid. I wouldn't replace the solenoid just yet, they are pretty sturdy as long as they aren't overstressed. Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 7:08 AM, wrote: > I am getting ready to start work on Future Fifty Founder Ben Moores first > Healey a fully restored BN6 that needs finishing details and a few repairs. > I have been on this list for fifteen years, read over 10,000 posts about > tires but I wasn't paying attention....... > > First off we need tires. Currently the car is running JC Penny tires that > must be twenty years old. Any suggestions for a modest priced tire? > > Second - I need the number for the correct NAPA fuel pump. > > Third - I need to replace rear axle seals. Moss lists the o-ring as fitting > BN4-BJ8. I thought the BN4-BN6 o-ring was different, is it? > > Fourth - when you engage the Overdrive solenoid the noisy electric fuel > pump drops in volume indicating a large current draw. The OD solenoid wires > are melted. Clubmembers all say he needs a new solenoid. Isn't this the > adjustment that is not letting the plunger travel all the way up to hit > the > switch? > > Thanks! > > Jim Werner > Louisville, KY From acmiller at mhcable.com Sun Jan 3 19:17:14 2010 From: acmiller at mhcable.com (allen c miller jr) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 21:17:14 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] stub axle renewals Message-ID: <2367EEF8BA614077AAC084B13E598B60@ACM030> I am prepping my BN2 for racing this spring and have six stub axles which i am having crack tested by a machine shop. while in the process is there a necessity or point to replacing the bronze bushings as a prophylactic measure, or can you assume that no wobble of the kingpin against the axle secured in a vice is sufficient? alternately, would measuring across the bore at right angles with a micrometer and checking against the pin be better? I would assume, perhaps incorrectly, that an elliptical bore or sloppy clearance would be telling. while at it, are there other critical front suspension parts that should be crack tested? is there a known failure rate with ball joints, etc? allen miller bn2/m From acmiller at mhcable.com Sun Jan 3 19:29:21 2010 From: acmiller at mhcable.com (allen c miller jr) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 21:29:21 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] non-overdrive sidewinder boxes Message-ID: <3787071FD42C41C289C46680A7C6B6D6@ACM030> I've located a non-overdrive gearbox and am preparing both 4.11 and 3.90 rear enda for light racing events with the BN2/m. will be working with low tune M spec engine and keeping under factory redline this season, but anticipate higher performance revs in subsequent seasons. can anyone give guidance on gear sets available, and which ones would best suit needs. typical event would be Lime Rock. thanks allen miller bn2M From mayorrichard at hotmail.com Sun Jan 3 19:39:36 2010 From: mayorrichard at hotmail.com (richard mayor) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:39:36 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block In-Reply-To: <20100103.164622.6722.69717@mailpop04.dca.untd.com> References: <20100103.164622.6722.69717@mailpop04.dca.untd.com> Message-ID: The block was rebuilt. It is .020 oversized. The aluminum ID tag is gone. Please buy my bare block. There are no fluids in it. It is completely stripped down. Make me an offer. Richard Mayor BN7L-466 Vintage Racer Portland, Oregon > To: e-wilkins at cox.net > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:46:10 -0500 > From: dwflagg at juno.com > CC: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block > > Speaking of numbers, the engine number could be run through the registry > to see if the car is still running. > > Doug > > > For a numbers matching car, a 100-6 block would be just fine. > > > > A few simple mods can make a 2.6L Austin Healey engine perform as > > good > > or better than a stock early 3000. > > > > Wilko > ____________________________________________________________ > Love Spell > Click here to light up your life with a love spell! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=bRu_nefB6MNzlrq7g90aJgAAJ1B-9tt c3k1I_21D8YCzT29EAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARwAAAAA= > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as mayorrichard at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ From bn1 at pacbell.net Sun Jan 3 20:38:27 2010 From: bn1 at pacbell.net (Mr. Bill) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:38:27 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B4162B3.2040806@pacbell.net> We are getting more and more "off topic" questions such as this, garage plan requests, etc. In an attempt to keep the Healey List just that...... Many members of this List also belong to the Shop-Talk List which is a much more appropriate forum for such questions. If you couldn't find it through Google, try here: http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shop-talk TIA Bill now just '53 Red Car :-) On 1/3/2010 10:45 AM, awgertoo at aol.com wrote: > I have an older but in good shape Craftsman floor-mounted drill press to > which I have lost the chuck key. The following is incised onto the drill > chuck: "RJ3-L". > > You know the impossibility of getting replacement parts from Sears--there > is no model number for the drill press anywhere on it--it merely says it is > a 15" drill press. > > Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I could get a replacement > chuck key? > > TIA--Michael Oritt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Nethttp://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed asbn1 at pacbell.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From rnbmail at yahoo.com Sun Jan 3 23:24:36 2010 From: rnbmail at yahoo.com (Robert Blair) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:24:36 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] OH NO!, Not OIL again! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <449873.86256.qm@web37904.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Bill, At the risk of not reading others first, my 10 cents would be it depends on the zinc additive in the oil. If it is a modern formaula for a modern engine as you suggest, then I would be wary of the necessary zinc content necessary for the old lumps. Advice - stay with the correct period blended stuff - I use VR1 20/50 Racing where the zinc additive is clearly readable on the can. Robert N. Blair Yellow 65BJ8 rnbmail at yahoo.com --- On Sun, 1/3/10, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote: > From: WILLIAM B LAWRENCE > Subject: [Healeys] OH NO!, Not OIL again! > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 12:04 PM > At the risk of causing wails of > despair and anger I am writing on this topic, > which I recognize has been beaten to death and should > probably be allowed to > rest in peace. However, being a little behind the curve I > have a question for > any of our oil gurus who may not yet have escaped to a > higher plane of > enlightenment: > I was walking through my local Pep Boys today, looking for > some of the Rotella > SAE 40 I have been using because it is rated at SL on the > API scale, when I > happened to see a display of Castrol 4T (4 cycle) > motorcycle oil in 10W-40 and > 20W-50 and rated at SG/SH. It is priced at $15.99 per 4 > liter bottle (less > than $4.00 per quart). > My question: Is there any reason this oil can't be used in > an LBC engine? I'm > trying to think of any reason that such an oil, which is > formulated for the > higher demands of small, high capacity, high revving > engines would be > detrimental to the life of my old lightly loaded 2660 cc > lump. Any comments > will be appreciated (well almost any...) > Bill Lawrence > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rnbmail at yahoo.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From coudesluijs at chello.nl Mon Jan 4 01:53:38 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:53:38 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] OH NO!, Not OIL again! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B41AC92.30606@chello.nl> I cannot see any reason why this oil will not be suitable. The SG/SH specs are OK as is the viscosity. They claim better high temperature resistance than car oils as the oil is intended for hotter running air cooled and high revving motorcycles, so the oil pressure should keep up a bit better when very hot on a long stretch of autobahn with 100mph plus. If it can take the conditions in a highly tuned motor cycle engine it can easily take the conditions in an old low stressed unit like the Austin engine which will take any 20W50 oil you throw at it. Kees Oudesluijs NL WILLIAM B LAWRENCE schreef: > At the risk of causing wails of despair and anger I am writing on this topic, > which I recognize has been beaten to death and should probably be allowed to > rest in peace. However, being a little behind the curve I have a question for > any of our oil gurus who may not yet have escaped to a higher plane of > enlightenment: > I was walking through my local Pep Boys today, looking for some of the Rotella > SAE 40 I have been using because it is rated at SL on the API scale, when I > happened to see a display of Castrol 4T (4 cycle) motorcycle oil in 10W-40 and > 20W-50 and rated at SG/SH. It is priced at $15.99 per 4 liter bottle (less > than $4.00 per quart). > My question: Is there any reason this oil can't be used in an LBC engine? I'm > trying to think of any reason that such an oil, which is formulated for the > higher demands of small, high capacity, high revving engines would be > detrimental to the life of my old lightly loaded 2660 cc lump. Any comments > will be appreciated (well almost any...) > Bill Lawrence > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.725 / Virusdatabase: 270.14.124/2597 - datum van uitgifte: 01/02/10 09:22:00 From austin.healey at gmail.com Mon Jan 4 03:10:19 2010 From: austin.healey at gmail.com (Chris Dimmock) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 21:10:19 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] OH NO!, Not OIL again! In-Reply-To: <4B41AC92.30606@chello.nl> References: <4B41AC92.30606@chello.nl> Message-ID: <9009CD1E-297A-4D17-BB8B-15F3F001FEDC@gmail.com> Love to hear how it goes. Personally, I use Penrite HPR40 on the road, and HPR50 on the track. Done my testing, made my decision. Here is a mates more eloquent test documentation. http://www.spriteparts.com.au/tech/oils.html Sincerely. Chris Sent from my iPhone On 04/01/2010, at 7:53 PM, Oudesluys wrote: > I cannot see any reason why this oil will not be suitable. The SG/SH > specs are OK as is the viscosity. They claim better high temperature > resistance than car oils as the oil is intended for hotter running > air cooled and high revving motorcycles, so the oil pressure should > keep up a bit better when very hot on a long stretch of autobahn > with 100mph plus. > If it can take the conditions in a highly tuned motor cycle engine > it can easily take the conditions in an old low stressed unit like > the Austin engine which will take any 20W50 oil you throw at it. > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > > WILLIAM B LAWRENCE >> My question: Is there any reason this oil can't be used in an LBC >> engine? I'm >> trying to think of any reason that such an oil, which is formulated >> for the >> higher demands of small, high capacity, high revving engines would be >> detrimental to the life of my old lightly loaded 2660 cc lump. Any >> comments >> will be appreciated (well almost any...) >> Bill Lawrence From kturk at adelphia.net Mon Jan 4 03:58:41 2010 From: kturk at adelphia.net (Keith Turk) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 04:58:41 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key--No Healey content References: Message-ID: Chuck key's are viturally a universal part.... there are only like 5 average kinds and then there are the wierd ones... Cause it's a Craftsman... your chances of going to Lowes or Home Depot and finding a new one are better then 9 out of 10.... seriously... the key is this... the Nose or part that sticks into the chuck is XXX size ... get out a set of Vernier Calipers and measure it... and match it... most of the time the actual size of the imput determines the Key size.... if they have two different one's... buy them both and return the one that doesn't fit... or do like me and throw it in your Chuck Key box.... Don't have Vernier Calipers??? BUY THEM... seriously the most used tool in my shop.... I measure tube size, bolts, nuts, shafts, idiots, crazies that will bitch about my post and tire size with these things.... Life is GOOOD Keith From rchaskell at earthlink.net Mon Jan 4 04:26:22 2010 From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell) Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:26:22 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Questions... In-Reply-To: <156bf.2d69adcb.38727d86@aol.com> References: <156bf.2d69adcb.38727d86@aol.com> Message-ID: <4B41D05E.7000506@earthlink.net> Jim, Saw the car at Mike's memorial service. Very nice. I have the Kumhos from Tire Rack on the tri-carb. Like them. Get the car on a lift or take the gearbox cover off and see if the solenoid is moving when you flip the switch. Any idea where the OD harness came from? British Wiring (Auto Sparks reseller) had two harnesses. The 'standard' one had smaller gage wire than the OEM harness. The 'special' had the right gage wire (28 strand). Probably best to replace melted. Bob Haskell jwhlyadv at aol.com wrote: > I am getting ready to start work on Future Fifty Founder Ben Moores first > Healey a fully restored BN6 that needs finishing details and a few repairs. > I have been on this list for fifteen years, read over 10,000 posts about > tires but I wasn't paying attention....... > > First off we need tires. Currently the car is running JC Penny tires that > must be twenty years old. Any suggestions for a modest priced tire? > > Second - I need the number for the correct NAPA fuel pump. > > Third - I need to replace rear axle seals. Moss lists the o-ring as fitting > BN4-BJ8. I thought the BN4-BN6 o-ring was different, is it? > > Fourth - when you engage the Overdrive solenoid the noisy electric fuel > pump drops in volume indicating a large current draw. The OD solenoid wires > are melted. Clubmembers all say he needs a new solenoid. Isn't this the > adjustment that is not letting the plunger travel all the way up to hit the > switch? > > Thanks! > > Jim Werner > Louisville, KY > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rchaskell at earthlink.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From coudesluijs at chello.nl Mon Jan 4 05:26:28 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:26:28 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] OH NO!, Not OIL again! In-Reply-To: <9009CD1E-297A-4D17-BB8B-15F3F001FEDC@gmail.com> References: <4B41AC92.30606@chello.nl> <9009CD1E-297A-4D17-BB8B-15F3F001FEDC@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B41DE74.7070700@chello.nl> I have similar results (as your mate using Penrite 20W50) with Duckhams Classic 20W50. Keeps up the pressure better than e.g. Castrol GTX 20W50 when really hot, but that is with prolonged motorway driving at 100mph+ with a Lotus 907 engine which is considerably more stressed than the Austin 2660cc engine. Coolant is always at a steady ca. 90:C using a 89:C thermostat all year round. However if the oil pressure drops a bit, as with some 20W50 oils, it does not neccesarily mean that the lubrication is not sufficient for a road car. If you use a car in real anger, e.g. on the track, you may need different oils alltogether and better not use 20W50, but then again you would ideally have to modify the engine anyway, fitting a HD oil pump for a better flow and higher pressure, HD water pump, tighter tolerances on the bearings, oil cooler, larger radiator etc. Kees Oudesluijs NL > Love to hear how it goes. Personally, I use Penrite HPR40 on the road, > and HPR50 on the track. Done my testing, made my decision. > > Here is a mates more eloquent test documentation. > > http://www.spriteparts.com.au/tech/oils.html > > Sincerely. > Chris > > >> I cannot see any reason why this oil will not be suitable. The SG/SH >> specs are OK as is the viscosity. They claim better high temperature >> resistance than car oils as the oil is intended for hotter running >> air cooled and high revving motorcycles, so the oil pressure should >> keep up a bit better when very hot on a long stretch of autobahn with >> 100mph plus. >> If it can take the conditions in a highly tuned motor cycle engine it >> can easily take the conditions in an old low stressed unit like the >> Austin engine which will take any 20W50 oil you throw at it. >> Kees Oudesluijs >> NL From amalin at mac.com Mon Jan 4 06:17:26 2010 From: amalin at mac.com (Al Malin) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 08:17:26 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Questions... In-Reply-To: <156bf.2d69adcb.38727d86@aol.com> References: <156bf.2d69adcb.38727d86@aol.com> Message-ID: <2153132C-E720-4625-8362-416CF5F3535F@mac.com> Jim, I had a similar experience with my OD solenoid. The OD stopped engaging and when the switch was on the fuel gauge dropped from full to one-half, indicating a high current drain. I could also smell smoke escaping the electrical system. Replacing the solenoid fixed the problem. Al Malin Tricarb On Jan 3, 2010, at 6:08 PM, Jwhlyadv at aol.com wrote: > I am getting ready to start work on Future Fifty Founder Ben Moores > first > Healey a fully restored BN6 that needs finishing details and a few > repairs. > I have been on this list for fifteen years, read over 10,000 posts > about > tires but I wasn't paying attention....... > > First off we need tires. Currently the car is running JC Penny tires > that > must be twenty years old. Any suggestions for a modest priced tire? > > Second - I need the number for the correct NAPA fuel pump. > > Third - I need to replace rear axle seals. Moss lists the o-ring as > fitting > BN4-BJ8. I thought the BN4-BN6 o-ring was different, is it? > > Fourth - when you engage the Overdrive solenoid the noisy electric > fuel > pump drops in volume indicating a large current draw. The OD > solenoid wires > are melted. Clubmembers all say he needs a new solenoid. Isn't this > the > adjustment that is not letting the plunger travel all the way up to > hit the > switch? > > Thanks! > > Jim Werner > Louisville, KY > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as amalin at mac.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From enjayess at ymail.com Mon Jan 4 06:54:54 2010 From: enjayess at ymail.com (Enjay Ess) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 05:54:54 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Newbie Hi - looking for a car Message-ID: <963528.62527.qm@web24302.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Just signed up, so Hi to all. I`ve been looking for a Healey for a while now, so far without success, so if anyone knows of a car for sale I would certainly be glad to hear about it. I`m hoping to find a BJ7 or BJ8. possibly a sound runner or a car needing work, maybe a project. I should make it clear that I am a private individual looking for a car for my own use - and not a dealer. Look forward to joining in the with all the discussions. Cheers, Nick From warthodson at aol.com Mon Jan 4 07:25:31 2010 From: warthodson at aol.com (warthodson at aol.com) Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:25:31 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <8CC5B60E7848DBC-430C-65FD7@webmail-m020.sysops.aol.com> A racer would start with a 3000 block and bore it ut as much as the rules allow. And then some more. _________________________________________________________________ otmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. ttp://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/ Healeys at autox.team.net ttp://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as warthodson at aol.com http://www.team.net/archive From twillig at ruda.de Mon Jan 4 08:36:07 2010 From: twillig at ruda.de (Thomas Willig) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 16:36:07 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] AH100 Mean bearing caps needed Message-ID: Hi there, some time ago I bought a motor block for a AH100 were the main bearing caps were missing. I am thinking of using this block for a spare engine and wonder if someone can help me with these caps. I am totally aware that these caps have to be fitted to my block (line boring). But it think it is still worthwhile. Maybe someone from the list had a cracked block and kept the caps...who knows. Regards Thomas Willig From rnbmail at yahoo.com Mon Jan 4 09:08:59 2010 From: rnbmail at yahoo.com (Robert Blair) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 08:08:59 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] OH NO!, Not OIL again! In-Reply-To: <4B41AC92.30606@chello.nl> Message-ID: <866754.80609.qm@web37903.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Yes - but its not just about viscosity. It is also about metalurgy/materials and design tolerences that are quite different between modern engines and the lump. Robert N. Blair Yellow 65BJ8 rnbmail at yahoo.com --- On Mon, 1/4/10, Oudesluys wrote: > From: Oudesluys > Subject: Re: [Healeys] OH NO!, Not OIL again! > To: "WILLIAM B LAWRENCE" > Cc: healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 12:53 AM > I cannot see any reason why this oil > will not be suitable. The SG/SH specs are OK as is the > viscosity. They claim better high temperature resistance > than car oils as the oil is intended for hotter running air > cooled and high revving motorcycles, so the oil pressure > should keep up a bit better when very hot on a long stretch > of autobahn with 100mph plus. > If it can take the conditions in a highly tuned motor cycle > engine it can easily take the conditions in an old low > stressed unit like the Austin engine which will take any > 20W50 oil you throw at it. > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > > WILLIAM B LAWRENCE schreef: > > At the risk of causing wails of despair and anger I am > writing on this topic, > > which I recognize has been beaten to death and should > probably be allowed to > > rest in peace. However, being a little behind the > curve I have a question for > > any of our oil gurus who may not yet have escaped to a > higher plane of > > enlightenment: > > I was walking through my local Pep Boys today, looking > for some of the Rotella > > SAE 40 I have been using because it is rated at SL on > the API scale, when I > > happened to see a display of Castrol 4T (4 cycle) > motorcycle oil in 10W-40 and > > 20W-50 and rated at SG/SH. It is priced at $15.99 per > 4 liter bottle (less > > than $4.00 per quart). > > My question: Is there any reason this oil can't be > used in an LBC engine? I'm > > trying to think of any reason that such an oil, which > is formulated for the > > higher demands of small, high capacity, high revving > engines would be > > detrimental to the life of my old lightly loaded 2660 > cc lump. Any comments > > will be appreciated (well almost any...) > > Bill Lawrence > > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > > > Healeys at autox.team.net > > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > > > http://www.team.net/archive > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com Versie: 9.0.725 / > Virusdatabase: 270.14.124/2597 - datum van uitgifte: > 01/02/10 09:22:00 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rnbmail at yahoo.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Mon Jan 4 09:15:06 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 08:15:06 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Switch knobs In-Reply-To: <20091225.173324.8544.64190@mailpop08.dca.untd.com> References: <20091225.173324.8544.64190@mailpop08.dca.untd.com> Message-ID: The letters can be redone very easily by dabbing a little white out on the knob and then wiping it off leaving the white out in the lettering David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Dec 25, 2009, at 5:33 PM, dwflagg wrote: > Is there anyone out there who restores lettered switch knobs? TIA. > > Doug > ____________________________________________________________ > Diet Help > Cheap Diet Help Tips. Click here. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c? > cp=hIDWFvvbo5naGsz4sQ_xTgAAJ1B-9ttc3k1I_21D8YCzT29EAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA > AAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYQAAAAAA= > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Mon Jan 4 09:42:43 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 08:42:43 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88771@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> References: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88771@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: Rich, The left door handle is also the same as is on an Aston Martin DB2. I have one that is cracked. I also have access to a complete washer bottle and washer pump. The hood we have some good ones as well. David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . > > -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- > bounces at autox.team.net] Im > Auftrag von Rich C > Gesendet: Samstag, 26. Dezember 2009 16:38 > An: Healeys > Betreff: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed > > Hello all, > > Hope everybody is wading successfully through the holiday season. > Here's > something to take your mind off the overindulgence of this time of > year..... > > I am presently working on a very early Longbridge built 100/Six, in > fact she's > Body 326, built 25 October, 1956. This is a complete ground up > restoration of > the highest order possible and an tring to get everything exactly > right. I am > needing a few pieces that are not commercially available. Therefore > I'm > turning to this terrific list for help. (how's that for groveling?) > > I need to find a workable pair of exterior door handles, the early > flat pull > series with the lock on the left one. Left handle with lock would > be part > number 14B 7486 > > I also need an original design single tube tail pipe. I was lucky > to find an > original Burgess 2 in / 1 out muffler, so this would be the pipe > that goes > with it. This would be part number 11B 2126, used up until car > 48862. I know I > can probably get one custom bent, etc. but if there's an original > lying about > out there, that needs to go to "the right car", I need to at least > ask. > > I also am looking for the earliest series of engine hood (bonnet) > that has a > plain skin that actually precedes the commonly seen raised pressing > style. > It's also different than the later plain bonnets in that it > wouldn't yet have > the inner strengthening brace that was applied later. It would be > easy to spot > because it would be a plain surface, yet have the bonnet prop rod > mounting on > the left side (carburetor side) of the car. > > I need the mounting bracket for the glass windscreen washer jar, > part number > 17H 581. > > Last, I need to find the early Trafalgar windscreen washer pump, > part number > 17H 577. > > I realize and understand that these pieces are literally collectors > items, but > I have to ask... > > Regards, > > Rich Chrysler > _____________ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From RonFineEsq at earthlink.net Mon Jan 4 09:48:30 2010 From: RonFineEsq at earthlink.net (Ron Fine) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 08:48:30 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Aluminum door trim give away References: <37184C0643EF442DBA807FB34D51DFAB@XPS400> Message-ID: I have received several requests for these door trim pieces so they are spoken for now. Thanks, Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Fine" To: Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 5:04 PM Subject: [Healeys] Aluminum door trim give away >I have a set of original aluminum door trim pieces from my 61 BN7. They >need > to be re-finished to look nice but they are in relatively good condition > without any major scratches or dents. Free to anyone wanting them for the > cost of shipping. Probably not worth shipping overseas. Contact me if > interested. > > Ron Fine > West Los Angeles > ronfineesq at earthlink.net > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as ronfineesq at earthlink.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Mon Jan 4 10:44:40 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:44:40 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] seat-back pattern In-Reply-To: <2FF4A9F87ED9412E83F5CB4A440CFA91@computer624080> References: <2FF4A9F87ED9412E83F5CB4A440CFA91@computer624080> Message-ID: <04D7EAE9-A9DF-42EE-8113-9227E423A189@sbcglobal.net> Sarah we have new seat backs for the later cars. They were updated to add support so the seat back did not twist. David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Dec 28, 2009, at 7:13 AM, Carr&Edwards wrote: > As no one offered what we need in response to my first request, let > me try one > more time -- > > Does anyone have a bare-metal seat back from a BN1, BN2, or BN6 > that they > could make a tracing of (last 6" of the "ears" at the bottom, showing > pivot-bolt hole) so that we can reconstruct what some DPO hacked > off to fit > replacement seat covers? > > Many thanks! > > Sarah Carr > BN1 in PA > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From geatros at shaw.ca Mon Jan 4 12:08:48 2010 From: geatros at shaw.ca (Geatros) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:08:48 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Who to use for Shipping a Hardtop in Canada ? Message-ID: <9A5BBF90E1CA48E7B9429DD889F4E9CB@soloPC> Hello, I want to ship a project Hardtop from Breslau Ontario Canada to Vancouver BC Canada . Which Shipper should I use ? The hardtop has to be picked up at sellers home . I've had a quote of $575 plus Tax , is that a fair shipping costs? First time shipping a large Item like a Big Healey Hardtop , so any help in finding a lower cost shipper would be great ! Cheers and Thanks in Advance Kenny Geatros Vancouver BC From scvc70 at epix.net Mon Jan 4 12:31:36 2010 From: scvc70 at epix.net (Carr&Edwards) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:31:36 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Bonne Annee References: <4B3DA5FC.2030304@club-internet.fr> Message-ID: <6EDCED637DAE4723B351F88C2B66C04C@S0026273562> Bernard -- Your New Year's wish is very similar to an expression which a friend says his elderly Irish grandfather would use as a New Year's toast, many years ago: "May we meet this day twelvemonth." (Belated) Happy New Year to all! Sarah Carr BN1 in PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernard Cristalli" To: "Healey List" ; ; "e-type" ; "SURGINET at sfr.fr:General Surgery DiscussionList" ; Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 2:36 AM Subject: [Healeys] Bonne Annee > Tous mes voeux les plus sinceres pour tous. > Souhaitons de nous retrouver le meme jour l'an prochain. > > Bernard > _______________________________________________ From Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au Mon Jan 4 16:18:25 2010 From: Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au (Quinn, Patrick) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:18:25 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: References: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88771@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> G'day Rich The lockable handle was also fitted to driver's side front door of the Jowett Javelin. (It's has the lever facing towards the rear.) As you would appreciate Australian roads are riddled with Jowetts. However there is an active club, both here and in the UK. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David Nock Sent: Tuesday, 5 January 2010 3:43 AM To: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Cc: Healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed Rich, The left door handle is also the same as is on an Aston Martin DB2. I have one that is cracked. I also have access to a complete washer bottle and washer pump. The hood we have some good ones as well. David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** From vette at uplink.net Mon Jan 4 18:31:09 2010 From: vette at uplink.net (Dave ) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:31:09 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Healey 3:54.1 Rear End Gears. Message-ID: <380-22010125131946@uplink.net> Hello everyone, I hope all had a good holiday season. Now I guess we must continue on with work and play. In that regard, does anyone know of a set of these 3:54.1 rear gears available for the big Healey. Thanks, Dave C. vette at uplink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. From mgcharlie at comcast.net Mon Jan 4 20:04:55 2010 From: mgcharlie at comcast.net (Charlie Baldwin) Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:04:55 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Who to use for Shipping a Hardtop in Canada ? In-Reply-To: <9A5BBF90E1CA48E7B9429DD889F4E9CB@soloPC> References: <9A5BBF90E1CA48E7B9429DD889F4E9CB@soloPC> Message-ID: <4B42AC57.90607@comcast.net> I recently sold a Universal Laminations big Healey top on Ebay which I shipped from PA to VA. I had read about people shipping them via Greyhound Package Express, so that's what I did. Seems to me it was around $60. Make sure to wrap it well in bubble wrap. I bought a bunch of it from U-Line and wrapped it twice and then put a cheap tarp around it. Taped it up with duct tape. It arrived safely. Hopefully they have Greyhound in Canada or if not maybe another bus line. Charlie Geatros wrote: > Hello, > > I want to ship a project Hardtop from Breslau Ontario Canada to Vancouver BC > Canada . Which Shipper should I use ? The hardtop has to be picked up at > sellers home . I've had a quote of $575 plus Tax , is that a fair shipping > costs? First time shipping a large Item like a Big Healey Hardtop , so any > help in finding a lower cost shipper would be great ! > > Cheers and Thanks in Advance > Kenny Geatros > Vancouver BC > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as mgcharlie at comcast.net > > http://www.team.net/archive [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of mgcharlie.vcf] From sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au Tue Jan 5 02:21:02 2010 From: sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au (Joe and Lenore Armour) Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:21:02 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> References: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88771@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: <4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> Quinn, Patrick wrote: >G'day Rich > >The lockable handle was also fitted to driver's side front door of the Jowett >Javelin. (It's has the lever facing towards the rear.) > > I once had the need to replace my lockable BN.4 doorhandle and sourced a Javlin handle on the advice of the wise ones BUT there arte minor differences. The main one being that the rear facing end of the Javelin handle is cut off at a single 45 degree angle, unlike the Healey handles which have an angled end from top & bottom meeting at the long point in the middle of the handle. My solution in 1968 when bright bits were not available in Australia was to hand file one from a solid, square brass bar. NOT BLOODY EASY and not to be recommended, but at the time!!!! It was worth it in the end because when I was trading it in on another car the then Australian Touring Champion ( GTA Mustang) offered me an extra $100 bucks because the door locked. He had previously owned a black 100 Joe From healey.nut at gmail.com Tue Jan 5 05:54:14 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 20:54:14 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: <4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> References: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88771@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> Message-ID: My A90 has a door lock only on the drivers side. Doesn't seem to keep criminals out of the car but I suppose in gentler times criminals never entered the passenger door.... Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Joe and Lenore Armour < sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au> wrote: > Quinn, Patrick wrote: > > G'day Rich >> >> The lockable handle was also fitted to driver's side front door of the >> Jowett >> Javelin. (It's has the lever facing towards the rear.) >> >> > I once had the need to replace my lockable BN.4 doorhandle and sourced a > Javlin handle on the advice of the wise ones BUT there arte minor > differences. The main one being that the rear facing end of the Javelin > handle is cut off at a single 45 degree angle, unlike the Healey handles > which have an angled end from top & bottom meeting at the long point in the > middle of the handle. My solution in 1968 when bright bits were not > available in Australia was to hand file one from a solid, square brass bar. > NOT BLOODY EASY and not to be recommended, but at the time!!!! > > It was worth it in the end because when I was trading it in on another car > the then Australian Touring Champion ( GTA Mustang) offered me an extra $100 > bucks because the door locked. He had previously owned a black 100 > > Joe From grday at btinternet.com Tue Jan 5 06:52:55 2010 From: grday at btinternet.com (Guy R Day) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:52:55 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed References: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88771@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com><3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win><4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> Message-ID: Didn't you lock from the inside by lifting the passenger door handle in the opposite direction to the opening movement? This locked the door so you couldn't open it from the outside. Guy R Day ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Seigrist" Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed > My A90 has a door lock only on the drivers side. Doesn't seem to keep > criminals out of the car but I suppose in gentler times criminals never > entered the passenger door.... > > Alan > > '52 A90 > '53 BN1 > '59 Jag Mk IX > '64 BJ8 > > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Joe and Lenore Armour >> Quinn, Patrick wrote: >> >> G'day Rich >>> >>> The lockable handle was also fitted to driver's side front door of the >>> Jowett >>> Javelin. (It's has the lever facing towards the rear.) >>> >> I once had the need to replace my lockable BN.4 doorhandle and sourced a >> Javlin handle on the advice of the wise ones BUT there arte minor >> differences. The main one being that the rear facing end of the Javelin >> handle is cut off at a single 45 degree angle, unlike the Healey handles >> which have an angled end from top & bottom meeting at the long point in >> the >> middle of the handle. My solution in 1968 when bright bits were not >> available in Australia was to hand file one from a solid, square brass >> bar. >> NOT BLOODY EASY and not to be recommended, but at the time!!!! >> >> It was worth it in the end because when I was trading it in on another >> car >> the then Australian Touring Champion ( GTA Mustang) offered me an extra >> $100 >> bucks because the door locked. He had previously owned a black 100 >> >> Joe From peter.svilans at rogers.com Tue Jan 5 08:32:22 2010 From: peter.svilans at rogers.com (Peter Svilans) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:32:22 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed Message-ID: <001101ca8e1c$468f37e0$6501a8c0@9535DEE118EC44B> < My A90 has a door lock only on the drivers side. > I don't have an A 90, but a quick look at the A90 Parts book lists a "Private Locking Device", and the A90-Six Parts book lists left and right "Private Locks" for the inside. Could these be like the little flip lever lock on the Healey's passenger side door mechanism , which is hidden just inside the trim panel on the early 100-Sixes which have the exterior locks? Best Peter From austin.healey at gmail.com Tue Jan 5 08:33:59 2010 From: austin.healey at gmail.com (Chris Dimmock) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 02:33:59 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: References: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88771@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> Message-ID: <78D23616-671C-4481-A3A4-7E38D5046936@gmail.com> Geez. Try locking a bugeye Sprite. Never lock my BJ8. Who's going to touch it?? Oh what, steal it?? What about the obvious steering wheel lock? And then what if they destroy that? Do if they get to drive it away, they won't get very far anyway.......... Our cars aren't joyrider material any more. And BMC locks aren't hard to bypass. At the average "All British" display I have enough keys to open and start at least 5 other cars. I just give the owner the spare key I've collected. One Healey owner at a display day even had my glovebox key!! Chris www.myaustinhealey.com Sent from my iPhone On 05/01/2010, at 11:54 PM, Alan Seigrist wrote: > My A90 has a door lock only on the drivers side. Doesn't seem to keep > criminals out of the car but I suppose in gentler times criminals > never > entered the passenger door.... > > Alan > > '52 A90 > '53 BN1 > '59 Jag Mk IX > '64 BJ8 > > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Joe and Lenore Armour < > sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au> wrote: > >> Quinn, Patrick wrote: >> >> G'day Rich >>> >>> The lockable handle was also fitted to driver's side front door of >>> the >>> Jowett >>> Javelin. (It's has the lever facing towards the rear.) >>> >>> >> I once had the need to replace my lockable BN.4 doorhandle and >> sourced a >> Javlin handle on the advice of the wise ones BUT there arte minor >> differences. The main one being that the rear facing end of the >> Javelin >> handle is cut off at a single 45 degree angle, unlike the Healey >> handles >> which have an angled end from top & bottom meeting at the long >> point in the >> middle of the handle. My solution in 1968 when bright bits were not >> available in Australia was to hand file one from a solid, square >> brass bar. >> NOT BLOODY EASY and not to be recommended, but at the time!!!! >> >> It was worth it in the end because when I was trading it in on >> another car >> the then Australian Touring Champion ( GTA Mustang) offered me an >> extra $100 >> bucks because the door locked. He had previously owned a black 100 >> >> Joe > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as austin.healey at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From rdavies1 at cox.net Tue Jan 5 11:09:45 2010 From: rdavies1 at cox.net (Ron Davies) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:09:45 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Newbie Hi - looking for a car In-Reply-To: <963528.62527.qm@web24302.mail.ird.yahoo.com> References: <963528.62527.qm@web24302.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Welcome Nick: You didn't say where you were located but: 1. Join both national clubs. 2. Join your local club. Go to meetings and let the members know you are looking. Go to car shows. (I found my DB7 at one) I had business cards made up just for the purpose of finding a blue BJ8 and handed them out to members, dealers and mechanics. A club member found my car for me at a national meet that I couldn't attend. Good luck Ron (the other) Davies 67 BJ8 97 DB7 -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Enjay Ess Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 5:55 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Newbie Hi - looking for a car Just signed up, so Hi to all. I`ve been looking for a Healey for a while now, so far without success, so if anyone knows of a car for sale I would certainly be glad to hear about it. I`m hoping to find a BJ7 or BJ8. possibly a sound runner or a car needing work, maybe a project. I should make it clear that I am a private individual looking for a car for my own use - and not a dealer. Look forward to joining in the with all the discussions. Cheers, Nick Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as rdavies1 at cox.net http://www.team.net/archive From don at anglesey.us Tue Jan 5 11:12:28 2010 From: don at anglesey.us (Don) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:12:28 -0700 Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Actually, you can bore it out and use at max .040 oversized 3000 pistons without any problems. It sounds like some one would be able to find a use for it. As for racing I would suggest going all aluminum, DMD makes a sweet 3.8 litre. Don 57' BN4 -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of richard mayor Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 12:14 PM To: geatros at shaw.ca; healeys Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100-6 engine block If you bore out a 100-6 block to 3000 specs, you must bore each cylinder .155". You'll have better cooling allright because you'll have water in the cylinders. Well, maybe not in every hole, but the cylinder walls be be so thin that you are sure to encounter leaks. This maybe OK for someone that is willing to take this chance with a 100-6 street driver, who just happened to have a set of good used 3000 pistons lying around, but no racer in his right mind would do such a thing. A racer would start with a 3000 block and bore it out as much as the rules allow. Richard Mayor BN7L-466 Vintage Racer Portland, Oregon From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Tue Jan 5 11:51:57 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:51:57 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: <78D23616-671C-4481-A3A4-7E38D5046936@gmail.com> References: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88771@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com><3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win><4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> <78D23616-671C-4481-A3A4-7E38D5046936@gmail.com> Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C5A@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Here in Europe its an insurance issue, when your car is stolen and was not locked. The insurance would not pay in this case. Even when the given locking system is somewhat doubtful, you need to lock your car with the measures given otherwise no payment in case of theft. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/GERMANY -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von Chris Dimmock Gesendet: Dienstag, 5. Januar 2010 16:34 An: Alan Seigrist Cc: Quinn, Patrick; healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed Geez. Try locking a bugeye Sprite. Never lock my BJ8. Who's going to touch it?? Oh what, steal it?? What about the obvious steering wheel lock? And then what if they destroy that? Do if they get to drive it away, they won't get very far anyway.......... Our cars aren't joyrider material any more. And BMC locks aren't hard to bypass. At the average "All British" display I have enough keys to open and start at least 5 other cars. I just give the owner the spare key I've collected. One Healey owner at a display day even had my glovebox key!! Chris www.myaustinhealey.com __ From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Tue Jan 5 15:04:26 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:04:26 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] to John Vrugtman-thanks Message-ID: John I received the dash and wanted to thank you but couldn't find any other way. So thanks! Sorry to bore the rest of you. Rich Kahn _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ From Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au Tue Jan 5 15:23:03 2010 From: Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au (Quinn, Patrick) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 09:23:03 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C5A@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> References: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88771@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com><3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win><4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> <78D23616-671C-4481-A3A4-7E38D5046936@gmail.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C5A@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9BB@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> G'day Josef What happens if your car is not fitted with any form of locking system as with the AH 100? Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Sent: Wednesday, 6 January 2010 5:52 AM To: Healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed Here in Europe its an insurance issue, when your car is stolen and was not locked. The insurance would not pay in this case. Even when the given locking system is somewhat doubtful, you need to lock your car with the measures given otherwise no payment in case of theft. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/GERMANY ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** From jstmorris at yahoo.com Tue Jan 5 16:06:47 2010 From: jstmorris at yahoo.com (J. Scott Morris) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 15:06:47 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Newbie Hi - looking for a car Message-ID: <598859.85087.qm@web30303.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello Nick; You do not say where you are located so some of this may be of little use. The first attachment is one I made up for potential new members of our local club. The second is a listing of British cars advertised in December in Ontario and can also be found at http://www.bsccweb.com/Newpages/Classified/Cars1.pdf Check page 6 for 1967 BJ8 that is located on the west coast but advertised locally by a member of the family. Good luck in your search and make sure you join a local Healey and/or British car club. --Scott Morris; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; '60 MkI BN7 '62 MkII BT7 J. Scott Morris - Keep Smiling, Murphy Lives On Monday, January 04, 2010 "Nick" wrote:<< Just signed up, so Hi to all. I`ve been looking for a Healey for a while now, so far without success, so if anyone knows of a car for sale I would certainly be glad to hear about it. I`m hoping to find a BJ7 or BJ8. possibly a sound runner or a car needing work, maybe a project. I should make it clear that I am a private individual looking for a car for my own use - and not a dealer. Look forward to joining in the with all the discussions. Cheers, Nick >> __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pdf which had a name of New] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pdf which had a name of Kijiji] From bn1 at pacbell.net Tue Jan 5 16:21:54 2010 From: bn1 at pacbell.net (Mr. Bill) Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:21:54 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9BB@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> References: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88771@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com><3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win><4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> <78D23616-671C-4481-A3A4-7E38D5046936@gmail.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C5A@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9BB@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: <4B43C992.7030709@pacbell.net> How about the master switch in the LOCKED boot? Would that qualify? Bill Red Car On 1/5/2010 02:23 PM, Quinn, Patrick wrote: > G'day Josef > > What happens if your car is not fitted with any form of locking system as with > the AH 100? > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com > Sent: Wednesday, 6 January 2010 5:52 AM > To: Healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed > > Here in Europe its an insurance issue, when your car is stolen and was not > locked. The insurance would not pay in this case. Even when the given locking > system is somewhat doubtful, you need to lock your car with the measures > given > otherwise no payment in case of theft. > > Josef Eckert > Konigswinter/GERMANY From acmiller at mhcable.com Tue Jan 5 17:42:42 2010 From: acmiller at mhcable.com (allen c miller jr) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:42:42 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Borg & Beck Clutch Message-ID: <016725D1504D4264A43257C71C3044FD@ACM030> Can anyone tell me the part number or other identifying numbers on a Borg& Beck pressure plate fitting the 100-4 engine? I have three brand new in the box Borg & Becks that fit the pegs and bolt holes of the 100-4 flywheel, but don't have any part numbers or model numbers printed on the B&B boxes. thanks. allen miller From walt2727 at yahoo.com Tue Jan 5 18:43:32 2010 From: walt2727 at yahoo.com (Walt Peterson) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 17:43:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio Message-ID: <317419.9330.qm@web31401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> rocker arm ratio for valve train, 3000: anybody know? Thanks, Walt From sjnnock at sbcglobal.net Tue Jan 5 20:24:15 2010 From: sjnnock at sbcglobal.net (Norman Nock) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:24:15 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <865949.36040.qm@web83308.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> the door could be locked by moving a small lever in the locking assembly , but if you pulled the outside door handle too hard you would bend a part inside the locking assembly , when I worked at the dealer we used to remove this small locking lever inside the door to stop this problem Norman Nock --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Guy R Day wrote: From: Guy R Day Subject: Re: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed To: "Alan Seigrist" , "Joe and Lenore Armour" Cc: "Quinn,Patrick" , healeys at autox.team.net Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 5:52 AM Didn't you lock from the inside by lifting the passenger door handle in the opposite direction to the opening movement? This locked the door so you couldn't open it from the outside. Guy R Day ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Seigrist" Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed > My A90 has a door lock only on the drivers side. Doesn't seem to keep > criminals out of the car but I suppose in gentler times criminals never > entered the passenger door.... > > Alan > > '52 A90 > '53 BN1 > '59 Jag Mk IX > '64 BJ8 > > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Joe and Lenore Armour >> Quinn, Patrick wrote: >> >> G'day Rich >>> >>> The lockable handle was also fitted to driver's side front door of the >>> Jowett >>> Javelin. (It's has the lever facing towards the rear.) >>> >> I once had the need to replace my lockable BN.4 doorhandle and sourced a >> Javlin handle on the advice of the wise ones BUT there arte minor >> differences. The main one being that the rear facing end of the Javelin >> handle is cut off at a single 45 degree angle, unlike the Healey handles >> which have an angled end from top & bottom meeting at the long point in the >> middle of the handle. My solution in 1968 when bright bits were not >> available in Australia was to hand file one from a solid, square brass bar. >> NOT BLOODY EASY and not to be recommended, but at the time!!!! >> >> It was worth it in the end because when I was trading it in on another car >> the then Australian Touring Champion ( GTA Mustang) offered me an extra $100 >> bucks because the door locked. He had previously owned a black 100 >> >> Joe Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as sjnnock at sbcglobal.net http://www.team.net/archive From jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net Tue Jan 5 20:56:24 2010 From: jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net (john spaur) Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:56:24 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <4B406D91.8030602@chello.nl> References: <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl> <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> <4B3FF2CF.8030502@comcast.net> <4B406D91.8030602@chello.nl> Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20100105195048.02080d78@pop.att.yahoo.com> I don't recommend using avgas. I did for a while and found no benefit. My personal opinion is that it could harm the engine because they are not generally tuned for the avgas and it is formulated differently from automotive fuels. John At 11:12 AM 1/3/2010 +0100, Oudesluys wrote: >Since your engines were designed to run on leaded petrol there >should be no problem at all running on aviation petrol..... >Kees Oudesluijs > > >Bob Spidell schreef: >>Well, avgas doesn't have alcohol in it, if that's what you >>mean. But, I think you'd have problems running exclusively on >>avgas, as it still has lots of lead in it.... >>bs From bspidell at comcast.net Tue Jan 5 21:02:53 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:02:53 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio In-Reply-To: <317419.9330.qm@web31401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <317419.9330.qm@web31401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4B440B6D.1050602@comcast.net> Nominal 1:1.5, though in reality it's a bit less I've been told. bs Walt Peterson wrote: > rocker arm ratio for valve train, 3000: anybody know? > > Thanks, > > Walt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as bspidell at comcast.net > > http://www.team.net/archive > > -- ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From healey.nut at gmail.com Tue Jan 5 21:44:13 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:44:13 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: <865949.36040.qm@web83308.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> References: <865949.36040.qm@web83308.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Thanks Norm - That probably explains why I can't lock my Atlantic's passenger door. I've tried pushing the door lever back, but the door doesn't lock. Maybe I'll have a look inside the door next time I have the panel off and see if this is something I can fix. What a great list!! I'd join the A90 list but there'd only be about 3 people on it... ;) Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Norman Nock wrote: > the door could be locked by moving a small lever in the locking assembly , > but > if you pulled the outside door handle too hard you would bend a part inside > the locking assembly , when I worked at the dealer we used to remove this > small locking lever inside the door to stop this problem Norman Nock > > --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Guy R Day wrote: > > From: Guy R Day > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed > To: "Alan Seigrist" , "Joe and Lenore Armour" > > Cc: "Quinn,Patrick" , healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 5:52 AM > > Didn't you lock from the inside by lifting the passenger door handle in the > opposite direction to the opening movement? This locked the door so you > couldn't open it from the outside. > > Guy R Day > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Seigrist" > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 12:54 PM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed > > > > My A90 has a door lock only on the drivers side. Doesn't seem to keep > > criminals out of the car but I suppose in gentler times criminals never > > entered the passenger door.... > > > > Alan > > > > '52 A90 > > '53 BN1 > > '59 Jag Mk IX > > '64 BJ8 From bspidell at comcast.net Tue Jan 5 21:54:34 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:54:34 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <6.2.3.4.2.20100105195048.02080d78@pop.att.yahoo.com> References: <4B3F969E.1050208@chello.nl> <4B3FB1EF.8050709@comcast.net> <4B3FF2CF.8030502@comcast.net> <4B406D91.8030602@chello.nl> <6.2.3.4.2.20100105195048.02080d78@pop.att.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4B44178A.20805@comcast.net> The latest _British Motoring_ from Moss Motors has a fairly informative article on alcohol in gas. bs john spaur wrote: > I don't recommend using avgas. I did for a while and found no benefit. > My personal opinion is that it could harm the engine because they are > not generally tuned for the avgas and it is formulated differently > from automotive fuels. > John > > At 11:12 AM 1/3/2010 +0100, Oudesluys wrote: >> Since your engines were designed to run on leaded petrol there should >> be no problem at all running on aviation petrol..... >> Kees Oudesluijs >> >> >> Bob Spidell schreef: >>> Well, avgas doesn't have alcohol in it, if that's what you mean. >>> But, I think you'd have problems running exclusively on avgas, as it >>> still has lots of lead in it.... >>> bs > > ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From healey.nut at gmail.com Tue Jan 5 23:57:26 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:57:26 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Strange Engine Situation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Ray - I don't know if you ever quite got a full answer on this. A few thoughts: 1) Pistons made back in the day weren't made as well as they are now. As a result replacement pistons now rarely if ever fail, whereas in the 60's it was quite common for pistons to "collapse" or lose rings and what not. This is partly because the small high revving / high heat engines in modern cars have forced manufacturers to drastically improve the material and casting methods, of which get carried over into our repro parts. The problem with your piston is probably just because the piston was made in the 'olden' days with old gravity castings. Ask any LBC repair shop now how many "collapsed" pistons they've replaced recently, probably zero wheras in the 60s it was a common occurance. 2) Losing the top edge of the piston can be caused by a couple things. First if you are running a lower octane fuel and getting lots of "pinging", this will damage the piston top and the top compression ring of the piston because continuous cumbustion times will overheat the piston and the ring. This is probably what happened with your car, with the pinging weakening the compression ring over time and destroying the top of the piston. Also, once the ring is compromised it can crack, which when it does it can rattle and then many times "score" the cylinder wall, and if this ring fragment digs in far enough it'll rip off the top edge of your piston and get ejected out of exhaust. There are probably rusty ring fragments and piston pieces in your muffler somewhere. Your friends PO probably put cheap gas in his car and that just destroyed the pistons over time.... Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Ray Carbone wrote: > A while back I was visiting a friend who was beginning a BJ8 engine > rebuild. > It seems he had owned the car since 1983 and always had problems setting > the > idle, however, driving above 1200 RPMs and the car pull strong. After > pulling > the head and delivering it to the machine shop, he began to clean the > pistons > when he noticed some gaps around the edges. After pulling the pistons, he > found 4 with missing top rings, broken top edge sections and no debris or > cylinder scoring. From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Wed Jan 6 00:51:53 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:51:53 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9BB@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> References: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88771@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com><3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win><4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au><78D23616-671C-4481-A3A4-7E38D5046936@gmail.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C5A@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9BB@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C79@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Patrick, Here in Germany I have a special chapter in my car documents of my AH 100, AH 3000, Sprite etc. where it is stated I have to carry a "removable steering lock" with me. That is the only anti theft measure I have to use with my 100. We have this request for all cars who do not have a steering column lock installed. So to be on the save, I need to use my "steering lock stick" any time I park the car. Interesting, the master switch in the boot is not authorized as a theft device by our registration office. So from insurance point of view I do not need to switch it off when parking. Don't ask me why. These are the rules of the German car registration administration. There is no way to argue with these guys. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/GERMANY -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Quinn, Patrick [mailto:Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au] Gesendet: Dienstag, 5. Januar 2010 23:23 An: Eckert, Josef; Healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: RE: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed G'day Josef What happens if your car is not fitted with any form of locking system as with the AH 100? Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Sent: Wednesday, 6 January 2010 5:52 AM To: Healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed Here in Europe its an insurance issue, when your car is stolen and was not locked. The insurance would not pay in this case. Even when the given locking system is somewhat doubtful, you need to lock your car with the measures given otherwise no payment in case of theft. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/GERMANY ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** From healey.nut at gmail.com Wed Jan 6 01:43:31 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:43:31 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Auto Electical Supplies Message-ID: All - Any suggestions for a good online automotive Electrical equipment supplier? I use Vehicle Wiring Products Ltd in the UK which is great for british stuff, but I'm looking for someone who has some choice and variety of fusing and relay panels, special relays, etc. Anyone who is particularly good at this? Thanks! Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From coudesluijs at chello.nl Wed Jan 6 02:24:55 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:24:55 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C79@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> References: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88771@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com><3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win><4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au><78D23616-671C-4481-A3A4-7E38D5046936@gmail.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C5A@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9BB@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C79@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: <4B4456E7.9050506@chello.nl> That is really odd as steering wheel "umbrella's", and other devices to block steering wheel, hand brake lever, foot brake pedal, clutch pedal etc. can usually be removed in seconds rather than in minutes, specially in older cars, and are thus pretty useless, while a master switch can pose more problems. Other usefull devices are of course a hidden (or unmarked) switch for the electric fuel pump and/or an electric fuel shutt off valve (as in e.g. duel fuel LPG installations). Kees Oudesluijs NL > Patrick, > Here in Germany I have a special chapter in my car documents of my AH 100, AH > 3000, Sprite etc. where it is stated I have to carry a "removable steering > lock" with me. That is the only anti theft measure I have to use with my 100. > We have this request for all cars who do not have a steering column lock > installed. So to be on the save, I need to use my "steering lock stick" any > time I park the car. > Interesting, the master switch in the boot is not authorized as a theft device > by our registration office. So from insurance point of view I do not need to > switch it off when parking. > Don't ask me why. These are the rules of the German car registration > administration. There is no way to argue with these guys. > > Josef Eckert > Konigswinter/GERMANY From schauss at worldnet.att.net Wed Jan 6 02:58:09 2010 From: schauss at worldnet.att.net (Peter Schauss) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 04:58:09 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <4B44178A.20805@comcast.net> Message-ID: <20100106095818.8E3B4187665@autox.team.net> I would be interested to know if people on this list have actually experienced any of the problems described in this article. I normally store my Healey from late November/early December to early March. I leave the gas tank full so that I minimize potential condensation. When I take the car out in the spring the only difference that I see is that the fuel pump runs a bit longer because the float bowls are completely empty. - Peter Schauss 1963 BJ7 1980 MGB > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- > bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 11:55 PM > To: john spaur > Cc: austin healey > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol > > The latest _British Motoring_ from Moss Motors has a fairly informative > article on alcohol in gas. > > > bs > > > > john spaur wrote: > > I don't recommend using avgas. I did for a while and found no benefit. > > My personal opinion is that it could harm the engine because they are > > not generally tuned for the avgas and it is formulated differently > > from automotive fuels. > > John > > > > At 11:12 AM 1/3/2010 +0100, Oudesluys wrote: > >> Since your engines were designed to run on leaded petrol there should > >> be no problem at all running on aviation petrol..... > >> Kees Oudesluijs > >> > >> > >> Bob Spidell schreef: > >>> Well, avgas doesn't have alcohol in it, if that's what you mean. > >>> But, I think you'd have problems running exclusively on avgas, as it > >>> still has lots of lead in it.... > >>> bs > > > > > ******************************************************************* > Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net > > ******************************************************************* > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as schauss at worldnet.att.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From healey.nut at gmail.com Wed Jan 6 03:35:33 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:35:33 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: <4B4456E7.9050506@chello.nl> References: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> <78D23616-671C-4481-A3A4-7E38D5046936@gmail.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C5A@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9BB@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C79@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <4B4456E7.9050506@chello.nl> Message-ID: Kees - Let me explain something... In Germany the rules are the rules. Q.E.D. Alan P.S. I think that's why there's no speed limit on the Autobahn, the average German has to let off steam somehow! '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Oudesluys wrote: > That is really odd as steering wheel "umbrella's", and other devices to > block steering wheel, hand brake lever, foot brake pedal, clutch pedal etc. > can usually be removed in seconds rather than in minutes, specially in older > cars, and are thus pretty useless, while a master switch can pose more > problems. Other usefull devices are of course a hidden (or unmarked) switch > for the electric fuel pump and/or an electric fuel shutt off valve (as in > e.g. duel fuel LPG installations). > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > Patrick, >> Here in Germany I have a special chapter in my car documents of my AH 100, >> AH >> 3000, Sprite etc. where it is stated I have to carry a "removable steering >> lock" with me. That is the only anti theft measure I have to use with my >> 100. >> We have this request for all cars who do not have a steering column lock >> installed. So to be on the save, I need to use my "steering lock stick" >> any >> time I park the car. >> Interesting, the master switch in the boot is not authorized as a theft >> device >> by our registration office. So from insurance point of view I do not need >> to >> switch it off when parking. >> Don't ask me why. These are the rules of the German car registration >> administration. There is no way to argue with these guys. >> >> Josef Eckert >> Konigswinter/GERMANY From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Wed Jan 6 04:14:37 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:14:37 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: References: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> <78D23616-671C-4481-A3A4-7E38D5046936@gmail.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C5A@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9BB@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C79@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <4B4456E7.9050506@chello.nl> Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88D1D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Alan, Even that is gone. We do not have offical overall speed limits on the Autobahn, but speed limit signs nearly everywhere. So along a stretch of maybe 200 miles you may find perhaps 10 miles without speed limits. To say we have no speed limits is just a marketing issue for our car manufacturers (BMW, Mercedes, Porsche) to build these over-powered cars with 300 horsepower and more. You are not faster with these on our Autobahn. In our high dense populated area of Germany there is heavy traffic everywhere and the mentioned speed limit signs, which allow smaller cars to be as fast as these horsepower show-offs. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/GERMANY _____ Von: Alan Seigrist [mailto:healey.nut at gmail.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 6. Januar 2010 11:36 An: Oudesluys Cc: Eckert, Josef; Healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed Kees - Let me explain something... In Germany the rules are the rules. Q.E.D. Alan P.S. I think that's why there's no speed limit on the Autobahn, the average German has to let off steam somehow! '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Oudesluys wrote: That is really odd as steering wheel "umbrella's", and other devices to block steering wheel, hand brake lever, foot brake pedal, clutch pedal etc. can usually be removed in seconds rather than in minutes, specially in older cars, and are thus pretty useless, while a master switch can pose more problems. Other usefull devices are of course a hidden (or unmarked) switch for the electric fuel pump and/or an electric fuel shutt off valve (as in e.g. duel fuel LPG installations). Kees Oudesluijs NL Patrick, Here in Germany I have a special chapter in my car documents of my AH 100, AH 3000, Sprite etc. where it is stated I have to carry a "removable steering lock" with me. That is the only anti theft measure I have to use with my 100. We have this request for all cars who do not have a steering column lock installed. So to be on the save, I need to use my "steering lock stick" any time I park the car. Interesting, the master switch in the boot is not authorized as a theft device by our registration office. So from insurance point of view I do not need to switch it off when parking. Don't ask me why. These are the rules of the German car registration administration. There is no way to argue with these guys. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/GERMANY From coudesluijs at chello.nl Wed Jan 6 05:34:51 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:34:51 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed In-Reply-To: References: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> <78D23616-671C-4481-A3A4-7E38D5046936@gmail.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C5A@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9BB@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C79@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <4B4456E7.9050506@chello.nl> Message-ID: <4B44836B.3020304@chello.nl> Not only the average German, I do as well. It is the only place in Europe where you can go faster than 130km/h and speeds well over 200km/h are not uncommon. However it can be dangerous as many non-Germans are not used to these high speeds and underestimate distances covered by fast driving cars e.g. when they pull out to overtake. There are not many Autobahn stretches left without a speed limit though. Often the speed is (rightfully) restricted to 100, 120 or 130km/h Prosit Kees Oudesluijs NL Alan Seigrist schreef: > > P.S. I think that's why there's no speed limit on the Autobahn, > the average German has to let off steam somehow! From autofarm at cyg.net Wed Jan 6 06:40:57 2010 From: autofarm at cyg.net (Bob Yule) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:40:57 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Gas and ethanol Message-ID: > Peter, that is what we do. Our cars are stored October till May. We > have had ethanol in our gas for many years and have not experienced any > problems from it at all. I know that original natural rubber seals etc > are susceptible, but it is not something that we have experienced. I have > an MGB that was left for two years that way and showed no ill effects. > Cheers.......Bob > Check out our web site www.autofarm.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Schauss" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 4:58 AM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol > > >>I would be interested to know if people on this list have actually >> experienced any of the problems described in this article. I normally >> store >> my Healey from late November/early December to early March. I leave the >> gas >> tank full so that I minimize potential condensation. When I take the car >> out in the spring the only difference that I see is that the fuel pump >> runs >> a bit longer because the float bowls are completely empty. >> >> - Peter Schauss >> 1963 BJ7 >> 1980 MGB From richchrysler at quickclic.net Wed Jan 6 06:46:56 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:46:56 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed References: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win><4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> <78D23616-671C-4481-A3A4-7E38D5046936@gmail.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C5A@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9BB@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win><6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C79@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <4B4456E7.9050506@chello.nl> <4B44836B.3020304@chello.nl> Message-ID: <58986BE0FB2146FB836F89F6D2FBA33B@LIFEBOOK> What has all this to do with the list of rare and hard to find Longbridge 100/Six parts I posted as needing last week? Talk about anti-theft and locks, etc. all you want, but it would be a good idea to change the subject title. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oudesluys" To: "Alan Seigrist" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Longbridge Parts Needed > Not only the average German, I do as well. It is the only place in Europe > where you can go faster than 130km/h and speeds well over 200km/h are not > uncommon. However it can be dangerous as many non-Germans are not used to > these high speeds and underestimate distances covered by fast driving cars > e.g. when they pull out to overtake. > There are not many Autobahn stretches left without a speed limit though. > Often the speed is (rightfully) restricted to 100, 120 or 130km/h > Prosit > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > > Alan Seigrist schreef: >> P.S. I think that's why there's no speed limit on the Autobahn, the >> average German has to let off steam somehow! > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Wed Jan 6 07:32:53 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 06:32:53 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <20100106095818.8E3B4187665@autox.team.net> References: <20100106095818.8E3B4187665@autox.team.net> Message-ID: Thats my experience. Except I get in a couple of cold clear days of driving in Jan or Feb. This year not due to resto work I Erbs Sent from my iPod On Jan 6, 2010, at 1:58 AM, "Peter Schauss" wrote: > I would be interested to know if people on this list have actually > experienced any of the problems described in this article. I > normally store > my Healey from late November/early December to early March. I leave > the gas > tank full so that I minimize potential condensation. When I take > the car > out in the spring the only difference that I see is that the fuel > pump runs > a bit longer because the float bowls are completely empty. > > - Peter Schauss > 1963 BJ7 > 1980 MGB > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- >> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell >> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 11:55 PM >> To: john spaur >> Cc: austin healey >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol >> >> The latest _British Motoring_ from Moss Motors has a fairly >> informative >> article on alcohol in gas. >> >> >> bs >> >> >> >> john spaur wrote: >>> I don't recommend using avgas. I did for a while and found no >>> benefit. >>> My personal opinion is that it could harm the engine because they >>> are >>> not generally tuned for the avgas and it is formulated differently >>> from automotive fuels. >>> John >>> >>> At 11:12 AM 1/3/2010 +0100, Oudesluys wrote: >>>> Since your engines were designed to run on leaded petrol there >>>> should >>>> be no problem at all running on aviation petrol..... >>>> Kees Oudesluijs >>>> >>>> >>>> Bob Spidell schreef: >>>>> Well, avgas doesn't have alcohol in it, if that's what you mean. >>>>> But, I think you'd have problems running exclusively on avgas, >>>>> as it >>>>> still has lots of lead in it.... >>>>> bs >>> >>> >> ******************************************************************* >> Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net >> >> ******************************************************************* >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as schauss at worldnet.att.net >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From coudesluijs at chello.nl Wed Jan 6 08:08:36 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:08:36 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Martin J. MacGregor In-Reply-To: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88D1D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> References: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9AD@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <4B43047E.2020205@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> <78D23616-671C-4481-A3A4-7E38D5046936@gmail.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C5A@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A856C9BB@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88C79@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <4B4456E7.9050506@chello.nl> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88D1D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: <4B44A774.5080108@chello.nl> Today I received the ordered rubber sqeegee strips for my car from Martin J. MacGregor. It took a very long time (I ordered the strips in May I think) and several emails. I questioned his reliability some time ago on this forum as I was sure I was taken for a ride. In all fairness I must conceed that after all he is a reliable and very pleasant party and that he had had some difficulties in getting through his backlog for several perfectly legimate reasons. He gave me a discount for my patience. My appologies for initially judging you wrongly Martin. The strips are just the part and seem to fit perfectly well. Kees Oudesluijs NL From tomleavy at comcast.net Wed Jan 6 09:38:47 2010 From: tomleavy at comcast.net (tomleavy at comcast.net) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:38:47 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] anti-theft and locks In-Reply-To: <1087835785.42205341262795690477.JavaMail.root@sz0089a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <679511095.42207201262795927025.JavaMail.root@sz0089a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> Rich- Sorry that your message was lost in the fray. I wish that I had the parts to help you, but I don't. You contribute so much to this forum, and to the Healey cause in general, I hope that someone can come through for you. If you locate the parts and need anyone to grovel in your stead, I will gladly step in for you. Tom From coudesluijs at chello.nl Wed Jan 6 09:47:51 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:47:51 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Gas and ethanol In-Reply-To: <20100106095818.8E3B4187665@autox.team.net> References: <20100106095818.8E3B4187665@autox.team.net> Message-ID: <4B44BEB7.7080406@chello.nl> Personably I have had few problems by leaving in the petrol for long periods (up to several years). The problems I had were caused by old rubber tubes desintigrating which clogged up the filters, but that is a well known cause after the introduction of unleaded petrol.. Some of the old rubber parts do not take modern fuels. Others in our old car community experienced similar issues over the years, but most, if not all, solved the problem by fitting new (not NOS) rubber parts/hoses/tubes. Filling up to the brim reduces the risk of condensation being formed inside the tank as little air gets in, so does emptying the tank as the metal will quickly adapt to the ambient temperature thus preventing condensation if vented and if some condensation takes place it will quickly evaporate when the relative humidity of the ambient air decreases. If it is partially filled it takes longer to adapt and condensation may form and been absorbed by the fuel up to a point. Kees Oudesluijs NL Peter Schauss schreef: > I would be interested to know if people on this list have actually > experienced any of the problems described in this article. I normally store > my Healey from late November/early December to early March. I leave the gas > tank full so that I minimize potential condensation. When I take the car > out in the spring the only difference that I see is that the fuel pump runs > a bit longer because the float bowls are completely empty. > > - Peter Schauss > 1963 BJ7 > 1980 MGB From walt2727 at yahoo.com Wed Jan 6 09:57:27 2010 From: walt2727 at yahoo.com (Walt Peterson) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:57:27 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio Redux In-Reply-To: <4B440B6D.1050602@comcast.net> Message-ID: <703750.84811.qm@web31406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Yep: Jim Hockert says 1:45. I'm looking at roller rockers 1:65 but am afraid the set-up may need a tall valve cover even without a cam. Anyone? Walt --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Bob Spidell wrote: From: Bob Spidell Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio To: "Walt Peterson" Cc: Healeys at autox.team.net Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 11:02 PM Nominal 1:1.5, though in reality it's a bit less I've been told. bs Walt Peterson wrote: > rocker arm ratio for valve train, 3000: anybody know? > Thanks, > Walt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as bspidell at comcast.net > > http://www.team.net/archive > > -- ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From Editorgary at aol.com Wed Jan 6 10:29:23 2010 From: Editorgary at aol.com (Editorgary at aol.com) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:29:23 EST Subject: [Healeys] Autobahn speed limits Message-ID: In a message dated 1/6/10 8:26:04 AM, healeys-request at autox.team.net writes: > Even that is gone. We do not have offical overall speed limits on the > Autobahn, but speed limit signs nearly everywhere. So along a stretch of > maybe 200 miles you may find perhaps 10 miles without speed limits. To > say we have no speed limits is just a marketing issue for our car > manufacturers (BMW, Mercedes, Porsche) to build these over-powered cars > with 300 horsepower and more. You are not faster with these on our > Autobahn. > Mercedes recently announced, on the new E-Class, a camera system that locates, recognizes and interprets German speed limit signs and flashes a warning, in the form of a speed limit sign, on the speedo if the driver is exceeding the posted speed limit on that road. Seriously, gary From healeymanjim at hansencc.net Wed Jan 6 10:47:56 2010 From: healeymanjim at hansencc.net (healeymanjim at hansencc.net) Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:47:56 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] =?iso-8859-1?q?cheap_gas?= Message-ID: <20100106174756.29039.qmail@server278.com> alan, what is cheap gas? i thought all gasoline had to meet a federal standard and that 87 or 91 octane was the same in all gasolines. i never pay any particular attention to the brand of gasoline i buy because i have always heard that all gasoline must meet the standard. i may have been doing damage to my car so give us the poop. hjim From javrugtman at htcnet.org Wed Jan 6 11:24:02 2010 From: javrugtman at htcnet.org (John Vrugtman) Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:24:02 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio Redux In-Reply-To: <703750.84811.qm@web31406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <703750.84811.qm@web31406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4B44D542.2000501@htcnet.org> On 1/6/2010 11:57 AM, Walt Peterson wrote: I've a set from Rockerarm specialists and they fit under the stock valve cover. John > Yep: Jim Hockert says 1:45. I'm looking at roller rockers 1:65 but am afraid > the set-up may need a tall valve cover even without a cam. Anyone? > > Walt > > --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Bob Spidell wrote: > > > From: Bob Spidell > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio > To: "Walt Peterson" > Cc: Healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 11:02 PM > > > Nominal 1:1.5, though in reality it's a bit less I've been told. > > bs > > Walt Peterson wrote: > >> rocker arm ratio for valve train, 3000: anybody know? >> Thanks, >> Walt >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as bspidell at comcast.net >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> >> >> > > -- ******************************************************************* > Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net > > ******************************************************************* > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as javrugtman at htcnet.org > > http://www.team.net/archive From Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com Wed Jan 6 11:38:01 2010 From: Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com (Freese, Ken) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:38:01 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Auto Electical Supplies In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D03420173@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> Alan, These guys have some items that I haven't seen elsewhere. I got their relay panel and even though I had my doubts about durability of construction, so far so good. A lot cheaper than a Painless Wiring version. Ken Freese 65 BJ8 http://www.autorod.net/ From britishcars at shaw.ca Wed Jan 6 11:40:54 2010 From: britishcars at shaw.ca (PG) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:40:54 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio Redux In-Reply-To: <703750.84811.qm@web31406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <4B440B6D.1050602@comcast.net> <703750.84811.qm@web31406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I have 1.65 roller rockers on my car....stock valve cover is not a problem.... However, you need to be careful with the geometry of the pushrods. With the larger ratios, the angle and deflection of the pushrods can cause them to rub against their respective holes in the head. I had my roller rockers made in California by a firm ( www.rockerarms.com ) that had an old Healy head around and they altered the rockers somewhat to allow for this. I also went with longer moly pushrods (shorter tappets) to reduce the pushrod angle and deflection. I assume you are aware that the ratio affects your choice of camshaft and the porting of your head etc. Simply changing the ratio while leaving everything else stock may give you some unintended consequences. While increasing the ratio won't change the overlap of the cams, it will change the scavenging and ramming affect due to the increase in overall valve opening volume.....you will likely loose torque and smoothness at the bottom end with some efficiency gained at higher rpm....I've never just simply changed the ratio, so I don't know the extent of the impact. Also, with increasing the ratio, you may require stronger valve springs to avoid bounce. When I had my cam ground by Dema Elgin, I supplied him with my rocker ratio as well as volumetric flow (at different valve opeings)of my ported head (as determined by a flow-bench)...he then came back with the recommended Cam and spring strength. Paul -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Walt Peterson Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 8:57 AM To: Bob Spidell Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio Redux Yep: Jim Hockert says 1:45. I'm looking at roller rockers 1:65 but am afraid the set-up may need a tall valve cover even without a cam. Anyone? Walt --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Bob Spidell wrote: From: Bob Spidell Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio To: "Walt Peterson" Cc: Healeys at autox.team.net Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 11:02 PM Nominal 1:1.5, though in reality it's a bit less I've been told. bs Walt Peterson wrote: > rocker arm ratio for valve train, 3000: anybody know? > Thanks, > Walt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as bspidell at comcast.net > > http://www.team.net/archive > > -- ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as britishcars at shaw.ca http://www.team.net/archive From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Wed Jan 6 11:52:18 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 19:52:18 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Autobahn speed limits In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3D88DE7@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Gary, That would not surprise me. All our SatNavs we have here do that already and tell you to reduce speed when you are above the limit. Think Mercedes delivers all their cars with SatNavs. But there are nice young lady voices who tell you that. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/Germany. -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von Editorgary at aol.com Gesendet: Mittwoch, 6. Januar 2010 18:29 An: healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Autobahn speed limits In a message dated 1/6/10 8:26:04 AM, healeys-request at autox.team.net writes: > Even that is gone. We do not have offical overall speed limits on the > Autobahn, but speed limit signs nearly everywhere. So along a stretch of > maybe 200 miles you may find perhaps 10 miles without speed limits. To > say we have no speed limits is just a marketing issue for our car > manufacturers (BMW, Mercedes, Porsche) to build these over-powered cars > with 300 horsepower and more. You are not faster with these on our > Autobahn. > Mercedes recently announced, on the new E-Class, a camera system that locates, recognizes and interprets German speed limit signs and flashes a warning, in the form of a speed limit sign, on the speedo if the driver is exceeding the posted speed limit on that road. Seriously, gary From healeyrick at yahoo.com Wed Jan 6 12:13:24 2010 From: healeyrick at yahoo.com (HealeyRick) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 11:13:24 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Oil gauge pipe thread size. Message-ID: <960669.37461.qm@web51403.mail.re2.yahoo.com> The "design brief" of my "Nasty Boy" has been to follow those early V8 conversions I used to see in Hot Rod in the '60s, the days when someone could take their slightly used Healey to Max Balchowsky's shop with $500 for a quick infusion of go juice. The exterior and interior will remain stock while the engine bay is going to look like some lucky hot rodder stumbled upon a HiPo Mustang engine just after blowing his Healey six. Kind of like this period look: http://www.britishv8.org/MG/GeorgeSnively.htm I'm going to keep the original Healey gauges, adapted to the Ford smallblock. I plan to run a braided stainless hose from the Ford outlet to an AN adapter to the steel pipe of the oil gauge connection. I'm assuming it's a BPT? Can anyone tell me the thread size, BTW, its a BJ7. Rick Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo From GSFuqua1 at aol.com Wed Jan 6 12:20:50 2010 From: GSFuqua1 at aol.com (GSFuqua1 at aol.com) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:20:50 EST Subject: [Healeys] Help needed on Bugeye 1275 Engine & Tranny Rebuild Message-ID: My 61 Bugeye racers spun a rod bearing while down at Texas World Speedway. We are now in the process of rebuilding it and the tranny because it was suffering from jumping out of first gear and had some syncro issues. Specifically what I am looking for is as follows: Billet Steel Crankshaft, recommendations on what clutch set up to use, also the same on Cam. rod and main bearings, lifters, push rods, flywheel, pistons and what size? We are working from a bone stock core motor & transmisson.. The motor and tranny are in excellent shape. What have the Sprite racers done with regard to oil pan to keep oil around the pickup point. Any windage trays or crank scrappers out there or perhaps one of modified racing oil pans? I need to get on this as we are going to take the car back down to TWS for the first race of the year which is the last week of Feb. Thank you all in advance. Cheers, Gary __._,_.___ From coudesluijs at chello.nl Wed Jan 6 12:28:52 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:28:52 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] cheap gas In-Reply-To: <20100106174756.29039.qmail@server278.com> References: <20100106174756.29039.qmail@server278.com> Message-ID: <4B44E474.4010606@chello.nl> In the Netherlands there are 2 or 3 refineries supplying all the brands and nonbrands the same petrol. It is said that each company adds the specific dopes to their tank trucks, but ........... I expect it is no different in any country. I do not care what petrol I use, sometimes it is cheap unbranded petrol, other times petrol from the usual brands. Whatever is there when I want some. Though I do get petrol from stations with a high turnover. Never noticed a difference in any car, old or modern. I never use the socalled premium fuels, waste of money AFAIAC. Kees Oudesluijs healeymanjim at hansencc.net schreef: > alan, what is cheap gas? i thought all gasoline had to meet a federal standard and that 87 or 91 octane was the same in all gasolines. i never pay any particular attention to the brand of gasoline i buy because i have always heard that all gasoline must meet the standard. i may have been doing damage to my car so give us the poop. hjim > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.725 / Virusdatabase: 270.14.127/2603 - datum van uitgifte: 01/06/10 08:35:00 From amalin at mac.com Wed Jan 6 12:32:30 2010 From: amalin at mac.com (Al Malin) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:32:30 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] cheap gas In-Reply-To: <20100106174756.29039.qmail@server278.com> References: <20100106174756.29039.qmail@server278.com> Message-ID: A couple of years ago, a fuel tanker truck driver told me this: He picked up fuel from a depot known around here as "tank town" and delivered it to gas stations. Each company had their own tanks and they filled them with their own fuel using a common pipe line. All companies stored the pipeline transit mix in a separate tank. One major brand trucked their transit mix back home to be refined again. The cheaper brands used their transit mix by slowly blending it back into their main tanks. Which ever way it was done all brands met government standards, at least in effect at that time. I don't know if this is the current practice. In addition, some companies got their fuel from the same tanks as other companies in which case the only brand differentiation was the price on the pump and a cute gal working behind the counter. Al Malin Tricarb On Jan 6, 2010, at 12:47 PM, healeymanjim at hansencc.net wrote: > alan, what is cheap gas? i thought all gasoline had to meet a > federal standard and that 87 or 91 octane was the same in all > gasolines. i never pay any particular attention to the brand of > gasoline i buy because i have always heard that all gasoline must > meet the standard. i may have been doing damage to my car so give > us the poop. hjim > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as amalin at mac.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com Wed Jan 6 13:55:32 2010 From: Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com (Freese, Ken) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:55:32 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Oil gauge pipe thread size. In-Reply-To: <960669.37461.qm@web51403.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <960669.37461.qm@web51403.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D03420177@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> Rick, That is darn interesting because Doc. Snively (aka Snell Foundation) had raced a 100-6 briefly and then put a V8 into it. It was painted the same color as this MGB. I had a lead on the car briefly about 10 years ago. I think it is in the Lake Tahoe northshore area. Snively's mechanic might have had it and then passed it to the mechanic's son. The mechanic never told me about a MGB and there were no pictures on the wall of it. Ken Freese -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of HealeyRick Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 11:13 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Oil gauge pipe thread size. The "design brief" of my "Nasty Boy" has been to follow those early V8 conversions I used to see in Hot Rod in the '60s, the days when someone could take their slightly used Healey to Max Balchowsky's shop with $500 for a quick infusion of go juice. The exterior and interior will remain stock while the engine bay is going to look like some lucky hot rodder stumbled upon a HiPo Mustang engine just after blowing his Healey six. Kind of like this period look: http://www.britishv8.org/MG/GeorgeSnively.htm I'm going to keep the original Healey gauges, adapted to the Ford smallblock. I plan to run a braided stainless hose from the Ford outlet to an AN adapter to the steel pipe of the oil gauge connection. I'm assuming it's a BPT? Can anyone tell me the thread size, BTW, its a BJ7. Rick Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as kendall.freese at aerojet.com http://www.team.net/archive From beau2eve at aol.com Wed Jan 6 17:04:12 2010 From: beau2eve at aol.com (beau2eve at aol.com) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 19:04:12 EST Subject: [Healeys] heater blower Message-ID: <3d6ee.62ca3d50.38767efc@aol.com> Hi guys, question, has any one installed a different blower in their Healey to get more air flow into the cockpit on a hot day. I don't have my heater assembly in the car, I leave that right tube open also for more air for the wife. Something with a greater volume. Beau From cnaarndt at gmail.com Wed Jan 6 17:22:03 2010 From: cnaarndt at gmail.com (Curt/Nancy Arndt) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:22:03 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Oil gauge pipe thread size. In-Reply-To: <960669.37461.qm@web51403.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <960669.37461.qm@web51403.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <751d05481001061622g34f795r640498ef0050bcfd@mail.gmail.com> Rick, What's a BPT? It's most likely British Standard Pipe (Parallel) - BSP(P), but that's a SWAG. The other British pipe thread is British Standard Pipe Tapered - BSPT, but I don't beleive this tread was used on Austin Healeys. These are both Whitworth form threads. Do you have a Whitworth Thread gauge? Check the TPI. Both 1/4" and 3/8" BSP have 19 TPI. Cheers, Curt On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:13 AM, HealeyRick wrote: > I'm assuming it's a BPT? Can anyone tell me the > thread size, BTW, its a BJ7. > > Rick > > > Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo > _______________________________________________ From healey.nut at gmail.com Wed Jan 6 17:35:15 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 19:35:15 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Help needed on Bugeye 1275 Engine & Tranny Rebuild In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Gary - The spridget list will be a lot better for this type of question. On 1/7/10, GSFuqua1 at aol.com wrote: > My 61 Bugeye racers spun a rod bearing while down at Texas World Speedway. > We are now in the process of rebuilding it and the tranny because it was > suffering from jumping out of first gear and had some syncro issues. > > Specifically what I am looking for is as follows: > > Billet Steel Crankshaft, recommendations on what clutch set up to use, also > the same on Cam. rod and main bearings, lifters, push rods, flywheel, > pistons and what size? We are working from a bone stock core motor & > transmisson.. The motor and tranny are in excellent shape. > > What have the Sprite racers done with regard to oil pan to keep oil around > the pickup point. Any windage trays or crank scrappers out there or > perhaps one of modified racing oil pans? > > I need to get on this as we are going to take the car back down to TWS for > the first race of the year which is the last week of Feb. > > Thank you all in advance. > > Cheers, Gary > __._,_.___ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From GSFuqua1 at aol.com Wed Jan 6 18:04:03 2010 From: GSFuqua1 at aol.com (GSFuqua1 at aol.com) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 20:04:03 EST Subject: [Healeys] Help needed on Bugeye 1275 Engine & Tranny Rebuild Message-ID: Yes, I understand and have posted it on the Spridget list. But I'll plead guilty to having a Bugeye and a big Healey. Just thought there might be other people out there that are as nuts as I am. Cheers, Gary In a message dated 1/6/2010 6:35:20 P.M. Central Standard Time, healey.nut at gmail.com writes: Gary - The spridget list will be a lot better for this type of question. On 1/7/10, GSFuqua1 at aol.com wrote: > My 61 Bugeye racers spun a rod bearing while down at Texas World Speedway. > We are now in the process of rebuilding it and the tranny because it was > suffering from jumping out of first gear and had some syncro issues. > > Specifically what I am looking for is as follows: > > Billet Steel Crankshaft, recommendations on what clutch set up to use, also > the same on Cam. rod and main bearings, lifters, push rods, flywheel, > pistons and what size? We are working from a bone stock core motor & > transmisson.. The motor and tranny are in excellent shape. > > What have the Sprite racers done with regard to oil pan to keep oil around > the pickup point. Any windage trays or crank scrappers out there or > perhaps one of modified racing oil pans? > > I need to get on this as we are going to take the car back down to TWS for > the first race of the year which is the last week of Feb. > > Thank you all in advance. > > Cheers, Gary > __._,_.___ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From healeynut at yahoo.com.au Wed Jan 6 21:09:03 2010 From: healeynut at yahoo.com.au (Don Hardie) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 20:09:03 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] heater blower In-Reply-To: <3d6ee.62ca3d50.38767efc@aol.com> References: <3d6ee.62ca3d50.38767efc@aol.com> Message-ID: <155046.6527.qm@web113109.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Beau I used a marine axial flow bilge blower, you can get them from just about any Marine Store. They make them in 3" or 4" , varying amperages and cubic feet per minute outputs. Check the internet to see what is available near you. Don BN1 OZ ________________________________ From: "beau2eve at aol.com" To: healeys at autox..team.net Sent: Thu, 7 January, 2010 11:04:12 AM Subject: [Healeys] heater blower Hi guys, question, has any one installed a different blower in their Healey to get more air flow into the cockpit on a hot day. I don't have my heater assembly in the car, I leave that right tube open also for more air for the wife. Something with a greater volume. Beau _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team..net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as healeynut at yahoo.com.au http://www.team.net/archive _____________________________________________________________________________ _____ See what's on at the movies in your area. Find out now: http://au.movies.yahoo.com/session-times/ From acmiller at mhcable.com Thu Jan 7 04:38:46 2010 From: acmiller at mhcable.com (allen c miller jr) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 06:38:46 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] VSCCA racing Message-ID: <7DAEFD684B6349DBA0B794924A2D34F6@ACM030> Interested in talking to anyone intent on racing 100-4's + -6's at VSCCA events in New England area racing events in 2010. A number of new cars, mine included, are showing and it might be fun to correspond in build-up to a great season. could use the benefit of seasoned racers' insights on bringing a Dust Bowl Healey up to racing trim. some things are within my grasp, but learning curve on others is pretty steep for me. allen miller bn2/m From walt2727 at yahoo.com Thu Jan 7 07:11:30 2010 From: walt2727 at yahoo.com (Walt Peterson) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 06:11:30 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] SCparts & alloy Head: Message-ID: <916000.66783.qm@web31404.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Terry is making me a very good deal on something my car needs. Anybody have first-hand knowledge of their 3000 cyl head & other parts? Walt From bjsbj8 at gmail.com Thu Jan 7 11:18:11 2010 From: bjsbj8 at gmail.com (Bob Johnson) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:18:11 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] OT: Motorcycle, auto dealership auctions Message-ID: For you guys building a shop, there is a dealership in Concoshoken(SP), PA. auctioning the dealership contents this weekend. Maybe ten lifts, mezzanine, and more. Also, vintage motorcycle auction in Las Vegas, NFI. You can see and bid online at Proxibid.com Bob Johnson BJ8 From eyera3 at gmail.com Thu Jan 7 12:11:06 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:11:06 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? Message-ID: <173126441001071111g63a1f3dsabe7de2c527e596f@mail.gmail.com> 160392292496 vw powered healey knock off -- I Erbs Portland, OR From healeybruce at roadrunner.com Thu Jan 7 13:15:10 2010 From: healeybruce at roadrunner.com (Healey Bruce) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 12:15:10 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? References: <173126441001071111g63a1f3dsabe7de2c527e596f@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <006c01ca8fd6$1d9c5b40$9001a8c0@home> The body looks very faithful. Wonder what chassis it sits on? Bruce Steele 1960 BN7 Brea, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "I Erbs" To: "healey help" Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:11 AM Subject: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? > 160392292496 > vw powered healey knock off > > -- > I Erbs > Portland, OR > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeybruce at roadrunner.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From ahbn6 at verizon.net Thu Jan 7 13:46:32 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:46:32 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio Redux In-Reply-To: <544C57BE8F104B738E84D36CEF559725@PaulPC> References: <4B440B6D.1050602@comcast.net> <703750.84811.qm@web31406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <002a01ca8f0d$81c2bb10$85483130$@net> <544C57BE8F104B738E84D36CEF559725@PaulPC> Message-ID: <00a901ca8fda$7f6490a0$7e2db1e0$@net> I did a Google search on them and came up with a different URL which also is bad. HOWEVER, several other sites give them rather glowing reviews. If anyone is interested, their vitals are: Rocker Arm Specialists 19841 Hirsch Street Anderson, CA 96007 Phone: (916) 378-1075 One poster did state that even when their web site worked, it was always better to call them. John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: PG [mailto:britishcars at shaw.ca] Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:55 PM To: 'John Sims'; 'Walt Peterson'; 'healey' Subject: RE: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio Redux Don't know why it does not work John.... The name of the company is Rocker Arm Specialists in Anderson CA. I could not get the URL to work either. Paul -----Original Message----- From: John Sims [mailto:ahbn6 at verizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 12:19 PM To: 'PG'; 'Walt Peterson'; 'healey' Subject: RE: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio Redux That appears to be a bad URL John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of PG Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 1:41 PM To: 'Walt Peterson'; 'healey' Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio Redux I have 1.65 roller rockers on my car....stock valve cover is not a problem.... However, you need to be careful with the geometry of the pushrods. With the larger ratios, the angle and deflection of the pushrods can cause them to rub against their respective holes in the head. I had my roller rockers made in California by a firm ( www.rockerarms.com ) that had an old Healy head around and they altered the rockers somewhat to allow for this. I also went with longer moly pushrods (shorter tappets) to reduce the pushrod angle and deflection. From bjsbj8 at gmail.com Thu Jan 7 13:57:55 2010 From: bjsbj8 at gmail.com (Bob Johnson) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:57:55 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? In-Reply-To: <006c01ca8fd6$1d9c5b40$9001a8c0@home> References: <173126441001071111g63a1f3dsabe7de2c527e596f@mail.gmail.com> <006c01ca8fd6$1d9c5b40$9001a8c0@home> Message-ID: But the engine pic is in a VW bug, not the kit... Bob Johnson BJ8 From qualitas.jack at gmail.com Thu Jan 7 14:06:22 2010 From: qualitas.jack at gmail.com (Jack Feldman) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:06:22 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question Message-ID: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> Folks, It's time to get baby some new shoes. The ones on there have been there for years. Do I replace all the innertubes, or just reuse them. A scary thought. If I have a flat, how many repair shops have ever seen an innertube? Jack From britishcars at shaw.ca Thu Jan 7 14:08:50 2010 From: britishcars at shaw.ca (PG) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:08:50 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Triumph TR250 Message-ID: <6D24F90DAB6542A98498CCAC76CE0A79@PaulPC> Hi List, I have a '68 TR250 that I am going to sell this spring and replace with a BN1 or BN2. The car was fully restored by XKs unlimited in California 5 or 6 years ago...a very nice car. I thought that somebody out in Healey Land might know somebody interested or look at some sort of exchange arrangement for a BN1 or BN2. Regards, Paul From ahbn6 at verizon.net Thu Jan 7 14:42:46 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:42:46 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question In-Reply-To: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> References: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <011d01ca8fe2$5a05c970$0e115c50$@net> Might as well replace the tubes and the bands as long as you have the tires off. John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jack Feldman Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 4:06 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question Folks, It's time to get baby some new shoes. The ones on there have been there for years. Do I replace all the innertubes, or just reuse them. A scary thought. If I have a flat, how many repair shops have ever seen an innertube? Jack Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as ahbn6 at verizon.net http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Thu Jan 7 14:47:04 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:47:04 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? In-Reply-To: References: <173126441001071111g63a1f3dsabe7de2c527e596f@mail.gmail.com> <006c01ca8fd6$1d9c5b40$9001a8c0@home> Message-ID: <173126441001071347v547d650at4333922e84814002@mail.gmail.com> it's powered by a VW engine On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Bob Johnson wrote: > But the engine pic is in a VW bug, not the kit... > > Bob Johnson > BJ8 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From bighealey at charter.net Thu Jan 7 15:22:55 2010 From: bighealey at charter.net (Tracy Drummond) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:22:55 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question In-Reply-To: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <9B7B06A6F05F4F5CB1B982E961AF0BF3@TRACY> Replace and get a spare one or keep an old one as a spare. These things tend to get worn and will eventually get a leak. As you say, who has inner tubes in stock? Or even who can mount and balance wires, not many. Use powder. Warm Regards, Tracy Drummond PMP | ITIL Service Manager | CISSP | bighealey at charter.net | 408-394-3444 cell | 408-776-0133 home | http://www.linkedin.com/in/tracydrummond -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jack Feldman Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:06 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question Folks, It's time to get baby some new shoes. The ones on there have been there for years. Do I replace all the innertubes, or just reuse them. A scary thought. If I have a flat, how many repair shops have ever seen an innertube? Jack Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as bighealey at charter.net http://www.team.net/archive From bjsbj8 at gmail.com Thu Jan 7 15:27:13 2010 From: bjsbj8 at gmail.com (Bob Johnson) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:27:13 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? In-Reply-To: <173126441001071347v547d650at4333922e84814002@mail.gmail.com> References: <173126441001071111g63a1f3dsabe7de2c527e596f@mail.gmail.com> <006c01ca8fd6$1d9c5b40$9001a8c0@home> <173126441001071347v547d650at4333922e84814002@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: That's what they say in the ad. Maybe, since they are showing the engine in the bug, you get the bug with it so that you can push the kit car around. ;^) Bob Johnson BJ8 From sales at justbrits.com Thu Jan 7 15:43:10 2010 From: sales at justbrits.com (Sales at " Just Brits ") Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:43:10 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? In-Reply-To: <006c01ca8fd6$1d9c5b40$9001a8c0@home> References: <173126441001071111g63a1f3dsabe7de2c527e596f@mail.gmail.com> <006c01ca8fd6$1d9c5b40$9001a8c0@home> Message-ID: <4B46637E.1020306@justbrits.com> <> Which brings 'Sebring' directly to mind, Bruce !?! Ed From healeybruce at roadrunner.com Thu Jan 7 15:57:36 2010 From: healeybruce at roadrunner.com (Healey Bruce) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:57:36 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? References: <173126441001071111g63a1f3dsabe7de2c527e596f@mail.gmail.com><006c01ca8fd6$1d9c5b40$9001a8c0@home><173126441001071347v547d650at4333922e84814002@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <008a01ca8fec$ce822550$9001a8c0@home> And you can't really tell if the engine is in the boot or under the bonnet. Weird. And why??? Bruce Steele 1960 BN7 Brea, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Johnson" To: "I Erbs" Cc: Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:27 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? > That's what they say in the ad. Maybe, since they are showing the > engine in the bug, you get the bug with it so that you can push the > kit car around. ;^) > > Bob Johnson > BJ8 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeybruce at roadrunner.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Thu Jan 7 16:09:22 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:09:22 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? In-Reply-To: <008a01ca8fec$ce822550$9001a8c0@home> References: <173126441001071111g63a1f3dsabe7de2c527e596f@mail.gmail.com> <006c01ca8fd6$1d9c5b40$9001a8c0@home> <173126441001071347v547d650at4333922e84814002@mail.gmail.com> <008a01ca8fec$ce822550$9001a8c0@home> Message-ID: <173126441001071509n599844e0ye27f6f01455614f2@mail.gmail.com> yes very weird no matter the location of the engine On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Healey Bruce wrote: > And you can't really tell if the engine is in the boot or under the bonnet. > Weird. And why??? > > > Bruce Steele > 1960 BN7 > Brea, CA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Johnson" > To: "I Erbs" > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:27 PM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? > > > That's what they say in the ad. Maybe, since they are showing the >> engine in the bug, you get the bug with it so that you can push the >> kit car around. ;^) >> >> Bob Johnson >> BJ8 >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as healeybruce at roadrunner.com >> >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> > > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From fredcrowley at teamhealeytexas.com Thu Jan 7 16:36:23 2010 From: fredcrowley at teamhealeytexas.com (Fred Crowley) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:36:23 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question In-Reply-To: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> References: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: No argument about replacing inner tubes. However, on my vintage racing Healey 3000, I have always re-used the inner tubes. I use Michelin inner tubes that I order on line. However there a few things that help prolong the life. First, most tires these days come with small stickers partially embedded in the rubber on the inside of the tire (inspected by #9). These must be removed. I have found out first-hand, that as the tire and tube warm up, the tube will abrade against the sticker(s) and eventually the tube will fail. Secondly, I drill out my rims so that I can insert a plastic valve stem sleeve in the rim. This protects the tube's valve stem. Thirdly, make sure there is absolutely no debris inside the tire prior to mounting. Knock on wood, I haven't had any flats in over a decade as a result of an inner tube failure, even racing here in 100 degree+ Texas weather. Also, an obvious point point, make sure with tube mounting (new or used), that the mounted tube is inflated/deflated a at least 3 cycles to ensure that there are no folds or wrinkles in the tube. Most tube sizes made for our wheels cover a variety of tire sizes, so you need to take care. In my area, I've been going to a Discount Tire for close to 20 years to get my tubes & tires mounted. The place I use has a couple of techs that have been trained by Dayton including mounting on wire wheels. As with most Healey things I don't do myself, I watch the work pretty closely. D.T. seems to have no trouble with balancing as long as they use a tapered fitting on the front and the back of the rim. Watch the tech closely to make sure he gets the rim centered properly. No vibrations on my racecar up through 130mph. My $0.02 and worth every penny. Cheers, Fred Team Healey Texas www.teamhealeytexas.com From MRJAJA at COX.NET Thu Jan 7 17:22:10 2010 From: MRJAJA at COX.NET (UDO PUTZKE) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 16:22:10 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] its a VW Chassis Message-ID: <20100108002214.VAKT20722.fed1rmmtao107.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> The motor is in the back off the Replica AH the picture shows this is not a VW compartment. The pedals and shifter are on an Original VW Chassis. Mr.JAJA From thehartnetts at earthlink.net Thu Jan 7 17:42:13 2010 From: thehartnetts at earthlink.net (Len and/or Marge Hartnett) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 16:42:13 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question In-Reply-To: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> References: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Jack: Les Schwab has repaired and/or replaced a few of my inner tubes in three cities on the west coast. Interesting situation on a recent visit - after dealing with the local outlet and having had tire/tube work done there, one of the 'associates' told me that they don't do wire wheels. He was misinformed. It is true, however, that they do not have the proper cone to do the wheel balancing. One time they tried by reversing the cone on the balancing machine. It seated on the spokes leaving nicks in the paint on the spokes. After I realized what happened, I checked the balance on my home bubble balancer. They were surprisingly close to balanced. (The Other) Len Vacaville, CA, USA 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Feldman" To: Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:06 PM Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question > Folks, > > It's time to get baby some new shoes. The ones on there have been there > for > years. > > Do I replace all the innertubes, or just reuse them. > > A scary thought. If I have a flat, how many repair shops have ever seen an > innertube? > > Jack > _______________________________________________ From Awgertoo at aol.com Thu Jan 7 17:43:03 2010 From: Awgertoo at aol.com (Awgertoo at aol.com) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 19:43:03 EST Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question Message-ID: In a message dated 1/7/2010 4:36:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, qualitas.jack at gmail.com writes: A scary thought. If I have a flat, how many repair shops have ever seen an innertube? I attended Conclave in Akron a few years back and had a blowout--I use tubes on my wires. I finally found one place in the whole town that had the right size tube--they are imported, of course. I now carry one with me. It is not hard to find a shop who can change a tube and fix a flat on a wire wheel, though I have a hand rig in my shop. Best---Michael Oritt From mayorrichard at hotmail.com Thu Jan 7 18:20:50 2010 From: mayorrichard at hotmail.com (richard mayor) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 01:20:50 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio Redux In-Reply-To: <4B44D542.2000501@htcnet.org> References: <703750.84811.qm@web31406.mail.mud.yahoo.com>, <4B44D542.2000501@htcnet.org> Message-ID: The stock rocker arm ratio is 1.43:1. Richard Mayor BN7L-466 Vintage Racer Portland, Oregon > Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 13:24:02 -0500 > From: javrugtman at htcnet.org > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio Redux > > On 1/6/2010 11:57 AM, Walt Peterson wrote: > > I've a set from Rockerarm specialists and they fit under the stock valve > cover. > > John > > Yep: Jim Hockert says 1:45. I'm looking at roller rockers 1:65 but am afraid > > the set-up may need a tall valve cover even without a cam. Anyone? > > > > Walt > > > > --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Bob Spidell wrote: > > > > > > From: Bob Spidell > > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio > > To: "Walt Peterson" > > Cc: Healeys at autox.team.net > > Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 11:02 PM > > > > > > Nominal 1:1.5, though in reality it's a bit less I've been told. > > > > bs > > > > Walt Peterson wrote: > > > >> rocker arm ratio for valve train, 3000: anybody know? > >> Thanks, > >> Walt > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > >> > >> Healeys at autox.team.net > >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > >> > >> You are subscribed as bspidell at comcast.net > >> > >> http://www.team.net/archive > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- ******************************************************************* > > Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net > > > > ******************************************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > > > Healeys at autox.team.net > > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > > > You are subscribed as javrugtman at htcnet.org > > > > http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as mayorrichard at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ From healey.nut at gmail.com Thu Jan 7 18:27:46 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 09:27:46 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question In-Reply-To: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> References: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Jack - Whatever you do, you should get your innertubes from Longstone Tyres in the UK. They carry the proper sized reinforced Michelin tubes which are designed to work specifically in radial tires. http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/ Also make sure you remove any stickers on the inside of your tires before installation (no matter how teeny tiny or small they are). Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 5:06 AM, Jack Feldman wrote: > Folks, > > It's time to get baby some new shoes. The ones on there have been there for > years. > > Do I replace all the innertubes, or just reuse them. > > A scary thought. If I have a flat, how many repair shops have ever seen an > innertube? > > Jack > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From healey.nut at gmail.com Thu Jan 7 18:34:15 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 09:34:15 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? In-Reply-To: <008a01ca8fec$ce822550$9001a8c0@home> References: <173126441001071111g63a1f3dsabe7de2c527e596f@mail.gmail.com> <006c01ca8fd6$1d9c5b40$9001a8c0@home> <173126441001071347v547d650at4333922e84814002@mail.gmail.com> <008a01ca8fec$ce822550$9001a8c0@home> Message-ID: Engine is in the boot, you can see the boot shroud lip at the top of the pic. The splash shield in front of the motor tells me this is a standard VW Bug chassis. Interesting, however, that the body work is one of the most faithful reproductions I've seen, if you can get past the windshield and cockpit, the body itself looks pretty halfway normal. Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Healey Bruce wrote: > And you can't really tell if the engine is in the boot or under the bonnet. > Weird. And why??? > > > Bruce Steele > 1960 BN7 > Brea, CA From mayorrichard at hotmail.com Thu Jan 7 18:35:17 2010 From: mayorrichard at hotmail.com (richard mayor) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 01:35:17 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio In-Reply-To: <317419.9330.qm@web31401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <317419.9330.qm@web31401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: The stock rocker arm ratio for the 100-6 and 3000 is 1.43:1, not the 1.5:1 ratio that is usually advertised by the cam grinders. Richard Mayor BN7L-466 Vintage Racer Portland, Oregon > Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 17:43:32 -0800 > From: walt2727 at yahoo.com > To: Healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: [Healeys] Rocker Ratio > > rocker arm ratio for valve train, 3000: anybody know? > > Thanks, > > Walt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as mayorrichard at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ From bj7ah at acanac.net Thu Jan 7 18:44:39 2010 From: bj7ah at acanac.net (Heal;ey) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 20:44:39 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question In-Reply-To: References: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <6B279C92EDB64BDDB9E6D54989C7FC34@robsLTPC> They fix inner tubes at Walmart service. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Len and/or Marge Hartnett" Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:42 PM To: "Healey Mail List" Subject: Re: [Healeys] Innertube Question > Jack: Les Schwab has repaired and/or replaced a few of my inner tubes in > three cities on the west coast. Interesting situation on a recent visit - > after dealing with the local outlet and having had tire/tube work done > there, one of the 'associates' told me that they don't do wire wheels. He > was misinformed. It is true, however, that they do not have the proper > cone to do the wheel balancing. One time they tried by reversing the cone > on the balancing machine. It seated on the spokes leaving nicks in the > paint on the spokes. After I realized what happened, I checked the > balance on my home bubble balancer. They were surprisingly close to > balanced. > > (The Other) Len > Vacaville, CA, USA > 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jack Feldman" > To: > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:06 PM > Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question > > >> Folks, >> >> It's time to get baby some new shoes. The ones on there have been there >> for >> years. >> >> Do I replace all the innertubes, or just reuse them. >> >> A scary thought. If I have a flat, how many repair shops have ever seen >> an >> innertube? >> >> Jack >> _______________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as bj7ah at acanac.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From rchaskell at earthlink.net Thu Jan 7 19:09:11 2010 From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell) Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:09:11 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B4693C7.6050807@earthlink.net> Inner tubes are available at Tractor Supply (USA). Bob From blkbt7 at yahoo.com Thu Jan 7 19:35:34 2010 From: blkbt7 at yahoo.com (Bob Brown) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 18:35:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question In-Reply-To: <6B279C92EDB64BDDB9E6D54989C7FC34@robsLTPC> References: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> <6B279C92EDB64BDDB9E6D54989C7FC34@robsLTPC> Message-ID: <393166.58058.qm@web83914.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Walmarts out in the country are familiar with all types of wheels and tire/tube situations. They deal with farmers that bring all sorts of work to them. I speak from experience, 3 years ago returning from San Diego and I needed a new tire in the middle of Nebraska late on a Saturday afternoon. Bob They fix inner tubes at Walmart service. From rchaskell at earthlink.net Thu Jan 7 19:35:40 2010 From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell) Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:35:40 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Clutch Alignment Tools - AH100 Message-ID: <4B4699FC.4000101@earthlink.net> Folks, Moss shows different clutch alignment tools for the BN1 and BN2. To be expected as the clutch discs are different part numbers. The pilot bearing is the same for both. I believe the pilot diameter is 3/4". How about the spline diameter and the number of splines for the BN1 and BN2 gearbox input shafts? Cheers, Bob From msalter at precisionsportscar.com Thu Jan 7 19:55:22 2010 From: msalter at precisionsportscar.com (Michael Salter) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 21:55:22 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Early Friday Funnies Message-ID: <137229b1001071855q2ee8d9b2rad9550c838ec24e5@mail.gmail.com> These should bring a tear to your collective eye(s) http://www.dysan.net/weird/show.php?num=611 From acmiller at mhcable.com Thu Jan 7 20:50:35 2010 From: acmiller at mhcable.com (allen c miller jr) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 22:50:35 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Inner tube question Message-ID: having perfected an expertise in going flat at inopportune times, I can attest that tubes are widely available, and most tire shops seem to handle repairs with their regular tire machines, but..... 1. I blew two inner tubes in a weekend because we did not take off the little 3/8" inspection stickers. This caused differential heating that, under high wheel stresses, burned holes in the tubes. Could not understand this at first, but back at the tire center the bubbles appeared where the stickers had been. I was just grateful it did not happen at speed 2. talcum is vital 3. most of the tire guys are content to use the Dayton rubber band around the inner spoke ring. I have been told by two sources, both seemingly in the know, that it is better to use electrician's tape, and to use it not only on the centerline spokes but around the outer lacings. so far knock on wood, so I'm going that way. 4. a tiny bit of rust on the wheel will fry a tube, so good idea to clean well. 5. have to constantly check for broken spokes. 6. the foam fix a flat cans are a waste of $8.00. allen miller bn2/m From grday at btinternet.com Fri Jan 8 01:46:46 2010 From: grday at btinternet.com (Guy R Day) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 08:46:46 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question References: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <2B824D507A91454EADD09ACD50AFFB59@user8634b3d69b> This $0.02 from Fred is worth a lot more than the usual $0.02. My only addition is to make sure any sticky left after removing the stickers on the inside of the tyre is cleaned off as well as using powder to lubricate the tube and everything else to assist in its placement when inflating. Well said Fred. Guy R Day ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Crowley" To: Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Innertube Question > No argument about replacing inner tubes. However, on my vintage racing > Healey > 3000, I have always re-used the inner tubes. I use Michelin inner tubes > that I > order on line. However there a few things that help prolong the life. > First, > most tires these days come with small stickers partially embedded in the > rubber on the inside of the tire (inspected by #9). These must be removed. > I > have found out first-hand, that as the tire and tube warm up, the tube > will > abrade against the sticker(s) and eventually the tube will fail. Secondly, > I > drill out my rims so that I can insert a plastic valve stem sleeve in the > rim. > This protects the tube's valve stem. Thirdly, make sure there is > absolutely no > debris inside the tire prior to mounting. Knock on wood, I haven't had any > flats in over a decade as a result of an inner tube failure, even racing > here > in 100 degree+ Texas weather. Also, an obvious point point, make sure with > tube mounting (new or used), that the mounted tube is inflated/deflated a > at > least 3 cycles to ensure that there are no folds or wrinkles in the tube. > Most > tube sizes made for our wheels cover a variety of tire sizes, so you need > to > take care. > > In my area, I've been going to a Discount Tire for close to 20 years to > get my > tubes & tires mounted. The place I use has a couple of techs that have > been > trained by Dayton including mounting on wire wheels. As with most Healey > things I don't do myself, I watch the work pretty closely. D.T. seems to > have > no trouble with balancing as long as they use a tapered fitting on the > front > and the back of the rim. Watch the tech closely to make sure he gets the > rim > centered properly. No vibrations on my racecar up through 130mph. > > My $0.02 and worth every penny. > > Cheers, > Fred > Team Healey Texas > www.teamhealeytexas.com > _______________________________________________ From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Fri Jan 8 02:13:19 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 09:13:19 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Clutch Alignment Tools - AH100 In-Reply-To: <4B4699FC.4000101@earthlink.net> References: <4B4699FC.4000101@earthlink.net> Message-ID: Bob The alignment tools I have used and those called up in the official tool list do not get concerned with the spline. They work on the smallest diameter of the clutch plate. I have measured the ones that I use The pilot is 0.740" BN1 0.808" BN2 0.915" Regards > >Moss shows different clutch alignment tools for the BN1 and BN2. To be >expected as the clutch discs are different part numbers. The pilot >bearing is the same for both. > >I believe the pilot diameter is 3/4". How about the spline diameter >and the number of splines for the BN1 and BN2 gearbox input shafts? -- John Harper From rchaskell at earthlink.net Fri Jan 8 04:26:32 2010 From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell) Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:26:32 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Clutch Alignment Tools - AH100 In-Reply-To: References: <4B4699FC.4000101@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <4B471668.6090508@earthlink.net> John, If I was going to make a set, I'd make them like yours. The only other dimension I'd need would be the length of the pilot. There's a firm (http://www.clutchtools.com) that sells them for $10 and their catalog incorrectly lists the same tool for all big Healeys. I thought it might be helpful to see if they have the tools with the correct dimensions for the BN1 and BN2. Their tools are splined, so that's the reason for my questions. Cheers, Bob John Harper wrote: > > Bob > > The alignment tools I have used and those called up in the official tool > list do not get concerned with the spline. They work on the smallest > diameter of the clutch plate. > > I have measured the ones that I use > > The pilot is 0.740" > > BN1 0.808" > > BN2 0.915" > > Regards >> >> Moss shows different clutch alignment tools for the BN1 and BN2. To be >> expected as the clutch discs are different part numbers. The pilot >> bearing is the same for both. >> >> I believe the pilot diameter is 3/4". How about the spline diameter >> and the number of splines for the BN1 and BN2 gearbox input shafts? From helyjohn at cablespeed.com Fri Jan 8 07:56:25 2010 From: helyjohn at cablespeed.com (John Snyder) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 06:56:25 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] E-ZORB Message-ID: Moss has a product called E-ZORB that will emulsify the water/ethanol layer at the bottom of the gas tank. I have 4 Healeys that usually are not driven during the winter, and did not fill the gas tanks as some Listers have suggested. Does anyone have experience with this product? John Snyder 1959 BN7 1960 BT7 1961 BN7 MK2 1962 BT7 MK2 From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Fri Jan 8 09:00:45 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 08:00:45 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Clutch Alignment Tools - AH100 In-Reply-To: <4B4699FC.4000101@earthlink.net> References: <4B4699FC.4000101@earthlink.net> Message-ID: The spline is a different size on the 3 speed than that on the 4 speed transmissions. All the 4 speed clutches are all the same. David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Jan 7, 2010, at 6:35 PM, Bob Haskell wrote: > Folks, > > Moss shows different clutch alignment tools for the BN1 and BN2. To > be expected as the clutch discs are different part numbers. The > pilot bearing is the same for both. > > I believe the pilot diameter is 3/4". How about the spline > diameter and the number of splines for the BN1 and BN2 gearbox > input shafts? > > Cheers, > > Bob > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From ahbn6 at verizon.net Fri Jan 8 09:47:37 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:47:37 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] shelley jack with ebay item number In-Reply-To: References: , <8CC57B4D0CCD709-1828-493C2@webmail-d030.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <018201ca9082$495c62a0$dc1527e0$@net> Just a quick note to let everyone know that the URL for the jacks has changed to: http://www.mgaroadster.co.uk/Front%20Page/shelley_jacks.htm John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of andy pole Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 6:12 PM To: bighealey3k at aim.com; healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] shelley jack with ebay item number Thanks Larry, thats 2 bj8's with the same jack, no-one seems to know if this type of LJ225 was used on any other car, here's some pic's of the others types, but not a match for the ones we have. Quite a few people seem to thing its a bj8 jack? Shame Rich agrees with the others who have told me its not correct, he's normally right! Perhaps yours being from new discounts the theory. http://www.mgaroadster.co.uk/shelley_jacks.htm cheers Andy From mkgoodman at att.net Fri Jan 8 11:31:03 2010 From: mkgoodman at att.net (Mark Goodman) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:31:03 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Newspaper Headlines from all over the world Message-ID: <00a301ca9090$bd8ee770$38acb650$@net> WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THIS IS REALLY GOOD.. Just put your mouse on a city anywhere in the world and the newspaper headlines pop up... Double click and the page gets larger....you can read the entire paper on some if you click on the right place. You can spend forever here. http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/ Also, if you look at the European papers, the far left side of Germany will pop up as The Stars & Stripes (European edition, of course). AND, this site changes every day with the publication of new editions of the paper. Hope you enjoy this. From britishcars at shaw.ca Fri Jan 8 11:41:03 2010 From: britishcars at shaw.ca (PG) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 10:41:03 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Friday Funnies Message-ID: THE BEST Put Down LINE EVER? Major General Peter Cosgrove is a Pure Australian treasure!' cid:E9BCEBBB0C6446E0A0FE54418E78FF70 at Zigieh1 General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. Read his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this! This is one of the best comeback lines of all time.. It is a portion of an ABC radio interview between a female broadcaster and General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military Headquarters. FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base? GENERAL COSGROVE: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting. FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it? GENERAL COSGROVE: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range. FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children? GENERAL COSGROVE: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm. FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.. GENERAL COSGROVE: Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you? The radio cast went silent for 46 seconds and when it returned, the interview was over. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT00001.jpg] From stmiller96 at hotmail.com Fri Jan 8 12:41:27 2010 From: stmiller96 at hotmail.com (S and T Miller) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:41:27 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Beware of e-bay seller Message-ID: Beware of e-bay seller x-flow out of New Mexico. Crook!!! Sells british car parts including Healey parts. The Millers "British Car Nuts" _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ From quenty at ntelos.net Fri Jan 8 13:16:21 2010 From: quenty at ntelos.net (Quentin Schweninger) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 15:16:21 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Fuel pump problem Message-ID: <492E1C3E-FEEC-4C18-81F2-07AE7335F853@ntelos.net> Need some Help. I am assembling a square body fuel pump for my BN7. I purchased the pump in pieces and am replacing the points with an SU - Burlen solid state Electronic conversion Kit. Their instructions reference the coil wires as Red + and Black -. How ever,they state that some older coils have two black wires. So mine is "older". Does anyone know how to determine which coil wire is positive? Thanks Dave and Daisy From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Fri Jan 8 14:02:25 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 22:02:25 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Fuel pump problem In-Reply-To: <492E1C3E-FEEC-4C18-81F2-07AE7335F853@ntelos.net> References: <492E1C3E-FEEC-4C18-81F2-07AE7335F853@ntelos.net> Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3E29B2C@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Dave, It does not matter. Take the one you like. There is no polarity fot the coil. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/Germany -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von Quentin Schweninger Gesendet: Freitag, 8. Januar 2010 21:16 An: Healey List Betreff: [Healeys] Fuel pump problem Need some Help. I am assembling a square body fuel pump for my BN7. I purchased the pump in pieces and am replacing the points with an SU - Burlen solid state Electronic conversion Kit. Their instructions reference the coil wires as Red + and Black -. How ever,they state that some older coils have two black wires. So mine is "older". Does anyone know how to determine which coil wire is positive? Thanks Dave and Daisy From Healey100M at gmail.com Fri Jan 8 14:36:52 2010 From: Healey100M at gmail.com (Randy Hicks) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 16:36:52 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Feb. '10 Octane - Denis Welch 100S Record Run Message-ID: The February 2010 issue of Octane has a good article on the Denis Welch 100S prototype/replica/recreation record speed runs. Worth picking up. Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com From insptwo at msn.com Fri Jan 8 15:13:33 2010 From: insptwo at msn.com (insptwo at msn.com) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 17:13:33 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? In-Reply-To: <173126441001071111g63a1f3dsabe7de2c527e596f@mail.gmail.com> References: <173126441001071111g63a1f3dsabe7de2c527e596f@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: I see that it does not have the usual flaired fenders also. Bill BJ7 > From: eyera3 at gmail.com > Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:11:06 -0800 > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: [Healeys] anyone on list seen this car??? > > 160392292496 > vw powered healey knock off > > -- > I Erbs > Portland, OR > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as insptwo at msn.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Fri Jan 8 09:21:28 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 16:21:28 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Clutch Alignment Tools - AH100 In-Reply-To: <4B471668.6090508@earthlink.net> References: <4B4699FC.4000101@earthlink.net> <4B471668.6090508@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <4QzW8XHIu1RLFwJi@jharper.demon.co.uk> Bob You are correct in what you say. 'Clutchtools' do not advertise the correct tool for a BN1. As a matter of interest I looked up the official BMC Service Tool Catalogue and I believe that there are errors in this. Service Tool 18G79; that I believe is correct for a BN2 does not list the 100 at all. The only Healey listed is 100 six Service Tool 18G80 lists A70, A90 Healey 100 and Healey 100 Six. I maintain that 18G79 should include the 100 BN2 and 18G80 should not include Healey 100 Six but only list the Healey 100 suitable for a BN1. Anyway the dimensions of my tools that are based on the above BMC tools have a pilot length of 2.00" and further length for the plate of 2.00". Mine are turned down from 8" lengths of 1" diameter steel. Regards > >If I was going to make a set, I'd make them like yours. The only other >dimension I'd need would be the length of the pilot. > >There's a firm (http://www.clutchtools.com) that sells them for $10 and >their catalog incorrectly lists the same tool for all big Healeys. I >thought it might be helpful to see if they have the tools with the >correct dimensions for the BN1 and BN2. Their tools are splined, so >that's the reason for my questions. > >Cheers, > >Bob -- John Harper From linsley46 at gmail.com Fri Jan 8 16:00:38 2010 From: linsley46 at gmail.com (John McElrath) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 18:00:38 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] shelley jack with ebay item number In-Reply-To: <018201ca9082$495c62a0$dc1527e0$@net> References: <8CC57B4D0CCD709-1828-493C2@webmail-d030.sysops.aol.com> <018201ca9082$495c62a0$dc1527e0$@net> Message-ID: The CJ225 was used on at least the BT7/ BN7 twin carb cars and through the Tri carb, etc. According to the Restoration Guidelines: "Earlier cars have an activating yoke that has CA 259 cast into it. On later cars (introduction unknown approximately coinciding with the BJ8 Phase IIs), the activating yoke had a reinforced opening and CA 311 cast into it .... Jack handle is an 18 long rod, = in diameter." The attached pictures are of an unrestored, CJ225, I have had it for a number of years. It was still in the box in unopened condition. The tommy bar was missing. John On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 11:47 AM, John Sims wrote: > Just a quick note to let everyone know that the URL for the jacks has > changed to: > > http://www.mgaroadster.co.uk/Front%20Page/shelley_jacks.htm > > > John Sims, BN6 > Aberdeen, NJ > > http://www.healey6.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto: > healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of andy pole > Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 6:12 PM > To: bighealey3k at aim.com; healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] shelley jack with ebay item number > > Thanks Larry, thats 2 bj8's with the same jack, no-one seems to know if > this > type of LJ225 was used on any other car, here's some pic's of the others > types, but not a match for the ones we have. Quite a few people seem to > thing > its a bj8 jack? Shame Rich agrees with the others who have told me its not > correct, he's normally right! Perhaps yours being from new discounts the > theory. > > > > http://www.mgaroadster.co.uk/shelley_jacks.htm > > > > cheers Andy > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as linsley46 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of IMG_0404_1.jpg] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of IMG_0399_1.jpg] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of IMG_0403.jpg] From thehartnetts at earthlink.net Fri Jan 8 16:24:54 2010 From: thehartnetts at earthlink.net (Len and/or Marge Hartnett) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 15:24:54 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Friday Funnies In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Great story but FALSE. http://www.snopes.com/military/reinwald.asp I loved it the first time I heard it several years ago. (The Other) Len Vacaville, CA, USA 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031 ----- Original Message ----- From: "PG" To: "'healey'" Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 10:41 AM Subject: [Healeys] Friday Funnies > THE BEST Put Down LINE EVER? > > Major General Peter Cosgrove is a Pure Australian treasure!' > cid:E9BCEBBB0C6446E0A0FE54418E78FF70 at Zigieh1 > > General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. > > Read his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and > children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this! > > This is one of the best comeback lines of all time.. It is a portion of an > ABC radio interview between a female broadcaster and General Cosgrove > who > was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military Headquarters. > > > FEMALE INTERVIEWER: > So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys > when they visit your base? > > GENERAL COSGROVE: > We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting. > > > FEMALE INTERVIEWER: > Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it? > > GENERAL COSGROVE: > I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range. > > > FEMALE INTERVIEWER: > Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching > children? > > GENERAL COSGROVE: > I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before > they even touch a firearm. > > > FEMALE INTERVIEWER: > But you're equipping them to become violent killers.. > > GENERAL COSGROVE: > Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are > you? > > The radio cast went silent for 46 seconds and when it returned, the > interview was over. > > [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of > ATT00001.jpg] > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as thehartnetts at earthlink.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Fri Jan 8 20:57:04 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 19:57:04 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] delete please email me. you had a non adjust steering wheel for my BT7 sorry to bomb list Message-ID: <173126441001081957q6cc49443ma6cb30db71a1e526@mail.gmail.com> sorry to bomb list. I was contacted by someone from I believe Hawaii with a non adjustable steering wheel. Please contact me off list if still available -- I Erbs Portland, OR From jwbn6hrdtp at gmail.com Sat Jan 9 04:07:10 2010 From: jwbn6hrdtp at gmail.com (jerry wall) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 05:07:10 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Friday Funnies In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9baa446a1001090307pf40f0al25fd41246071c294@mail.gmail.com> whoever or whomever said friday funnies had to be true? cheers, On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Len and/or Marge Hartnett < thehartnetts at earthlink.net> wrote: > Great story but FALSE. http://www.snopes.com/military/reinwald.asp > > I loved it the first time I heard it several years ago. > > (The Other) Len > Vacaville, CA, USA > 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031 > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "PG" > To: "'healey'" > Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 10:41 AM > Subject: [Healeys] Friday Funnies > > > THE BEST Put Down LINE EVER? >> >> Major General Peter Cosgrove is a Pure Australian treasure!' >> cid:E9BCEBBB0C6446E0A0FE54418E78FF70 at Zigieh1 >> >> General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. >> >> Read his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and >> children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this! >> >> This is one of the best comeback lines of all time.. It is a portion of an >> ABC radio interview between a female broadcaster and General Cosgrove >> who >> was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military Headquarters. >> >> >> FEMALE INTERVIEWER: >> So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys >> when they visit your base? >> >> GENERAL COSGROVE: >> We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting. >> >> >> FEMALE INTERVIEWER: >> Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it? >> >> GENERAL COSGROVE: >> I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range. >> >> >> FEMALE INTERVIEWER: >> Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching >> children? >> >> GENERAL COSGROVE: >> I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before >> they even touch a firearm. >> >> >> FEMALE INTERVIEWER: >> But you're equipping them to become violent killers.. >> >> GENERAL COSGROVE: >> Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are >> you? >> >> The radio cast went silent for 46 seconds and when it returned, the >> interview was over. >> >> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of >> ATT00001.jpg] >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as thehartnetts at earthlink.net >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as jwbn6hrdtp at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- jerry wall BN6 rowlett, tx From maxandreb1 at yahoo.com Sat Jan 9 08:57:56 2010 From: maxandreb1 at yahoo.com (Maurice Maxwell) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 07:57:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Oil gauge pipe thread size. In-Reply-To: <960669.37461.qm@web51403.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <627800.68949.qm@web58205.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Check with Kent Lacey. In one of the Healey Mags there was an article where Kent put a 260/289 Ford V8 in a Healey 100. The car looked terrific. The character of the car was preserved, gauges, interior, the whole 9 yards. Good luch with this project. Max1961 BT7 --- On Wed, 1/6/10, HealeyRick wrote: From: HealeyRick Subject: [Healeys] Oil gauge pipe thread size. To: healeys at autox.team.net Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 2:13 PM The "design brief" of my "Nasty Boy" has been to follow those early V8 conversions I used to see in Hot Rod in the '60s, the days when someone could take their slightly used Healey to Max Balchowsky's shop with $500 for a quick infusion of go juice. The exterior and interior will remain stock while the engine bay is going to look like some lucky hot rodder stumbled upon a HiPo Mustang engine just after blowing his Healey six. Kind of like this period look: http://www.britishv8.org/MG/GeorgeSnively.htm I'm going to keep the original Healey gauges, adapted to the Ford smallblock. I plan to run a braided stainless hose from the Ford outlet to an AN adapter to the steel pipe of the oil gauge connection. I'm assuming it's a BPT? Can anyone tell me the thread size, BTW, its a BJ7. Rick Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as maxandreb1 at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From pete_groh at yahoo.com Sat Jan 9 10:14:45 2010 From: pete_groh at yahoo.com (Pete Groh) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 09:14:45 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD state (YOM) Message-ID: <991592.92287.qm@web36803.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I set up as a vendor at auto flea market selling keys for British cars. In Maryland, your can register license plates the same year as your car. I came across this information about Texas license plates, and put in a request for letters/numbers AH 3000. http://www.myplates.com/Design b Webre sorry, but that combination is not available. Not to fear, here are a few creative alternatives to try:b Any one on the list? On my own British cars, have a dealership plates for the year 63b on the BJ7 and a 65b on my TR4. Kind regards, Pete Groh (KeyGuy) Ellicott City MD USA From sbyers at ec.rr.com Sat Jan 9 11:11:44 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:11:44 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] re: License plates for state of Texas info my MD state (YOM) Message-ID: <003201ca9157$339ba0e0$9ad2e2a0$@rr.com> Hi, Pete - In North Carolina, we are allowed to use a "Year of Manufacture" plate (we have only a rear plate) on cars 35 years and older. I have had the official NC vanity plate TARHEELY on my BJ8 since 1984, but when I discovered the tax advantage of having the car registered with an official antique plate, I combined that provision with the "YOM" provision for the best of all possible worlds. The law requires that we have the officially-registered plate in the car available to show to a trooper or whoever might ask to see it. I keep my antique plate under the driver's seat with a copy of the NC statute taped to the back of it just in case. On the rear bumper, I have a reproduction of a 1966 NC plate made by these folks: http://www.licensplates.tv The plate reads TARHEELY, although in NC there were no personalized plates in 1966 (Pete, I'll send you a photo of it). There is nothing I can find in the law that says the YOM plate has to be one originally issued by the state in 1966, and after two years I have never been questioned about the one on my car. It'll be interesting to see whether I can get away with putting back the original Alabama license plate on my '69 Dodge Charger which I bought new, when it's back on the road. I also can't find anything in the law that requires the YOM plate to be a NC plate. I am currently using the original 1973 NC plate on my Midget, sent to me by the original owner in 1990. When I hear about all the hassles that the folks in California have to go through just to put a license plate on a car, it makes me appreciate living here even more. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Pete Groh Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 12:15 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD state (YOM) I set up as a vendor at auto flea market selling keys for British cars. In Maryland, your can register license plates the same year as your car. I came across this information about Texas license plates, and put in a request for letters/numbers AH 3000. http://www.myplates.com/Design From f.ronald.rader at gmail.com Sat Jan 9 11:29:06 2010 From: f.ronald.rader at gmail.com (F Ronald Rader) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 10:29:06 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD state (YOM) In-Reply-To: <003201ca9157$339ba0e0$9ad2e2a0$@rr.com> References: <003201ca9157$339ba0e0$9ad2e2a0$@rr.com> Message-ID: <5caeedb51001091029l5394f1ffndbe87587a36f865d@mail.gmail.com> Steve: it has been 75 degress all week! RON RADER > When I hear about all the hassles that the folks in California have to go > through just to put a license plate on a car, it makes me appreciate living > here even more. > > Steve Byers > HBJ8L/36666 > BJ8 Registry > Havelock, NC DID I TELL YOU MY EX WIFE WAS FROM HAVELOCK!! From sbyers at ec.rr.com Sat Jan 9 11:55:24 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:55:24 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD state (YOM) In-Reply-To: <5caeedb51001091029l5394f1ffndbe87587a36f865d@mail.gmail.com> References: <003201ca9157$339ba0e0$9ad2e2a0$@rr.com> <5caeedb51001091029l5394f1ffndbe87587a36f865d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <005101ca915d$4d5c6f90$e8154eb0$@rr.com> O.K., Ron, you got me there. However, at least when it gets cold here in winter it only lasts for a few days at a time, then I can get the car out with the top down AND with the license plate of my choice. You're kidding about your ex-wife and Havelock, right? It's a good place to be FROM! Steve -----Original Message----- From: F Ronald Rader [mailto:f.ronald.rader at gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:29 PM To: BJ8 Healeys Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] re: License plates for state of Texas info my MD state (YOM) Steve: it has been 75 degress all week! RON RADER DID I TELL YOU MY EX WIFE WAS FROM HAVELOCK!! From ahpowered at hotmail.com Sat Jan 9 12:48:09 2010 From: ahpowered at hotmail.com (scott willis) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:48:09 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Used Blue Seat Covers Needed Message-ID: Hi gang, Been a long time since I have been able to work on the BN7. The car has been off the road for about a year now. I finally got my tranny repaired. YEAH! I stripped the interior and I am now ready for tranny install. Anyone have a used set of blue seat covers that are not split that they want to sell? Mine have split. The car is rough and I dont want to install new covers until the complete resto years down the road. Oh and I'll need foams as well. I don't care if they are slouchy as long as they are not crumbling. These are crumbling like bran muffins. Cheers, Scott Willis Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA 59 MGA 66 E-Type FHC http://www.bgeuroclassics.org BG Euro Classics Car Club President Bowling Green, KY _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. From kentmclean at comcast.net Sat Jan 9 12:52:50 2010 From: kentmclean at comcast.net (Kent McLean) Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:52:50 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B48DE92.4010604@comcast.net> BJ8 Healeys wrote: > You're kidding about your ex-wife and Havelock, right? > It's a good place to be FROM! I thought all his exes were from Texas. :) My best friend lives in Merrit (Pamlico Co.). He had a company that did telecom and network hardware/cabling. He wired Havelock's middle school. "Someone" missed an outlet on the diagonally far side of the gym, and we had to have a 20' step ladder to run cable up through the ceiling. Up 20 steps, pull some wire 5 feet. Down 20 steps. Move the ladder. Up 20 steps, pull some wire 5 feet. Repeat until you were ready to drop. We'd take the ferry from Minnesott Beach. I think that was the only break in our day. -- Kent From dwflagg at juno.com Sat Jan 9 13:19:46 2010 From: dwflagg at juno.com (dwflagg) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 15:19:46 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Bent Rod Screwdriver Message-ID: <20100109.122026.22017.78474@mailpop11.dca.untd.com> I have bent loop, unpainted screwdriver for a tool kit, approximately 9 1/2" long. It has "MADE IN ENGLAND" stamped on the shank. It is about 3/4" longer than the 100 screwdriver, but otherwise identical. If anyone has an interest or knows which tool kit it comes from. please contact me off the list. Thanks. Doug ____________________________________________________________ Auto Loans Click here to save cash and find low rates on auto loans. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=ifRBz9Tu2HMniWH1QjjQ5QAAJ1B-9ttc3k1I_21D8YCzT29EAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWIwAAAAA= From sbyers at ec.rr.com Sat Jan 9 13:25:57 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 15:25:57 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) In-Reply-To: <4B48DE92.4010604@comcast.net> References: <4B48DE92.4010604@comcast.net> Message-ID: <006201ca9169$f38f7860$daae6920$@rr.com> Kent, Merritt's a pretty isolated place to try to have a thriving business; but then some of us like the other benefits of living in this part of the world. If you took the ferry from Minnesott Beach, then you must have had the pleasure of visiting each of Havelock's 14 traffic lights at some point. Where do you live now? Steve -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Kent McLean Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 2:53 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) BJ8 Healeys wrote: > You're kidding about your ex-wife and Havelock, right? > It's a good place to be FROM! I thought all his exes were from Texas. :) My best friend lives in Merrit (Pamlico Co.). He had a company that did telecom and network hardware/cabling. He wired Havelock's middle school. "Someone" missed an outlet on the diagonally far side of the gym, and we had to have a 20' step ladder to run cable up through the ceiling. Up 20 steps, pull some wire 5 feet. Down 20 steps. Move the ladder. Up 20 steps, pull some wire 5 feet. Repeat until you were ready to drop. We'd take the ferry from Minnesott Beach. I think that was the only break in our day. -- Kent From tomfelts at windstream.net Sat Jan 9 14:10:12 2010 From: tomfelts at windstream.net (Tom Felts) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 15:10:12 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) In-Reply-To: <006201ca9169$f38f7860$daae6920$@rr.com> Message-ID: <20100109151012.FZWE1.18039.root@ispmxfep11-z01> Steve--when my brothers son was in the Marines close by, they referred to Havelock as "Havenot"---must be some significance to that:):) ---- BJ8 Healeys wrote: ============= Kent, Merritt's a pretty isolated place to try to have a thriving business; but then some of us like the other benefits of living in this part of the world. If you took the ferry from Minnesott Beach, then you must have had the pleasure of visiting each of Havelock's 14 traffic lights at some point. Where do you live now? Steve -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Kent McLean Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 2:53 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) BJ8 Healeys wrote: > You're kidding about your ex-wife and Havelock, right? > It's a good place to be FROM! I thought all his exes were from Texas. :) My best friend lives in Merrit (Pamlico Co.). He had a company that did telecom and network hardware/cabling. He wired Havelock's middle school. "Someone" missed an outlet on the diagonally far side of the gym, and we had to have a 20' step ladder to run cable up through the ceiling. Up 20 steps, pull some wire 5 feet. Down 20 steps. Move the ladder. Up 20 steps, pull some wire 5 feet. Repeat until you were ready to drop. We'd take the ferry from Minnesott Beach. I think that was the only break in our day. -- Kent Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as tomfelts at windstream.net http://www.team.net/archive From sbyers at ec.rr.com Sat Jan 9 14:23:53 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:23:53 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) In-Reply-To: <20100109151012.FZWE1.18039.root@ispmxfep11-z01> References: <006201ca9169$f38f7860$daae6920$@rr.com> <20100109151012.FZWE1.18039.root@ispmxfep11-z01> Message-ID: <008301ca9172$0b688960$22399c20$@rr.com> Tom, if you use that term anywhere around here, people will know what you mean..... There was a rollerskating rink that opened up here a few years ago, and to counter "Havenot" it was named the Have-a-lot Skating Rink. It went out of business within a year! If anyone is wondering why I live here and not in a garden spot (really) like New Bern, it's because it has one thing that other places around here didn't: a 10-minute commute to work. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Tom Felts [mailto:tomfelts at windstream.net] Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 4:10 PM To: BJ8 Healeys; healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) Steve--when my brothers son was in the Marines close by, they referred to Havelock as "Havenot"---must be some significance to that:):) ---- BJ8 Healeys wrote: From tomfelts at windstream.net Sat Jan 9 14:23:06 2010 From: tomfelts at windstream.net (Tom Felts) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 15:23:06 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) In-Reply-To: <008301ca9172$0b688960$22399c20$@rr.com> Message-ID: <20100109152306.1L873.18314.root@ispmxfep11-z01> Aw--New Bern. I have visited there a few times and it is truly a wonderful little town. If it wasn't so far from a larger city, I would seriously consider living there. ---- BJ8 Healeys wrote: ============= Tom, if you use that term anywhere around here, people will know what you mean..... There was a rollerskating rink that opened up here a few years ago, and to counter "Havenot" it was named the Have-a-lot Skating Rink. It went out of business within a year! If anyone is wondering why I live here and not in a garden spot (really) like New Bern, it's because it has one thing that other places around here didn't: a 10-minute commute to work. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Tom Felts [mailto:tomfelts at windstream.net] Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 4:10 PM To: BJ8 Healeys; healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) Steve--when my brothers son was in the Marines close by, they referred to Havelock as "Havenot"---must be some significance to that:):) ---- BJ8 Healeys wrote: Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as tomfelts at windstream.net http://www.team.net/archive From Awgertoo at aol.com Sat Jan 9 15:25:38 2010 From: Awgertoo at aol.com (Awgertoo at aol.com) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 17:25:38 EST Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) Message-ID: In a message dated 1/9/2010 4:34:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tomfelts at windstream.net writes: I have visited there a few times and it is truly a wonderful little town. If it wasn't so far from a larger city, I would seriously consider living there. ---------------------------------------- Tom-- If it were nearer to a larger city then it would not be such a wonderful little town. Best--Michael Oritt From price at advocateadvisors.com Sat Jan 9 15:45:32 2010 From: price at advocateadvisors.com (R. Price Lindsay) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:45:32 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] spray varnishes for BJ8 dash In-Reply-To: <4B3F1DA9.40507@chello.nl> References: <4B3F1DA9.40507@chello.nl> Message-ID: <14797589-F606-4B5C-B291-F59134E9D1A9@advocateadvisors.com> I am refinishing my dash and recovering the dash top. The dash is out of the car but I can't get the top to break free. It seems to be held around the defrost vents but I can't see how or where. Is there a bolt or screw above the heater that I can't see? Do the rubber elbows need to be removed - if so, how do I do that? Thank you. Price Lindsay 67 BJ8 On Jan 2, 2010, at 5:01 AM, "Oudesluys" wrote: > Depends on the finish you want. In all cases prepare the wood/veneer > as best as you can using 320 sandpaper. > If you want a high gloss finish you need a lot of coats and sanding > in between to fill up the woodgrain. However this may crack and > separate in time. The best way to go, I found, is using thinned PU > boat varnish applied by a soft brush, at least 5 thin coats with > light sanding in between the coats. Spraying would give a similar > result. The first coat needs to be sanded with 320 grade when the > varnish is stil wet to fill the grain. Very messy. After all grains > are filled up leave the coat dry thoroughly for at least two weeks > and sand the final coat using 2000 flower paper on a flat board, > check if all grains are filled and polish with a good wax polish or > even brass polish and finish with carnabu wax. I did several TR > dashboards that way. > If you want a satin finish polishing with a minimum of 10 layers of > raw linseed oil may be the best. Apply with a lintfree cloth in very > thin layers and rub in. Leave to dry for a week between the coats. > Buff up the final coat. It is a resilient and higly water and heat > resistant coating but you have to maintain the dashboard by rubbing > on some lindseed oil each year to keep it really nice. Easy enough. > It is best to keep a varnish coat on wood as thin as possible to > avoid cracking and separation. > Pouring on the product may lead to a very glossy and even finish but > I fear it will not last long if exposed to sun, varying temperatures > and humidities, the same goes for any thickly applied product. > Do not expect to much from the UV protection from any product. > AFAIAC there is not much between them. > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > > Richard Kahn schreef: >> Has anyone been successful using spray on finishes on the wood >> dash? Helmsman >> rattle can has UV protection. Any other brands suggested? How many >> coats >> should I expect? I liked the Enviro-Tex pour on idea but it does >> not have UV >> protection and goes on thick which may not hold up in the heat of >> the sun >> (expansion and contraction which caused separation and cracking). >> Rich Kahn > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as price at advocateadvisors.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From tomfelts at windstream.net Sat Jan 9 16:58:54 2010 From: tomfelts at windstream.net (Tom Felts) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 18:58:54 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20100109175854.8NPEW.20734.root@ispmxfep11-z01> Now that depends on what "is" is. :):) Close means about 30 minutes. There is a small village here about 45 minutes outside of Pittsburgh that has kept its' smalltown look and feeling for years. We go there to "go back in time". ---- Awgertoo at aol.com wrote: ============= In a message dated 1/9/2010 4:34:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tomfelts at windstream.net writes: I have visited there a few times and it is truly a wonderful little town. If it wasn't so far from a larger city, I would seriously consider living there. ---------------------------------------- Tom-- If it were nearer to a larger city then it would not be such a wonderful little town. Best--Michael Oritt From bj7ah at acanac.net Sat Jan 9 17:24:04 2010 From: bj7ah at acanac.net (Heal;ey) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 19:24:04 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) In-Reply-To: <20100109175854.8NPEW.20734.root@ispmxfep11-z01> References: <20100109175854.8NPEW.20734.root@ispmxfep11-z01> Message-ID: <89CBC19D3C834C3E83061D9C6D6E1CA8@robsLTPC> Where is the small town outside of Pittsburgh ? Bob -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tom Felts" Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 6:58 PM To: ; ; Subject: Re: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) > Now that depends on what "is" is. :):) Close means about 30 minutes. > There is a small village here about 45 minutes outside of Pittsburgh that > has kept its' smalltown look and feeling for years. We go there to "go > back in time". > > > ---- Awgertoo at aol.com wrote: > > ============= > > In a message dated 1/9/2010 4:34:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > tomfelts at windstream.net writes: > > I have visited there a few times and it is truly a wonderful little town. > If it wasn't so far from a larger city, I would seriously consider living > there. > > > > ---------------------------------------- > Tom-- > > If it were nearer to a larger city then it would not be such a wonderful > little town. > > Best--Michael Oritt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as bj7ah at acanac.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Sat Jan 9 17:31:13 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:31:13 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Water temp unit Message-ID: <4b491fd2.9513f30a.5508.7faa@mx.google.com> I used to have a deep socket cut down the side to remove the sending unit... Can,t find it. Memory says it was 5/8th. Please confirm or correct. I need to cut a new one. TIA sent from my cellular PDA I Erbs From bighealey3k at aim.com Sat Jan 9 18:18:46 2010 From: bighealey3k at aim.com (bighealey3k at aim.com) Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:18:46 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Water temp unit In-Reply-To: <4b491fd2.9513f30a.5508.7faa@mx.google.com> References: <4b491fd2.9513f30a.5508.7faa@mx.google.com> Message-ID: <8CC5FA9FD8232B2-241C-17012@webmail-d041.sysops.aol.com> Yes, It is 5/8". Larry '67 BJ8 -----Original Message----- From: I Erbs To: healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Sat, Jan 9, 2010 7:31 pm Subject: [Healeys] Water temp unit I used to have a deep socket cut down the side to remove the sending unit... an,t find it. Memory says it was 5/8th. Please confirm or correct. I need to ut a new one. IA sent from my cellular PDA Erbs Healeys at autox.team.net ttp://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as bighealey3k at aim.com http://www.team.net/archive From stmiller96 at hotmail.com Sat Jan 9 19:41:06 2010 From: stmiller96 at hotmail.com (S and T Miller) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 21:41:06 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Beware of e-bay seller Message-ID: Paypal came through and found in my favor. My money is being refunded. Thank you paypal! The Millers "British Car Nuts" 1957 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 35299 1959 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 77219 1964 MGB 40841 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite AN5 34351 "Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a test drive." _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ From mayorrichard at hotmail.com Sat Jan 9 19:49:23 2010 From: mayorrichard at hotmail.com (richard mayor) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:49:23 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 front spindles Message-ID: Looking for a pair of BJ8 front spindles. Can anyone help me out? Richard Mayor BN7L-466 Vintage Racer Portland, Oregon _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ From thehartnetts at earthlink.net Sat Jan 9 22:32:06 2010 From: thehartnetts at earthlink.net (Len and/or Marge Hartnett) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 21:32:06 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] California SMOG Laws Message-ID: For California Listers and those in states that follow California's lead on pollution/emission/air quality matters (a/o 11/2008: AZ, CT, MA, ME, NM, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI, VT, WA, CO and possibly CO, FL, IL, MN, UT). The following is extracted (with permission) from an article by Bob Stearns, ACCC Legislative Liaison/Analyst in the deFender, the newsletter of the Association of California Car Clubs: "November 3, 2009 was the Annual ACCC meeting in Las Vegas at the SEMA show. I talked about .the 2009 legislation that will be brought up in January 2010. AB 859 (Annual smog inspection for vehicles 15 years and older).and SB385 (Historic Vehicle License Plates) will need to get through their respective committees by January 31, 2010. A suggested new bill was discussed that will bring all classic/collector vehicles under one bill. Gregory Marks from Assemblyman Dan Logues's office spoke about how the CARB (California Air Resources Board) is making every effort to get our cars off the road. He showed pictures of a 1971 Chevelle and 1966 Mustang that were caught in the remote sensing web.". AB 859 makes some ammendments to the Health and Safety Code but it still exempts vehicles that are currently exempt from smog check (those manufactured prior to 1976). However, the use of remote sensing devices is implied in Section 44024.5 of the Health and Safety Code. ANY vehicle found to be exceeding pollution limits by such a device is then subject to be tested. SB 385, Historic motor vehicles, preservation. This bill would add the exemption to historic motor vehicles that have historic vehicle license plates ( (3) A vehicle which was manufactured after 1922, is at least 25 years old, and is of historic interest) - IF - the registered owner signs a statement under penalty of perjury that the motor vehicle will be used for specified purposes and if the registered owner owns 2 or more currently registered motor vehicles that are not registered as historic motor vehicles. If they should ever place our cars back in smog check due to age, the historic plate may be an alternative. However, the requirement to own 2 or more non-historic vehicles would eliminate that for me. It's just my wife and me and we have no need for more than the Healey and one family car. The classic car insurance companies that I have researched, including Haggerty and American Collectors, have that requirement and is one of the reasons I do not have their insurance. (The Other) Len Vacaville, CA, USA 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031 From ahbn6 at verizon.net Sun Jan 10 06:25:50 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:25:50 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] FW: shelley jack with ebay item number Message-ID: <031301ca91f8$6dd08720$49719560$@net> Please note the following regarding the URL for the Shelley Jack database. It has been moved back to the original URL. John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com From: Steve Gyles [mailto:stephen.gyles at virgin.net] Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 5:46 AM To: 'John Sims' Subject: RE: [Healeys] shelley jack with ebay item number John I owe every one an apology with the incorrect URL for my database. Over the new year I decided to tidy up all the website working folders, creating new folders to dump all the data and pictures. Unwittingly I also put the Shelley Jack page in a folder (front page), hence changing the URL. This was an error. I had not appreciated that people had bookmarked the page. I have now reverted it to the original: http://www.mgaroadster.co.uk/shelley_jacks.htm My sincere apologies to all. I will not do it again! I have amended some of my data with your information. I was interested to note that the handle is an 18" straight bar. I had it listed at 12". Also one of our technical authorities, Barney Gaylord over in the USA, says it is 13" then a 45 degree bend, plus another 1.5". My opinion is that this is for the LJ225 with the 'droop snout' yoke. Bearing in mind that the Healey and MGA were made on the same production line at Abingdon it seems likely that they were supplied with parts from the same supply chain. I am presently canvassing MGA members and so far I have had 2 responses supporting an 18" bar. Once again, apologies for the inconvenience. Cheers Steve From willig at wtnet.de Sun Jan 10 06:48:30 2010 From: willig at wtnet.de (T+ B Willig) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:48:30 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 rear spring grease nippel Message-ID: <001001ca91fb$987454e0$c95cfea0$@de> Hello, can someone direct me to a source where I can get the long rear spring greaser for a BN1? I know that Norman Nock sells them for the later chassis with UNF threads. But they will not fit the BN1 chassis which seems to use a BSF thread Thanks Thomas Willig From tomfelts at windstream.net Sun Jan 10 07:16:09 2010 From: tomfelts at windstream.net (Tom Felts) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 8:16:09 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) In-Reply-To: <89CBC19D3C834C3E83061D9C6D6E1CA8@robsLTPC> Message-ID: <20100110081609.XAGGC.28186.root@ispmxfep14-z02> Ligonier---about 35 miles east of Pittsburgh on rt 30. ---- "Heal;ey" wrote: ============= Where is the small town outside of Pittsburgh ? Bob -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tom Felts" Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 6:58 PM To: ; ; Subject: Re: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) > Now that depends on what "is" is. :):) Close means about 30 minutes. > There is a small village here about 45 minutes outside of Pittsburgh that > has kept its' smalltown look and feeling for years. We go there to "go > back in time". > > > ---- Awgertoo at aol.com wrote: > > ============= > > In a message dated 1/9/2010 4:34:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > tomfelts at windstream.net writes: > > I have visited there a few times and it is truly a wonderful little town. > If it wasn't so far from a larger city, I would seriously consider living > there. > > > > ---------------------------------------- > Tom-- > > If it were nearer to a larger city then it would not be such a wonderful > little town. > > Best--Michael Oritt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as bj7ah at acanac.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From noreply at ci.faniq.com Sun Jan 10 07:22:09 2010 From: noreply at ci.faniq.com (Joe M) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:22:09 -0700 (MST) Subject: [Healeys] Last Chance! Your private message from Joe expires tonight Message-ID: <20100110142210.0503518764A@autox.team.net> From acmiller at mhcable.com Sun Jan 10 08:50:40 2010 From: acmiller at mhcable.com (Allen C Miller Jr) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:50:40 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 100M muffler Message-ID: i have an unused dennis welch "muffler" [sic] and routing pipes left over from exhaust modifications to bn2/m racecar. if interested please email offlist. will sell at 75% of welch pricing. will work with 2inch "big bore" headers welch has just started selling for LHD cars. the fitting is a bit laborious and requires conversion to cable linkage for carbs because of the racing headers' offset from block extending very close to steering column. it is doable, however, and is anything BUT a "bore". works with side exhaust or with 2" back pipe to tail. allen miller 518 851 2262 From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Sun Jan 10 09:08:53 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:08:53 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 rear spring grease nippel In-Reply-To: <001001ca91fb$987454e0$c95cfea0$@de> References: <001001ca91fb$987454e0$c95cfea0$@de> Message-ID: Thomas I am not aware of anybody supplying these. I ended up making extension pieces into which I screwed a standard short nipple. Shorter ones out of certain early UJs will fit but being shorter limit the range of grease guns that can be used. Regards > > >can someone direct me to a source where I can get the long rear spring >greaser for a BN1? I know that Norman Nock sells them for the later chassis >with UNF threads. But they will not fit the BN1 chassis which seems to use a >BSF thread > > -- John Harper From rnsdavies at verizon.net Sun Jan 10 10:07:32 2010 From: rnsdavies at verizon.net (redlands ron davies) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:07:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Re: BN1 rear spring grease nippel Message-ID: <691940.79857.qm@web84208.mail.re3.yahoo.com> --- On Sun, 1/10/10, redlands ron davies wrote: From: redlands ron davies Subject: Re: [Healeys] BN1 rear spring grease nippel To: healeys at autox.team.net, "T+ B Willig" Date: Sunday, January 10, 2010, 9:04 AM Willig, I recently did the rear springs on my BN2. ( Had them re-arched. ) I ran across a problem with the rear grease nipples and want to pass it along. I had trouble removing the rear shackle bolts until I removed the nipples They were bottomed on the shackle bolts. They would not accept grease and the tips were deformed by the bolt. Once removed they would flow grease and the bolts could be removed. When you get the replacement nipples be careful when you tighten them. The threaded portion on my stock BN2 nipples was long enough to cause a problem. I had to add a small nut to the nipple to use up some of the threads. Then I screwed them in finger tight, tested that the bolt was not bound, tightened the nut to lock it in place and confirmed that they took grease. Cheers Redlands Ron Davies AN5--BN2--BN2mod--BJ8 phase one --- On Sun, 1/10/10, T+ B Willig wrote: From: T+ B Willig Subject: [Healeys] BN1 rear spring grease nippel To: healeys at autox.team.net Date: Sunday, January 10, 2010, 5:48 AM Hello, can someone direct me to a source where I can get the long rear spring greaser for a BN1? I know that Norman Nock sells them for the later chassis with UNF threads. But they will not fit the BN1 chassis which seems to use a BSF thread Thanks Thomas Willig Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as rnsdavies at verizon.net http://www.team.net/archive From healeyguy at aol.com Sun Jan 10 10:15:53 2010 From: healeyguy at aol.com (healeyguy at aol.com) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:15:53 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Small Town in PA In-Reply-To: <20100110081609.XAGGC.28186.root@ispmxfep14-z02> Message-ID: <8CC602FB31F8AA4-1058-1C7DE@webmail-d079.sysops.aol.com> The 21th of February 1970 I took my lovely bride to Ligonier PA for our honeymoon. Strange word "honeymoon." Anyway for Healey content, the BN2 was not in service and it was snowing so we drove our 1957 Nomad Wagon. Have not been back to Ligonier since.....It has always been tough for me to see the beauty of a town in the dead of winter. Aloha Perry (Small) Kailua HI -----Original Message----- From: Tom Felts To: Heal,ey ; Awgertoo at aol.com; sbyers at ec.rr.com; healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Sun, Jan 10, 2010 4:16 am Subject: Re: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) Ligonier---about 35 miles east of Pittsburgh on rt 30. ---- "Heal;ey" wrote: ============= Where is the small town outside of Pittsburgh ? Bob -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tom Felts" Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 6:58 PM To: ; ; Subject: Re: [Healeys] License plates for state of Texas info my MD, state (YOM) > Now that depends on what "is" is. :):) Close means about 30 minutes. > There is a small village here about 45 minutes outside of Pittsburgh that > has kept its' smalltown look and feeling for years. We go there to "go > back in time". > > > ---- Awgertoo at aol.com wrote: > > ============= > > In a message dated 1/9/2010 4:34:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > tomfelts at windstream.net writes: > > I have visited there a few times and it is truly a wonderful little town. > If it wasn't so far from a larger city, I would seriously consider living > there. > > > > ---------------------------------------- > Tom-- > > If it were nearer to a larger city then it would not be such a wonderful > little town. > > Best--Michael Oritt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as bj7ah at acanac.net > > http://www.team.net/archive Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as healeyguy at aol.com http://www.team.net/archive From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Sun Jan 10 15:49:58 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:49:58 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Re: BN1 rear spring grease nippel In-Reply-To: <691940.79857.qm@web84208.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <691940.79857.qm@web84208.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I should have added that I had the same problem in the past so my extensions have a long thread with a lock nut as did Ron. The only problem then is to tighten the lock nut. Fortunately I had a very long socket that went over the extension with the extension made out of hex material with the same A/F as the lock nut. Having made sure that the extension was not going to 'bottom' on the shackle bolt I then just tightened the whole assembly. Regards > > I recently did the rear springs on my BN2. ( Had them re-arched. ) I >ran across a problem with the rear grease nipples and want to pass it along. > > I had trouble removing the rear shackle bolts until I removed the >nipples They were bottomed on the shackle bolts. They would not accept >grease and the tips were deformed by the bolt. > > > Once removed they would flow grease and the bolts could be removed. > > When you get the replacement nipples be careful when you tighten them. >The threaded portion on my stock BN2 nipples was long enough to cause a >problem. I had to add a small nut to the nipple to use up some of the >threads. Then I screwed them in finger tight, tested that the bolt was not >bound, tightened the nut to lock it in place and confirmed that they took >grease. > >Cheers -- John Harper From joemulqueen at yahoo.com Sun Jan 10 22:25:07 2010 From: joemulqueen at yahoo.com (joe mulqueen) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:25:07 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] FAN IQ Spam Warning Message-ID: <209658.90264.qm@web82201.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello, FYI I am sorry to all that have recieved an email sent (on behalf of me) from FANIQ. If you are getting it please tag the sender email as spam. I was tricked into this seemingly legit sports networking site from a friend who was also tricked. And his wife works at Google so I thought it was safe. In my 15 yrs interneting in The Bay Area, this has never happened to me so I am very angry just as many are annoyed by this. Anyway it tricks you into logging into your email. It was late, I fell for it and now they have my contacts info. Not sure how it also contacts people I don't even know. After several software scans and bug checking, I still haven't found anything on my small C drive (partioned down to 10gb with D drive holding my personal data). Anyway, this company has my contact info but from my web searching on the topic they give up after a few emails are sent. Joe Mulqueen '60 BT7 Project Santa Clara, CA From britishcars at shaw.ca Sun Jan 10 23:16:35 2010 From: britishcars at shaw.ca (PG) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:16:35 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] compression ratio teaser Message-ID: <55505E473DB449B9A973D384CE4A9055@PaulPC> Hi List, I'm having a tough time reconciling the calculated theoretical/static compression ratio of the later model Healey engines with the published ratio of 9:1. Here is my math: Stroke 3.5" (88.9mm) Bore: 3.281" (83.34mm) Calculated cylinder volume Pr2*h: 485mm per cylinder or 2910 for the engine. So far so good! For the compression ratio: Combustion Chamber volume: 53mm Gasket volume: 2mm Therefore, calculated compression ratio becomes: (53+2) / (485+53+2) = 9.82:1 Supposed to be 9:1 ! Any of you geniuses see what I'm doing wrong?? Paul From healey.nut at gmail.com Sun Jan 10 23:28:53 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:28:53 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 rear spring grease nippel In-Reply-To: <001001ca91fb$987454e0$c95cfea0$@de> References: <001001ca91fb$987454e0$c95cfea0$@de> Message-ID: Thomas - I was under the impression that was a UNF nipple? I thought the only BSF on a 100 was on the motor and gearbox, no where else.... Regardless, you can get a BSF replacement from one of my all time favorite cottage industry type suppliers, Tim Hodgekiss in the UK. He has a 1" BSF nipple (part #831) here: http://www.vintagemotorspares.com/phdi/p1.nsf/supppages/hodge?opendocument&part=11 Very nice guy, first rate. Another option is to get a 3" 1/4" UNF nipple, cut off the threads and then run a BSF die on the end.... Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 9:48 PM, T+ B Willig wrote: > Hello, > > > > can someone direct me to a source where I can get the long rear spring > greaser for a BN1? I know that Norman Nock sells them for the later chassis > with UNF threads. But they will not fit the BN1 chassis which seems to use > a > BSF thread > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Thomas Willig > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Mon Jan 11 01:30:12 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:30:12 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 rear spring grease nippel In-Reply-To: References: <001001ca91fb$987454e0$c95cfea0$@de> Message-ID: Alan I agree that only UNF grease nipples were used on 100s except perhaps the odd very early one. As I said in my previous email 1" long versions are too short because the side cheeks of the mounting assembly do not then allow a standard 'lock on' grease gun fitting to attach. A tapered version that does not clip over but relies on the pushing pressure to stay in contact will work but these often leak. > >I was under the impression that was a UNF nipple? I thought the only BSF on >a 100 was on the motor and gearbox, no where else.... > Also on the spiral bevel rear axle, BN1 front suspension and steering and part of the rear suspension. Regards >Regardless, you can get a BSF replacement from one of my all time favorite >cottage industry type suppliers, Tim Hodgekiss in the UK. He has a 1" BSF >nipple (part #831) here: > -- John Harper From cnaarndt at gmail.com Mon Jan 11 08:31:39 2010 From: cnaarndt at gmail.com (Curt/Nancy Arndt) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:31:39 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 rear spring grease nippel In-Reply-To: References: <001001ca91fb$987454e0$c95cfea0$@de> Message-ID: <751d05481001110731l2fd97e7djd2b3e9ce9b235a8d@mail.gmail.com> Alan, I'm surprised that owing a '53 BN1 you weren't aware that there are many more BSF fasteners on your car than say my BN1 built in '55. Here are a few examples... The five way brake pipe union on early BN1s was attached by a 1/4" BSF bolt to a captive nut in the chassis. The rear spring shackle screws (The countersunk slotted screws) that hold the rear leaf springs together were 1/4" BSF. Your original brass battery fixing rods would have been BSF plus more that are listed in the Clausager Original AH book. I wouldn't be surprised if the grease nipples on the rear springs weren't changed to UNF much later, say in Feb '54 with the new eight leaf rear springs fitted. *Heck the front susupension grease nipples didn't change to UNF until Dec. '55 on the BN2!* Easiest way to check is the bolt head (before you use a thread gauge.) If it's a proper British bolt with the Vendor name on it and the letter rating code but it doesn't have the circle depression stamped into the head, It is then it's most likely BSF. Cheers, Curt On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Alan Seigrist wrote: > Thomas - > > I was under the impression that was a UNF nipple? I thought the only BSF > on > a 100 was on the motor and gearbox, no where else.... > > Regardless, you can get a BSF replacement from one of my all time favorite > cottage industry type suppliers, Tim Hodgekiss in the UK. He has a 1" BSF > nipple (part #831) here: > > > http://www.vintagemotorspares.com/phdi/p1.nsf/supppages/hodge?opendocument&part=11 > > Very nice guy, first rate. > > Another option is to get a 3" 1/4" UNF nipple, cut off the threads and > then run a BSF die on the end.... > > Alan > > '52 A90 > '53 BN1 > '59 Jag Mk IX > '64 BJ8 > > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 9:48 PM, T+ B Willig wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > can someone direct me to a source where I can get the long rear spring > > greaser for a BN1? I know that Norman Nock sells them for the later > chassis > > with UNF threads. But they will not fit the BN1 chassis which seems to > use > > a > > BSF thread > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > Thomas Willig > > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > > > Healeys at autox.team.net > > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > > > http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as cnaarndt at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From stmiller96 at hotmail.com Mon Jan 11 09:02:24 2010 From: stmiller96 at hotmail.com (S and T Miller) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:02:24 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] FACEBOOK Message-ID: About a year ago a friend of mine convinced me to get on Facebook. At first I thought I wanted nothing to do with teenager type social websites. After some time I found that Facebook really suited my introverted personality. I could log on, find out what is new with friends and family, and not waste valuable "British car" time with lengthy phone calls and face to face conversations. I started posting pictures of my Austin Healeys, driving events, Conclave and Encounter. Before long the majority of my profile contained info on my Austin Healey addiction. This created a secondary benefit (and very important one), I am exposing my family and friends from all over the world to the joy of owning and driving an Austin Healey. Through my updates and pictures many who have no knowledge of what its like to own such a fantastic British car can have an inside look. Currently I have approximately 100 plus friends on Facebook and they all get their fill of Austin Healey updates. Maybe one of them will catch the bug? So think about joining Facebook and expose your friends and family to your Austin Healey. The Millers "British Car Nuts" 1957 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 35299 1959 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 77219 1964 MGB 40841 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite AN5 34351 "Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a test drive." _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ From jodyfkerr at gmail.com Mon Jan 11 09:07:46 2010 From: jodyfkerr at gmail.com (Jody Kerr) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:07:46 -0700 Subject: [Healeys] FACEBOOK In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <471534971001110807s1dc549d7i1674f84b71dce8d4@mail.gmail.com> I'm on there as well, and there's even some nice Austin Healey groups. Jody On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 9:02 AM, S and T Miller wrote: > About a year ago a friend of mine convinced me to get on Facebook. At first I > thought I wanted nothing to do with teenager type social websites. After some > time I found that Facebook really suited my introverted personality. I could > log on, find out what is new with friends and family, and not waste valuable > "British car" time with lengthy phone calls and face to face conversations. I > started posting pictures of my Austin Healeys, driving events, Conclave and > Encounter. Before long the majority of my profile contained info on my Austin > Healey addiction. > > This created a secondary benefit (and very important one), I am exposing my > family and friends from all over the world to the joy of owning and driving an > Austin Healey. Through my updates and pictures many who have no knowledge of > what its like to own such a fantastic British car can have an inside look. > Currently I have approximately 100 plus friends on Facebook and they all get > their fill of Austin Healey updates. Maybe one of them will catch the bug? > > So think about joining Facebook and expose your friends and family to your > Austin Healey. > > The Millers > "British Car Nuts" > > 1957 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 35299 > > 1959 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 77219 > > 1964 MGB 40841 > > 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite AN5 34351 > > "Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a test > drive." > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as jodyfkerr at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- http://www.theymightberacing.com/ 1953 Studebaker Champion 1960 Austin Healey 3000 (BT7L/5479) 1974 Jensen Healey MKII (14291) 1974 Jensen Healey MKII (18854) 1978 Triumph Spitfire (Mum's) http://motors.shop.ebay.com/merchant/jodyfkerr <--I'm selling parts on ebay! "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." --Douglas Adams From ahbn6 at verizon.net Mon Jan 11 09:14:31 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:14:31 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] FACEBOOK In-Reply-To: <471534971001110807s1dc549d7i1674f84b71dce8d4@mail.gmail.com> References: <471534971001110807s1dc549d7i1674f84b71dce8d4@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <002d01ca92d9$28d75680$7a860380$@net> Me too. John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jody Kerr Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:08 AM To: S and T Miller Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] FACEBOOK I'm on there as well, and there's even some nice Austin Healey groups. Jody On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 9:02 AM, S and T Miller wrote: > About a year ago a friend of mine convinced me to get on Facebook. At first I > thought I wanted nothing to do with teenager type social websites. After some > time I found that Facebook really suited my introverted personality. I could > log on, find out what is new with friends and family, and not waste valuable > "British car" time with lengthy phone calls and face to face conversations. I > started posting pictures of my Austin Healeys, driving events, Conclave and > Encounter. Before long the majority of my profile contained info on my Austin > Healey addiction. > > This created a secondary benefit (and very important one), I am exposing my > family and friends from all over the world to the joy of owning and driving an > Austin Healey. Through my updates and pictures many who have no knowledge of > what its like to own such a fantastic British car can have an inside look. > Currently I have approximately 100 plus friends on Facebook and they all get > their fill of Austin Healey updates. Maybe one of them will catch the bug? > > So think about joining Facebook and expose your friends and family to your > Austin Healey. > > The Millers > "British Car Nuts" > > 1957 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 35299 > > 1959 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 77219 > > 1964 MGB 40841 > > 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite AN5 34351 > > "Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a test > drive." > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as jodyfkerr at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- http://www.theymightberacing.com/ 1953 Studebaker Champion 1960 Austin Healey 3000 (BT7L/5479) 1974 Jensen Healey MKII (14291) 1974 Jensen Healey MKII (18854) 1978 Triumph Spitfire (Mum's) http://motors.shop.ebay.com/merchant/jodyfkerr <--I'm selling parts on ebay! "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." --Douglas Adams Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as ahbn6 at verizon.net http://www.team.net/archive From fredcrowley at teamhealeytexas.com Mon Jan 11 10:24:49 2010 From: fredcrowley at teamhealeytexas.com (Fred Crowley) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:24:49 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question In-Reply-To: <4B4A6830.6070802@comcast.net> References: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> <4B4A6830.6070802@comcast.net> Message-ID: Some folks asked me for a link as to where I get inner tubes for my race Healey. My source is Coker Tire. http://store.coker.com/tubes-and-liners/tubes/ Cheers, Fred Team Healey Texas www.teamhealeytexas.com From dan at warner-associates.com Mon Jan 11 10:53:41 2010 From: dan at warner-associates.com (Dan Stromquist) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:53:41 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] 3.54 Rear End Message-ID: <48ED81760CB2477191C80498F4E7BCAB@DANSTROM> If anyone is looking for a used 3.54 rear end rebuilt with all new bearings that fits a BJ8 contact me off list. Dan From Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com Mon Jan 11 11:00:31 2010 From: Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com (Freese, Ken) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:00:31 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 top fit Message-ID: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D034201A0@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> I am disappointed with the amount of the white side rails showing after installation of my new Heritage Everflex top. The drivers side is less than the passengers side, but neither is acceptable. I have measured from the top seam to the side rain gutters perpendicular to the point where the two side rails meet and they seem almost equal at about 7 inches. I don't see how installation technique would affect this (it would be more a matter of bow damage). It seems to me that another 3/8 to 1/2 inch on each side of Everflex would have well covered the white. I presume this will only get worse with age as the top shrinks. I am going to ask the installer to try to glue or somehow apply another strip of Everflex below the rain gutter to cover the white. Anyone else observed this? Ken Freese 65 BJ8 From britishcars at shaw.ca Mon Jan 11 11:27:10 2010 From: britishcars at shaw.ca (PG) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:27:10 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 Rear Axle Message-ID: I'm looking for a complete rear axle for a phase 2 BJ8...do not necessarily need the pumkin/differential. Not concerned about condition. Paul From sbyers at ec.rr.com Mon Jan 11 11:42:13 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:42:13 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 top fit In-Reply-To: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D034201A0@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> References: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D034201A0@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> Message-ID: <006901ca92ed$cad128d0$60737a70$@rr.com> Yes, Ken, I have seen that on my car as well as quite a few others at car shows. My new top came from Moss as a "gift coupon" item and I installed it myself, so I couldn't squawk too much about it. I would prefer that it cover the sides a bit more than it does, but anyway my top is up only when it is raining and since it doesn't leak, I'm happy. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC USA -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Freese, Ken Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:01 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 top fit I am disappointed with the amount of the white side rails showing after installation of my new Heritage Everflex top. The drivers side is less than the passengers side, but neither is acceptable. I have measured from the top seam to the side rain gutters perpendicular to the point where the two side rails meet and they seem almost equal at about 7 inches. I don't see how installation technique would affect this (it would be more a matter of bow damage). It seems to me that another 3/8 to 1/2 inch on each side of Everflex would have well covered the white. I presume this will only get worse with age as the top shrinks. I am going to ask the installer to try to glue or somehow apply another strip of Everflex below the rain gutter to cover the white. Anyone else observed this? Ken Freese 65 BJ8 From brunoverstraete at mac.com Mon Jan 11 11:43:49 2010 From: brunoverstraete at mac.com (Bruno Verstraete) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:43:49 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 4 Seater BN6 Message-ID: <6534029E-27CD-4FE3-B4A9-42A5F9ED82D1@mac.com> Dear Healey folks, Is there anyone on the list aware of any 2+2 seated denominated as being a BN6. It is mentioned as such on the heritage certificate and the car is a 1958. Many thanks for info. Kindest regards, Bruno Verstraete 1967 BJ8 1954 BN1 coupe 1952 Healey Abbott From richchrysler at quickclic.net Mon Jan 11 11:51:21 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:51:21 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 top fit References: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D034201A0@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> Message-ID: Ken, How long ago did you receive this top from Heritage? I know they have been reworking their pattern to address some of the concerns people were having regarding actually too much material, not too little, especially around the back. Here are pictures of one of their tops we installed last spring and there was plenty of material allowed side to side. We have installed 3 Heritage BJ8 tops in the last 3 years and have never had too little material along the sides. A major factor that will cause too little material along the sides is if the top (assume made of Everflex vinyl) is not thoroughly warmed and stretched while fitting. We always get the top located approximately, making sure the centre line is right on, and erect the top holding it in place with tape. Wind up the windows and set a small space heater inside until the interior temp. is about 130 degrees F. You will find that the top will become very soft and supple and will easily stretch another 1 1/2" to each side if needed. Pull everything down firmly around the rear perimeter and forward over the header bar and toward the front cormers. Once the header bar tacking is in place and the rear clips are installed around the rear hoop, this will keep the required amount fitted along the sides, covering the off-white side cantrail pieces. One final thought, the off-white side pieces were usually showing a bit on the original cars anyway. Hope this helps, Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Freese, Ken" To: Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:00 PM Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 top fit >I am disappointed with the amount of the white side rails showing after > installation of my new Heritage Everflex top. The drivers side is less > than the passengers side, but neither is acceptable. I have measured > from the top seam to the side rain gutters perpendicular to the point > where the two side rails meet and they seem almost equal at about 7 > inches. I don't see how installation technique would affect this (it > would be more a matter of bow damage). > It seems to me that another 3/8 to 1/2 inch on each side of Everflex > would have well covered the white. I presume this will only get worse > with age as the top shrinks. I am going to ask the installer to try to > glue or somehow apply another strip of Everflex below the rain gutter to > cover the white. Anyone else observed this? > Ken Freese > 65 BJ8 > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of IMG_0719.JPG] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of IMG_0757.JPG] From britcar1 at msn.com Mon Jan 11 12:03:03 2010 From: britcar1 at msn.com (DONALD N JOY) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:03:03 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 top fit In-Reply-To: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D034201A0@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> <006901ca92ed$cad128d0$60737a70$@rr.com> References: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D034201A0@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> <006901ca92ed$cad128d0$60737a70$@rr.com> Message-ID: I had a similar issue to the one Ken described with a Moss top on my BN1. The material did not stretch over the sides far enough. I had had a good experience with a Robbins Top on my E-Type so I decided to try a Robbins top on the BN1. It fit perfectly and am very satisfied with it. Incidentally Moss would not take their top back since I had purchased it over a year previously. Don Joy 65 BJ8 67 BJ8 55 BN1 ----- Original Message ----- From: BJ8 Healeys To: healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 top fit Yes, Ken, I have seen that on my car as well as quite a few others at car shows. My new top came from Moss as a "gift coupon" item and I installed it myself, so I couldn't squawk too much about it. I would prefer that it cover the sides a bit more than it does, but anyway my top is up only when it is raining and since it doesn't leak, I'm happy. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC USA -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Freese, Ken Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:01 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 top fit I am disappointed with the amount of the white side rails showing after installation of my new Heritage Everflex top. The drivers side is less than the passengers side, but neither is acceptable. I have measured from the top seam to the side rain gutters perpendicular to the point where the two side rails meet and they seem almost equal at about 7 inches. I don't see how installation technique would affect this (it would be more a matter of bow damage). It seems to me that another 3/8 to 1/2 inch on each side of Everflex would have well covered the white. I presume this will only get worse with age as the top shrinks. I am going to ask the installer to try to glue or somehow apply another strip of Everflex below the rain gutter to cover the white. Anyone else observed this? Ken Freese 65 BJ8 _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as britcar1 at msn.com http://www.team.net/archive From richchrysler at quickclic.net Mon Jan 11 12:05:41 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:05:41 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 4 Seater BN6 References: <6534029E-27CD-4FE3-B4A9-42A5F9ED82D1@mac.com> Message-ID: <08FC698834C94EE899C842781C49291C@LIFEBOOK> Hi Bruno, This is probably another error on the part of the BMIHT people transposing information incorrectly. What does the tag on your car state? The BN6 was strictly designated as the 100/Six two seater, while the BN4 (early and late versions) is the 100/Six (2+2) four seater. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruno Verstraete" To: Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:43 PM Subject: [Healeys] 4 Seater BN6 > Dear Healey folks, > Is there anyone on the list aware of any 2+2 seated denominated as being > a BN6. It is mentioned as such on the heritage certificate and the car is > a 1958. > Many thanks for info. > Kindest regards, > Bruno Verstraete > 1967 BJ8 > 1954 BN1 coupe > 1952 Healey Abbott > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Mon Jan 11 13:00:15 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:00:15 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 4 Seater BN6 In-Reply-To: <08FC698834C94EE899C842781C49291C@LIFEBOOK> References: <6534029E-27CD-4FE3-B4A9-42A5F9ED82D1@mac.com> <08FC698834C94EE899C842781C49291C@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3E29E71@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Bruno, as Rich already stated, most probably another error on a certificate. I have got 4 certificates for my cars and two had an error in them (disk wheels instead of wire wheels / LHD instead of RHD). Josef Eckert Konigswinter/GERMANY -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von Rich C Gesendet: Montag, 11. Januar 2010 20:06 An: Bruno Verstraete; healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: Re: [Healeys] 4 Seater BN6 Hi Bruno, This is probably another error on the part of the BMIHT people transposing information incorrectly. What does the tag on your car state? The BN6 was strictly designated as the 100/Six two seater, while the BN4 (early and late versions) is the 100/Six (2+2) four seater. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruno Verstraete" To: Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:43 PM Subject: [Healeys] 4 Seater BN6 > Dear Healey folks, > Is there anyone on the list aware of any 2+2 seated denominated as being > a BN6. It is mentioned as such on the heritage certificate and the car is > a 1958. > Many thanks for info. > Kindest regards, > Bruno Verstraete > 1967 BJ8 > 1954 BN1 coupe > 1952 Healey Abbott From tomfelts at windstream.net Mon Jan 11 14:04:53 2010 From: tomfelts at windstream.net (Tom Felts) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:04:53 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] FACEBOOK In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20100111150453.WO5L1.65894.root@ispmxfep14-z02> Been on it for quite a while---but, I tend to be a little cautious about posting too much about myself. tom ---- S and T Miller wrote: ============= About a year ago a friend of mine convinced me to get on Facebook. At first I thought I wanted nothing to do with teenager type social websites. After some time I found that Facebook really suited my introverted personality. I could log on, find out what is new with friends and family, and not waste valuable "British car" time with lengthy phone calls and face to face conversations. I started posting pictures of my Austin Healeys, driving events, Conclave and Encounter. Before long the majority of my profile contained info on my Austin Healey addiction. This created a secondary benefit (and very important one), I am exposing my family and friends from all over the world to the joy of owning and driving an Austin Healey. Through my updates and pictures many who have no knowledge of what its like to own such a fantastic British car can have an inside look. Currently I have approximately 100 plus friends on Facebook and they all get their fill of Austin Healey updates. Maybe one of them will catch the bug? So think about joining Facebook and expose your friends and family to your Austin Healey. The Millers "British Car Nuts" 1957 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 35299 1959 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 77219 1964 MGB 40841 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite AN5 34351 "Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a test drive." _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as tomfelts at windstream.net http://www.team.net/archive From healeyrick at yahoo.com Mon Jan 11 14:30:19 2010 From: healeyrick at yahoo.com (HealeyRick) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:30:19 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] John Chatham -"Mr. Big Healey" Message-ID: <828976.21048.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> New Healey book to be released in October: "This is the authorised biography of one of the best-liked bad boys in British motorsport. John Chatham, driver, racer, repairer, rebuilder, tuner, trader and lover of Austin-Healeys, was in the words of Geoffrey Healey buncontrollableb in his youth, and has only mildly mellowed with age. Burly and genial but formidably competitive, and not above bending the rules when he thought he could get away with it, to many he is the archetypal club racer. John is so synonymous with Austin-Healeys that the most famous racing Healey in the world, DD300, is so well-known mainly because John campaigned it for decades, notching up tens of thousands of racing miles. But his career embraces far more than one car, and until this biography no-one had attempted to fill in the gaps. The book is not a dry description of one club race after another. It does include a list of Johnbs principal sporting achievements, but no complete record exists of the hundreds of events which made up his competitive career, so the writer has not attempted to compile one. Instead Norman Burr, who was himself acquainted with John in his youth, has created a more rounded and personal account, full of motoring and sporting anecdotes, but also telling the story of Johnbs family, his work, his business, his three wives and his lovers. John has a comprehensive photo library from which the book is generously illustrated, with cartoons added to illustrate some of the moments that a camera was not around to record. Thoroughly politically incorrect even by the standards of the 1960s, itbs an account which will strike a chord not only with admirers of Big Healeys, but also with anyone who believes that independent thinking, and the courage to apply and enjoy it, is the greatest virtue of all." Rick Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo From rrengineer at dslextreme.com Mon Jan 11 15:12:40 2010 From: rrengineer at dslextreme.com (rrengineer @dslextreme.com) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:12:40 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Innertube Question In-Reply-To: References: <48720d21001071306g60932dffm7f790bc92bf03276@mail.gmail.com> <4B4A6830.6070802@comcast.net> Message-ID: Here is where you can get radial tubes cheaper: http://www.tomsimport.com/new/parts/parts.asp?sect=51&new=1 Mike MacLean 56 BN2 60 AN5 On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Fred Crowley < fredcrowley at teamhealeytexas.com> wrote: > Some folks asked me for a link as to where I get inner tubes for my race > Healey. My source is Coker Tire. > > http://store.coker.com/tubes-and-liners/tubes/ > > Cheers, > Fred > Team Healey Texas > www.teamhealeytexas.com > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rrengineer at dslextreme.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From michaelgladwin at mac.com Mon Jan 11 17:22:39 2010 From: michaelgladwin at mac.com (Mike Gladwin) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:22:39 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] John Chatham -"Mr. Big Healey" In-Reply-To: <828976.21048.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <828976.21048.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <98426683150283868318185074771082111897-Webmail@me.com> If they print half the stories I remember about John it will be a very naughty (and funny) book. On Monday, January 11, 2010, at 04:30PM, "HealeyRick" wrote: >New Healey book to be released in October: > >"This is the authorised biography of one of the best-liked bad boys in >British >motorsport. John Chatham, driver, racer, repairer, rebuilder, >tuner, trader >and lover of Austin-Healeys, was in the words of Geoffrey >Healey >b uncontrollableb in his youth, and has only mildly mellowed with >age. >Burly and genial but formidably competitive, and not above bending >the rules >when he thought he could get away with it, to many he is the >archetypal club >racer. John is so synonymous with Austin-Healeys that >the most famous racing >Healey in the world, DD300, is so well-known >mainly because John campaigned it >for decades, notching up tens of >thousands of racing miles. But his career >embraces far more than one >car, and until this biography no-one had attempted >to fill in the gaps. > > >The book is not a dry description of one club race after another. It >does >include a list of Johnbs principal sporting achievements, but no >complete >record exists of the hundreds of events which made up his >competitive career, >so the writer has not attempted to compile one. >Instead Norman Burr, who was >himself acquainted with John in his youth, >has created a more rounded and >personal account, full of motoring and >sporting anecdotes, but also telling >the story of Johnbs family, his >work, his business, his three wives and his >lovers. John has a >comprehensive photo library from which the book is >generously >illustrated, with cartoons added to illustrate some of the moments >that >a camera was not around to record. Thoroughly politically incorrect >even >by the standards of the 1960s, itbs an account which will strike a >chord not >only with admirers of Big Healeys, but also with anyone who >believes that >independent thinking, and the courage to apply and enjoy >it, is the greatest >virtue of all." > >Rick > > >Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo >_______________________________________________ >Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > >Healeys at autox.team.net >http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > >You are subscribed as michaelgladwin at mac.com > >http://www.team.net/archive From mayorrichard at hotmail.com Mon Jan 11 17:39:37 2010 From: mayorrichard at hotmail.com (richard mayor) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:39:37 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 front stub axles Message-ID: Wanted: a pair of BJ8 front stub axles. It never occurred to me that my earlier request for spindles could be construed as hubs or kingpins (aka swivel pins). I would prefer stub axle "assemblies" but the stub axles alone (if they have been dissasembled) will also work. Richard Mayor BN7L-466 Vintage Racer Portland, Oregon _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/ From rchaskell at earthlink.net Mon Jan 11 17:40:00 2010 From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:40:00 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] John Chatham -"Mr. Big Healey" In-Reply-To: <828976.21048.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <828976.21048.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4B4BC4E0.9060705@earthlink.net> The publisher currently states the Chatham book will be available this February. And Stuart Turner is writing a book about Pat Moss Carlson - due in September http://www.veloce.co.uk/shop/products/productDetail.php?prod_id=V4306&prod_group=Reference%20&%20Biography& From shepherd at tconl.com Mon Jan 11 17:55:34 2010 From: shepherd at tconl.com (Steve Shepherd) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:55:34 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings Message-ID: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> Sometime in the past someone on the list had mentioned that there is a king pin setup for the big Healeys that uses needle bearings instead of bronze bushings. What I need is the supplier name and URL. Thanks, Steve Shepherd PS- Greg Lemon calls people like me a lurker. I'll get him at the holiday party. I like to think I'm a learner since I'm new to Healeys and find the list very informative. From rchaskell at earthlink.net Mon Jan 11 18:04:27 2010 From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:04:27 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> Message-ID: <4B4BCA9B.3040308@earthlink.net> David Nock at British Car Specialists http://britishcarspecialists.com/ Steve Shepherd wrote: > Sometime in the past someone on the list had mentioned that there is a king > pin setup for the big Healeys that uses needle bearings instead of bronze > bushings. What I need is the supplier name and URL. > > > > Thanks, > > Steve Shepherd > > > > PS- Greg Lemon calls people like me a lurker. I'll get him at the holiday > party. I like to think I'm a learner since I'm new to Healeys and find the > list very informative. > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rchaskell at earthlink.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From healey.nut at gmail.com Mon Jan 11 18:06:01 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:06:01 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] FACEBOOK In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Facebook is ok, but my use of it has tended to taper off with time. The Team.net format works so much better for me because, well, the mail is pushed into my email box and I am forced to look at it! :) Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 12:02 AM, S and T Miller wrote: > About a year ago a friend of mine convinced me to get on Facebook. At > first I > thought I wanted nothing to do with teenager type social websites. After > some > time I found that Facebook really suited my introverted personality. I > could > log on, find out what is new with friends and family, and not waste > valuable > "British car" time with lengthy phone calls and face to face conversations. > I > started posting pictures of my Austin Healeys, driving events, Conclave and > Encounter. Before long the majority of my profile contained info on my > Austin > Healey addiction. > > This created a secondary benefit (and very important one), I am exposing my > family and friends from all over the world to the joy of owning and driving > an > Austin Healey. Through my updates and pictures many who have no knowledge > of > what its like to own such a fantastic British car can have an inside look. > Currently I have approximately 100 plus friends on Facebook and they all > get > their fill of Austin Healey updates. Maybe one of them will catch the bug? > > So think about joining Facebook and expose your friends and family to your > Austin Healey. > > The Millers From autofarm at cyg.net Mon Jan 11 18:07:09 2010 From: autofarm at cyg.net (Bob Yule) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:07:09 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> Message-ID: <85DAA8E4FBB84F3D8880A8616ED6E8D9@OFFICE> Steve, we sell this part. We have installed all the kits that we had, but expect new stock to arrive from the UK in about two weeks. Cheers.......Bob Check out our web site www.autofarm.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Shepherd" To: Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:55 PM Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings > Sometime in the past someone on the list had mentioned that there is a > king > pin setup for the big Healeys that uses needle bearings instead of bronze > bushings. What I need is the supplier name and URL. > > > > Thanks, > > Steve Shepherd > > > > PS- Greg Lemon calls people like me a lurker. I'll get him at the > holiday > party. I like to think I'm a learner since I'm new to Healeys and find > the > list very informative. > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as autofarm at cyg.net > > http://www.team.net/archive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 270.14.134/2613 - Release Date: 01/11/10 07:35:00 From ahbugeye1 at bellsouth.net Mon Jan 11 18:07:19 2010 From: ahbugeye1 at bellsouth.net (J E JR AUSTIN) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:07:19 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] BJ73000, Srews for front shroud Message-ID: <229102.26366.qm@web180407.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> I canbt seem to find the part number or description of the five screws that mount the front shroud to the firewall (engine side) BJ7. I see nothing in service parts list and only a mention of five drive screws in the Haynes Manual.B Could someone help? TIA Sam Austin From sales at justbrits.com Mon Jan 11 18:51:55 2010 From: sales at justbrits.com (Sales at " Just Brits ") Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:51:55 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> Message-ID: <4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> << Sometime in the past someone on the list had mentioned that there is a king pin setup for the big Healeys that uses needle bearings instead of bronze bushings. What I need is the supplier name and URL. >> I am in same 'boat' as Bob is Steve, don't have in stock and I also expect in around 2 weeks . Ed Please visit MY site at: www.justbrits.com From sales at justbrits.com Mon Jan 11 18:59:22 2010 From: sales at justbrits.com (Sales at " Just Brits ") Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:59:22 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] John Chatham -"Mr. Big Healey" In-Reply-To: <98426683150283868318185074771082111897-Webmail@me.com> References: <828976.21048.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <98426683150283868318185074771082111897-Webmail@me.com> Message-ID: <4B4BD77A.50703@justbrits.com> << If they print half the stories I remember about John it will be a very naughty (and funny) book. >> Yep !! Wonder if his "meeting" with Rockford, IL P.D. at roughly 6:00AM whilst DRIVING DD-300 on a STATE Highway "at speed" in his racing suit and WITHOUT credentials will make the book !!! Besides the SPEED [radar clocked] problem, the above 'little' problem(s); have you ever HEARD DD-300 ??? What a sight it was !!!!! LMAO !! Ed PS: Would someone on the modifiedhealeys List please forward ?!? From bspidell at comcast.net Mon Jan 11 19:06:54 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:06:54 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> <4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> Message-ID: <4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net> What's the advantage to these? I know, it should be obvious, but I've heard it's not a particularly good idea to use roller bearings where the parts don't rotate completely; i.e. the parts rock back and forth on the same limited surface, possibly wearing grooves (if the parts/bearings don't rotate completely, it subjects one part of the bearing to the most wear). Specifically, I heard this about using needle roller bearings on cam rockers. bs Sales at " Just Brits " wrote: > << Sometime in the past someone on the list had mentioned > that there is a king pin setup for the big Healeys that uses > needle bearings instead of bronze bushings. > What I need is the supplier name and URL. >> > > I am in same 'boat' as Bob is Steve, don't have > in stock and I also expect in around 2 weeks > . > > Ed > Please visit MY site at: > www.justbrits.com > _______________________________________________ -- ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From 57healey at gmail.com Mon Jan 11 19:38:08 2010 From: 57healey at gmail.com (Patton Dickson) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:38:08 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Facebook In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2F1729C0-29C6-4538-89BC-028D5AC3F631@Gmail.com> I'm there as well, it's great connecting with family and friends Sent from my iPod On Jan 11, 2010, at 12:27 PM, healeys-request at autox.team.net > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:02:24 -0500 > From: S and T Miller > Subject: [Healeys] FACEBOOK > To: > > So think about joining Facebook and expose your friends and family > to your > Austin Healey. > > The Millers > "British Car From csooch1 at aol.com Mon Jan 11 19:59:41 2010 From: csooch1 at aol.com (Chris Masucci) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:59:41 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] compression ratio teaser In-Reply-To: <55505E473DB449B9A973D384CE4A9055@PaulPC> References: <55505E473DB449B9A973D384CE4A9055@PaulPC> Message-ID: Hi Paul, Couple of things I would suggest. First, the specified volume of the combustion chamber may not match reality. It may be off by a small amount, and unless you measure it you have to go by the factory spec. It can add up to a small amount, and even different valves will change things slightly. Second, assuming flat top pistons, do they actually come up right to the top of the deck at TDC? You need to measure protrusion of the piston to figure final combustion chamber volume. Cheers, Chris BJ8 -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of PG Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 12:17 AM To: 'healey' Subject: [Healeys] compression ratio teaser Hi List, I'm having a tough time reconciling the calculated theoretical/static compression ratio of the later model Healey engines with the published ratio of 9:1. Here is my math: Stroke 3.5" (88.9mm) Bore: 3.281" (83.34mm) Calculated cylinder volume Pr2*h: 485mm per cylinder or 2910 for the engine. So far so good! For the compression ratio: Combustion Chamber volume: 53mm Gasket volume: 2mm Therefore, calculated compression ratio becomes: (53+2) / (485+53+2) = 9.82:1 Supposed to be 9:1 ! Any of you geniuses see what I'm doing wrong?? Paul Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as chris.masucci at alumni.rutgers.edu http://www.team.net/archive From neilandcustom at gmail.com Mon Jan 11 22:25:27 2010 From: neilandcustom at gmail.com (Neil Anderson) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:25:27 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> <4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> <4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net> Message-ID: <001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> Bob, Not to be a smart a**, but you have heard of u-joints, haven't you? Neil Anderson -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:07 PM To: sales at justbrits.com Cc: 4 - Healeys Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings What's the advantage to these? I know, it should be obvious, but I've heard it's not a particularly good idea to use roller bearings where the parts don't rotate completely; i.e. the parts rock back and forth on the same limited surface, possibly wearing grooves (if the parts/bearings don't rotate completely, it subjects one part of the bearing to the most wear). Specifically, I heard this about using needle roller bearings on cam rockers. bs Sales at " Just Brits " wrote: > << Sometime in the past someone on the list had mentioned > that there is a king pin setup for the big Healeys that uses > needle bearings instead of bronze bushings. > What I need is the supplier name and URL. >> > > I am in same 'boat' as Bob is Steve, don't have > in stock and I also expect in around 2 weeks > . > > Ed > Please visit MY site at: > www.justbrits.com > _______________________________________________ -- ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as neilandcustom at gmail.com http://www.team.net/archive From pieters at pt.lu Mon Jan 11 22:36:30 2010 From: pieters at pt.lu (Pieter and Linda) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:36:30 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> <4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> <4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net> <001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> Message-ID: <3CD5C993-B468-4190-BA40-94F3500E4557@pt.lu> The big difference here is that in cam rockers the load is always in one direction, up. In the king pins the load is spread fairly evenly over all the bearings, thus reducing the friction when turning. They made a huge difference to my car with the 6 inch rims. cheers Pieter On 12/01/2010, at 6:25 AM, Neil Anderson wrote: > Bob, > > Not to be a smart a**, but you have heard of u-joints, haven't you? > > Neil Anderson > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net > ] > On Behalf Of Bob Spidell > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:07 PM > To: sales at justbrits.com > Cc: 4 - Healeys > Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings > > What's the advantage to these? > > I know, it should be obvious, but I've heard it's not a particularly > good idea to use roller bearings where the parts don't rotate > completely; i.e. the parts rock back and forth on the same limited > surface, possibly wearing grooves (if the parts/bearings don't rotate > completely, it subjects one part of the bearing to the most wear). > Specifically, I heard this about using needle roller bearings on cam > rockers. > > > bs > > > > Sales at " Just Brits " wrote: >> << Sometime in the past someone on the list had mentioned >> that there is a king pin setup for the big Healeys that uses >> needle bearings instead of bronze bushings. >> What I need is the supplier name and URL. >> >> >> I am in same 'boat' as Bob is Steve, don't have >> in stock and I also expect in around 2 weeks >> . >> >> Ed >> Please visit MY site at: >> www.justbrits.com >> _______________________________________________ > > > -- > ******************************************************************* > Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net > > ******************************************************************* > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as neilandcustom at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as pieters at pt.lu > > http://www.team.net/archive From bspidell at comcast.net Mon Jan 11 22:41:06 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:41:06 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> <4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> <4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net> <001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> Message-ID: <4B4C0B72.90802@comcast.net> From austin.healey at gmail.com Tue Jan 12 03:13:06 2010 From: austin.healey at gmail.com (Chris Dimmock) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:13:06 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <3CD5C993-B468-4190-BA40-94F3500E4557@pt.lu> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> <4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> <4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net> <001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> <3CD5C993-B468-4190-BA40-94F3500E4557@pt.lu> Message-ID: <050D43E9-911A-40CC-906D-8975A1FB6F3B@gmail.com> The other huge difference is the rapid acceleration, and sudden reversal of direction, in roller rockers when used in a pushrod engine. Never do it. King pins etc are fine. Yes, not an engineering text book 'perfect' application, but slow and lower stress. Sent from my iPhone On 12/01/2010, at 4:36 PM, Pieter and Linda wrote: > The big difference here is that in cam rockers the load is always in > one direction, up. In the king pins the load is spread fairly evenly > over all the bearings, thus reducing the friction when turning. They > made a huge difference to my car with the 6 inch rims. > cheers > Pieter > On 12/01/2010, at 6:25 AM, Neil Anderson wrote: > >> Bob, >> >> Not to be a smart a**, but you have heard of u-joints, haven't you? >> >> Neil Anderson >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- >> bounces at autox.team.net] >> On Behalf Of Bob Spidell >> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:07 PM >> To: sales at justbrits.com >> Cc: 4 - Healeys >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings >> >> What's the advantage to these? >> >> I know, it should be obvious, but I've heard it's not a particularly >> good idea to use roller bearings where the parts don't rotate >> completely; i.e. the parts rock back and forth on the same limited >> surface, possibly wearing grooves (if the parts/bearings don't rotate >> completely, it subjects one part of the bearing to the most wear). >> Specifically, I heard this about using needle roller bearings on cam >> rockers. >> >> >> bs >> >> >> >> Sales at " Just Brits " wrote: >>> << Sometime in the past someone on the list had mentioned >>> that there is a king pin setup for the big Healeys that uses >>> needle bearings instead of bronze bushings. >>> What I need is the supplier name and URL. >> >>> >>> I am in same 'boat' as Bob is Steve, don't have >>> in stock and I also expect in around 2 weeks From coudesluijs at chello.nl Tue Jan 12 03:48:36 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:48:36 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> <4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> <4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net> <001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> Message-ID: <4B4C5384.70002@chello.nl> Neil, Take a used Hardi Spicer joint and dicover the groves. Another smart a**. Kees Oudesluijs NL Neil Anderson schreef: > Bob, > > Not to be a smart a**, but you have heard of u-joints, haven't you? > > Neil Anderson > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Bob Spidell > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:07 PM > To: sales at justbrits.com > Cc: 4 - Healeys > Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings > > What's the advantage to these? > > I know, it should be obvious, but I've heard it's not a particularly > good idea to use roller bearings where the parts don't rotate > completely; i.e. the parts rock back and forth on the same limited > surface, possibly wearing grooves (if the parts/bearings don't rotate > completely, it subjects one part of the bearing to the most wear). > Specifically, I heard this about using needle roller bearings on cam > rockers. > > > bs > > > > Sales at " Just Brits " wrote: > >> << Sometime in the past someone on the list had mentioned >> that there is a king pin setup for the big Healeys that uses >> needle bearings instead of bronze bushings. >> What I need is the supplier name and URL. >> >> >> I am in same 'boat' as Bob is Steve, don't have >> in stock and I also expect in around 2 weeks >> . >> >> Ed >> Please visit MY site at: >> www.justbrits.com >> _______________________________________________ >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.725 / Virusdatabase: 270.14.134/2613 - datum van uitgifte: 01/11/10 08:35:00 From kturk at adelphia.net Tue Jan 12 03:54:04 2010 From: kturk at adelphia.net (Keith Turk) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:54:04 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com><4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> <4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net><001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> <4B4C5384.70002@chello.nl> Message-ID: <12297440CD154CDD913ECD26C61DD794@keithhrijwmm4p> Seems to me this would be overthinking something that works pretty well as is... Keith ( coming from a guy who has this tendency ) From coudesluijs at chello.nl Tue Jan 12 04:44:25 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:44:25 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <3CD5C993-B468-4190-BA40-94F3500E4557@pt.lu> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> <4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> <4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net> <001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> <3CD5C993-B468-4190-BA40-94F3500E4557@pt.lu> Message-ID: <4B4C6099.40004@chello.nl> I just wonder, has there ever been a problem with the Healey's concerning "shimmying", uncontrolable oscilation of the front wheels, using the needle bearings because of the reduced friction (thus damping) in the system? Several other cars make use of intentional friction in the kingpins instead of fitting an external steering damper, e.g. Landrover. Kees Oudesluijs NL From bspidell at comcast.net Tue Jan 12 06:30:59 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:30:59 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <3CD5C993-B468-4190-BA40-94F3500E4557@pt.lu> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> <4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> <4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net> <001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> <3CD5C993-B468-4190-BA40-94F3500E4557@pt.lu> Message-ID: <4B4C7993.9050604@comcast.net> Another question: do these needle bearings replace the thrust bushings (on the top of the upper trunnion), or the 'vertical' bushings (the ones that have to be reamed to fit)? The former have been around for awhile, the latter would be something new (to me, at least). BTW, I have the needle thrust bearings and, yes, they help quite a bit to reduce steering effort. bs Pieter and Linda wrote: > The big difference here is that in cam rockers the load is always in > one direction, up. In the king pins the load is spread fairly evenly > over all the bearings, thus reducing the friction when turning. They > made a huge difference to my car with the 6 inch rims. > cheers > Pieter ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From grday at btinternet.com Tue Jan 12 07:01:28 2010 From: grday at btinternet.com (Guy R Day) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:01:28 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com><4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> <4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net><001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com><3CD5C993-B468-4190-BA40-94F3500E4557@pt.lu> <4B4C6099.40004@chello.nl> Message-ID: Early attempts to replace the original railko bush (fibre) steering joint in a Land Rover with needle rollers were fated because of the harshness of the leaf sprung suspension and it was only when the Range Rover was introduced, with the softer coil sprung movement, that the taper roller bearings for steering were introduced on the production line. The introduction of coil springs in current models of Land Rovers also meant the introduction of the taper roller bearings for the current day steering system. I ran a couple of leaf sprung Land Rovers with modified front hubs that had steering lighter than the Spridget (literally one easy finger) and both had to have steering dampers fitted because of 'oscillating front wheel problems! (LOL) They needed checking (and greasing) on a regular basis with lots of trial and error on the preloading. Steering boxes contributed a lot towards the 'oscillation' and a 1/4 turn of the steering wheel before the front wheels turned wasn't that unusual. When I bent the front axle of my Land Rover after flying a little further than anticipated the modified taper roller bearings survived to be used at the ends of the next axle. Guy R Day ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oudesluys" To: "'4 - Healeys'" Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings >I just wonder, has there ever been a problem with the Healey's concerning >"shimmying", uncontrolable oscilation of the front wheels, using the needle >bearings because of the reduced friction (thus damping) in the system? > Several other cars make use of intentional friction in the kingpins > instead of fitting an external steering damper, e.g. Landrover. > Kees Oudesluijs > NL From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Tue Jan 12 09:04:27 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:04:27 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> Message-ID: Steve, These are available and work very good we have been putting them in for about 2 years now. They reduce the steering effort at slow speeds dramaticly especially if you have a little larger that standard tire. The replace the oilite bronze upper bushing that comes in the king pin kits. At this time we have some on order and they should be in stock by the end of the month David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Jan 11, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Steve Shepherd wrote: > Sometime in the past someone on the list had mentioned that there > is a king > pin setup for the big Healeys that uses needle bearings instead of > bronze > bushings. What I need is the supplier name and URL. > > > > Thanks, > > Steve Shepherd > > > > PS- Greg Lemon calls people like me a lurker. I'll get him at > the holiday > party. I like to think I'm a learner since I'm new to Healeys and > find the > list very informative. > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From grumpyinloomis at ssctv.net Tue Jan 12 09:11:45 2010 From: grumpyinloomis at ssctv.net (Jerry Costanzo) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:11:45 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <201001120557687.SM01244@wavecable.net> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com><4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com><4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net><001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com><3CD5C993-B468-4190-BA40-94F3500E4557@pt.lu><4B4C6099.40004@chello.nl> <201001120557687.SM01244@wavecable.net> Message-ID: <3A3C7FE61AB1454181AD46940EBB0E24@JerryPC> Lots of theory in this discussion. I have them installed on my car. No oscillations, turns easy, satisfied customer Jerry BJ8 From austin.healey at gmail.com Tue Jan 12 09:43:04 2010 From: austin.healey at gmail.com (Chris Dimmock) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:43:04 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] compression ratio teaser In-Reply-To: <55505E473DB449B9A973D384CE4A9055@PaulPC> References: <55505E473DB449B9A973D384CE4A9055@PaulPC> Message-ID: <7B1A7BD1-FD36-4749-8322-5FD8CDDE4A28@gmail.com> Hi Paul, a standard 6cyl Healey has 1. dished pistons, and t 2. The tolerances used by BMC in the 1960's meant the pistons don't actually come to the top of the bore. I didn't check your combustion chamber volume, I don't have a STD head lying around. But I suspect your calculation didnt account for: 1. you need to add the piston dish: and 2. Add an allowance (similar to the head gasket allowance) for the piston not being flush with the block deck In order to get the correct std compression ratio Are you coming to Australia again in the near future? Now my divorce is finalised, I have that pair of Wolseley front shocks if you are still interested.... Chris www.myaustinhealey.com Sent from my iPhone On 11/01/2010, at 5:16 PM, "PG" wrote: > Hi List, > > I'm having a tough time reconciling the calculated theoretical/static > compression ratio of the later model Healey engines with the > published ratio > of 9:1. > > Here is my math: > > Stroke 3.5" (88.9mm) > > Bore: 3.281" (83.34mm) > > Calculated cylinder volume Pr2*h: 485mm per cylinder or 2910 for the > engine. So far so good! > > For the compression ratio: > > Combustion Chamber volume: 53mm > > Gasket volume: 2mm > > Therefore, calculated compression ratio becomes: > > (53+2) / (485+53+2) = 9.82:1 > > Supposed to be 9:1 ! > > Any of you geniuses see what I'm doing wrong?? > > Paul From simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk Tue Jan 12 10:29:24 2010 From: simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk (Simon Lachlan) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:29:24 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> Message-ID: <000001ca93ac$c8f248e0$5ad6daa0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> I've been idly watching this thread when it occurred to me that I'm in a good position to do some front suspension work.....the front of the car being up, wheels off, radiator out, grille off, splash panels ditto etcetc. How easy is it to get the oilites out and the bearings in? From the manual, it doesn't look that hard............... I could do with lightening up my steering. Simon. From bspidell at comcast.net Tue Jan 12 10:43:16 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:43:16 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <000001ca93ac$c8f248e0$5ad6daa0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Message-ID: <1500884292.8294541263318196649.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Easy as unscrewing the top trunnion bolt if everything else is apart. You'll need a bunch of shims to set the end float (which is more or less trial and error). bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA I've been idly watching this thread when it occurred to me that I'm in a good position to do some front suspension work.....the front of the car being up, wheels off, radiator out, grille off, splash panels ditto etcetc. How easy is it to get the oilites out and the bearings in? From the manual, it doesn't look that hard............... I could do with lightening up my steering. Simon. From s.hutchings at rogers.com Tue Jan 12 12:42:14 2010 From: s.hutchings at rogers.com (Stephen Hutchings) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:42:14 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings Message-ID: OK, since we're getting into specifics; I've got most of the components, including the roller bearings, together, but I won't be putting them on the car until it's warmer. I've been wondering about the shimming procedure for this, because I haven't done it before. Is it like the front wheel bearing job(which I have done a couple of times) where you remove shims until you get the right end float within a torque range? If so, what is the torque setting, because the manual doesn't say. To put it simply, when do you stop turning the nut, and assess the end float? Stephen, BJ8 From bn1 at pacbell.net Tue Jan 12 12:54:50 2010 From: bn1 at pacbell.net (Mr. Bill) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:54:50 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] John Chatham -"Mr. Big Healey" In-Reply-To: <828976.21048.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <828976.21048.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4B4CD38A.8000404@pacbell.net> Having been blessed with the opportunity to stay a few days with John and Vicki in 1981, I can only hope the book includes a fair amount of his early days racing 100's. I had a wonderful time listening to those tales while he proceeded to drink me under the table every evening! Those were every bit as much fun as his escapades in DD300. Bill Red Car On 1/11/2010 01:30 PM, HealeyRick wrote: > New Healey book to be released in October: > > "This is the authorised biography of one of the best-liked bad boys in > British > motorsport. John Chatham, driver, racer, repairer, rebuilder, > tuner, trader > and lover of Austin-Healeys, was in the words of Geoffrey > Healey > buncontrollableb in his youth, and has only mildly mellowed with > age. > Burly and genial but formidably competitive, and not above bending > the rules > when he thought he could get away with it, to many he is the > archetypal club > racer. John is so synonymous with Austin-Healeys that > the most famous racing > Healey in the world, DD300, is so well-known > mainly because John campaigned it > for decades, notching up tens of > thousands of racing miles. But his career > embraces far more than one > car, and until this biography no-one had attempted > to fill in the gaps. > > > The book is not a dry description of one club race after another. It > does > include a list of Johnbs principal sporting achievements, but no > complete > record exists of the hundreds of events which made up his > competitive career, > so the writer has not attempted to compile one. > Instead Norman Burr, who was > himself acquainted with John in his youth, > has created a more rounded and > personal account, full of motoring and > sporting anecdotes, but also telling > the story of Johnbs family, his > work, his business, his three wives and his > lovers. John has a > comprehensive photo library from which the book is > generously > illustrated, with cartoons added to illustrate some of the moments > that > a camera was not around to record. Thoroughly politically incorrect > even > by the standards of the 1960s, itbs an account which will strike a > chord not > only with admirers of Big Healeys, but also with anyone who > believes that > independent thinking, and the courage to apply and enjoy > it, is the greatest > virtue of all." > > Rick From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Tue Jan 12 12:55:18 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:55:18 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <04ED479A-6613-42AA-B89E-B9651C17EECE@sbcglobal.net> there isnt a torque reading for the upper trunnion. But the process is the same as the wheel bearings. You will add or subtract shims until you have about .003 end float. You want it to have no movement but no drag when the trunnion is tightened. David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Jan 12, 2010, at 11:42 AM, Stephen Hutchings wrote: > OK, since we're getting into specifics; I've got most of the > components, including the roller bearings, together, but I won't be > putting them on the car until it's warmer. I've been wondering > about the shimming procedure for this, because I haven't done it > before. > Is it like the front wheel bearing job(which I have done a couple > of times) where you remove shims until you get the right end float > within a torque range? If so, what is the torque setting, because > the manual doesn't say. > To put it simply, when do you stop turning the nut, and assess the > end float? > > Stephen, BJ8 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From steveg at abrazosdata.com Tue Jan 12 13:30:05 2010 From: steveg at abrazosdata.com (Steve Gerow) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:30:05 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings Message-ID: <03e201ca93c6$07692760$163b7620$@com> This is the first I'd heard of these bearings. Do they require special fitting of any kind, or do they just drop in? -- Steve Gerow Pasadena, CA, USA BN6 From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Tue Jan 12 13:56:16 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:56:16 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <03e201ca93c6$07692760$163b7620$@com> References: <03e201ca93c6$07692760$163b7620$@com> Message-ID: <450F6778-ECD4-4597-9AC7-7F9955FBA9A0@sbcglobal.net> they are a direct replacement for the original bronze bushings David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Jan 12, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Steve Gerow wrote: > This is the first I'd heard of these bearings. > > > > Do they require special fitting of any kind, or do they just drop in? > > > > -- > > > > Steve Gerow > > Pasadena, CA, USA > > BN6 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From hgmiller3 at qwest.net Tue Jan 12 13:56:36 2010 From: hgmiller3 at qwest.net (Herbert Miller) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:56:36 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <03e201ca93c6$07692760$163b7620$@com> References: <03e201ca93c6$07692760$163b7620$@com> Message-ID: <006c01ca93c9$bbb150f0$3313f2d0$@net> http://www.mcmaster.com/#thrust-bearings/=5chdoy Far right Herb Miller -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Steve Gerow Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 2:30 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings This is the first I'd heard of these bearings. Do they require special fitting of any kind, or do they just drop in? -- Steve Gerow Pasadena, CA, USA BN6 Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as hgmiller3 at qwest.net http://www.team.net/archive No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.136/2616 - Release Date: 01/12/10 01:35:00 From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Tue Jan 12 14:31:24 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:31:24 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <006c01ca93c9$bbb150f0$3313f2d0$@net> References: <03e201ca93c6$07692760$163b7620$@com> <006c01ca93c9$bbb150f0$3313f2d0$@net> Message-ID: <85DCB4A1-ED99-494D-B236-42FE8EC121BB@sbcglobal.net> this is only part of the kit there is a housing that comes with the kit to make it fit into the upper trunnion David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Jan 12, 2010, at 12:56 PM, Herbert Miller wrote: > http://www.mcmaster.com/#thrust-bearings/=5chdoy > > Far right > > Herb Miller > > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- > bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Steve Gerow > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 2:30 PM > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings > > This is the first I'd heard of these bearings. > > > > Do they require special fitting of any kind, or do they just drop in? > > > > -- > > > > Steve Gerow > > Pasadena, CA, USA > > BN6 > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as hgmiller3 at qwest.net > > http://www.team.net/archive > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.136/2616 - Release Date: > 01/12/10 > 01:35:00 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From racarbon at verizon.net Tue Jan 12 18:23:13 2010 From: racarbon at verizon.net (Ray Carbone) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:23:13 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Original Bellows-type Thermostat Stats Message-ID: <7E2D6E7C0A4E4C59B04BFA510563B32B@rac> Hi All, Recently, while Googling, I found a few sites indicating bellows-type thermostats that were compatible with the Healey 3000, however, the specks for each were slightly different with respect to sleeve diameter, drop, and length. Does anyone have the actual specs for the original Healey Bellows-type thermostat? All the best, Ray Carbone 64 BJ8 From mayorrichard at hotmail.com Tue Jan 12 18:00:04 2010 From: mayorrichard at hotmail.com (richard mayor) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:00:04 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] compression ratio teaser In-Reply-To: <7B1A7BD1-FD36-4749-8322-5FD8CDDE4A28@gmail.com> References: <55505E473DB449B9A973D384CE4A9055@PaulPC>, <7B1A7BD1-FD36-4749-8322-5FD8CDDE4A28@gmail.com> Message-ID: Standard 6 cylinder Healey engines do not have dished pistons. They have flat top pistons. Richard Mayor BN7L-466 Vintage Racer Portland, Oregon > From: austin.healey at gmail.com > To: britishcars at shaw.ca > Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:43:04 +1100 > CC: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] compression ratio teaser > > Hi Paul, a standard 6cyl Healey has > 1. dished pistons, and t > 2. The tolerances used by BMC in the 1960's meant the pistons don't > actually come to the top of the bore. > > I didn't check your combustion chamber volume, I don't have a STD head > lying around. But I suspect your calculation didnt account for: > > 1. you need to add the piston dish: and > 2. Add an allowance (similar to the head gasket allowance) for the > piston not being flush with the block deck > In order to get the correct std compression ratio > Are you coming to Australia again in the near future? > > Now my divorce is finalised, I have that pair of Wolseley front shocks > if you are still interested.... > > Chris > www.myaustinhealey.com > Sent from my iPhone > > On 11/01/2010, at 5:16 PM, "PG" wrote: > > > Hi List, > > > > I'm having a tough time reconciling the calculated theoretical/static > > compression ratio of the later model Healey engines with the > > published ratio > > of 9:1. > > > > Here is my math: > > > > Stroke 3.5" (88.9mm) > > > > Bore: 3.281" (83.34mm) > > > > Calculated cylinder volume Pr2*h: 485mm per cylinder or 2910 for the > > engine. So far so good! > > > > For the compression ratio: > > > > Combustion Chamber volume: 53mm > > > > Gasket volume: 2mm > > > > Therefore, calculated compression ratio becomes: > > > > (53+2) / (485+53+2) = 9.82:1 > > > > Supposed to be 9:1 ! > > > > Any of you geniuses see what I'm doing wrong?? > > > > Paul > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as mayorrichard at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ From healey.nut at gmail.com Tue Jan 12 18:13:19 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:13:19 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Original Bellows-type Thermostat Stats In-Reply-To: <7E2D6E7C0A4E4C59B04BFA510563B32B@rac> References: <7E2D6E7C0A4E4C59B04BFA510563B32B@rac> Message-ID: Ray - The standard bellows thermostat has a nasty habit of shutting closed when it fails. This is a bit of an issue because the way a bellows thermostat is constructed it has a tendency to fail quite often. It's better to get a modern thermostat, which shoots open when it fails, if it fails at all. Norman Nock sells them with the bypass sleeve. Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Ray Carbone wrote: > Hi All, > > Recently, while Googling, I found a few sites indicating bellows-type > thermostats that were compatible with the Healey 3000, however, the specks > for > each were slightly different with respect to sleeve diameter, drop, and > length. Does anyone have the actual specs for the original Healey > Bellows-type thermostat? > > All the best, > > Ray Carbone > > 64 BJ8 From shepherd at tconl.com Tue Jan 12 18:51:15 2010 From: shepherd at tconl.com (Steve Shepherd) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:51:15 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <4B4BCA9B.3040308@earthlink.net> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> <4B4BCA9B.3040308@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <002501ca93f2$e4c47750$ae4d65f0$@com> Thank you to everyone who responded. I ordered them from Nock's today. -----Original Message----- From: Bob Haskell [mailto:rchaskell at earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:04 PM To: Steve Shepherd Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings David Nock at British Car Specialists http://britishcarspecialists.com/ Steve Shepherd wrote: > Sometime in the past someone on the list had mentioned that there is a king > pin setup for the big Healeys that uses needle bearings instead of bronze > bushings. What I need is the supplier name and URL. > > > > Thanks, > > Steve Shepherd > > > > PS- Greg Lemon calls people like me a lurker. I'll get him at the holiday > party. I like to think I'm a learner since I'm new to Healeys and find the > list very informative. > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rchaskell at earthlink.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From larryrph at sbcglobal.net Tue Jan 12 21:01:30 2010 From: larryrph at sbcglobal.net (Lawrence Wysocki) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:01:30 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Not healey related. but funny! Message-ID: <334663.67002.qm@web83402.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> --- On Tue, 1/12/10, Elaine Wysocki wrote: From: Elaine Wysocki Subject: Fw: Lawrence Wysocki sent you a message on Facebook... To: "larry wysocki" Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 9:57 PM --- On Tue, 1/12/10, Facebook wrote: From: Facebook Subject: Lawrence Wysocki sent you a message on Facebook... To: "Elaine Wysocki" Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 11:37 PM Lawrence sent you a message. Subject: Guy doing a strip tease gone bad "grossly funny" Lawrence has shared a link to a video with you. To view the video or to reply to the message, follow this link: http://www.facebook.com/n/?inbox%2Freadmessage.php&t=1078775347386&mid=1b704edG3f1330c2G13c6a86G0 ___ Find people from your sbcglobal.net address book on Facebook! Go to: http://www.facebook.com/find-friends/?ref=email This message was intended for wysockix5 at sbcglobal.net. Want to control which emails you receive from Facebook? Go to: http://www.facebook.com/editaccount.php?notifications=1&md=bXNnO2Zyb209MTI3OTA5MDk2Nzt0PTEwNzg3NzUzNDczODY7dG89MTA1ODIyMjI3NA== Facebook's offices are located at 1601 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304. From simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk Wed Jan 13 01:17:52 2010 From: simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk (Simon Lachlan) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:17:52 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Original Bellows-type Thermostat Stats In-Reply-To: <7E2D6E7C0A4E4C59B04BFA510563B32B@rac> References: <7E2D6E7C0A4E4C59B04BFA510563B32B@rac> Message-ID: <000001ca9428$e7102c80$b5308580$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> I have a dead "old style" and 2 live ones which I acquired recently. Dead one died open incidentally. What exactly do you want to know? Simon -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ray Carbone Sent: 13 January 2010 01:23 To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Original Bellows-type Thermostat Stats Hi All, Recently, while Googling, I found a few sites indicating bellows-type thermostats that were compatible with the Healey 3000, however, the specks for each were slightly different with respect to sleeve diameter, drop, and length. Does anyone have the actual specs for the original Healey Bellows-type thermostat? All the best, Ray Carbone 64 BJ8 Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk http://www.team.net/archive From coudesluijs at chello.nl Wed Jan 13 02:22:38 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:22:38 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Original Bellows-type Thermostat Stats In-Reply-To: <000001ca9428$e7102c80$b5308580$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> References: <7E2D6E7C0A4E4C59B04BFA510563B32B@rac> <000001ca9428$e7102c80$b5308580$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Message-ID: <4B4D90DE.3030904@chello.nl> I found a NOS sleeved SMITHS thermostat prt. nr. 85025/74 (74:C or 165:F) in its original box. I do not know the application. Is it one for one of the Healeys? I have had it in one of my boxes of "old junk", parts of unknown application, for many years. By the looks of it it is from the 50's or 60's Kees Oudesluijs NL From bluehealey at googlemail.com Wed Jan 13 02:27:42 2010 From: bluehealey at googlemail.com (AlanB) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:27:42 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <000001ca93ac$c8f248e0$5ad6daa0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> <000001ca93ac$c8f248e0$5ad6daa0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Message-ID: Hi Simon. Do it!! It makes such a difference. It's a simple enough job. Put a jack under the kingpin to keep the spring compressed. Remove the kingpin top nut and then the trunnion through bolt. The trunnion lifts off the kingpin releasing the oilite assembly. Replace with the radial bearing and shim to a running clearance. Stuff grease in there before finally re-assembling. Get the bearing from Cape NOT AHSpares. The AHSpares one is too thick and leaves no space for shimming the clearance correctly. I haven't tried the Ahead4Healeys offering as they didn't exist when I did mine, but if I did it again I would go to AH4H first - they are the best (IMHO). Blatant plug I know but they deserve it. %^) _____________________________________________ (______________ Alan Bromfield _______________) (______ \____1957-BN4____/ _______) (_________________________) -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Simon Lachlan Sent: 12 January 2010 17:29 To: 'David Nock' Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings I've been idly watching this thread when it occurred to me that I'm in a good position to do some front suspension work.....the front of the car being up, wheels off, radiator out, grille off, splash panels ditto etcetc. How easy is it to get the oilites out and the bearings in? From the manual, it doesn't look that hard............... I could do with lightening up my steering. Simon. From bjsbj8 at gmail.com Wed Jan 13 07:14:11 2010 From: bjsbj8 at gmail.com (Bob Johnson) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:14:11 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Attn: Charlotte, NC People... Rally Event Message-ID: I received this and thought that maybe some of the Charlotte people on the list might want to do this. Not necessarily for LBC's or even vintage of any sort, but after all, what kind of cars are the "real" rally cars? Rotary Road, January 30, 2010 - You're invited to participate Good Afternoon All b Press Release - January 7, 2010 - MOORESVILLE, NC - Road Rally comes to Race City USA on January 30th, 2010.B The Rotary Club of Top of the Lake-Mooresville is hosting the areabs first Road Rally, an event where speed does not guarantee the winner. Some call it a treasure hunt on wheels, others refer to it as a challenge of your problem-solving, navigational, and observation skills while cruising a forty mile drive; we just consider it a great way to spend an afternoon with friends, family and co-workers for an afternoon of fun. In a Road Rally, each team is given a set of route directions to follow, and the speeds at which they should travel the route, as well as a list of clues to solve along the way.B Teams consist of one driver and at least one navigator.B The route will generally consist of rural and quieter back roads. At the very least, you'll have a nice drive in the country! The goal of a Road Rally is to travel the correct route at the correct speeds, arrive at ``checkpoints'' precisely on time, and to solve as many clues as possible along the way. You are scored on how closely to the correct time you arrive and how many clues your team answers correctly.B A Road Rally is not a race, and does not require you to drive in a reckless or illegal fashion. Arriving too early at a checkpoint hurts your score, as does arriving too late. Everyone is invited to participate in this charity event on Saturday, January 30th, 2010.B The proceeds from the Road Rally will help Rotary International eradicate polio and to benefit other local charities. The Road Rally sponsored by The Rotary Club of Top of the Lake-Mooresville will begin at 2 p.m.B The starting point is the parking lot ofB The Pit Indoor Kart Racing on Highway 150 in Mooresville.B The entrance fee is $40 per car b you may have as many participants in the car as you have seatbelts, so bring the whole family!B Each car must have a driver, a navigator and proof of insurance. "What a perfect day for doing something that's fun, different and community-oriented at the same time," says David Contorno, rally co-organizer. Registration occurs online, so to register or find out more information visit us at: www.lknroadrally.com. B GIVE.ADVOCATE.VOLUNTEER. LIVE UNITEDb" Tamara W. Roach Relationship Manager Community Investment Mooresville-Lake Norman United Way of Central Carolinas 150 Fairview Road, Ste. 225 Mooresville, NC 28117 P: 704.664.2284 bF: 704.660.5941 troach at uwcentralcarolinas.org www.uwcentralcarolinas.org [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/octet-stream which had a name of Rotary Road Rally Promotion Flyer 12 10 09.pdf] From s.hutchings at rogers.com Wed Jan 13 07:25:04 2010 From: s.hutchings at rogers.com (Stephen Hutchings) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:25:04 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings Message-ID: Anybody else experienced the problem shimming the AH Spares version of the trunnion bearings that Alan mentions? This is the version that i had planned to install. Stephen, BJ8 From peter at nosimport.com Wed Jan 13 07:32:14 2010 From: peter at nosimport.com (Peter Caldwell) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:32:14 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Original Bellows-type Thermostat Stats In-Reply-To: <4B4D90DE.3030904@chello.nl> References: <7E2D6E7C0A4E4C59B04BFA510563B32B@rac> <000001ca9428$e7102c80$b5308580$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> <4B4D90DE.3030904@chello.nl> Message-ID: <201001130632418.SM01188@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com> At 03:22 AM 1/13/2010, Oudesluys wrote: >I found a NOS sleeved SMITHS thermostat prt. nr. 85025/74 (74:C or >165:F) in its original box. I do not know the application. Is it one >for one of the Healeys? >I have had it in one of my boxes of "old junk", parts of unknown >application, for many years. By the looks of it it is from the 50's or 60's >Kees Oudesluijs >NL =================== Kees, It does fit Healeys. Equivalent BMC # 11G291. Nice find. Peter C From walt2727 at yahoo.com Wed Jan 13 07:36:57 2010 From: walt2727 at yahoo.com (Walt Peterson) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:36:57 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Alloy Cylinder Head: Message-ID: <929659.32819.qm@web31405.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Not an expert at this, but what SCparts lists as "Fast Road" and "Competetion" as far as their 3000 heads go, have a compression ratio of 7.5 and 8.5 respectivly & a mm increase in valve size. Doesn't sound like that will get the max power out of the octane available in Western Pennsylvania. We want to add headers & go up a size in carbs: three 13/4 SUs. What to do? get the FR head & get it milled or go with the competetion head, period? Thanks, Guys. I know some of you have been there before & your answers are always interesting. Walt From steveg at abrazosdata.com Wed Jan 13 07:52:31 2010 From: steveg at abrazosdata.com (Steve Gerow) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:52:31 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Confusion - was King Pin with needle bearings Message-ID: <000001ca9460$0ccccc80$26666580$@com> I'm confused - are we discussing the needle upper-trunnion thrust bearing or is it a lower bushing replacement? David Nock wrote: there isnt a torque reading for the upper trunnion. But the process is the same as the wheel bearings. You will add or subtract shims until you have about .003 end float. You want it to have no movement but no drag when the trunnion is tightened. -- Steve Gerow Pasadena, CA, USA BN6 From warthodson at aol.com Wed Jan 13 08:26:00 2010 From: warthodson at aol.com (warthodson at aol.com) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:26:00 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Original Bellows-type Thermostat Stats In-Reply-To: <7E2D6E7C0A4E4C59B04BFA510563B32B@rac> References: <7E2D6E7C0A4E4C59B04BFA510563B32B@rac> Message-ID: <8CC627BD89502B1-700-E3DB@webmail-d051.sysops.aol.com> Are sleeve -type & bellows-type the same thing? I am looking for a 180 degree sleeve-type thermostat. Have you found a source offering 180 degree bellows-type? Thanks, Gary From coudesluijs at chello.nl Wed Jan 13 08:55:50 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:55:50 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Original Bellows-type Thermostat Stats In-Reply-To: <201001130632418.SM01188@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com> References: <7E2D6E7C0A4E4C59B04BFA510563B32B@rac> <000001ca9428$e7102c80$b5308580$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> <4B4D90DE.3030904@chello.nl> <201001130632418.SM01188@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com> Message-ID: <4B4DED06.6020203@chello.nl> Thanks for letting me know Peter. Kees Oudesluijs NL Peter Caldwell schreef: > At 03:22 AM 1/13/2010, Oudesluys wrote: >> I found a NOS sleeved SMITHS thermostat prt. nr. 85025/74 (74:C or >> 165:F) in its original box. I do not know the application. Is it one >> for one of the Healeys? >> I have had it in one of my boxes of "old junk", parts of unknown >> application, for many years. By the looks of it it is from the 50's >> or 60's >> Kees Oudesluijs >> NL > =================== > Kees, > It does fit Healeys. Equivalent BMC # 11G291. > > Nice find. > > Peter C > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.725 / Virusdatabase: 270.14.138/2618 - datum van uitgifte: 01/13/10 08:35:00 From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Wed Jan 13 09:03:05 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:03:05 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We have been installing the ones from AH Spares as well as one from SC and they are identical. We have had no problems installing either one. I would say that there is only one supplier and all these suppliers are getting it from the same source. David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Jan 13, 2010, at 6:25 AM, Stephen Hutchings wrote: > Anybody else experienced the problem shimming the AH Spares version > of the trunnion bearings that Alan mentions? This is the version > that i had planned to install. > > Stephen, BJ8 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From britishcars at shaw.ca Wed Jan 13 09:53:20 2010 From: britishcars at shaw.ca (PG) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:53:20 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Alloy Cylinder Head: In-Reply-To: <929659.32819.qm@web31405.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <929659.32819.qm@web31405.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <9B4340937240461091232E6AFDFC3D46@PaulPC> Hi Walt, Actually a large and complex topic... The compression ratios you mentioned do seem low however, it is important to differentiate between static and dynamic ratios....static is a calculated number whereas dynamic reflects the compression ratio of the engine at full efficiencies which incorporates all of the ramming and scavenging driven by camshaft, porting and valving. A competition head is designed (along with large overlap,high lift camshafts) to "breath" (ram and scavenge) at high rpm. At this rpm, their dynamic compression ratios are much higher than their static. However, the cost to this is that the big valves, ports and camshafts rob the engine of vacuum (as well as the length of compression cycle) at lower rpm. As a result, you get no torque at the bottom end. In an extreme case, you get dragsters that don't have enough power to idle below 2500 rpm but have humongous power at 8000rpm. For a street car, this is completely impractical....idle at the stop sign will be very rough (if existent at all) and starting on an incline will be difficult. If you have power brakes, you will loose them at lower rpm also. As such, your biggest concern with going with a competition head is not the compression ratio but rather, the valve and porting size. I'd go with the FR head and mill it to the ratio that you want. Also, keep in mind that doing all this without changing the camshaft is a waste. The camshaft and head all work as one....having the engine ported and polished but not having enough valve opening to accommodate full breathing won't achieve your desired results. Finally, keep the static Compression Ratio below 10:1...anything above that is likely to give you detonation problems (though less likely on an ali head) with the octane levels available to us today (and going forward). Paul -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Walt Peterson Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 6:37 AM To: Healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Alloy Cylinder Head: Not an expert at this, but what SCparts lists as "Fast Road" and "Competetion" as far as their 3000 heads go, have a compression ratio of 7.5 and 8.5 respectivly & a mm increase in valve size. Doesn't sound like that will get the max power out of the octane available in Western Pennsylvania. We want to add headers & go up a size in carbs: three 13/4 SUs. What to do? get the FR head & get it milled or go with the competetion head, period? Thanks, Guys. I know some of you have been there before & your answers are always interesting. Walt Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as britishcars at shaw.ca http://www.team.net/archive From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Wed Jan 13 10:25:12 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:25:12 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> References: <000901ca9321$f2d96de0$d88c49a0$@com> <4B4BD5BB.6050707@justbrits.com> <4B4BD93E.8040305@comcast.net> <001b01ca9347$a863e300$f92ba900$@com> Message-ID: Perhaps getting away from the original point but when it comes to u-joints I was puzzled as to why on a car that I used to own with a centre bearing on the prop shaft had different UJs fitted although they were the same size. The one that hardly moved at all at the front of the prop shaft, because the centre bearing was in line with the output of the gearbox, had a grease nipple. The two at the rear that moved a lot as the car had soft rear springs didn't have a grease nipple and were claimed sealed for life. The explanation was in line with what others had said. The UJs that moved a lot and kept the grease and needles moving around did not suffer from localised wear. However the one that hardly moved needed to be fed with new grease regularly. Presumably this reduced the risk of localised wear. Regards >Bob, > >Not to be a smart a**, but you have heard of u-joints, haven't you? > >Neil Anderson > >-----Original Message----- >From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] >On Behalf Of Bob Spidell >Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:07 PM >To: sales at justbrits.com >Cc: 4 - Healeys >Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings > >What's the advantage to these? > >I know, it should be obvious, but I've heard it's not a particularly >good idea to use roller bearings where the parts don't rotate >completely; i.e. the parts rock back and forth on the same limited >surface, possibly wearing grooves (if the parts/bearings don't rotate >completely, it subjects one part of the bearing to the most wear). >Specifically, I heard this about using needle roller bearings on cam >rockers. > > >bs -- John Harper From dphilippo at gtp-eng.com Wed Jan 13 12:26:55 2010 From: dphilippo at gtp-eng.com (Drew Philippo) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:26:55 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings Message-ID: <012c01ca9486$62112620$26337260$@com> I tried this one last winter and I was unable to get the trunnion off of the kingpin. I didn't have a lot of time to fool with it so after a weekend of messing with it I put the whole thing back to the way it was and let it wait. Does anyone have any suggestions for separating the two parts while on the car? Thanks, Drew 65 BJ8 Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:27:42 -0000 From: AlanB Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings To: "'Simon Lachlan'" , "'Healey List'" Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Simon. Do it!! It makes such a difference. It's a simple enough job. Put a jack under the kingpin to keep the spring compressed. Remove the kingpin top nut and then the trunnion through bolt. The trunnion lifts off the kingpin releasing the oilite assembly. Replace with the radial bearing and shim to a running clearance. Stuff grease in there before finally re-assembling. Get the bearing from Cape NOT AHSpares. The AHSpares one is too thick and leaves no space for shimming the clearance correctly. I haven't tried the Ahead4Healeys offering as they didn't exist when I did mine, but if I did it again I would go to AH4H first - they are the best (IMHO). Blatant plug I know but they deserve it. %^) _____________________________________________ (______________ Alan Bromfield _______________) (______ \____1957-BN4____/ _______) (_________________________) From bspidell at comcast.net Wed Jan 13 12:36:10 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:36:10 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <1512204621.8798931263411189520.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <1271149828.8799921263411370696.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> I think a small gear puller would work: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=8832 bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Drew Philippo" To: Healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:26:55 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings I tried this one last winter and I was unable to get the trunnion off of the kingpin. I didn't have a lot of time to fool with it so after a weekend of messing with it I put the whole thing back to the way it was and let it wait. Does anyone have any suggestions for separating the two parts while on the car? Thanks, Drew 65 BJ8 From britishcars at shaw.ca Wed Jan 13 12:50:14 2010 From: britishcars at shaw.ca (PG) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:50:14 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <1271149828.8799921263411370696.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> References: <1512204621.8798931263411189520.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> <1271149828.8799921263411370696.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: I just put the trunion in a vice and gave the kingpin (with nut protecting top treads a blow with a hammer (used wood to buffer). Pual -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:36 AM To: Drew Philippo Cc: Healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings I think a small gear puller would work: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=8832 bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Drew Philippo" To: Healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:26:55 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings I tried this one last winter and I was unable to get the trunnion off of the kingpin. I didn't have a lot of time to fool with it so after a weekend of messing with it I put the whole thing back to the way it was and let it wait. Does anyone have any suggestions for separating the two parts while on the car? Thanks, Drew 65 BJ8 Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as britishcars at shaw.ca http://www.team.net/archive From sales at justbrits.com Wed Jan 13 12:52:46 2010 From: sales at justbrits.com (Sales at " Just Brits ") Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:52:46 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <1271149828.8799921263411370696.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> References: <1271149828.8799921263411370696.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <4B4E248E.80706@justbrits.com> This should also work. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=66868 From bspidell at comcast.net Wed Jan 13 12:57:43 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:57:43 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <4B4E248E.80706@justbrits.com> Message-ID: <2081526730.8810401263412663302.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Mo betta (didn't know HF sold anything like that). Those others tend to strip out. bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sales at \" Just Brits \"" To: Healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:52:46 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings This should also work. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=66868 From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Wed Jan 13 12:59:42 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:59:42 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <012c01ca9486$62112620$26337260$@com> References: <012c01ca9486$62112620$26337260$@com> Message-ID: <13269304-2C38-47ED-AB2E-4E318967A01B@sbcglobal.net> Sometimes the upper trunnions are very tight to come off. We have a special puller that we have modified that works well. Sometimes we also need to heat the upper trunnion to remove it if is rusty and not been off for many years David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Jan 13, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Drew Philippo wrote: > I tried this one last winter and I was unable to get the trunnion > off of the > kingpin. I didn't have a lot of time to fool with it so after a > weekend of > messing with it I put the whole thing back to the way it was and > let it > wait. Does anyone have any suggestions for separating the two parts > while on > the car? > > > > Thanks, > > Drew > > 65 BJ8 > > > > Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:27:42 -0000 > > From: AlanB > > Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings > > To: "'Simon Lachlan'" , "'Healey List'" > > > > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > Hi Simon. > > Do it!! It makes such a difference. > > It's a simple enough job. Put a jack under the kingpin to keep the > spring > compressed. Remove the kingpin top nut and then the trunnion > through bolt. > > The trunnion lifts off the kingpin releasing the oilite assembly. > Replace > with the radial bearing and shim to a running clearance. Stuff > grease in > there before finally re-assembling. > > Get the bearing from Cape NOT AHSpares. The AHSpares one is too > thick and > leaves no space for shimming the clearance correctly. I haven't > tried the > Ahead4Healeys offering as they didn't exist when I did mine, but if > I did it > again I would go to AH4H first - they are the best (IMHO). > > > > Blatant plug I know but they deserve it. %^) > _____________________________________________ > > (______________ Alan Bromfield _______________) > > (______ \____1957-BN4____/ _______) > > (_________________________) > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From dphilippo at gtp-eng.com Wed Jan 13 13:04:21 2010 From: dphilippo at gtp-eng.com (Drew Philippo) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:04:21 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <1271149828.8799921263411370696.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> References: <1512204621.8798931263411189520.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> <1271149828.8799921263411370696.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <015c01ca948b$99f5aca0$cde105e0$@com> I tried that but the trunnion doesnbt have enough shoulder for the gear puller to grab onto. It kept slipping off. From: Bob Spidell [mailto:bspidell at comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 2:36 PM To: Drew Philippo Cc: Healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings I think a small gear puller would work: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=8832 bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Drew Philippo" To: Healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:26:55 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings I tried this one last winter and I was unable to get the trunnion off of the kingpin. I didn't have a lot of time to fool with it so after a weekend of messing with it I put the whole thing back to the way it was and let it wait. Does anyone have any suggestions for separating the two parts while on the car? Thanks, Drew 65 BJ8 From stmiller96 at hotmail.com Wed Jan 13 15:22:32 2010 From: stmiller96 at hotmail.com (S and T Miller) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:22:32 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Kingpin needle bearing cost? Message-ID: Anyone know the cost of the kit? The Millers "British Car Nuts" 1957 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 35299 1959 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 77219 1964 MGB 40841 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite AN5 34351 "Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a test drive." _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ From healeyray at yahoo.com Wed Jan 13 15:27:23 2010 From: healeyray at yahoo.com (Ray Juncal) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:27:23 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Windshield glass Message-ID: <383658.55649.qm@web111416.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> I am about to purchase glass for a couple of 100 windshields. Is there any difference in suppliers that I should be aware of ? What sort of problems, if any should I look out for? Recommendations, horror stories or helpful hints will be appreciated. Regards Ray Juncal From msalter at precisionsportscar.com Wed Jan 13 16:21:48 2010 From: msalter at precisionsportscar.com (Michael Salter) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:21:48 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Toronto auto show features Healey 100 S In-Reply-To: <6447BF2BB3E347F592C5A5D13879106C@office> References: <6447BF2BB3E347F592C5A5D13879106C@office> Message-ID: <137229b1001131521k6ba7a4e6n4726021150d9139a@mail.gmail.com> Actually there is a little more to this story than is commonly known. Some years ago Steve Pike and I ran into Goerge Henke a long time BN1 owner from Napa CA and he showed us a photograph that he took in the back yard of The Cape works in 1954-5 which showed the stripped out body shell of Shelby's very bent Healey upside down in their scrap heap. The big AUSTIN lettering was still very clear on the right rear fender with Pan America visible above it so it is pretty well confirmed that the car returned to England and was disassembled there. Michael Salter On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Kaye Kovacs wrote: > Dear Healey enthusiasts! > > I am trying to reach a fair group of you to let you know about an exciting > event which will be happening at the Toronto Auto Show. > > > > They are featuring the cars of Carroll Shelby and are bringing in Robert > Griffins 100 S to show at the special display. The 100 S will have the > decals made to imitate what the car had for the Panamericana race in 1954 > when Carroll crashed during the first leg. He was injured and the car was > severely damaged. I believe that what was left of the car was parted out in > Mexico and that his car number (SPL256BN) remains unaccounted for to this > day. > > > > There will be a special Shelby display featuring many of his race cars  > Wednesday night a special gala with him as honored guest. Thursday is VIP > day and the auto show itself opens then Friday, February 12th. > > > > http://shelby.autoshow.ca/csinfo.html > > > > Thought your Healey clubs might be looking for a winter event and this > might provide an opportunity! > > > > Kaye > > www.fourintune.com > > > > PS > > Dont forget about Conclave in Galena, IL this July - you can catch the big > vintage races at Road America (Kohler International Challenge) on the drive > back home. They start Thursday, July 15th and main races are Sunday the 18 > th in Elkhart Lake, WI. We have 5 big Healeys under our tent racing > already! From racarbon at verizon.net Wed Jan 13 20:03:31 2010 From: racarbon at verizon.net (Ray Carbone) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:03:31 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Original Bellows-type Thermostat Stats Message-ID: Hi everyone, First, thanks to all that responded. Simon Lachlan (thanks Simon) provided some measurements from an original Healey bellows-type thermostat. The sleeve dimensions are Diameter 49mm and Length 16mm. My original request for the Healey 3K thermostat dimensions was motivated from the information found WATJAG (http://www.derek-watson.co.uk/newproducts.htm). It seems that WATJAG offers a rather expensive bellows-type thermostat for a 3.8 Jag E-type, and a number of other models. Their offering had a Diameter of 48mm and Length of 15mm, is said to match the Jag's original dimensions, and targets the original Jag replacement with a Diameter of 47mm and Length of 10. According to WATJAG, their special model allows approximately 35% less coolant from flowing through the by-pass than the original replacement. OK, I have had a bellows-type thermostat from Dave Nock for the last 3-years and have not extracted it for measurements as yet. Although I always assumed it matched what the original dimensions were, after viewing a number of so-called Healey 3000 compatible bellows units with differing dimensions, I thought it comforting to know the baseline spec. A 35% reduction in coolant by-passed seems to be a substantial amount of lost cooling capacity. Thanks Again, Ray Carbone 64BJ8P1 From rudedoggg at earthlink.net Wed Jan 13 21:36:52 2010 From: rudedoggg at earthlink.net (rudedoggg at earthlink.net) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:36:52 -0600 (GMT-06:00) Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key Message-ID: <1822416.1263443813164.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Tonight--at auto body class--I was floored to have a combination chuck key issued to me. That's right, four keys in one--each with a different gear configuration. Harry the tool guy says there at Harbor Freight; three or four bucks. Get one when you pick up your aluminum racing jack. John From mayorrichard at hotmail.com Wed Jan 13 21:58:14 2010 From: mayorrichard at hotmail.com (richard mayor) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:58:14 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key In-Reply-To: <1822416.1263443813164.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <1822416.1263443813164.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: Harbor Fright? Better hope it doesn't break the first time you use it! Richard Mayor BN7L-466 Vintage Racer Portland, Oregon > Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:36:52 -0600 > From: rudedoggg at earthlink.net > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key > > Tonight--at auto body class--I was floored to have a combination chuck key issued to me. That's right, four keys in one--each with a different gear configuration. > > Harry the tool guy says there at Harbor Freight; three or four bucks. > > Get one when you pick up your aluminum racing jack. > > John > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as mayorrichard at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ From britishcars at shaw.ca Wed Jan 13 22:36:26 2010 From: britishcars at shaw.ca (PG) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:36:26 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Ali body panels Message-ID: <02E8B5CB4BB94DEA859362530C130B76@PaulPC> Anybody know the weight savings of an Aluminium paneled car (bonnet, boot & quarters) over a steel bodied? Paul From info at classictradespace.com Thu Jan 14 05:44:22 2010 From: info at classictradespace.com (classic trade space) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:44:22 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Austin Healey BN1 100/4 Message-ID: <90B7CC1A125643009C25B0A689FD893C@WORLDCARS> Hi all looking for any decent or new unused parts for a 1954 BN1 100/4 anything considered including a complete car for restoration. Also looking for a RHD steering rack and Dash board. Thanks Guys Marc 1954 BN1 100/4 From searunner44 at gmail.com Thu Jan 14 08:02:44 2010 From: searunner44 at gmail.com (ANDREA VILLA) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:02:44 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Original Bellows-type Thermostat Stats In-Reply-To: <7E2D6E7C0A4E4C59B04BFA510563B32B@rac> References: <7E2D6E7C0A4E4C59B04BFA510563B32B@rac> Message-ID: Tere are two PDF with Thermostat and gasket measurement I haven't any info about AHsupplier name 2010/1/13 Ray Carbone > Hi All, > > Recently, while Googling, I found a few sites indicating bellows-type > thermostats that were compatible with the Healey 3000, however, the specks > for > each were slightly different with respect to sleeve diameter, drop, and > length. Does anyone have the actual specs for the original Healey > Bellows-type thermostat? > > All the best, > > Ray Carbone > > 64 BJ8 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as searunner44 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pdf which had a name of 13006termostat dquoted.pdf] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pdf which had a name of 33655 termost gasket.pdf] From richchrysler at quickclic.net Thu Jan 14 08:07:51 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:07:51 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Austin Healey BN1 100/4 References: <90B7CC1A125643009C25B0A689FD893C@WORLDCARS> Message-ID: Marc, I think you need to be more exact as to what Hundred parts you need, beyond the RHD dashboard and steering box. Also, where are you located? If you have a Hundred, is it in the Hundred Registry? I am the Hundred Registrar and as such am the fellow to contact. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "classic trade space" To: Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:44 AM Subject: [Healeys] Austin Healey BN1 100/4 > Hi all looking for any decent or new unused parts for a 1954 BN1 100/4 > anything considered including a complete car for restoration. Also looking > for > a RHD steering rack and Dash board. > > Thanks Guys > > Marc > > 1954 BN1 100/4 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Thu Jan 14 11:11:40 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:11:40 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] 170429907991 ebay POS Message-ID: <173126441001141011x7da6d5cq1b1100f0bbf22028@mail.gmail.com> 170429907991 is this really worth $2000.00? Is there really 2k worth of parts left, no tags...... -- I Erbs Portland, OR From robertduquette at sympatico.ca Thu Jan 14 13:09:21 2010 From: robertduquette at sympatico.ca (robertduquette at sympatico.ca) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:09:21 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour In-Reply-To: <4B39C585.5010009@chello.nl> References: <48720d20912281311g7fb72625qa1ae1276d32cb515@mail.gmail.com>, <4B39C585.5010009@chello.nl> Message-ID: Warning - Humour So ... awhile back, my uncle worked in a Datsun warehouse. To make a very long story short, he had an accident one day when he inadvertantly bumped into a shelf where they stored gearbox cogs. The shelf toppled and the contents spilled off and near buried him. His suppervisor ran in pulled him out and asked how he was. Shaken, he replied that he was fine, " ... though for awhile there it was raining Datsun cogs ..." Sorry! :) Robert Duquette Ottawa ON Canada ( only about 400 emails behind now ) ---------------------------------------- > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:01:57 +0100 > From: coudesluijs at chello.nl > To: qualitas.jack at gmail.com > CC: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry > > Datsun/Nissan started with the assembly of CKD kits from Austin, not the > most advanced automotive design at the time. When they started to build > cars on their own accord they were technically very similar to the > Austin products. I believe that engines and gearboxes from both makes > were interchangable in the beginning. > However Toyota produced cars of their own design in the thirties and > there were others. > Do not forget that there were considerable engineering skils well before > the war. They produced some very advanced and feared warplanes and such. > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > > Jack Feldman schreef: >> The statement "Don't forget it was the Japanese that borrowed the Brit's >> technology in the >> 60's.... and through reverse engineering ... All things are possible..." >> isn't exactly correct. Not much reverse engineering was necessary. Austin >> Motors helped the start of the Japanese industry. >> >> My very first car was and Austin A40 Somerset. I loved the car, and sold it >> when I returned to the US. I have a couple of books about Austin, and the >> books are clear that Austin shared technology with the Japanese. >> >> Who would have thought they would be a threat. From edic at tampabay.rr.com Thu Jan 14 14:54:36 2010 From: edic at tampabay.rr.com (edic) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:54:36 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour References: <48720d20912281311g7fb72625qa1ae1276d32cb515@mail.gmail.com>, <4B39C585.5010009@chello.nl> Message-ID: <004b01ca9564$2a314260$0301a8c0@your55e5f9e3d2> Robert, I don't care what others may say, I got a chuckle out of that. Mel Brunet HBJ8L/39749 ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Healeys" Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour > Warning - Humour > > So ... awhile back, my uncle worked in a Datsun warehouse. To make a very > long story short, he had an accident one day when he inadvertantly bumped > into > a shelf where they stored gearbox cogs. The shelf toppled and the > contents > spilled off and near buried him. His suppervisor ran in pulled him out > and > asked how he was. Shaken, he replied that he was fine, " ... though for > awhile there it was raining Datsun cogs ..." > > Sorry! :) > > Robert Duquette > Ottawa ON Canada > ( only about 400 emails behind now ) > > > ---------------------------------------- >> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:01:57 +0100 >> From: coudesluijs at chello.nl >> To: qualitas.jack at gmail.com >> CC: healeys at autox.team.net >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry >> >> Datsun/Nissan started with the assembly of CKD kits from Austin, not the >> most advanced automotive design at the time. When they started to build >> cars on their own accord they were technically very similar to the >> Austin products. I believe that engines and gearboxes from both makes >> were interchangable in the beginning. >> However Toyota produced cars of their own design in the thirties and >> there were others. >> Do not forget that there were considerable engineering skils well before >> the war. They produced some very advanced and feared warplanes and such. >> Kees Oudesluijs >> NL >> >> >> Jack Feldman schreef: >>> The statement "Don't forget it was the Japanese that borrowed the Brit's >>> technology in the >>> 60's.... and through reverse engineering ... All things are possible..." >>> isn't exactly correct. Not much reverse engineering was necessary. >>> Austin >>> Motors helped the start of the Japanese industry. >>> >>> My very first car was and Austin A40 Somerset. I loved the car, and sold > it >>> when I returned to the US. I have a couple of books about Austin, and >>> the >>> books are clear that Austin shared technology with the Japanese. >>> >>> Who would have thought they would be a threat. > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as edic at tampabay.rr.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From insptwo at msn.com Thu Jan 14 15:48:02 2010 From: insptwo at msn.com (insptwo at msn.com) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:48:02 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour In-Reply-To: <004b01ca9564$2a314260$0301a8c0@your55e5f9e3d2> References: <48720d20912281311g7fb72625qa1ae1276d32cb515@mail.gmail.com>, , <4B39C585.5010009@chello.nl>, , <004b01ca9564$2a314260$0301a8c0@your55e5f9e3d2> Message-ID: Reminds me of when the Japanese first decided to manufacture cars. They could not think of a name for the car and they called a German friend to ask if he could come up with a name. He asked them "How soon you need the name". When they told him they had to have it by the next day, he replied "ack Datsun!" Bill BJ7 > From: edic at tampabay.rr.com > To: robertduquette at sympatico.ca; healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:54:36 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour > > Robert, > > I don't care what others may say, I got a chuckle out of that. > > Mel Brunet > HBJ8L/39749 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "Healeys" > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:09 PM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour > > > > Warning - Humour > > > > So ... awhile back, my uncle worked in a Datsun warehouse. To make a very > > long story short, he had an accident one day when he inadvertantly bumped > > into > > a shelf where they stored gearbox cogs. The shelf toppled and the > > contents > > spilled off and near buried him. His suppervisor ran in pulled him out > > and > > asked how he was. Shaken, he replied that he was fine, " ... though for > > awhile there it was raining Datsun cogs ..." > > > > Sorry! :) > > > > Robert Duquette > > Ottawa ON Canada > > ( only about 400 emails behind now ) From lapierrem at sbcglobal.net Thu Jan 14 18:00:19 2010 From: lapierrem at sbcglobal.net (Mark LaPierre) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:00:19 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour References: <48720d20912281311g7fb72625qa1ae1276d32cb515@mail.gmail.com>, , <4B39C585.5010009@chello.nl>, , <004b01ca9564$2a314260$0301a8c0@your55e5f9e3d2> Message-ID: <000801ca957e$1bdf7e10$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Those jokes are almost as bad as calling a car a Fairlady. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "healey help" Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour > Reminds me of when the Japanese first decided to manufacture cars. They > could > not think of a name for the car and they called a German friend to ask if > he > could come up with a name. He asked them "How soon you need the name". > When > they told him they had to have it by the next day, he replied "ack > Datsun!" > > Bill > > BJ7 > >> From: edic at tampabay.rr.com >> To: robertduquette at sympatico.ca; healeys at autox.team.net >> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:54:36 -0500 >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour >> >> Robert, >> >> I don't care what others may say, I got a chuckle out of that. >> >> Mel Brunet >> HBJ8L/39749 >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: >> To: "Healeys" >> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:09 PM >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour >> >> >> > Warning - Humour >> > >> > So ... awhile back, my uncle worked in a Datsun warehouse. To make a >> > very >> > long story short, he had an accident one day when he inadvertantly >> > bumped >> > into >> > a shelf where they stored gearbox cogs. The shelf toppled and the >> > contents >> > spilled off and near buried him. His suppervisor ran in pulled him out >> > and >> > asked how he was. Shaken, he replied that he was fine, " ... though for >> > awhile there it was raining Datsun cogs ..." >> > >> > Sorry! :) >> > >> > Robert Duquette >> > Ottawa ON Canada >> > ( only about 400 emails behind now ) > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as lapierrem at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au Thu Jan 14 18:39:11 2010 From: Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au (Quinn, Patrick) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:39:11 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour In-Reply-To: <000801ca957e$1bdf7e10$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> References: <48720d20912281311g7fb72625qa1ae1276d32cb515@mail.gmail.com>, , <4B39C585.5010009@chello.nl>, , <004b01ca9564$2a314260$0301a8c0@your55e5f9e3d2> <000801ca957e$1bdf7e10$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Message-ID: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A94E085D@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> G'day Mark It's not so bad when you know the history behind the Fairlady name. When Datsun (Nissan) were searching for a name for their new sports car, the film 'My Fair Lady' was released in cinemas around the world. The CEO of Nissan was besotted by Audrey Hepburn (SIGH!) in the role of Eliza Doolittle and decided to call the car after the film. Better than calling it the Datsun Pygmalion!!!!!! Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark LaPierre Sent: Friday, 15 January 2010 12:00 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour Those jokes are almost as bad as calling a car a Fairlady. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "healey help" Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour > Reminds me of when the Japanese first decided to manufacture cars. They > could > not think of a name for the car and they called a German friend to ask if > he > could come up with a name. He asked them "How soon you need the name". > When > they told him they had to have it by the next day, he replied "ack > Datsun!" > > Bill > > BJ7 > >> From: edic at tampabay.rr.com >> To: robertduquette at sympatico.ca; healeys at autox.team.net >> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:54:36 -0500 >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour >> >> Robert, >> >> I don't care what others may say, I got a chuckle out of that. >> >> Mel Brunet >> HBJ8L/39749 ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** From thewalkers at qwest.net Thu Jan 14 20:46:17 2010 From: thewalkers at qwest.net (the walkers) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:46:17 -0700 Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key In-Reply-To: References: <1822416.1263443813164.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <4B4FE509.2020409@qwest.net> My Harbor "Fright" philosophy parallels the method Intel (and others) use as one way to determine if an item is good to go in the field. In electronics, if a component "burns in" it usually lasts whatever life it will last and the design is then the driving force and it is fairly predi ctable (drams and CPU's etc. last a long time.) If there is an error in mfg., it will break during burn in within hours. So, with Harbor stuff, don't buy it until you are ready to use it, and use it hard. 2 examples: I have a pair of $19.99 4 1/2" angle grinders - noisy, bearing s are not smooth, but they work as well as my $79 Makita, and I have had them for 3+ years now and use them more than the Makita. The cheap Harbor Portapower knock off I bought broke the first day. The key is, if you take it back to Harbor in the first (what is it now, month?), you get your money back, if you bring it back any later, they just give you another one. I just try and break them fast, if I can't, they are ok for me and the price is right. If I can I don't want another one, I will pay for the higher quality item...but as that stuff gets worse, it is starting to converge... just my 2 cents. bob walker phx, az richard mayor wrote: > Harbor Fright? Better hope it doesn't break the first time you use it! > > Richard Mayor > BN7L-466 Vintage Racer > Portland, Oregon > > > > > >> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:36:52 -0600 >> From: rudedoggg at earthlink.net >> To: healeys at autox.team.net >> Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key >> >> Tonight--at auto body class--I was floored to have a combination chuck key >> > issued to me. That's right, four keys in one--each with a different gear > configuration. > >> Harry the tool guy says there at Harbor Freight; three or four bucks. >> >> Get one when you pick up your aluminum racing jack. >> >> John >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as mayorrichard at hotmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as thewalkers at qwest.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Thu Jan 14 21:39:00 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:39:00 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] paint for chrome grill Message-ID: I'm hoping someone might know what type and color of paint to use on the inner side of a BJ8 grill surround. It appears to be a dull or flat silver or aluminum in color. Is it the same as the inside of the chrome bumper? Is there any special preparation before painting on chrome? Thanks, Rich Kahn _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ From acmiller at mhcable.com Thu Jan 14 21:48:43 2010 From: acmiller at mhcable.com (allen c miller jr) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:48:43 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Ali body panels References: <02E8B5CB4BB94DEA859362530C130B76@PaulPC> Message-ID: <2C491FA9EFDE4E3B8EB6C8C61961C457@ACM030> far more important that weight savings is the substantially lower rotational moments of the four panels in cornering. the mass centers of each panel is 3-4 feet from the yaw axis of the Healey, which runs roughly through the gear shift. assuming you save 10 lbs off each panel at this distance (a bold guess on my part; i've only held up steel panels and am hypothecizing), this lowers the Yaw Moment by the equivalent of 500# distributed within a foot of the CM, or the equivalent of a 225# passenger sitting next to you as you go around Big Bend. probably the same cornering improvement as removing the bumpers allen miller bn2/m From healey.nut at gmail.com Thu Jan 14 22:02:00 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:02:00 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour In-Reply-To: <000801ca957e$1bdf7e10$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> References: <48720d20912281311g7fb72625qa1ae1276d32cb515@mail.gmail.com> <4B39C585.5010009@chello.nl> <004b01ca9564$2a314260$0301a8c0@your55e5f9e3d2> <000801ca957e$1bdf7e10$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Message-ID: .... or Aztek Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Mark LaPierre wrote: > Those jokes are almost as bad as calling a car a Fairlady. > > Mark > > ----- Original Message ----- From: > To: "healey help" > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:48 PM From healey.nut at gmail.com Thu Jan 14 22:07:32 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:07:32 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Chuck Key In-Reply-To: <4B4FE509.2020409@qwest.net> References: <1822416.1263443813164.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <4B4FE509.2020409@qwest.net> Message-ID: All I would have to say is avoid their spanners and sockets and your knuckles should be fine.... Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:46 AM, the walkers wrote: > My Harbor "Fright" philosophy parallels the method Intel (and others) use > as one way to determine if an item is good to go in the field. In > electronics, if a component "burns in" it usually lasts whatever life it > will last and the design is then the driving force and it is fairly predi > ctable (drams and CPU's etc. last a long time.) If there is an error in > mfg., it will break during burn in within hours. So, with Harbor stuff, > don't buy it until you are ready to use it, and use it hard. 2 examples: I > have a pair of $19.99 4 1/2" angle grinders - noisy, bearing s are not > smooth, but they work as well as my $79 Makita, and I have had them for 3+ > years now and use them more than the Makita. The cheap Harbor Portapower > knock off I bought broke the first day. The key is, if you take it back to > Harbor in the first (what is it now, month?), you get your money back, if > you bring it back any later, they just give you another one. I just try > and break them fast, if I can't, they are ok for me and the price is right. > If I can I don't want another one, I will pay for the higher quality > item...but as that stuff gets worse, it is starting to converge... > > just my 2 cents. > > bob walker > phx, az > > richard mayor wrote: > >> Harbor Fright? Better hope it doesn't break the first time you use it! >> >> Richard Mayor >> BN7L-466 Vintage Racer >> Portland, Oregon From glemon at neb.rr.com Thu Jan 14 22:08:57 2010 From: glemon at neb.rr.com (Greg Lemon) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:08:57 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour In-Reply-To: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A94E085D@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> References: <48720d20912281311g7fb72625qa1ae1276d32cb515@mail.gmail.com>,, <4B39C585.5010009@chello.nl>, , <004b01ca9564$2a314260$0301a8c0@your55e5f9e3d2><000801ca957e$1bdf7e10$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A94E085D@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: Nice story Patrick, but how do you explain the inspiration for the rousing names of Cedric, Sunny, and Bluebird? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Quinn, Patrick" To: "'Mark LaPierre'" ; Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour > G'day Mark > > It's not so bad when you know the history behind the Fairlady name. > > When Datsun (Nissan) were searching for a name for their new sports car, > the > film 'My Fair Lady' was released in cinemas around the world. The CEO of > Nissan was besotted by Audrey Hepburn (SIGH!) in the role of Eliza > Doolittle > and decided to call the car after the film. > > Better than calling it the Datsun Pygmalion!!!!!! > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net > [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Mark LaPierre > Sent: Friday, 15 January 2010 12:00 PM > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour > > Those jokes are almost as bad as calling a car a Fairlady. > > Mark > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "healey help" > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:48 PM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour > > >> Reminds me of when the Japanese first decided to manufacture cars. They >> could >> not think of a name for the car and they called a German friend to ask if >> he >> could come up with a name. He asked them "How soon you need the name". >> When >> they told him they had to have it by the next day, he replied "ack >> Datsun!" >> >> Bill >> >> BJ7 >> >>> From: edic at tampabay.rr.com >>> To: robertduquette at sympatico.ca; healeys at autox.team.net >>> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:54:36 -0500 >>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour >>> >>> Robert, >>> >>> I don't care what others may say, I got a chuckle out of that. >>> >>> Mel Brunet >>> HBJ8L/39749 > ********************************************************************** > This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain > privileged information or confidential information or both. If you > are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. > ********************************************************************** > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as glemon at neb.rr.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au Thu Jan 14 22:16:26 2010 From: Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au (Quinn, Patrick) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:16:26 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour In-Reply-To: References: <48720d20912281311g7fb72625qa1ae1276d32cb515@mail.gmail.com>,, <4B39C585.5010009@chello.nl>, , <004b01ca9564$2a314260$0301a8c0@your55e5f9e3d2><000801ca957e$1bdf7e10$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A94E085D@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A94E0860@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> G'day Can't understand why someone would call a car 'Sunny' but the Cedric was named after an Austin Company engineer that was assisting Datsun (Nissan) during the 1950s and Bluebird I can only suggest came from the Campbell family's Bluebird series of land (and water) speed record cars. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: Greg Lemon [mailto:glemon at neb.rr.com] Sent: Friday, 15 January 2010 4:09 PM To: Quinn, Patrick; Healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour Nice story Patrick, but how do you explain the inspiration for the rousing names of Cedric, Sunny, and Bluebird? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Quinn, Patrick" To: "'Mark LaPierre'" ; Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour > G'day Mark > > It's not so bad when you know the history behind the Fairlady name. > > When Datsun (Nissan) were searching for a name for their new sports car, > the > film 'My Fair Lady' was released in cinemas around the world. The CEO of > Nissan was besotted by Audrey Hepburn (SIGH!) in the role of Eliza > Doolittle > and decided to call the car after the film. > > Better than calling it the Datsun Pygmalion!!!!!! > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net > [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Mark LaPierre > Sent: Friday, 15 January 2010 12:00 PM > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour > > Those jokes are almost as bad as calling a car a Fairlady. > > Mark ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** From caddi5 at comcast.net Fri Jan 15 05:28:48 2010 From: caddi5 at comcast.net (caddi5 at comcast.net) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:28:48 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] Gearbox gears In-Reply-To: <29797401.8182981263263563120.JavaMail.root@sz0050a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <37795670.9576551263558528393.JavaMail.root@sz0050a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Hello Gentlemen, I have a question regarding side shift gearbox internal gears......Which side shift gearbox had the BEST combination of gears etc.(near as I can tell there was 3 or 4 different laygears used,3- drives,2 -1st gears,3- 2nd gears, 3- 3rd gears)B I will be using a 28% O/D unit.B It will be installed in a 1959 bn4 100/6 #74323.........MAYBE it doesn't matter butB I have several different gearboxes and they all need laygears ,1st gear,reverse gear etc.etc.$$$ so I would like to use the best combination if there is one..................THANKS! Mitch 1959 bn4B B From healey.nut at gmail.com Fri Jan 15 06:27:15 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:27:15 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gearbox gears In-Reply-To: <37795670.9576551263558528393.JavaMail.root@sz0050a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> References: <29797401.8182981263263563120.JavaMail.root@sz0050a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> <37795670.9576551263558528393.JavaMail.root@sz0050a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: Mitch - Just make sure you match the numbers/gears in sets because if you mix gears and a laygear from a different model - poof! Generally speaking I think the gear sets out of a plane jane non-OD gearbox is preferred for even spacing and taller ratios - good for the highway if used with an OD. Earlier gearboxes also tended to have more evenly matched ratios vs later gearboxes, esp. between second and third gear. Alan On 1/15/10, caddi5 at comcast.net wrote: > Hello Gentlemen, > I have a question regarding side shift gearbox internal gears......Which > side > shift gearbox had the BEST combination of gears etc.(near as I can tell > there > was 3 or 4 different laygears used,3- drives,2 -1st gears,3- 2nd gears, 3- > 3rd > gears)B I will be using a 28% O/D unit.B It will be installed in a 1959 > bn4 > 100/6 #74323.........MAYBE it doesn't matter butB I have several different > gearboxes and they all need laygears ,1st gear,reverse gear etc.etc.$$$ so I > would like to use the best combination if there is > one..................THANKS! > > Mitch > 1959 bn4B > > B > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From healey.nut at gmail.com Fri Jan 15 07:41:38 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:41:38 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gearbox gears In-Reply-To: <329138025.9586931263563271339.JavaMail.root@sz0050a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> References: <329138025.9586931263563271339.JavaMail.root@sz0050a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: Mitch - I think you will have to use a layshaft from an OD box and possibly pther bits. Maybe someone on the list knows the bits you need from the OD box? On 1/15/10, caddi5 at comcast.net wrote: > > > Hello Alan, > > Nice to hear from you again.......I have 3 used gearboxes that I picked up > in the last year and just now opened them up and they all need gears > mentioned what are the odds? I have the original non o/d box which I was > going to keep on the shelf because it is the original box. My idea was to > put another complete box and o/d in the car but maybe I will use my gears > and build a box up (cheaper) so now I need to know what to do to make it > work....somethings different between the two o/d and non > o/d..................do you know? And thanks thats a great idea. > > Mitch > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan Seigrist" > To: caddi5 at comcast.net, healeys at autox.team.net > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 8:27:15 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gearbox gears > > Mitch - > > Just make sure you match the numbers/gears in sets because if you mix > gears and a laygear from a different model - poof! > > Generally speaking I think the gear sets out of a plane jane non-OD > gearbox is preferred for even spacing and taller ratios - good for the > highway if used with an OD. > > Earlier gearboxes also tended to have more evenly matched ratios vs > later gearboxes, esp. between second and third gear. > > Alan > > On 1/15/10, caddi5 at comcast.net wrote: >> Hello Gentlemen, >> I have a question regarding side shift gearbox internal gears......Which >> side >> shift gearbox had the BEST combination of gears etc.(near as I can tell >> there >> was 3 or 4 different laygears used,3- drives,2 -1st gears,3- 2nd gears, 3- >> >> 3rd >> gears)B I will be using a 28% O/D unit.B It will be installed in a 1959 >> bn4 >> 100/6 #74323.........MAYBE it doesn't matter butB I have several different >> >> gearboxes and they all need laygears ,1st gear,reverse gear etc.etc.$$$ so >> I >> would like to use the best combination if there is >> one..................THANKS! >> >> Mitch >> 1959 bn4B >> >> B >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Alan > > '52 A90 > '53 BN1 > '59 Jag Mk IX > '64 BJ8 > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From qualitas.jack at gmail.com Fri Jan 15 15:24:33 2010 From: qualitas.jack at gmail.com (Jack Feldman) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:24:33 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Thanks for the wise council Message-ID: <48720d21001151424g2c476743hc6cb9eeabafc93f@mail.gmail.com> Looks like the inner tube thread has played out. Not one person suggested keeping the old tubes except for emergencies. I carry one for the Healey, and told my son to go get one for the C. The C was re shod without benefit of your wisdom, and I hope the shop, which was recommended, knew to remove all the stickers. It has been a couple of years, and some small trips, so I think it may be OK. I do know they didn't tighten the knock-off as tight as they should have been. One other factor, which is only causing frustration. VB has solid center lock wheels on sale. You won't find them in the Healey sale flier, but they the are listed at about 1/3 off in the MG catalog under MGC wheels. I have always wanted a set like that, but don't really need them. Still it is tempting. As Hyman Kaplan said "If your eye falls on a bargain, pick it up!" Thanks again. Jack From awgertoo at aol.com Fri Jan 15 18:35:44 2010 From: awgertoo at aol.com (awgertoo at aol.com) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:35:44 EST Subject: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat Message-ID: <807f.f791081.388271f0@aol.com> I need to change the thermostat in my wife's BN7--it is pretty cold here in MD and the car warms up very slowly and ultimately will not get over 140 degrees--undoubtedly it is stuck open. I have a new 180 degree thermo and gasket. Am I correct that all I need to do is to drain the water level down to where it is below the level of the thermostat, pull the old thermo and gasket and replace them with the new 180 degree one and the new gasket, bolt the thermo cover back on, refill the radiator and run? Best--Michael Oritt From eyera3 at gmail.com Fri Jan 15 18:48:59 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:48:59 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat In-Reply-To: <807f.f791081.388271f0@aol.com> References: <807f.f791081.388271f0@aol.com> Message-ID: Dont forget the joy of breaking loose seazed bolts that might snap off. Drilling put and removing the btoken bits. Spray a very good penetrating oli on them a couple of days beforehand and be carefull. I Erbs Sent from my iPod On Jan 15, 2010, at 5:35 PM, awgertoo at aol.com wrote: > I need to change the thermostat in my wife's BN7--it is pretty cold > here in > MD and the car warms up very slowly and ultimately will not get > over 140 > degrees--undoubtedly it is stuck open. > > I have a new 180 degree thermo and gasket. Am I correct that all I > need > to do is to drain the water level down to where it is below the > level of the > thermostat, pull the old thermo and gasket and replace them with > the new > 180 degree one and the new gasket, bolt the thermo cover back on, > refill the > radiator and run? > > Best--Michael Oritt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From austin.healey at gmail.com Fri Jan 15 20:16:55 2010 From: austin.healey at gmail.com (Chris Dimmock) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:16:55 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour In-Reply-To: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A94E0860@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> References: <48720d20912281311g7fb72625qa1ae1276d32cb515@mail.gmail.com>,, <4B39C585.5010009@chello.nl>, , <004b01ca9564$2a314260$0301a8c0@your55e5f9e3d2><000801ca957e$1bdf7e10$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A94E085D@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502A94E0860@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: <4C84D653-C58B-4092-9A2A-DBB43C55E58D@gmail.com> What about the urban legend of the Mitsubishi car naming scheme? First came the Mitsubishi Colt. They wanted to continue with a horse based theme... Do the next one was called the Starion. Starion is Engrish for Stallion....... Sent from my iPhone On 15/01/2010, at 4:16 PM, "Quinn, Patrick" wrote: > G'day > > Can't understand why someone would call a car 'Sunny' but the Cedric > was named > after an Austin Company engineer that was assisting Datsun (Nissan) > during the > 1950s and Bluebird I can only suggest came from the Campbell > family's Bluebird > series of land (and water) speed record cars. > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Lemon [mailto:glemon at neb.rr.com] > Sent: Friday, 15 January 2010 4:09 PM > To: Quinn, Patrick; Healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour > > Nice story Patrick, but how do you explain the inspiration for the > rousing > names of Cedric, Sunny, and Bluebird? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Quinn, Patrick" > To: "'Mark LaPierre'" ; > > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:39 PM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour > > >> G'day Mark >> >> It's not so bad when you know the history behind the Fairlady name. >> >> When Datsun (Nissan) were searching for a name for their new sports >> car, >> the >> film 'My Fair Lady' was released in cinemas around the world. The >> CEO of >> Nissan was besotted by Audrey Hepburn (SIGH!) in the role of Eliza >> Doolittle >> and decided to call the car after the film. >> >> Better than calling it the Datsun Pygmalion!!!!!! >> >> Hoo Roo >> >> Patrick Quinn >> Sydney, Australia >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net >> [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] >> On Behalf Of Mark LaPierre >> Sent: Friday, 15 January 2010 12:00 PM >> To: healeys at autox.team.net >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour >> >> Those jokes are almost as bad as calling a car a Fairlady. From healey.nut at gmail.com Fri Jan 15 23:37:47 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:37:47 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat In-Reply-To: <807f.f791081.388271f0@aol.com> References: <807f.f791081.388271f0@aol.com> Message-ID: Michael - Yes that's correct. Make sure the thermostat gasket is very thin paper and when bolting back on don't over tighten as you can warp the housing, it is made from very soft cast aluminum. Some hylomar or silicone is a good idea. Alan On 1/16/10, awgertoo at aol.com wrote: > I need to change the thermostat in my wife's BN7--it is pretty cold here in > MD and the car warms up very slowly and ultimately will not get over 140 > degrees--undoubtedly it is stuck open. > > I have a new 180 degree thermo and gasket. Am I correct that all I need > to do is to drain the water level down to where it is below the level of > the > thermostat, pull the old thermo and gasket and replace them with the new > 180 degree one and the new gasket, bolt the thermo cover back on, refill > the > radiator and run? > > Best--Michael Oritt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk Sat Jan 16 05:03:21 2010 From: simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk (Simon Lachlan) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:03:21 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl MkII BT7 Message-ID: <000301ca96a3$e61a7650$b24f62f0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Gurus, One of these days I'll get my grille surround a) back & b) in a satisfactory condition. After 12 weeks I finally got it back but it still had the original hole in it! Things have got legal and difficult, but I live in hope. So, looking to the future and an eventual refitting of all the errant parts..... I have a well illustrated and lucid article on/in(?) my PC which details the many ins and outs of refitting grille surround, top cowl slats etc. Very useful. However, it states that the top cowl goes on first ie, to put in simple terms, that the top cowl sits on the shroud and the surround sits on the cowl. I have a second grille surround with which I have been practising and it seems counter-intuitive to do it that way:- a) it doesn't seem to want to fit b) there are captive nuts on the cowl which, to do anything useful, have to be on the outside of the whole assembly or they would not serve their purpose ie to haul the whole thing back in snug towards the engine as the bolts are tightened up. Now, the article is so competently put together that I've either misread it or I've missed the point somewhere along the line. So, what's the answer? I've got good access and multi-jointed wrists and elbows which flex in 360 so I reckon I can get it all together with a bit of guidance. Finally, the little nuts, bolts, washers etc at either end of the top cowl....If the assembly goes as I suspect it must, cowl on last, then those are inaccessible??? Are they not? Or were the three captive nuts on the cowl an afterthought/improvement and the nuts, bolts at the ends are redundant? .......or have I missed the point again? Simon From bighealey at charter.net Sat Jan 16 05:59:31 2010 From: bighealey at charter.net (Tracy Drummond) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:59:31 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <8F28674F669045AD810824267538550D@TRACY> I Erbs, Sounds like there is a story behind that response. (grin) Warm Regards, Tracy Drummond PMP | ITIL Service Manager | CISSP | bighealey at charter.net | 408-394-3444 cell | 408-776-0133 home | http://www.linkedin.com/in/tracydrummond -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of I Erbs Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 5:49 PM To: awgertoo at aol.com Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat Dont forget the joy of breaking loose seazed bolts that might snap off. Drilling put and removing the btoken bits. Spray a very good penetrating oli on them a couple of days beforehand and be carefull. I Erbs Sent from my iPod On Jan 15, 2010, at 5:35 PM, awgertoo at aol.com wrote: > I need to change the thermostat in my wife's BN7--it is pretty cold > here in > MD and the car warms up very slowly and ultimately will not get > over 140 > degrees--undoubtedly it is stuck open. > > I have a new 180 degree thermo and gasket. Am I correct that all I > need > to do is to drain the water level down to where it is below the > level of the > thermostat, pull the old thermo and gasket and replace them with > the new > 180 degree one and the new gasket, bolt the thermo cover back on, > refill the > radiator and run? > > Best--Michael Oritt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as bighealey at charter.net http://www.team.net/archive From bspidell at comcast.net Sat Jan 16 06:19:56 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:19:56 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat In-Reply-To: References: <807f.f791081.388271f0@aol.com> Message-ID: <4B51BCFC.70500@comcast.net> From awgertoo at aol.com Sat Jan 16 06:37:14 2010 From: awgertoo at aol.com (awgertoo at aol.com) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:37:14 EST Subject: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat Message-ID: <2579.36b801df.38831b0a@aol.com> Thanks everyone for the advice--I'll likely be doing this job this afternoon so will be able to report the results quickly. BTW one of the tricks I have learned along the way is to drill a small (1/16') hole in the disc to prevent airlock and aid in refilling the block/head with coolant. Best--Michael Oritt From bspidell at comcast.net Sat Jan 16 06:42:36 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:42:36 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat In-Reply-To: References: <807f.f791081.388271f0@aol.com> Message-ID: <4B51C24C.1040805@comcast.net> There is supposed to be a ring-shaped gasket that goes under the thermo, in addition to the 'regular' gasket that seals the housing. Don't know if it's actually necessary--diagram shows it with a bellows-type type thermo--but it's in the parts books. Moss part# 296-300. Put some anti-seize on the studs so it's an easier job next time. Don't be surprised if the car doesn't run much hotter. My BJ8 with a 180deg thermo stays below 180 on cold days--50degF or so--here in the Bay Area. bs Alan Seigrist wrote: > Michael - > > Yes that's correct. Make sure the thermostat gasket is very thin > paper and when bolting back on don't over tighten as you can warp the > housing, it is made from very soft cast aluminum. Some hylomar or > silicone is a good idea. > > Alan > > On 1/16/10, awgertoo at aol.com wrote: >> I need to change the thermostat in my wife's BN7--it is pretty cold here in >> MD and the car warms up very slowly and ultimately will not get over 140 >> degrees--undoubtedly it is stuck open. >> >> I have a new 180 degree thermo and gasket. Am I correct that all I need >> to do is to drain the water level down to where it is below the level of >> the >> thermostat, pull the old thermo and gasket and replace them with the new >> 180 degree one and the new gasket, bolt the thermo cover back on, refill >> the >> radiator and run? >> >> Best--Michael Oritt ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From warthodson at aol.com Sat Jan 16 07:19:55 2010 From: warthodson at aol.com (warthodson at aol.com) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:19:55 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat In-Reply-To: <2579.36b801df.38831b0a@aol.com> References: <2579.36b801df.38831b0a@aol.com> Message-ID: <8CC64CE1C59BE64-2CB4-4BE0@webmail-m020.sysops.aol.com> Another step that might be worth taking is to place the new thermostat in a pan of water on stove burner & raise the water temperature. Monitor the temperature with a thermometer & see if the thermostat opens at the specified temperature. It can be very frustrating & confusing to replace a bad component with another bad one! Gary Hodson -----Original Message----- From: awgertoo at aol.com To: bspidell at comcast.net; healey.nut at gmail.com Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Sat, Jan 16, 2010 7:37 am Subject: Re: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat Thanks everyone for the advice--I'll likely be doing this job this fternoon so will be able to report the results quickly. BTW one of the tricks ave learned along the way is to drill a small (1/16') hole in the disc to revent airlock and aid in refilling the block/head with coolant. est--Michael Oritt Healeys at autox.team.net ttp://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as warthodson at aol.com http://www.team.net/archive From scthomton at yahoo.com Sat Jan 16 07:37:46 2010 From: scthomton at yahoo.com (Steve Thomton) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:37:46 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Ali body panels In-Reply-To: <2C491FA9EFDE4E3B8EB6C8C61961C457@ACM030> Message-ID: <690617.24495.qm@web54401.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Holy cow that is impressive....I cann't say that I understand the math but I do understand the principal..... thanks! Steve Thomton 1963 AH Works replica w/efi http://stevesaustinhealey.com --- On Thu, 1/14/10, allen c miller jr wrote: From: allen c miller jr Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ali body panels To: "PG" , "Healey List" Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 9:48 PM far more important that weight savings is the substantially lower rotational moments of the four panels in cornering. the mass centers of each panel is 3-4 feet from the yaw axis of the Healey, which runs roughly through the gear shift. assuming you save 10 lbs off each panel at this distance (a bold guess on my part; i've only held up steel panels and am hypothecizing), this lowers the Yaw Moment by the equivalent of 500# distributed within a foot of the CM, or the equivalent of a 225# passenger sitting next to you as you go around Big Bend. probably the same cornering improvement as removing the bumpers allen miller bn2/m _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as scthomton at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From richchrysler at quickclic.net Sat Jan 16 08:03:14 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:03:14 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl MkII BT7 References: <000301ca96a3$e61a7650$b24f62f0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Message-ID: Simon, On the later grille assembly, the upper brow is preassembled into the upper portion of the oval surround, so that the oval lip is exposed all the way around and the 3 upper tabs are lined up with and immediately behind the 3 captive nuts of the brow. This assembly is carefully inserted into the shroud aperture, and then working from behind the grille opening, 4 special 1/4" NF studs with a hex surface half way along the stud are run forward into the two outer upper captive nuts in the brow, and into the two captive nuts in the lower left and right brackets riveted to the shroud. There is an additional small lag bolt in the top and bottom middle mounting flange that runs through a fender mounting style captive clip. At this point you should have the surround and brow assembly nicely set into the aperture and the back ends of the four special studs facing toward the rear of the car. The vertical teeth assembly is brought in carefully behind the aperture from the side. The outer upper tabs fit onto the studs, as well as the lower outer tabs to the lower studs. The upper ones can now have flat washers, lock washers and nuts installed and run up, securing the upper portion of the teeth assembly. The lower studs now must also have the lower brackets of the radiator air deflector panels installed onto the lower studs, along with the left and right steady straps for the inner wheel arch splash plates. With all this lot run onto the lower studs, flat washers, lock washers and nuts can be installed and run home. Last, there is a middle lag screw on the top and bottom of the teeth assembly that installs into the bracket on the oval surround. Rich Chrysler From autofarm at cyg.net Sat Jan 16 08:19:01 2010 From: autofarm at cyg.net (Bob Yule) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:19:01 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl MkII BT7 References: <000301ca96a3$e61a7650$b24f62f0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Message-ID: <396F2241717B48FC9292C118E4304D34@OFFICE> Like he said!! Cheers.......Bob Check out our web site www.autofarm.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich C" To: "Simon Lachlan" ; Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl MkII BT7 > Simon, > > On the later grille assembly, the upper brow is preassembled into the > upper > portion of the oval surround, so that the oval lip is exposed all the way > around and the 3 upper tabs are lined up with and immediately behind the 3 > captive nuts of the brow. This assembly is carefully inserted into the > shroud aperture, and then working from behind the grille opening, 4 > special > 1/4" NF studs with a hex surface half way along the stud are run forward > into the two outer upper captive nuts in the brow, and into the two > captive > nuts in the lower left and right brackets riveted to the shroud. There is > an > additional small lag bolt in the top and bottom middle mounting flange > that > runs through a fender mounting style captive clip. > At this point you should have the surround and brow assembly nicely set > into > the aperture and the back ends of the four special studs facing toward the > rear of the car. The vertical teeth assembly is brought in carefully > behind > the aperture from the side. The outer upper tabs fit onto the studs, as > well > as the lower outer tabs to the lower studs. The upper ones can now have > flat > washers, lock washers and nuts installed and run up, securing the upper > portion of the teeth assembly. The lower studs now must also have the > lower > brackets of the radiator air deflector panels installed onto the lower > studs, along with the left and right steady straps for the inner wheel > arch > splash plates. With all this lot run onto the lower studs, flat washers, > lock washers and nuts can be installed and run home. Last, there is a > middle > lag screw on the top and bottom of the teeth assembly that installs into > the > bracket on the oval surround. > > Rich Chrysler > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as autofarm at cyg.net > > http://www.team.net/archive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 270.14.145/2626 - Release Date: 01/16/10 07:35:00 From eyera3 at gmail.com Sat Jan 16 11:05:59 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:05:59 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat In-Reply-To: <8F28674F669045AD810824267538550D@TRACY> References: <8F28674F669045AD810824267538550D@TRACY> Message-ID: <88E202CA-FE45-46B0-9FF2-A6637336FE7B@gmail.com> Only if you add cracking the housing. JB welding the pieces and limping home do you get the complete sad story ...... Thanks for asking...... I Erbs Sent from my iPod On Jan 16, 2010, at 4:59 AM, "Tracy Drummond" wrote: > I Erbs, > > Sounds like there is a story behind that response. (grin) > > Warm Regards, > > Tracy Drummond > > PMP | ITIL Service Manager | CISSP | bighealey at charter.net | 408-394-3444 > cell | 408-776-0133 home | http://www.linkedin.com/in/tracydrummond > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- > bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of I Erbs > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 5:49 PM > To: awgertoo at aol.com > Cc: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat > > Dont forget the joy of breaking loose seazed bolts that might snap > off. Drilling put and removing the btoken bits. Spray a very good > penetrating oli on them a couple of days beforehand and be carefull. > > I Erbs > Sent from my iPod > > On Jan 15, 2010, at 5:35 PM, awgertoo at aol.com wrote: > >> I need to change the thermostat in my wife's BN7--it is pretty cold >> here in >> MD and the car warms up very slowly and ultimately will not get >> over 140 >> degrees--undoubtedly it is stuck open. >> >> I have a new 180 degree thermo and gasket. Am I correct that all I >> need >> to do is to drain the water level down to where it is below the >> level of the >> thermostat, pull the old thermo and gasket and replace them with >> the new >> 180 degree one and the new gasket, bolt the thermo cover back on, >> refill the >> radiator and run? >> >> Best--Michael Oritt >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as bighealey at charter.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From lists at brits-n-pieces.com Sat Jan 16 12:35:51 2010 From: lists at brits-n-pieces.com (Brits'n'Pieces (Eric Frenken)) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:35:51 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Sorry David, but that's not true. The AH Spares ones differ from the ones you can get with Ahead4Healeys and ours differ from both. We make our own. All the best Eric Brits'n'Pieces http://brits-n-pieces.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David Nock Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 5:03 PM To: Stephen Hutchings Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings We have been installing the ones from AH Spares as well as one from SC and they are identical. We have had no problems installing either one. I would say that there is only one supplier and all these suppliers are getting it from the same source. David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 From 57healey at gmail.com Sat Jan 16 12:58:25 2010 From: 57healey at gmail.com (Patton Dickson) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:58:25 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Found on Craigslist Message-ID: <743b1e2f1001161158y7452a99cs4f82dfb3693b3ed5@mail.gmail.com> I know the years are wrong, and since its 1200 miles away from me, I don't know anything about it. BUT, on the off chance this will fit a Healey, and that someone would be interested, I am posting it. 1950's Austin Healey front nose - $900 (pitsburg,ohio) http://dayton.craigslist.org/pts/1552995763.html -- Patton Dickson - http://Austin-Healeys.com - Plano, TX 1957 Austin-Healey 100-Six "Built to run 'til the road wears out." From bn1 at pacbell.net Sat Jan 16 15:21:29 2010 From: bn1 at pacbell.net (Mr. Bill) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:21:29 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] CA Listers. Message-ID: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> For the very, very few of those who might occasionally speed, please take note of what The Governator has in the works now! Of course I happen to live in Santa Ana, one of the cities with the red-light cameras. While I don't know for sure, I'll guess that the cities pay for the cameras and speeding upgrades while the broke Golden State reaps 85% of the benefits. And remember, many other states follow quickly behind us! Perhaps our legislative eagle-eye, the Other Len, knows a more informative source than The Orange County Register? http://www.ocregister.com/news/red-229305-light-cameras.html Some of the ensuing comments are quite interesting. Bill '53 Red Car From eyera3 at gmail.com Sat Jan 16 16:23:49 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:23:49 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl MkII BT7 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <173126441001161523w5e947690n94f71714b84caaae@mail.gmail.com> does anyone have a youtube video or photo set of this process to go along with these words. I'm a visual guy... Just got my grill and radiator windage shields removed. never has a top brow. Just got a brow.... really afraid to scratch the new paint, (once I paint it) by reinstalling the grill and top brow..... I'm a couple of months out from doing it, but already stressing. Update on my resto.... right side rust repairs are finished, left side rear fender repairs almost completed. Front fender bottom cut off, frame rust repairs in progress. New panel on outside edge of door hinge area just arrived. Interior has beed stripped to the metal. dash almost out. Hope to have at the paint stripper by the end of the month. cheers, On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Rich C wrote: > Simon, > > On the later grille assembly, the upper brow is preassembled into the upper > portion of the oval surround, so that the oval lip is exposed all the way > around and the 3 upper tabs are lined up with and immediately behind the 3 > captive nuts of the brow. This assembly is carefully inserted into the > shroud aperture, and then working from behind the grille opening, 4 special > 1/4" NF studs with a hex surface half way along the stud are run forward > into the two outer upper captive nuts in the brow, and into the two captive > nuts in the lower left and right brackets riveted to the shroud. There is an > additional small lag bolt in the top and bottom middle mounting flange that > runs through a fender mounting style captive clip. > At this point you should have the surround and brow assembly nicely set > into the aperture and the back ends of the four special studs facing toward > the rear of the car. The vertical teeth assembly is brought in carefully > behind the aperture from the side. The outer upper tabs fit onto the studs, > as well as the lower outer tabs to the lower studs. The upper ones can now > have flat washers, lock washers and nuts installed and run up, securing the > upper portion of the teeth assembly. The lower studs now must also have the > lower brackets of the radiator air deflector panels installed onto the lower > studs, along with the left and right steady straps for the inner wheel arch > splash plates. With all this lot run onto the lower studs, flat washers, > lock washers and nuts can be installed and run home. Last, there is a middle > lag screw on the top and bottom of the teeth assembly that installs into the > bracket on the oval surround. > > Rich Chrysler > > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From awgertoo at aol.com Sat Jan 16 17:17:31 2010 From: awgertoo at aol.com (awgertoo at aol.com) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:17:31 EST Subject: [Healeys] Thermostat replacement Message-ID: Well I was all set to start the job this afternoon and got called away on an emergency so it will have to wait till tomorrow possibly or Monday more likely. I just thought I should let you know as I suspected that so many of you were hanging there on the edges of your seats and did not want you to miss a night's sleep (I guess that's a mixed metaphore unless someone sleeps in a chair....) More when it occurs. Thanks again for all the good input. Best--Michael Oritt From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Sat Jan 16 17:48:24 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:48:24 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] CA Listers. In-Reply-To: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> References: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> Message-ID: Just now returning from Arizona where they have just installed them and now have mobile highway cars stationed all over the place. I'm awaiting the tickets when we reach home. In Arizona, they don't use front plates so the camera takes a picture of the driver and the rear plate as you go by. Rich Kahn > Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:21:29 -0800 > From: bn1 at pacbell.net > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: [Healeys] CA Listers. > > For the very, very few of those who might occasionally speed, please > take note of what The Governator has in the works now! Of course I > happen to live in Santa Ana, one of the cities with the red-light > cameras. While I don't know for sure, I'll guess that the cities pay > for the cameras and speeding upgrades while the broke Golden State reaps > 85% of the benefits. And remember, many other states follow quickly > behind us! Perhaps our legislative eagle-eye, the Other Len, knows a > more informative source than The Orange County Register? > > http://www.ocregister.com/news/red-229305-light-cameras.html > > Some of the ensuing comments are quite interesting. > > Bill > '53 Red Car > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as tahoehealey at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ From healeynut at yahoo.com.au Sat Jan 16 17:55:36 2010 From: healeynut at yahoo.com.au (Don Hardie) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:55:36 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] CA Listers. In-Reply-To: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> References: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> Message-ID: <694110.96334.qm@web113105.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> They are fitting these in Sydney at the moment. The thing to remember don't speed up to beat the red light as you might get a speeding ticket instead of a red light violation. Don BN1 OZ ________________________________ From: Mr. Bill To: Healey Sent: Sun, 17 January, 2010 9:21:29 AM Subject: [Healeys] CA Listers. For the very, very few of those who might occasionally speed, please take note of what The Governator has in the works now! Of course I happen to live in Santa Ana, one of the cities with the red-light cameras. While I don't know for sure, I'll guess that the cities pay for the cameras and speeding upgrades while the broke Golden State reaps 85% of the benefits. And remember, many other states follow quickly behind us! Perhaps our legislative eagle-eye, the Other Len, knows a more informative source than The Orange County Register? http://www..ocregister.com/news/red-229305-light-cameras.html Some of the ensuing comments are quite interesting. Bill '53 Red Car _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as healeynut at yahoo.com.au http://www..team.net/archive _____________________________________________________________________________ _____ See what's on at the movies in your area. Find out now: http://au.movies.yahoo.com/session-times/ From ah3000me at gmail.com Sat Jan 16 17:59:20 2010 From: ah3000me at gmail.com (Tom) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:59:20 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] CA Listers. In-Reply-To: References: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> Message-ID: An article in The Oldie a couple of months ago described the writer's experience with London cameras. Someone made up a set of plates with his numbers and put them on a similar model and color car. The cameras can't tell they're fake plates, and the plates appear to be on the right car. On the other hand, our LBC's don't have all modern "safety" features that make other motorists feel so invincible, so this could be a good thing. - Tom On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Mr. Bill wrote: > For the very, very few of those who might occasionally speed, please > take note of what The Governator has in the works now! Of course I > happen to live in Santa Ana, one of the cities with the red-light > cameras. While I don't know for sure, I'll guess that the cities pay > for the cameras and speeding upgrades while the broke Golden State reaps > 85% of the benefits. And remember, many other states follow quickly > behind us! Perhaps our legislative eagle-eye, the Other Len, knows a > more informative source than The Orange County Register? > > http://www.ocregister.com/news/red-229305-light-cameras.html > > Some of the ensuing comments are quite interesting. > > Bill > '53 Red Car > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as ah3000me at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From craigsuerice at iquest.net Sat Jan 16 18:38:02 2010 From: craigsuerice at iquest.net (Craig Rice) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:38:02 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Thermostat replacement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <484A709F0DF04736922968DBA34BF6F6@CraigHRicePC> Michael, I might add that it is helpful to keep the 1/16 dia hole in the thermostat diaphragm unclogged, add a stainless cotter pin. Loop end in up position. Craig Rice (Indiana) BN1 & BN2 ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 7:17 PM Subject: [Healeys] Thermostat replacement > Well I was all set to start the job this afternoon and got called away on > an emergency so it will have to wait till tomorrow possibly or Monday > more > likely. I just thought I should let you know as I suspected that so many > of you were hanging there on the edges of your seats and did not want you > to miss a night's sleep (I guess that's a mixed metaphore unless someone > sleeps in a chair....) > > More when it occurs. Thanks again for all the good input. > > Best--Michael Oritt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as craigsuerice at iquest.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From e-wilkins at cox.net Sat Jan 16 21:26:00 2010 From: e-wilkins at cox.net (Eric (Rick) Wilkins) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:26:00 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Found on Craigslist In-Reply-To: <743b1e2f1001161158y7452a99cs4f82dfb3693b3ed5@mail.gmail.com> References: <743b1e2f1001161158y7452a99cs4f82dfb3693b3ed5@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <61BCAAF4-ABE7-47E0-9BD5-96D7FCE6F42B@cox.net> Looks intersting... Maybe it's for a Sprite? On Jan 16, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Patton Dickson wrote: > I know the years are wrong, and since its 1200 miles away from me, I > don't > know anything about it. BUT, on the off chance this will fit a > Healey, and > that someone would be interested, I am posting it. > > 1950's Austin Healey front nose - $900 (pitsburg,ohio) > http://dayton.craigslist.org/pts/1552995763.html > > -- From info at classictradespace.com Sun Jan 17 01:58:34 2010 From: info at classictradespace.com (classic trade space) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:58:34 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] LHD TO RHD Steering Message-ID: Does any one know if the steering, columb, rack and steering box on the BN1 100/4 is the same as used on any other British car, i need to convert a LHD car to RHD and would apreciate any information . Also looking for any conversion parts ncluding the RHD Dash Board. Thanks guys. Marc 1954 100/4 From healey.nut at gmail.com Sun Jan 17 02:29:22 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:29:22 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] LHD TO RHD Steering In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Marc - I think the only thing you need to make the conversion is the box/column and idler. Rack and levers can be flipped/are interchangeable. I know the parts are available from Cape International in the UK. Alternatively if you can find an old RHD A90 Atlantic at the wreckers the worm gear and box may be interchangeable, but column length is different. You might try Healey Factory in Australia, I know they sell RHD worm gear & bits for the six cylinder cars. SC parts has the RHD idler assembly for a pretty good price. Also, try Ahead 4 Healeys, they might convert the bits you have for you? On 1/17/10, classic trade space wrote: > Does any one know if the steering, columb, rack and steering box on the BN1 > 100/4 is the same as used on any other British car, i need to convert a LHD > car to RHD and would apreciate any information . Also looking for any > conversion parts ncluding the RHD Dash Board. > > Thanks guys. > > Marc > > 1954 100/4 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Sun Jan 17 02:49:07 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:49:07 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl MkII BT7 Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3E2A930@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Think I cannot help you with pictures, but Rich's description is more than excellent and I can't do it better. You need to put the grill surround in and out many many times for checking before you do the final paint job. The grill surround needs to go in and out without putting any tension on the grill surround or the shroud. You need to get the grill opening in the shroud to the right shape to achieve this. There is plenty of work to do, especially when the shroud was damaged. This takes many hours to reach good results. Check again when car is in primered and fillered, before final paint applied. When this is all done and car is painted, tape the outer grill surround edge at the lower part and especially left and right and slight it in without any pressure. When its in, remove the tape carefully. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/GERMANY -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von I Erbs Gesendet: Sonntag, 17. Januar 2010 00:24 An: Rich C Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl MkII BT7 does anyone have a youtube video or photo set of this process to go along with these words. I'm a visual guy... Just got my grill and radiator windage shields removed. never has a top brow. Just got a brow.... really afraid to scratch the new paint, (once I paint it) by reinstalling the grill and top brow..... I'm a couple of months out from doing it, but already stressing. Update on my resto.... right side rust repairs are finished, left side rear fender repairs almost completed. Front fender bottom cut off, frame rust repairs in progress. New panel on outside edge of door hinge area just arrived. Interior has beed stripped to the metal. dash almost out. Hope to have at the paint stripper by the end of the month. cheers, From austin.healey at gmail.com Sun Jan 17 03:13:44 2010 From: austin.healey at gmail.com (Chris Dimmock) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:13:44 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] LHD TO RHD Steering In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <50247925-6962-4A1C-81B1-0FE395CF076B@gmail.com> Most Austin sedans steer from the "other side" of the idler, so as bizzare as this may sound, you use the lhd steering box gears of a sedan on a rhd Healey. And the lhd sedan steering box components in a rhd Healey. So you'd actually need the bits from a lhd Atlantic to make a rhd Healey. Not that I've ever done it, but if you try a rhd sedan steering box in a rhd Healey, the wheels turn the opposite way to the steering wheel..... Geez, back to the lh and rh discussion... ;-) Chris Sent from my iPhone On 17/01/2010, at 8:29 PM, Alan Seigrist wrote: > Marc - > > I think the only thing you need to make the conversion is the > box/column and idler. Rack and levers can be flipped/are > interchangeable. > > I know the parts are available from Cape International in the UK. > Alternatively if you can find an old RHD A90 Atlantic at the wreckers > the worm gear and box may be interchangeable, but column length is > different. > > You might try Healey Factory in Australia, I know they sell RHD worm > gear & bits for the six cylinder cars. > > SC parts has the RHD idler assembly for a pretty good price. > > Also, try Ahead 4 Healeys, they might convert the bits you have for > you? > > > > On 1/17/10, classic trade space wrote: >> Does any one know if the steering, columb, rack and steering box on >> the BN1 >> 100/4 is the same as used on any other British car, i need to >> convert a LHD >> car to RHD and would apreciate any information . Also looking for any >> conversion parts ncluding the RHD Dash Board. >> >> Thanks guys. >> >> Marc >> >> 1954 100/4 >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Alan > > '52 A90 > '53 BN1 > '59 Jag Mk IX > '64 BJ8 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as austin.healey at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From willig at wtnet.de Sun Jan 17 07:03:54 2010 From: willig at wtnet.de (T+ B Willig) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:03:54 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher Message-ID: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> Hi, I need some advice how to install a emergency 4 way flasher on my BN2. I am a bit scared to burn the expensive flasher relay. Thanks Thomas Willig From ahbn6 at verizon.net Sun Jan 17 08:06:47 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:06:47 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher In-Reply-To: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> References: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> Message-ID: <001b01ca9786$b1328390$13978ab0$@net> Take a look at: http://www.healey6.com/Technical/Werner/Flashers.pdf John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of T+ B Willig Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 9:04 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher Hi, I need some advice how to install a emergency 4 way flasher on my BN2. I am a bit scared to burn the expensive flasher relay. Thanks Thomas Willig _______________________________________________ From simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk Sun Jan 17 11:27:08 2010 From: simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk (Simon Lachlan) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:27:08 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl queries MkII onwards Message-ID: <000001ca97a2$ada3f4e0$08ebdea0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Thank you all for your advice. Most of it was very clear and quite a bit of was contradictory! I know that I remain unsure on two points which we could probably all do with having cleared up once and for all. (There are constant questions on these points in the archives). 1) Do the top tabs of the grille of the grill surround go on top of or behind the shroud? Mine were on top. 2) Does the top cowl lip go behind the grill surround or on top of it? As I said in my first mail, the cowl's 3 captive nuts would seem to be redundant if the cowl was between the surround and the shroud. (And is it grille or grill?) Thanks, Simon. From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Sun Jan 17 12:16:25 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:16:25 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher In-Reply-To: <001b01ca9786$b1328390$13978ab0$@net> References: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> <001b01ca9786$b1328390$13978ab0$@net> Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3E2A94C@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> This easy solution only works with the ignition on. After a view minutes without running engine, this kills the ignition coil and this solution is not legal in several European countries. Josef Eckert Konigswinter / Germany -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von John Sims Gesendet: Sonntag, 17. Januar 2010 16:07 An: 'T+ B Willig'; healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: Re: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher Take a look at: http://www.healey6.com/Technical/Werner/Flashers.pdf John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of T+ B Willig Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 9:04 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher Hi, I need some advice how to install a emergency 4 way flasher on my BN2. I am a bit scared to burn the expensive flasher relay. Thanks Thomas Willig _______________________________________________ Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as josef.eckert at t-systems.com http://www.team.net/archive From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Sun Jan 17 12:38:52 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:38:52 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl queries MkII onwards In-Reply-To: <000001ca97a2$ada3f4e0$08ebdea0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> References: <000001ca97a2$ada3f4e0$08ebdea0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3E2A94D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Simon 1) On top of (outside) 2) The top cowl is sandwiched by the grille surround and the top grill surround fixings. So the top cowl lip goes behind the grille surround and between the captive nuts and the shroud are the top fixing stays. So its from the front to the back: grille surround - top cowl - top grille surround stays - shroud. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/GERMANY -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von Simon Lachlan Gesendet: Sonntag, 17. Januar 2010 19:27 An: healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: [Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl queries MkII onwards Thank you all for your advice. Most of it was very clear and quite a bit of was contradictory! I know that I remain unsure on two points which we could probably all do with having cleared up once and for all. (There are constant questions on these points in the archives). 1) Do the top tabs of the grille of the grill surround go on top of or behind the shroud? Mine were on top. 2) Does the top cowl lip go behind the grill surround or on top of it? As I said in my first mail, the cowl's 3 captive nuts would seem to be redundant if the cowl was between the surround and the shroud. (And is it grille or grill?) Thanks, Simon. From ahbn6 at verizon.net Sun Jan 17 13:02:45 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:02:45 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher In-Reply-To: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3E2A94C@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> References: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> <001b01ca9786$b1328390$13978ab0$@net> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3E2A94C@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: <008d01ca97b0$09760c10$1c622430$@net> Do you have a better solution that we could use? I am sure that it would be of interest to the List. John -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 2:16 PM To: Healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher This easy solution only works with the ignition on. After a view minutes without running engine, this kills the ignition coil and this solution is not legal in several European countries. Josef Eckert Konigswinter / Germany -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von John Sims Gesendet: Sonntag, 17. Januar 2010 16:07 An: 'T+ B Willig'; healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: Re: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher Take a look at: http://www.healey6.com/Technical/Werner/Flashers.pdf John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of T+ B Willig Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 9:04 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher Hi, I need some advice how to install a emergency 4 way flasher on my BN2. I am a bit scared to burn the expensive flasher relay. Thanks Thomas Willig _______________________________________________ Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as josef.eckert at t-systems.com http://www.team.net/archive Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as ahbn6 at verizon.net http://www.team.net/archive From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Sun Jan 17 13:11:50 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:11:50 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher In-Reply-To: <008d01ca97b0$09760c10$1c622430$@net> References: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> <001b01ca9786$b1328390$13978ab0$@net> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3E2A94C@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <008d01ca97b0$09760c10$1c622430$@net> Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3E2A954@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> John, I have a wiring diagram with my solution using a modified LUCAS Hazard Warning Switch. You need to modify the switch, as the switch is originally wired for separate brake/flasher lights. Give me a day to scan it and send it to you. But its just a pencil drawing and not a high quality diagram. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/GERMANY -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: John Sims [mailto:ahbn6 at verizon.net] Gesendet: Sonntag, 17. Januar 2010 21:03 An: Eckert, Josef; Healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: RE: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher Do you have a better solution that we could use? I am sure that it would be of interest to the List. John -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 2:16 PM To: Healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher This easy solution only works with the ignition on. After a view minutes without running engine, this kills the ignition coil and this solution is not legal in several European countries. Josef Eckert Konigswinter / Germany -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von John Sims Gesendet: Sonntag, 17. Januar 2010 16:07 An: 'T+ B Willig'; healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: Re: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher Take a look at: http://www.healey6.com/Technical/Werner/Flashers.pdf John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of T+ B Willig Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 9:04 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher Hi, I need some advice how to install a emergency 4 way flasher on my BN2. I am a bit scared to burn the expensive flasher relay. Thanks Thomas Willig _______________________________________________ Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as josef.eckert at t-systems.com http://www.team.net/archive Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as ahbn6 at verizon.net http://www.team.net/archive From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sun Jan 17 14:52:20 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:52:20 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher In-Reply-To: <008d01ca97b0$09760c10$1c622430$@net> References: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> <001b01ca9786$b1328390$13978ab0$@net> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3E2A94C@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <008d01ca97b0$09760c10$1c622430$@net> Message-ID: <4B538694.9070305@chello.nl> John, This may be of any help? http://mg4sale.free.fr/mgb-hazard-warning-lamps-wiring-diagram.html I think I have a new old stock Landrover hazard warning system somewhere in one of my famous boxes wuth junk. Perhaps There is a diagram with it. I will have a look. Basicly all these British wiring diagrams are the same. Kees Oudesluijs John Sims schreef: > Do you have a better solution that we could use? I am sure that it would be > of interest to the List. > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com > Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 2:16 PM > To: Healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher > > This easy solution only works with the ignition on. > After a view minutes without running engine, this kills the ignition coil > and > this solution is not legal in several European countries. > > Josef Eckert > Konigswinter / Germany > > -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > Im > Auftrag von John Sims > Gesendet: Sonntag, 17. Januar 2010 16:07 > An: 'T+ B Willig'; healeys at autox.team.net > Betreff: Re: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher > > Take a look at: > > http://www.healey6.com/Technical/Werner/Flashers.pdf > > > John Sims, BN6 > Aberdeen, NJ > > http://www.healey6.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of T+ B Willig > Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 9:04 AM > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher > > Hi, > > > > I need some advice how to install a emergency 4 way flasher on my BN2. I am > a > bit scared to burn the expensive flasher relay. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Thomas Willig > _______________________________________________ > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as josef.eckert at t-systems.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as ahbn6 at verizon.net > > http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.725 / Virusdatabase: 270.14.146/2627 - datum van uitgifte: 01/16/10 20:35:00 From sjnnock at sbcglobal.net Sun Jan 17 15:53:08 2010 From: sjnnock at sbcglobal.net (Norman Nock) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:53:08 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher In-Reply-To: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> Message-ID: <559323.17656.qm@web83305.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Thomas , My advise is don't try it ... Norman Nock --- On Sun, 1/17/10, T+ B Willig wrote: From: T+ B Willig Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher To: healeys at autox.team.net Date: Sunday, January 17, 2010, 6:03 AM Hi, I need some advice how to install a emergency 4 way flasher on my BN2. I am a bit scared to burn the expensive flasher relay. Thanks Thomas Willig Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as sjnnock at sbcglobal.net http://www.team.net/archive From greylinn at ozemail.com.au Sun Jan 17 15:59:41 2010 From: greylinn at ozemail.com.au (Peter Linn) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:59:41 +1000 Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher In-Reply-To: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> References: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> Message-ID: <780EF96DD2B14198A85BAB3CEB7536B5@PeterPC> G'day Thomas I have these in both of my cars, but I do have separate indicators, park lamps and stop/tail lamps. http://db.hella.com.au/cgi-bin/catalogue.pl?flcmd=preview&flmaint=239 Cheers Peter Linn BN1 Ward Spl coupe BN1 Holden V6 ----- Original Message ----- From: "T+ B Willig" To: Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 12:03 AM Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher > Hi, > > > > I need some advice how to install a emergency 4 way flasher on my BN2. I > am > a bit scared to burn the expensive flasher relay. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Thomas Willig > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as greylinn at ozemail.com.au > > http://www.team.net/archive From healey.nut at gmail.com Sun Jan 17 16:50:23 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:50:23 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher In-Reply-To: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> References: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> Message-ID: Thomas - If you've purchased the Lucas 4 way flasher kit, it is actally fairly easily installed. Take the power lead off a brown wire (unswitched fused power) (off the fuse box) and then run 4 seperate wires to each of the outward bound light leads from the flasher relay. Finally the power cutout circuit in the Lucas switch should have the brake switch circuit routed through the cutout (rather than the flasher in the Lucas instructions in the box), this keeps the brake switch from overiding the whole thing if you are rolling to a stop. I can give more specifics in a couple days... Alan On 1/17/10, T+ B Willig wrote: > Hi, > > > > I need some advice how to install a emergency 4 way flasher on my BN2. I am > a bit scared to burn the expensive flasher relay. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Thomas Willig > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From richard.ewald at gmail.com Sun Jan 17 18:38:13 2010 From: richard.ewald at gmail.com (Richard Ewald) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:38:13 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher In-Reply-To: <4B538694.9070305@chello.nl> References: <000001ca977d$e7c90ea0$b75b2be0$@de> <001b01ca9786$b1328390$13978ab0$@net> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3E2A94C@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <008d01ca97b0$09760c10$1c622430$@net> <4B538694.9070305@chello.nl> Message-ID: I wanted 4 ways on an old Spitfire I owned once. What finally worked was to run a wire from the output of the flasher to a toggle switch and then to the left side turn signals. Activating the right side turn signal activated the right side turn signals as normal. Flipping the toggle added the other side. Rick >> >> >> I need some advice how to install a emergency 4 way flasher on my BN2. I >> am >> a >> bit scared to burn the expensive flasher relay. >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> >> >> Thomas Willig From gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com Sun Jan 17 20:08:34 2010 From: gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com (Greg Wilkinson) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:08:34 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] 100 BN2 Emergency 4 way flasher In-Reply-To: Message-ID: 'Cept the brown wire is not fused. -----Original Message----- ...Take the power lead off a brown wire (unswitched fused power) (off the fuse box) Alan From j.aeckerlin at gmail.com Mon Jan 18 01:12:00 2010 From: j.aeckerlin at gmail.com (Jaap Aeckerlin) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:12:00 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] CA Listers. In-Reply-To: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> References: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> Message-ID: <4e23c7251001180012m38a92463y77da8347c4e784ad@mail.gmail.com> Well, guys, this is still nothing compared to what is now done in my lovely country. We now have 'sectional speed control' : cameras are installed over each lane on motorways spaced, say, 3 miles apart. They scan the number plate of every passing vehicle and record the times of entering and leaving of the section. When you are speeding you are leaving the zone too early, the number plate (and thus the owner) of the vehicle is known and the ticket is sent to you by mail. There is not one human hand involved in the whole process. It's not fair! Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands 1964 BJ8 29432 2010/1/16 Mr. Bill > For the very, very few of those who might occasionally speed, please > take note of what The Governator has in the works now! Of course I > happen to live in Santa Ana, one of the cities with the red-light > cameras. While I don't know for sure, I'll guess that the cities pay > for the cameras and speeding upgrades while the broke Golden State reaps > 85% of the benefits. And remember, many other states follow quickly > behind us! Perhaps our legislative eagle-eye, the Other Len, knows a > more informative source than The Orange County Register? > > http://www.ocregister.com/news/red-229305-light-cameras.html > > Some of the ensuing comments are quite interesting. > > Bill > '53 Red Car > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as j.aeckerlin at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From grday at btinternet.com Mon Jan 18 01:44:23 2010 From: grday at btinternet.com (Guy R Day) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:44:23 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] More Future? References: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> <4e23c7251001180012m38a92463y77da8347c4e784ad@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <9CF32393E16A45FAA3C1A5A2D8284CF8@user8634b3d69b> http://www.grouplotus.com/engineering/showcases.html Guy R Day From robertduquette at sympatico.ca Mon Jan 18 07:55:36 2010 From: robertduquette at sympatico.ca (robertduquette at sympatico.ca) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:55:36 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] CA Listers. In-Reply-To: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> References: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> Message-ID: We had speed cameras in Ontario for a short period, but it became an election issue and the guy who said that he would scrap them got elected. I forget all the details. We do have red light cameras though. Robert Duquette Ottawa ON Canada > Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:21:29 -0800 > > For the very, very few of those who might occasionally speed, please > take note of what The Governator has in the works now! Of course I > happen to live in Santa Ana, one of the cities with the red-light > cameras. While I don't know for sure, I'll guess that the cities pay > for the cameras and speeding upgrades while the broke Golden State reaps > 85% of the benefits. And remember, many other states follow quickly > behind us! Perhaps our legislative eagle-eye, the Other Len, knows a > more informative source than The Orange County Register? > > http://www.ocregister.com/news/red-229305-light-cameras.html > > Some of the ensuing comments are quite interesting. > > Bill > '53 Red Car From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Mon Jan 18 09:01:20 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:01:20 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <146D66C9-558C-49BE-8383-21F30E8BDE26@sbcglobal.net> I have the AH Spares ones and have had the SC ones and they seem to be the same. I cant imagine that there is much difference all of the ones that are avialable on the market. David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Jan 16, 2010, at 11:35 AM, Brits'n'Pieces ((Eric Frenken)) wrote: > Sorry David, but that's not true. The AH Spares ones differ from > the ones > you can get with Ahead4Healeys and ours differ from both. We make > our own. > > All the best > > Eric > > Brits'n'Pieces > http://brits-n-pieces.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- > bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of David Nock > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 5:03 PM > To: Stephen Hutchings > Cc: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings > > We have been installing the ones from AH Spares as well as one from > SC and > they are identical. We have had no problems installing either one. > I would > say that there is only one supplier and all these suppliers are > getting it > from the same source. > > > > > David Nock > British Car Specialists > Stockton Ca 95205 > 209-948-8767 From lists at brits-n-pieces.com Mon Jan 18 09:06:13 2010 From: lists at brits-n-pieces.com (Eric Frenken) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:06:13 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings In-Reply-To: <146D66C9-558C-49BE-8383-21F30E8BDE26@sbcglobal.net> References: <146D66C9-558C-49BE-8383-21F30E8BDE26@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <003301ca9858$2841def0$78c59cd0$@com> I dont know the SC ones, but there are differences of the ones that are available on the market. There are the ones which fit exactly and the other ones. I know for sure. Eric Brits'n'Pieces http://brits-n-pieces.com I have the AH Spares ones and have had the SC ones and they seem to be the same. I cant imagine that there is much difference all of the ones that are avialable on the market. David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com From medlabinc at msn.com Mon Jan 18 10:03:03 2010 From: medlabinc at msn.com (Dick Matson) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:03:03 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Grille surround and top cowl MkII BT7 Message-ID: Yes ! I will attest. It goes together just like Rich says. During a PO reinstall of the grill on my car the 'two-way-hex-head-in-the-middle' studs were not used for some reason. I found a source and got 5 of them from Nocks BCS in Stockton. Then - finally - the grill assembly went together as Rich describes. So if they are missing from your bits box the good news is the 2-way studs are available. Dick / Cashmere ----- Original Message ----- From: Rich C To: Simon Lachlan ; healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 7:03 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl MkII BT7 Simon, On the later grille assembly, the upper brow is preassembled into the upper portion of the oval surround, so that the oval lip is exposed all the way around and the 3 upper tabs are lined up with and immediately behind the 3 captive nuts of the brow. This assembly is carefully inserted into the shroud aperture, and then working from behind the grille opening, 4 special 1/4" NF studs with a hex surface half way along the stud are run forward into the two outer upper captive nuts in the brow, and into the two captive nuts in the lower left and right brackets riveted to the shroud. There is an additional small lag bolt in the top and bottom middle mounting flange that runs through a fender mounting style captive clip. At this point you should have the surround and brow assembly nicely set into the aperture and the back ends of the four special studs facing toward the rear of the car. The vertical teeth assembly is brought in carefully behind the aperture from the side. The outer upper tabs fit onto the studs, as well as the lower outer tabs to the lower studs. The upper ones can now have flat washers, lock washers and nuts installed and run up, securing the upper portion of the teeth assembly. The lower studs now must also have the lower brackets of the radiator air deflector panels installed onto the lower studs, along with the left and right steady straps for the inner wheel arch splash plates. With all this lot run onto the lower studs, flat washers, lock washers and nuts can be installed and run home. Last, there is a middle lag screw on the top and bottom of the teeth assembly that installs into the bracket on the oval surround. Rich Chrysler _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as medlabinc at msn.com http://www.team.net/archive From robertduquette at sympatico.ca Mon Jan 18 13:04:05 2010 From: robertduquette at sympatico.ca (robertduquette at sympatico.ca) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:04:05 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] CA Listers. In-Reply-To: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> References: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> Message-ID: Ghost car: http://autos.sympatico.ca/features/2463/hey-cops-train-don-t-trap RD > Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:21:29 -0800 > > For the very, very few of those who might occasionally speed, please > take note of what The Governator has in the works now! Of course I > happen to live in Santa Ana, one of the cities with the red-light > cameras. While I don't know for sure, I'll guess that the cities pay > for the cameras and speeding upgrades while the broke Golden State reaps > 85% of the benefits. And remember, many other states follow quickly > behind us! Perhaps our legislative eagle-eye, the Other Len, knows a > more informative source than The Orange County Register? > > http://www.ocregister.com/news/red-229305-light-cameras.html > > Some of the ensuing comments are quite interesting. > > Bill > '53 Red Car From thehartnetts at earthlink.net Mon Jan 18 14:54:16 2010 From: thehartnetts at earthlink.net (Len and/or Marge Hartnett) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:54:16 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] CA Listers. In-Reply-To: <4e23c7251001180012m38a92463y77da8347c4e784ad@mail.gmail.com> References: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net> <4e23c7251001180012m38a92463y77da8347c4e784ad@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <8459493619484FE68E07D66B313607A4@LeonardPCPC> Bill B. et al: I do not have anything else to report at this time regarding California and speed cameras. However, there are web sites and blogs out there that address this, and other, problems. I'm sure some of you have heard about this as reported in The Washington Post: "Looking at Anssi Vanjoki's speeding ticket, many Finns are wondering whether their egalitarian spirit has pushed them over the edge. True, Vanjoki was doing 46.5 mph in a 30-mph zone. But $103,000? The reason the penalty was so harsh is that traffic fines in Finland are based not just on the severity of the offense, but also on the offender's income. Vanjoki is a senior executive of Nokia, the world's largest cell-phone maker, and his fine was assessed on a 1999 income of $5.2 million. A court later slashed it to $5,245, but not before Finns flew into a rage..... " (The Other) Len Vacaville, CA, USA 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031 From nir6709 at aol.com Mon Jan 18 15:30:54 2010 From: nir6709 at aol.com (nir6709 at aol.com) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:30:54 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields Message-ID: <8CC66A5080F14AB-5864-4D4C@webmail-d087.sysops.aol.com> hi, is there anyone that have made the shields that go on the firewall,if so where can can I get patterns for this I was planning on using hardi backer from home depot any tips on what not to do,or what else I should use for material. thanks for everybody's input.Bob From jpayne at ThorCon.net Mon Jan 18 15:38:55 2010 From: jpayne at ThorCon.net (Jonas Payne) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:38:55 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields In-Reply-To: <8CC66A5080F14AB-5864-4D4C@webmail-d087.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CC66A5080F14AB-5864-4D4C@webmail-d087.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: Hardi backer worked fine - just make sure you do your layout such that the "not grid" side is showing Jonas Payne Director of Preconstruction Thor Construction PH: (702) 269-2007 Fax: (702) 269-7095 Cell: (702) 358-5084 -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of nir6709 at aol.com Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 2:31 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields hi, is there anyone that have made the shields that go on the firewall,if so where can can I get patterns for this I was planning on using hardi backer from home depot any tips on what not to do,or what else I should use for material. thanks for everybody's input.Bob Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as jpayne at thorcon.net http://www.team.net/archive "This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender(s) at (702) 269-2007 and delete all copies from your system. It is not the intent of the sender to solicit any person or business. Please note that any opinions in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Thor Construction, Incorporated. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage or loss caused by any virus transmitted by this email." From dcongleton at embarqmail.com Mon Jan 18 15:55:52 2010 From: dcongleton at embarqmail.com (Dallas Congleton) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:55:52 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] CA Listers. References: <4B523BE9.7080900@pacbell.net><4e23c7251001180012m38a92463y77da8347c4e784ad@mail.gmail.com> <8459493619484FE68E07D66B313607A4@LeonardPCPC> Message-ID: <05BEB6A9C3A940DCB8FDA0931BC0F38C@your4dacd0ea75> "From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs" Karl Marx Sorta the direction we are heading now in the US.... Dallas Congleton 67 BJ8 53 MGTD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Len and/or Marge Hartnett" To: "Healey Mail List" Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 4:54 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] CA Listers. > Bill B. et al: I do not have anything else to report at this time > regarding > California and speed cameras. However, there are web sites and blogs out > there that address this, and other, problems. > > I'm sure some of you have heard about this as reported in The Washington > Post: > > "Looking at Anssi Vanjoki's speeding ticket, many Finns are wondering > whether their egalitarian spirit has pushed them over the edge. > > True, Vanjoki was doing 46.5 mph in a 30-mph zone. But $103,000? > > The reason the penalty was so harsh is that traffic fines in Finland are > based not just on the severity of the offense, but also on the offender's > income. Vanjoki is a senior executive of Nokia, the world's largest > cell-phone maker, and his fine was assessed on a 1999 income of $5.2 > million. > > A court later slashed it to $5,245, but not before Finns flew into a > rage..... " > > (The Other) Len > Vacaville, CA, USA > 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031 From brodeur at frontiernet.net Mon Jan 18 16:42:57 2010 From: brodeur at frontiernet.net (paulbrodeur) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:42:57 -0700 Subject: [Healeys] Temperature thermocouple Message-ID: <32FEF92D2DBE4BB98C7E0B102DC399EA@D24MJ981> I have a 60 Healey BT7 that sat in the Bullhead City, Arizona desert for 25 years. Unable to break free the temperature thermocouple-retaining bolt, I cut the capillary tube so as to be able to remove the engine/gearbox. With the engine on the floor, nothing (penetrators, heat, cold, easy outs) broke free the bolt. The last drill bit I used to drill out the bolt was 7/16" and I am afraid to move to the next size for fear of damaging the block threads. Any advice on what my next few steps should be would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Paul From bspidell at comcast.net Mon Jan 18 17:24:33 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:24:33 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] Temperature thermocouple In-Reply-To: <32FEF92D2DBE4BB98C7E0B102DC399EA@D24MJ981> Message-ID: <1063587684.10601631263860673448.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> I would get a file with a triangular cross-section and carefully file a few grooves inside the hole perpendicular to the threads (trying not to file the threads). Then, I'd try to chisel the sections out. You could also try tapping out the hole--don't know if that plug is pipe or straight thread--but I'd try filing and chiseling first. Bob -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "paulbrodeur" To: healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 3:42:57 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Healeys] Temperature thermocouple I have a 60 Healey BT7 that sat in the Bullhead City, Arizona desert for 25 years. Unable to break free the temperature thermocouple-retaining bolt, I cut the capillary tube so as to be able to remove the engine/gearbox. With the engine on the floor, nothing (penetrators, heat, cold, easy outs) broke free the bolt. The last drill bit I used to drill out the bolt was 7/16" and I am afraid to move to the next size for fear of damaging the block threads. Any advice on what my next few steps should be would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Paul From pennell at cox.net Mon Jan 18 17:31:52 2010 From: pennell at cox.net (pennell at cox.net) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:31:52 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields In-Reply-To: <8CC66A5080F14AB-5864-4D4C@webmail-d087.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <20100118193152.4SNFK.234840.imail@eastrmwml34> Bob, I used some boiler insulation material which I got locally from a specialty supplier. It came in 2x4ft sheets 1/4 inch thick at around $8 per sheet. It is made of a ceramic I believe. Also much lighter than hardibacker. Cuts easily with a butcher knife. Keith Pennell ---- nir6709 at aol.com wrote: > hi, is there anyone that have made the shields that go on the firewall,if so > where can can I get patterns for this I was planning on using hardi backer > from home depot any tips on what not to do,or what else I should use for > material. thanks for everybody's input.Bob From mayorrichard at hotmail.com Mon Jan 18 20:07:14 2010 From: mayorrichard at hotmail.com (richard mayor) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:07:14 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Temperature thermocouple In-Reply-To: <1063587684.10601631263860673448.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> References: <32FEF92D2DBE4BB98C7E0B102DC399EA@D24MJ981>, <1063587684.10601631263860673448.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: When you say that you used heat, was it a propane torch or an oxy/acetalene torch. You need to get the cast iron around the fitting/bolt red hot. When you say you don't want to damage the threads in the block - don't you mean the "head"? In my experience, if you get the area around the bolt cherry red and then put a box end wrench on the bolt, it will break loose. Sometimes it helps to squirt some WD 40 or BP Blaster onto the thing, when it's HOT, to help with the process. Sometimes you need to do it a couple of times. Sneak up on it so you don't destroy the thing you are trying to unscrew. I have a feeling that you should not have drilled it out with that 7/16" drill bit. You have now weakened the very bolt that you need to unscrew. Richard Mayor BN7L-466 Vintage Racer Portland, Oregon > Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:24:33 +0000 > From: bspidell at comcast.net > To: brodeur at frontiernet.net > CC: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Temperature thermocouple > > I would get a file with a triangular cross-section and carefully file a few grooves inside the hole perpendicular to the threads (trying not to file the threads). Then, I'd try to chisel the sections out. > > You could also try tapping out the hole--don't know if that plug is pipe or straight thread--but I'd try filing and chiseling first. > > Bob > > -------------------------------- > Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "paulbrodeur" > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 3:42:57 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: [Healeys] Temperature thermocouple > > I have a 60 Healey BT7 that sat in the Bullhead City, Arizona desert for 25 > years. > > Unable to break free the temperature thermocouple-retaining bolt, I cut the > capillary tube so as to be able to remove the engine/gearbox. > > With the engine on the floor, nothing (penetrators, heat, cold, easy outs) > broke free the bolt. The last drill bit I used to drill out the bolt was > 7/16" and I am afraid to move to the next size for fear of damaging the > block threads. > > Any advice on what my next few steps should be would be greatly > appreciated. > > Thanks, Paul > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as mayorrichard at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ From greylinn at ozemail.com.au Tue Jan 19 02:42:10 2010 From: greylinn at ozemail.com.au (Peter Linn) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:42:10 +1000 Subject: [Healeys] Hub nuts Message-ID: <9F4D8C116F454E93B4DBF8638FF80ECC@PeterPC> G'day list I have to remove/dismantle the rear axle (5 stud) from the Ward Special to get the casing straightened. Am having trouble with the left hand hub nut - I don't have a socket the right size and my homemade tool doesn't get enough grip to loosen it. Are both sides right hand thread? Any ideas for a tool to deal with these? Cheers Peter Linn Brisbane Oz BN1 Ward Spl coupe BN1 Holden V6 From healey.nut at gmail.com Tue Jan 19 03:14:48 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:14:48 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Hub nuts In-Reply-To: <9F4D8C116F454E93B4DBF8638FF80ECC@PeterPC> References: <9F4D8C116F454E93B4DBF8638FF80ECC@PeterPC> Message-ID: On the five stud axle, one side is RH thread, the other is LH thread, I forgot which is which. A good tool if you don't have a proper socket is to use a very large adjustable spanner to grip opposing flats at 90 deg to the nut, and then use a smaller adjustable to grip the large handle and twist - this works VERY well. On 1/19/10, Peter Linn wrote: > G'day list > > I have to remove/dismantle the rear axle (5 stud) from the Ward Special to > get > the casing straightened. Am having trouble with the left hand hub nut - I > don't have a socket the right size and my homemade tool doesn't get enough > grip to loosen it. Are both sides right hand thread? Any ideas for a tool to > deal with these? > > Cheers > > Peter Linn > Brisbane Oz > BN1 Ward Spl coupe > BN1 Holden V6 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From rchaskell at earthlink.net Tue Jan 19 04:33:42 2010 From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:33:42 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Hub nuts In-Reply-To: <9F4D8C116F454E93B4DBF8638FF80ECC@PeterPC> References: <9F4D8C116F454E93B4DBF8638FF80ECC@PeterPC> Message-ID: <4B559896.5010502@earthlink.net> Peter, There's a right handed and a left handed nut. The right hand nut is on the right hand side of the car (aft looking forward). "MOWOG RH" or "MOWOG LH" is stamped on one face of the nuts. If the PO was thinking, he would have installed the nuts so the lettering was visible. If you were a bit closer, I'd lend you the Churchill tool. Prior to having the factory tool, I used a 3/4" drive, 2 3/16", 12 point socket. The lead-in taper in the socket was machined off so socket was contacting as much of the nut as possible. Cheers, Bob Peter Linn wrote: > G'day list > > I have to remove/dismantle the rear axle (5 stud) from the Ward Special to get > the casing straightened. Am having trouble with the left hand hub nut - I > don't have a socket the right size and my homemade tool doesn't get enough > grip to loosen it. Are both sides right hand thread? Any ideas for a tool to > deal with these? > > Cheers > > Peter Linn > Brisbane Oz > BN1 Ward Spl coupe > BN1 Holden V6 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rchaskell at earthlink.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From jstmorris at yahoo.com Tue Jan 19 08:43:31 2010 From: jstmorris at yahoo.com (J. Scott Morris) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:43:31 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields Message-ID: <396474.6014.qm@web30307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello Bob; Attached are heat shield patterns done by Greg Wilkinson off a BJ8 about 7 or 8 years ago. A copy has been forwarded to John Sims to consider for his web site at www.healey6.com --Scott Morris; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; '60 MkI BN7 & '62 MkII BT7 J. Scott Morris - Keep Smiling, Murphy Lives --- On Mon, 1/18/10, nir6709 at aol.com wrote: << hi, is there anyone that have made the shields that go on the firewall,if so where can can I get patterns for this I was planning on using hardi backer from home depot any tips on what not to do,or what else I should use for material. thanks for everybody's input. Bob >> __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pdf which had a name of Dimensions] From ahbn6 at verizon.net Tue Jan 19 08:57:06 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:57:06 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields In-Reply-To: <396474.6014.qm@web30307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <396474.6014.qm@web30307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <018101ca9920$0d4cf170$27e6d450$@net> OK It is in the Insulation section on the Technical page of my site. Thanks, Scott! John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com From: J. Scott Morris [mailto:jstmorris at yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:44 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net; nir6709 at aol.com Cc: John Sims Subject: Re: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields Hello Bob; Attached are heat shield patterns done by Greg Wilkinson off a BJ8 about 7 or 8 years ago. A copy has been forwarded to John Sims to consider for his web site at www.healey6.com --Scott Morris; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; '60 MkI BN7 & '62 MkII BT7 J. Scott Morris - Keep Smiling, Image removed by sender. Murphy Lives --- On Mon, 1/18/10, nir6709 at aol.com wrote: << hi, is there anyone that have made the shields that go on the firewall,if so where can can I get patterns for this I was planning on using hardi backer from home depot any tips on what not to do,or what else I should use for material. thanks for everybody's input. Bob >> _____ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ~WRD000.jpg] From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Tue Jan 19 09:54:13 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:54:13 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Hub nuts In-Reply-To: References: <9F4D8C116F454E93B4DBF8638FF80ECC@PeterPC> Message-ID: <8q43CFB1OeVLFwaB@jharper.demon.co.uk> Peter A word of warning here. There was an early version of the 5 stud read axle that a R.H. thread at both sides. This took place during the early conversion of 100s to fit BMC rear axles. One way of checking is to see if there was an oil filler on the back of the casing. These early versions had no filler on the rear; the oil filler was on the neck of the 'pumpkin'. Regards >On the five stud axle, one side is RH thread, the other is LH thread, >I forgot which is which. > >A good tool if you don't have a proper socket is to use a very large >adjustable spanner to grip opposing flats at 90 deg to the nut, and >then use a smaller adjustable to grip the large handle and twist - >this works VERY well. > >On 1/19/10, Peter Linn wrote: >> G'day list >> >> I have to remove/dismantle the rear axle (5 stud) from the Ward Special to >> get >> the casing straightened. Am having trouble with the left hand hub nut - I >> don't have a socket the right size and my homemade tool doesn't get enough >> grip to loosen it. Are both sides right hand thread? Any ideas for a tool to >> deal with these? >> >> Cheers >> >> Peter Linn >> Brisbane Oz >> BN1 Ward Spl coupe >> BN1 Holden V6 -- John Harper From tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl Tue Jan 19 10:26:45 2010 From: tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl (Tadeusz Malkiewicz) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:26:45 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Looking for someone near Riverside, CA Message-ID: <32F10A5B688B4EF2851B655F7FD36EF1@tm> Hello, I am looking for someone near Riverside (60 miles east of Los Angeles). There is a car there I am interested in.. Please contact me offlist if you are there.. Thanks, Tadek From jkrowe46 at bigpond.net.au Tue Jan 19 14:35:59 2010 From: jkrowe46 at bigpond.net.au (John & Kerry Rowe) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:35:59 +1000 Subject: [Healeys] FW: Hub Nuts Message-ID: <20100119213601.BEMM17290.nskntotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com@rowe4323ef3cc5> Hi Peter When all fails you can always revert to the trusty Cold Chisel and hammer - it always works I used the > drive socket on mine. You should be able to borrow one down there if you know a mechanic-failing that I have one you could borrow. Cheers John Rowe From Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com Tue Jan 19 14:41:42 2010 From: Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com (Freese, Ken) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:41:42 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Need disc wheel hubs Message-ID: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D03420210@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> Anybody have a stash of early 3000 disc wheel hubs? My racer buddy needs them. Thanks, Ken Freese 65 BJ8 From info at classictradespace.com Tue Jan 19 14:56:43 2010 From: info at classictradespace.com (classic trade space) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:56:43 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Bugeye Message-ID: <128660B321ED4FB8931FCC8049DDAA15@WORLDCARS> Does any one have a solid bugeye project for sale that needs restoring or a Mk11 sprite would be ok, looking for a decent starting point to fully restore, even a rolling shell would be ok as i have running gear. Thanks marc From jule_enterprisesah at yahoo.com Tue Jan 19 18:35:15 2010 From: jule_enterprisesah at yahoo.com (Martin Jansen) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:35:15 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Hub nuts In-Reply-To: <9F4D8C116F454E93B4DBF8638FF80ECC@PeterPC> Message-ID: <384918.32992.qm@web53002.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Yes Peter there is a right and left hand thread hub. You can get the tool you are looking for from Brett Blades of Blades design at razorblades at mindspring.com Happy Healeying, Marty www.jule-enterprises.com --- On Tue, 1/19/10, Peter Linn wrote: From: Peter Linn Subject: [Healeys] Hub nuts To: healeys at autox.team.net Received: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 4:42 AM G'day list I have to remove/dismantle the rear axle (5 stud) from the Ward Special to get the casing straightened. Am having trouble with the left hand hub nut - I don't have a socket the right size and my homemade tool doesn't get enough grip to loosen it. Are both sides right hand thread? Any ideas for a tool to deal with these? Cheers Peter Linn Brisbane Oz BN1 Ward Spl coupe BN1 Holden V6 Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as jule_enterprisesah at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From richchrysler at quickclic.net Tue Jan 19 18:52:02 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:52:02 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields References: <396474.6014.qm@web30307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <897F201C21BF4D0DB32EFB69234579BF@LIFEBOOK> Somebody needs to come up with the pattern for the tricarb under floor heat shield panel. It's similar to that of the BJ8 but is about 5 1/2" longer at the back of the panel with different spacings. I suspect the one for the BJ7 may be similar. The BJ8 one probably had to be shorter at the back edge to clear the pair of exhaust mounts that mount on studs through the floor just ahead of the rear left outrigger. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Scott Morris" To: ; Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields > Hello Bob; Attached are heat shield patterns done by Greg Wilkinson off a > BJ8 > about 7 or 8 years ago. A copy has been forwarded to John Sims to > consider > for his web site at www.healey6.com > --Scott Morris; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; '60 MkI BN7 & '62 MkII BT7 > J. Scott Morris - Keep Smiling, Murphy Lives > > --- On Mon, 1/18/10, nir6709 at aol.com wrote: << hi, is > there > anyone that have made the shields that go on the firewall,if so where can > can > I get patterns for this I was planning on using hardi backer from home > depot > any tips on what not to do,or what else I should use for material. thanks > for > everybody's input. Bob >> > __________________________________________________________________ > Looking for > the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! > > http://www.flickr.com/gift/ > > [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pdf which had a > name of Dimensions] > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From Healey100M at gmail.com Tue Jan 19 18:54:09 2010 From: Healey100M at gmail.com (Randy Hicks) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:54:09 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video Message-ID: <18F1D216-BAE2-4474-B5C1-06F7B41CD75A@gmail.com> Couple interesting touches. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-cocwJNQOGVA/1964_austin_healey_3000_mk_iii_0 07_q_inspired/ Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com From ahbn6 at verizon.net Tue Jan 19 19:48:04 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:48:04 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video In-Reply-To: <18F1D216-BAE2-4474-B5C1-06F7B41CD75A@gmail.com> References: <18F1D216-BAE2-4474-B5C1-06F7B41CD75A@gmail.com> Message-ID: <022501ca997a$fda79a80$f8f6cf80$@net> I converted the URL to a Tiny URL http://tinyurl.com/yexgjko Whose car is this?? John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randy Hicks Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 8:54 PM To: Healey List Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video Couple interesting touches. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-cocwJNQOGVA/1964_austin_healey_3000_mk_iii_ 0 07_q_inspired/ Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as ahbn6 at verizon.net http://www.team.net/archive From sales at justbrits.com Tue Jan 19 20:16:04 2010 From: sales at justbrits.com (Sales at " Just Brits ") Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:16:04 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video In-Reply-To: <18F1D216-BAE2-4474-B5C1-06F7B41CD75A@gmail.com> References: <18F1D216-BAE2-4474-B5C1-06F7B41CD75A@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B567574.9010200@justbrits.com> << Couple interesting touches. >> That the car is a Phase I, Randy ??? Anon From healey.nut at gmail.com Tue Jan 19 20:24:36 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:24:36 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video In-Reply-To: <022501ca997a$fda79a80$f8f6cf80$@net> References: <18F1D216-BAE2-4474-B5C1-06F7B41CD75A@gmail.com> <022501ca997a$fda79a80$f8f6cf80$@net> Message-ID: That car is Roger's (don't know his last name), who lives in San Leandro, CA. He's a regular contributor on the British Car Forum. If you go over to BCF and search ausmhly you will see alot of information posted on his various modifications. They are all nicely done. Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:48 AM, John Sims wrote: > I converted the URL to a Tiny URL > > http://tinyurl.com/yexgjko > > Whose car is this?? > > John Sims, BN6 > Aberdeen, NJ > > http://www.healey6.com From richchrysler at quickclic.net Tue Jan 19 20:49:24 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:49:24 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video References: <18F1D216-BAE2-4474-B5C1-06F7B41CD75A@gmail.com> <4B567574.9010200@justbrits.com> Message-ID: <2315482DC46941FC86E9395F26BD4FBF@LIFEBOOK> Okay Ed, er, I mean "Anon", I know you know better. Push button door handles, larger single plastic side and tail lamps, torque arm boxes in interior, short console with full length arm rest....all early Phase 2 stuff! Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sales at " Just Brits "" To: "Healey List" Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video > << Couple interesting touches. >> > > That the car is a Phase I, Randy ??? > > Anon From Healey100M at gmail.com Tue Jan 19 20:56:04 2010 From: Healey100M at gmail.com (Randy Hicks) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:56:04 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video In-Reply-To: <4B567574.9010200@justbrits.com> References: <18F1D216-BAE2-4474-B5C1-06F7B41CD75A@gmail.com> <4B567574.9010200@justbrits.com> Message-ID: <00AC3FA7-B19F-4199-AC27-BEA075E6E007@gmail.com> Looks to me like a Phase II with the raised rear and the full arm rest not the Phase I short armrest box. :-) Hidden navigation was done nicely. Hidden cup holder as well. Randy On Jan 19, 2010, at 10:16 PM, Sales at Just Brits wrote: > << Couple interesting touches. >> > > That the car is a Phase I, Randy ??? > > Anon > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey100m at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From mark at bradakis.com Tue Jan 19 21:27:04 2010 From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:27:04 -0700 Subject: [Healeys] Membership/e-mail Message-ID: <4B568618.6000904@bradakis.com> A subscriber on another list asked this question, I figured that the answer might be helpful to some folks on other lists. mjb. > I would like to suspend myself from receiving list e-mail for an undefined > time, probably 90 days due to some surgery. Can you help me? 1. Click on the link at the bottom of this message, the mailman/listinfo one. 2. In the subscriber section, enter your email address and list password. 3. Realize that you should have kept a copy of the monthly reminder with your list password. 4. Delete your address from the first box and enter it into the box labeled 'Unsubscribe or Edit options" and click on the button. 5. Click on the password reminder button. 6. When the reminder message arrives, click on the link, pasting in your newly arrived password. 7. Go down to the 'Mail Delivery' section of the subscription options. 8. Click on the 'disabled' button. 9. Go down to the bottom of the page and click on 'Submit my changes' 10. Getting mail flowing again is the same procedure, except obviously you would click on the 'enable' button. On a side note, this is a handy procedure if you use more than one email address. You can subscribe, say, both your home address and your work address, and set only one of them to enable. Having the other address subscribed will keep messages you send from that address from getting bounced as non-member spam, but you won't get multiple copies of each list message. From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Tue Jan 19 21:31:09 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:31:09 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video In-Reply-To: <022501ca997a$fda79a80$f8f6cf80$@net> References: <18F1D216-BAE2-4474-B5C1-06F7B41CD75A@gmail.com>, <022501ca997a$fda79a80$f8f6cf80$@net> Message-ID: It belongs to Roger Conti (spelling? sorry Roger) It was featured in one of the national mags a few months ago. Roger is a frequent attender of car shows here in Northern California and always gets awards for his first class attention to details. Rich Kahn _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ From rudedoggg at earthlink.net Tue Jan 19 22:00:31 2010 From: rudedoggg at earthlink.net (rudedoggg at earthlink.net) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:00:31 -0600 (GMT-06:00) Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video Message-ID: <24508463.1263963631783.JavaMail.root@elwamui-norfolk.atl.sa.earthlink.net> But...it isn't concourse. -----Original Message----- >From: Randy Hicks >Sent: Jan 19, 2010 7:54 PM >To: Healey List >Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video > >Couple interesting touches. > >http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-cocwJNQOGVA/1964_austin_healey_3000_mk_iii_0 >07_q_inspired/ > > >Randy > >Randy Hicks >www.austinhealey100m.com >'56 100 M >'55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans >'62 BN7 MkII >'65 BJ8 >'53 MGTD >Healey100M at gmail.com >_______________________________________________ >Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > >Healeys at autox.team.net >http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > >You are subscribed as rudedoggg at earthlink.net > >http://www.team.net/archive From gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com Wed Jan 20 00:25:13 2010 From: gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com (Greg Wilkinson) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:25:13 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields In-Reply-To: <897F201C21BF4D0DB32EFB69234579BF@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: I have a neighbor with a Tri-carb. It might be a while before I see his car though (he doesn't store it at his house). If someone wants to do a pencil sketch with the dimensions, I can do up a drawing like the BJ8 ones. -----Original Message----- Somebody needs to come up with the pattern for the tricarb under floor heat shield panel. It's similar to that of the BJ8 but is about 5 1/2" longer at the back of the panel with different spacings. I suspect the one for the BJ7 may be similar. The BJ8 one probably had to be shorter at the back edge to clear the pair of exhaust mounts that mount on studs through the floor just ahead of the rear left outrigger. Rich Chrysler From jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net Tue Jan 19 23:27:38 2010 From: jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net (john spaur) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:27:38 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Hub nuts In-Reply-To: <9F4D8C116F454E93B4DBF8638FF80ECC@PeterPC> References: <9F4D8C116F454E93B4DBF8638FF80ECC@PeterPC> Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20100119222023.02054ae8@pop.att.yahoo.com> Peter, As many times as I have taken these nuts off I still am not certain as too the loosening direction. However, I would think the hub nuts would be the same hand as the knockoff's so to tighten under forward motion. Be sure to replace the lock washers; cheap and good insurance against breakage. Do you think the Ward Special nut hand is different than a Healey? John San Jose, California At 07:42 PM 1/19/2010 +1000, Peter Linn wrote: >G'day list >I have to remove/dismantle the rear axle (5 stud) from the Ward >Special to get.... >Peter Linn From greylinn at ozemail.com.au Wed Jan 20 02:57:33 2010 From: greylinn at ozemail.com.au (Peter Linn) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:57:33 +1000 Subject: [Healeys] Hub nuts In-Reply-To: References: <9F4D8C116F454E93B4DBF8638FF80ECC@PeterPC> Message-ID: <9437163579FD47859B25398016EBB589@PeterPC> Many thanks for all your replies. I managed to fabricate an effective box spanner using a Landrover hub nut spanner (6 sided) and my home-made 8 sided spanner. Turns out my axle casing is an early one with RH threads both sides. I was fooled by the filler plug on the rear which on closer inspection is a later addition, presumably when the 3.54 diff centre (no filler on diff carrier) was installed. I have the same situation on the other car, except that there's no filler except the breather hole! Cheers Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Seigrist" To: "Peter Linn" ; Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Hub nuts > On the five stud axle, one side is RH thread, the other is LH thread, > I forgot which is which. > > A good tool if you don't have a proper socket is to use a very large > adjustable spanner to grip opposing flats at 90 deg to the nut, and > then use a smaller adjustable to grip the large handle and twist - > this works VERY well. > > On 1/19/10, Peter Linn wrote: >> G'day list >> >> I have to remove/dismantle the rear axle (5 stud) from the Ward Special >> to >> get >> the casing straightened. Am having trouble with the left hand hub nut - I >> don't have a socket the right size and my homemade tool doesn't get >> enough >> grip to loosen it. Are both sides right hand thread? Any ideas for a tool >> to >> deal with these? >> >> Cheers >> >> Peter Linn >> Brisbane Oz >> BN1 Ward Spl coupe >> BN1 Holden V6 >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Alan > > '52 A90 > '53 BN1 > '59 Jag Mk IX > '64 BJ8 From lapierrem at sbcglobal.net Wed Jan 20 04:49:44 2010 From: lapierrem at sbcglobal.net (Mark LaPierre) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:49:44 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Alternator Mod Bracket Message-ID: <001601ca99c6$a93927b0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Here is another alternator bracket idea that some one from the list sent me awhile ago. Prices and accessories are included in the pics. This is a less expensive mod from what I have found else where and seems to fit lower and is less obvious. One amendment to add is that if you use spacers or stack several washers on top of each other you can use your original adjusting bracket underneath the alternator. You can see that I made my own to use before I tried the spacer idea. This will extend the bracket out in front of the alternator fan so there is no chance of the two interfering with each other. This can be found on John Sims web sight www.healey6.com under electrical, "alternator bracket construction". Mark From rchaskell at earthlink.net Wed Jan 20 05:08:37 2010 From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:08:37 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields In-Reply-To: <897F201C21BF4D0DB32EFB69234579BF@LIFEBOOK> References: <396474.6014.qm@web30307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <897F201C21BF4D0DB32EFB69234579BF@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: <4B56F245.4010905@earthlink.net> Rich, Mine is 30" long, 9 1/2" wide. Will finish up a sketch this evening. Bob Rich C wrote: > Somebody needs to come up with the pattern for the tricarb under floor > heat shield panel. It's similar to that of the BJ8 but is about 5 1/2" > longer at the back of the panel with different spacings. I suspect the > one for the BJ7 may be similar. The BJ8 one probably had to be shorter > at the back edge to clear the pair of exhaust mounts that mount on studs > through the floor just ahead of the rear left outrigger. > > Rich Chrysler > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Scott Morris" > To: ; > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:43 AM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields > > >> Hello Bob; Attached are heat shield patterns done by Greg Wilkinson >> off a BJ8 >> about 7 or 8 years ago. A copy has been forwarded to John Sims to >> consider >> for his web site at www.healey6.com >> --Scott Morris; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; '60 MkI BN7 & '62 MkII BT7 >> J. Scott Morris - Keep Smiling, Murphy Lives >> >> --- On Mon, 1/18/10, nir6709 at aol.com wrote: << hi, >> is there >> anyone that have made the shields that go on the firewall,if so where >> can can >> I get patterns for this I was planning on using hardi backer from home >> depot >> any tips on what not to do,or what else I should use for material. >> thanks for >> everybody's input. Bob >> >> __________________________________________________________________ >> Looking for >> the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! >> >> http://www.flickr.com/gift/ >> >> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pdf which had >> a name of Dimensions] >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rchaskell at earthlink.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From ahbn6 at verizon.net Wed Jan 20 05:28:09 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:28:09 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields In-Reply-To: References: <897F201C21BF4D0DB32EFB69234579BF@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: <024a01ca99cc$06e66120$14b32360$@net> And I'll post it as soon as you get it to me. John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Greg Wilkinson Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 2:25 AM To: Healey List Subject: Re: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields I have a neighbor with a Tri-carb. It might be a while before I see his car though (he doesn't store it at his house). If someone wants to do a pencil sketch with the dimensions, I can do up a drawing like the BJ8 ones. -----Original Message----- Somebody needs to come up with the pattern for the tricarb under floor heat shield panel. It's similar to that of the BJ8 but is about 5 1/2" longer at the back of the panel with different spacings. I suspect the one for the BJ7 may be similar. The BJ8 one probably had to be shorter at the back edge to clear the pair of exhaust mounts that mount on studs through the floor just ahead of the rear left outrigger. Rich Chrysler From brunoverstraete at mac.com Wed Jan 20 06:40:27 2010 From: brunoverstraete at mac.com (Bruno Verstraete) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:40:27 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Original Oil Cloth tool roll 100/4 Message-ID: <23334532855807090675880189990315107290-Webmail@me.com> Dear Friends, does anyone on the list know whether there are newly made tool rools for 100/4 available in the original oil cloth? All the ones i saw for sale up till now are made of vinyl and are not really accepted in a concours where the dots on the i are also important! thanks a lot. Bruno Verstraete From mgcharlie at comcast.net Wed Jan 20 06:46:39 2010 From: mgcharlie at comcast.net (Charlie Baldwin) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:46:39 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields In-Reply-To: <897F201C21BF4D0DB32EFB69234579BF@LIFEBOOK> References: <396474.6014.qm@web30307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <897F201C21BF4D0DB32EFB69234579BF@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: <4B57093F.3060501@comcast.net> So that's why the one from my tricarb didn't match the new one that I got with a Mk.I that we bought. The Mk.I owner had bought the set and didn't use the under floor one, so I thought it would work well for my tricarb since a corner was broken. When I compared them the new one was too short. Seems to me that the holes were right on each end, but there wasn't enough length between them. Charlie Rich C wrote: > Somebody needs to come up with the pattern for the tricarb under floor > heat shield panel. It's similar to that of the BJ8 but is about 5 1/2" > longer at the back of the panel with different spacings. I suspect the > one for the BJ7 may be similar. The BJ8 one probably had to be shorter > at the back edge to clear the pair of exhaust mounts that mount on > studs through the floor just ahead of the rear left outrigger. > > Rich Chrysler [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of mgcharlie.vcf] From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Wed Jan 20 07:50:03 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:50:03 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Original Oil Cloth tool roll 100/4 In-Reply-To: <23334532855807090675880189990315107290-Webmail@me.com> References: <23334532855807090675880189990315107290-Webmail@me.com> Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3EED3CF@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Hello Bruno, For 100/4 Vinyl Tool Rolls should be Concours correct as well, as Roger Moment will confirm. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/Germany -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von Bruno Verstraete Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. Januar 2010 14:40 An: healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: [Healeys] Original Oil Cloth tool roll 100/4 Dear Friends, does anyone on the list know whether there are newly made tool rools for 100/4 available in the original oil cloth? All the ones i saw for sale up till now are made of vinyl and are not really accepted in a concours where the dots on the i are also important! thanks a lot. Bruno Verstraete _______________ From cnaarndt at gmail.com Wed Jan 20 08:09:30 2010 From: cnaarndt at gmail.com (Curt/Nancy Arndt) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:09:30 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video In-Reply-To: <24508463.1263963631783.JavaMail.root@elwamui-norfolk.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <24508463.1263963631783.JavaMail.root@elwamui-norfolk.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <751d05481001200709x43093b9blb8b580cc7c86a222@mail.gmail.com> It's not Concours either.. Sorry, I couldn't resist Curt On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:00 PM, wrote: > But...it isn't concourse. > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Randy Hicks > >Sent: Jan 19, 2010 7:54 PM > >To: Healey List > >Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video > > > >Couple interesting touches. > > > > > http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-cocwJNQOGVA/1964_austin_healey_3000_mk_iii_0 > >07_q_inspired/ > > > > > >Randy > > > >Randy Hicks > >www.austinhealey100m.com > >'56 100 M > >'55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans > >'62 BN7 MkII > >'65 BJ8 > >'53 MGTD > >Healey100M at gmail.com > >_______________________________________________ > >Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > > >Healeys at autox.team.net > >http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > > >You are subscribed as rudedoggg at earthlink.net > > > >http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as cnaarndt at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From ronald-ray at sbcglobal.net Wed Jan 20 08:37:45 2010 From: ronald-ray at sbcglobal.net (Ron Ray) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:37:45 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video In-Reply-To: <18F1D216-BAE2-4474-B5C1-06F7B41CD75A@gmail.com> References: <18F1D216-BAE2-4474-B5C1-06F7B41CD75A@gmail.com> Message-ID: <000001ca99e6$832665e0$897331a0$@net> Does anyone know a source for the stainless steel fan? Thanks. Ron -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randy Hicks Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:54 PM To: Healey List Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video Couple interesting touches. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-cocwJNQOGVA/1964_austin_healey_3000_mk_iii_ 0 07_q_inspired/ Randy Randy Hicks From tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl Wed Jan 20 09:46:50 2010 From: tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl (Tadeusz Malkiewicz) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:46:50 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] HF1746/47/48 horns assembly Message-ID: <094C3085CE3E44F3BFF8EB91A5CA3A74@tm> Hello, I am trying to understand the Workshop instructions for the horns and have a small problem - what is AIR GAP SETTING? And what are the following values: High Note 0.019-0.022 ins. High Note 0.024-0.026 ins. What are "ins."? I do understand how to regulate it, but what are these values?? Best, Tadek From msalter at precisionsportscar.com Wed Jan 20 09:50:38 2010 From: msalter at precisionsportscar.com (Michael Salter) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:50:38 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields In-Reply-To: References: <897F201C21BF4D0DB32EFB69234579BF@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: <137229b1001200850w7e1888b1l7614cec2c855b7b1@mail.gmail.com> If anyone could send me the part number of that tri-carb heatshield i probably have a DXF drawing of it. On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Greg Wilkinson < gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com> wrote: > I have a neighbor with a Tri-carb. It might be a while before I see his car > though (he doesn't store it at his house). If someone wants to do a pencil > sketch with the dimensions, I can do up a drawing like the BJ8 ones. > > > -----Original Message----- > Somebody needs to come up with the pattern for the tricarb under floor heat > shield panel. It's similar to that of the BJ8 but is about 5 1/2" longer at > the back of the panel with different spacings. I suspect the one for the > BJ7 > may be similar. The BJ8 one probably had to be shorter at the back edge to > clear the pair of exhaust mounts that mount on studs through the floor just > ahead of the rear left outrigger. > > Rich Chrysler > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as msalter at precisionsportscar.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com Wed Jan 20 10:11:26 2010 From: gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com (Greg Wilkinson) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:11:26 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video In-Reply-To: <000001ca99e6$832665e0$897331a0$@net> Message-ID: Roger bought his fan from British Car Specialists, then powder coated it yellow. -----Original Message----- Does anyone know a source for the stainless steel fan? Thanks. Ron From al at bighealey.org Wed Jan 20 10:12:36 2010 From: al at bighealey.org (al at bighealey.org) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:12:36 -0700 Subject: [Healeys] HF1746/47/48 horns assembly Message-ID: <7c56d781$17c8e2d8$4ef26bee$@com> Does 'ins' mean inches?? Al Fuller al at bighealey.org '62 A-H BT-7 '65 A-H BJ-8 '85 Rx-7 GSL-SE ---------------------------------------- From: "Tadeusz Malkiewicz" Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:11 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] HF1746/47/48 horns assembly Hello, I am trying to understand the Workshop instructions for the horns and have a small problem - what is AIR GAP SETTING? And what are the following values: High Note 0.019-0.022 ins. High Note 0.024-0.026 ins. What are "ins."? I do understand how to regulate it, but what are these values?? Best, Tadek Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as al at bighealey.org http://www.team.net/archive From coudesluijs at chello.nl Wed Jan 20 10:30:04 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:30:04 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] HF1746/47/48 horns assembly In-Reply-To: <094C3085CE3E44F3BFF8EB91A5CA3A74@tm> References: <094C3085CE3E44F3BFF8EB91A5CA3A74@tm> Message-ID: <4B573D9C.2020903@chello.nl> Usually there is an external adjustment screw. In general adjust the screw untill the sound is loudest. Have the engine running when you adjust to keep up the voltage. The airgap is the distance between the contacts that are resposible for the amplitude of the membrane. Kees Oudesluijs NL Tadeusz Malkiewicz schreef: > Hello, > > I am trying to understand the Workshop instructions for the horns and have a > small problem - what is AIR GAP SETTING? And what are the following values: > High Note 0.019-0.022 ins. > High Note 0.024-0.026 ins. > > What are "ins."? > > I do understand how to regulate it, but what are these values?? > > > Best, Tadek > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.730 / Virusdatabase: 270.14.151/2633 - datum van uitgifte: 01/19/10 18:49:00 From tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl Wed Jan 20 10:31:57 2010 From: tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl (Tadeusz Malkiewicz) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:31:57 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] HF1746/47/48 horns assembly In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <31E9A43D614B411790F5E8E8C12A1369@tm> Many thanks to all, I am getting it now I believe... :-) I guess I was kind of slow.. Many thnaks for a quick response, Best, Tadek -----Original Message----- From: Roland Wilhelmy [mailto:rwil at sbcglobal.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 6:28 PM To: Tadeusz Malkiewicz Subject: Re: [Healeys] HF1746/47/48 horns assembly Tadek- I suspect that "ins." equal 25.4 mm. In other words they mean "Inches". The air gap is probably the space that the diaphragm need to move back and forth within to generate the correct noise. Ciao, -Roland On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:46:50 +0100, you wrote: ::Hello, :: ::I am trying to understand the Workshop instructions for the horns and have a ::small problem - what is AIR GAP SETTING? And what are the following values: ::High Note 0.019-0.022 ins. ::High Note 0.024-0.026 ins. :: ::What are "ins."? :: ::I do understand how to regulate it, but what are these values?? :: :: ::Best, Tadek ::_______________________________________________ ::Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html :: ::Healeys at autox.team.net ::http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys :: ::You are subscribed as rwil at sbcglobal.net :: ::http://www.team.net/archive From bspidell at comcast.net Wed Jan 20 10:41:24 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:41:24 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] HF1746/47/48 horns assembly In-Reply-To: <094C3085CE3E44F3BFF8EB91A5CA3A74@tm> Message-ID: <1148355463.11310961264009284352.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Been a while since I worked on horns, but IIRC: - the vibrations needed to produce sound are produced by points--not dissimilar to the ones in the distributor--that open and close rapidly to vibrate a voice coil, i.e. a 'speaker' - the points gaps need to be set (just like the points in a distributor) - the gap is measured in inches ("ins.") - so, the gap for one of the horns (you listed "High Note" twice) would be 0.019-0.022 inches--i.e. from 19 thousandths of an inch to 22 thousandths of an inch - again, working from memory, but there must be a set screw or something to limit the travel of the points arm to within the spec Cheers, Bob -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tadeusz Malkiewicz" To: healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 8:46:50 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Healeys] HF1746/47/48 horns assembly Hello, I am trying to understand the Workshop instructions for the horns and have a small problem - what is AIR GAP SETTING? And what are the following values: High Note 0.019-0.022 ins. High Note 0.024-0.026 ins. What are "ins."? I do understand how to regulate it, but what are these values?? Best, Tadek _______________________________________________ From dpaye at crocker.com Wed Jan 20 10:53:17 2010 From: dpaye at crocker.com (Donald Paye) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:53:17 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 Transmission color Message-ID: One quick question...were the transmissions on early BN1's painted the same as the engine? Thanks...Don Paye From msalter at precisionsportscar.com Wed Jan 20 11:37:50 2010 From: msalter at precisionsportscar.com (Michael Salter) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:37:50 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] HF1746/47/48 horns assembly In-Reply-To: <7c56d781$17c8e2d8$4ef26bee$@com> References: <7c56d781$17c8e2d8$4ef26bee$@com> Message-ID: <137229b1001201037h511e191m2e6c862b856a649b@mail.gmail.com> Hi Tadeusz, Those "ins" and a very ancient British unit of measurement called the INCH. and an air gap is an ancient Engiish term for gap!!! > Hello, > > I am trying to understand the Workshop instructions for the horns and have > a > small problem - what is AIR GAP SETTING? And what are the following > values: > High Note 0.019-0.022 ins. > High Note 0.024-0.026 ins. > > What are "ins."? > > I do understand how to regulate it, but what are these values?? > > Best, Tadek From sales at justbrits.com Wed Jan 20 11:47:57 2010 From: sales at justbrits.com (Sales at " Just Brits ") Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:47:57 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video In-Reply-To: <2315482DC46941FC86E9395F26BD4FBF@LIFEBOOK> References: <18F1D216-BAE2-4474-B5C1-06F7B41CD75A@gmail.com> <4B567574.9010200@justbrits.com> <2315482DC46941FC86E9395F26BD4FBF@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: <4B574FDD.50506@justbrits.com> <> HeeHee, I been caught !!! <> I originally HAD typed II Rich, but something in me just snapped and as "Geraldine" use to say: "Da Devil Made Me Do It !! " so I backed spaced and hit "Send:" !! Just wanted to also see how many "concourse judges" were 'paying attention' !! LOL Ed PS; Credit to one of my fav comics - Flip Wilson, RIP. From rwil at sbcglobal.net Wed Jan 20 12:01:32 2010 From: rwil at sbcglobal.net (rwil at sbcglobal.net) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:01:32 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 Transmission color Message-ID: <208037993-1264014201-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-97220312-@bda086.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Early BN1 transmissions were unpainted. -Roland BN1 #724 ------Original Message------ From: Donald Paye Sender: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net To: Healeys Sent: Jan 20, 2010 9:53 AM Subject: [Healeys] BN1 Transmission color One quick question...were the transmissions on early BN1's painted the same as the engine? Thanks...Don Paye Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as rwil at sbcglobal.net http://www.team.net/archive Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T From tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl Wed Jan 20 12:08:22 2010 From: tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl (Tadeusz Malkiewicz) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:08:22 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] HF1746/47/48 horns assembly In-Reply-To: <137229b1001201037h511e191m2e6c862b856a649b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <65064CE8C7BF4FA4B2AB74E96AAC475F@tm> Ok, ok, I know you guys are having loads of fun here... :-) I just did not see inches abbreviated like this previously... Tadek ________________________________________ From: michael.salter at gmail.com [mailto:michael.salter at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Michael Salter Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:38 PM To: al at bighealey.org Cc: Tadeusz Malkiewicz; healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] HF1746/47/48 horns assembly Hi Tadeusz, Those "ins" and a very ancient British unit of measurement called the INCH. and an air gap is an ancient Engiish term for gap!!! Hello, I am trying to understand the Workshop instructions for the horns and have a small problem - what is AIR GAP SETTING? And what are the following values: High Note 0.019-0.022 ins. High Note 0.024-0.026 ins. What are "ins."? I do understand how to regulate it, but what are these values?? Best, Tadek From eyera3 at gmail.com Wed Jan 20 12:15:44 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:15:44 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Alternator Mod Bracket In-Reply-To: <001601ca99c6$a93927b0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> References: <001601ca99c6$a93927b0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Message-ID: <173126441001201115i71dfd131q5b785980db58d2f0@mail.gmail.com> what alternator is used? looks like a GM unit, but which one? Also. what do you do with the Lucas voltage regulator? The alternator has one built in. On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 3:49 AM, Mark LaPierre wrote: > Here is another alternator bracket idea that some one from the list sent me > awhile ago. > > Prices and accessories are included in the pics. This is a less expensive > mod > from what I have found else where and seems to fit lower and is less > obvious. > > One amendment to add is that if you use spacers or stack several washers on > top of each > other you can use your original adjusting bracket underneath the > alternator. > You can see that I made my own to use before I tried the spacer idea. > This > will extend the bracket out in front of the alternator fan so there is no > chance of the two interfering with each other. > > This can be found on John Sims web sight www.healey6.com under > electrical, > "alternator bracket construction". > > Mark > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From richchrysler at quickclic.net Wed Jan 20 12:20:58 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:20:58 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 Transmission color References: Message-ID: <894CD28B50184E23A20F23128FF7F90C@LIFEBOOK> In most cases the BN1 gearbox assembly was not painted, though we've seen the odd one come through originally painted. I would opt for not painting it. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Paye" To: "Healeys" Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:53 PM Subject: [Healeys] BN1 Transmission color > One quick question...were the transmissions on early BN1's painted the > same as > the engine? > > Thanks...Don Paye > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From richchrysler at quickclic.net Wed Jan 20 12:27:11 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:27:11 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields References: <396474.6014.qm@web30307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <897F201C21BF4D0DB32EFB69234579BF@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: <4DCAA426F47D4897A0DC22F57273BCAA@LIFEBOOK> Thanks Bob, So that means that all these repro kits must be including a "one size fits all" under floor piece that seems to be shorter so it will also fit the BJ8. Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Yule" To: "Rich C" Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields > Rich, as far as part numbers go. The factory parts book gives the same > part # for BN7, BT7and BJ7 and including tri-carb. > Cheers.......Bob > > Subject: Re: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields > > >> Somebody needs to come up with the pattern for the tricarb under floor >> heat >> shield panel. It's similar to that of the BJ8 but is about 5 1/2" longer >> at >> the back of the panel with different spacings. I suspect the one for the >> BJ7 >> may be similar. The BJ8 one probably had to be shorter at the back edge >> to >> clear the pair of exhaust mounts that mount on studs through the floor >> just >> ahead of the rear left outrigger. >> >> Rich Chrysler From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Wed Jan 20 12:35:21 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:35:21 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 Transmission color In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3EED489@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Don, They were not painted. Just kept bare aluminium. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/Germany -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von Donald Paye Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. Januar 2010 18:53 An: Healeys Betreff: [Healeys] BN1 Transmission color One quick question...were the transmissions on early BN1's painted the same as the engine? Thanks...Don Paye ______________________ From editorgary at aol.com Wed Jan 20 13:32:13 2010 From: editorgary at aol.com (editorgary at aol.com) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:32:13 EST Subject: [Healeys] Tranny Paint, BN1s Message-ID: <1097b.510ee65e.3888c24d@aol.com> In a message dated 1/20/10 11:34:38 AM, healeys-request at autox.team.net writes: > > One quick question...were the transmissions on early BN1's painted the > same as > the engine? > > Thanks...Don Paye > I think that's not certain; Roger believes they were not painted, but we've no clue when the change point might have been. Definitely BEFORE the intro of BN2, but lots of early BN1s had no sign of paint on them. Gary From dpaye at crocker.com Wed Jan 20 14:37:02 2010 From: dpaye at crocker.com (Donald Paye) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:37:02 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Thanks on tranny paint Message-ID: Many thanks to those who responded on the BN1 tranny painting.. I plan to keep it unpainted. Don From rchaskell at earthlink.net Wed Jan 20 16:27:16 2010 From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:27:16 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] fire wall heat shields In-Reply-To: <137229b1001200850w7e1888b1l7614cec2c855b7b1@mail.gmail.com> References: <897F201C21BF4D0DB32EFB69234579BF@LIFEBOOK> <137229b1001200850w7e1888b1l7614cec2c855b7b1@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B579154.7080405@earthlink.net> Mike, P/N is AHB9065. It commenced at chassis # 13751. Bob Michael Salter wrote: > If anyone could send me the part number of that tri-carb heatshield i > probably have a DXF drawing of it. > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Greg Wilkinson < > gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com> wrote: > >> I have a neighbor with a Tri-carb. It might be a while before I see his car >> though (he doesn't store it at his house). If someone wants to do a pencil >> sketch with the dimensions, I can do up a drawing like the BJ8 ones. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> Somebody needs to come up with the pattern for the tricarb under floor heat >> shield panel. It's similar to that of the BJ8 but is about 5 1/2" longer at >> the back of the panel with different spacings. I suspect the one for the >> BJ7 >> may be similar. The BJ8 one probably had to be shorter at the back edge to >> clear the pair of exhaust mounts that mount on studs through the floor just >> ahead of the rear left outrigger. >> >> Rich Chrysler >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as msalter at precisionsportscar.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rchaskell at earthlink.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From bspidell at comcast.net Wed Jan 20 18:37:03 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:37:03 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Shop Info Message-ID: <4B57AFBF.1070704@comcast.net> I'm on a mailing list from a guy that owns an Austin-Healey and a winery in Napa. His latest mailing had the following info: " Healey running hot? We've all heard that for as long as we have had these wonderful cars! The first thing to do is check the temperature gauge for accuracy. How many do that? Well, I finally did and guess what? Yeah, the gauge was reading about 15-20 degree hot! So now what? Wanting to keep the original, I set out to get the gauge rebuilt. And here is what I found out. There is a small, one-man shop located in San Diego, Ca., called Foreign Speedo (619-298-5278). No fax machine, no computer, no web site and not even an answering machine! They can rebuild it, but it's a "I hope you're not in a hurry for this" type of place. We all get the picture. Well, I sent the gauge in. They refurbished the gauge, rebuilt the whole thing, both water temp and oil pressure, and it is beautiful and dead-on. And the price was "more than reasonable." These shops are a dying breed. So file this info and in the future, if your Healey is running Hot...... " I don't know anything about this shop--it's a new one to me and I thought I'd pass the info along. The mailing had a photo of a nicely refurbished safety gauge. bs ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From pennell at cox.net Wed Jan 20 18:44:09 2010 From: pennell at cox.net (pennell at cox.net) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:44:09 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video In-Reply-To: <000001ca99e6$832665e0$897331a0$@net> Message-ID: <20100120204409.1UM8O.38129.imail@eastrmwml45> Ron, Don't know about the one in the pix but Hayden makes a stainless flex fan that is a nice fit for the 3000. Not sure of the model number. The tips have to be trimmed on the corners slightly to clear the balancer. Had one on my BJ8 for many years. It is for sale if interested. I can send pix. Keith Pennell ---- Ron Ray wrote: > Does anyone know a source for the stainless steel fan? > Thanks. > Ron From healey.nut at gmail.com Wed Jan 20 19:12:08 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:12:08 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Shop Info In-Reply-To: <4B57AFBF.1070704@comcast.net> References: <4B57AFBF.1070704@comcast.net> Message-ID: Bob - So Cal is the repository for the nations automotive heritage. I suspect these type of specialists will still be around for a while down south as a result. I've seen some new ones pop up on the UK and on ebay, so to say it will die out might be premature. When you have 10% unemployment, the chance for someone to make a fair living by working with their hands will become much more interesting. Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Bob Spidell wrote: > I'm on a mailing list from a guy that owns an Austin-Healey and a winery in > Napa. His latest mailing had the following info: > > > " Healey running hot? We've all heard that for as long as we have had these > wonderful cars! The first thing to do is check the temperature gauge for > accuracy. How many do that? Well, I finally did and guess what? Yeah, the > gauge was reading about 15-20 degree hot! So now what? > > Wanting to keep the original, I set out to get the gauge rebuilt. And here > is what I found out. There is a small, one-man shop located in San Diego, > Ca., called Foreign Speedo (619-298-5278). No fax machine, no computer, no > web site and not even an answering machine! They can rebuild it, but it's a > "I hope you're not in a hurry for this" type of place. We all get the > picture. > > Well, I sent the gauge in. They refurbished the gauge, rebuilt the whole > thing, both water temp and oil pressure, and it is beautiful and dead-on. > And the price was "more than reasonable." These shops are a dying breed. So > file this info and in the future, if your Healey is running Hot...... " > > > I don't know anything about this shop--it's a new one to me and I thought > I'd pass the info along. The mailing had a photo of a nicely refurbished > safety gauge. From fredcrowley at teamhealeytexas.com Wed Jan 20 21:12:09 2010 From: fredcrowley at teamhealeytexas.com (Fred Crowley) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:12:09 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: [cvar_general] Group 4 Message-ID: <77724074105A496CBF3CA578434D534F@FredLaptop> Sorry folks. My previous email went to the this group as opposed to another. But it was still interesting eh? Cheers, Fred Team Healey Texas www.teamhealeytexas.com From rwil at sbcglobal.net Wed Jan 20 22:48:34 2010 From: rwil at sbcglobal.net (Roland Wilhelmy) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:48:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Shop Info In-Reply-To: <4B57AFBF.1070704@comcast.net> References: <4B57AFBF.1070704@comcast.net> Message-ID: <885345.25012.qm@web81204.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Aha! You have uncovered one of the secrets of the Austin Healey Club of San Diego :-) He can refill your temp bulb with ether, repair or replace the tube that you cut to get that darned sensor out of the head/radiator. I hear he does speedos, too. -Roland ----- Original Message ---- > From: Bob Spidell > To: healeylist > Sent: Wed, January 20, 2010 5:37:03 PM > Subject: [Healeys] Shop Info > > I'm on a mailing list from a guy that owns an Austin-Healey and a winery in > Napa. His latest mailing had the following info: > > > " Healey running hot? We've all heard that for as long as we have had these > wonderful cars! The first thing to do is check the temperature gauge for > accuracy. How many do that? Well, I finally did and guess what? Yeah, the gauge > was reading about 15-20 degree hot! So now what? > > Wanting to keep the original, I set out to get the gauge rebuilt. And here is > what I found out. There is a small, one-man shop located in San Diego, Ca., > called Foreign Speedo (619-298-5278). No fax machine, no computer, no web site > and not even an answering machine! They can rebuild it, but it's a "I hope > you're not in a hurry for this" type of place. We all get the picture. > > Well, I sent the gauge in. They refurbished the gauge, rebuilt the whole thing, > both water temp and oil pressure, and it is beautiful and dead-on. And the price > was "more than reasonable." These shops are a dying breed. So file this info and > in the future, if your Healey is running Hot...... " From qualitas.jack at gmail.com Thu Jan 21 07:07:26 2010 From: qualitas.jack at gmail.com (Jack Feldman) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:07:26 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video Message-ID: <48720d21001210607x7e7eec82jf2e418d6e7e9b558@mail.gmail.com> Looks like a great job! However, My BGT has power door locks and windows. Unfortunately not available for Healeys. BTW, cruise control is easy with the Audiovox unit. After Whitney back ordered my $128.00 unit three times, I found some on Amazon for $89.00. Contrary to convention practice, hey work on four cylinder cars without the vacuum unit. Apparently Amazon will sell anything. My BT7 remains stock except for extra stop/tail lights on the rear. Since it came with a hole in the middle of the dash I installed a Jaguar map light to fill it. Jack From editorgary at aol.com Thu Jan 21 08:20:31 2010 From: editorgary at aol.com (editorgary at aol.com) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:20:31 EST Subject: [Healeys] Safety (temp) gauges Message-ID: <5d49.226c0a83.3889cabf@aol.com> In a message dated 1/20/10 10:12:07 PM, healeys-request at autox.team.net writes: > Wanting to keep the original, I set out to get the gauge rebuilt. And > here is what I found out. There is a small, > one-man shop located in San Diego, Ca., called Foreign Speedo > (619-298-5278). No fax machine, no computer, no web site > and not even an answering machine! They can rebuild it, but it's a "I > hope you're not in a hurry for this" type of > place. We all get the picture. > > Well, I sent the gauge in. They refurbished the gauge, rebuilt the whole > thing, both water temp and oil pressure, and it > is beautiful and dead-on. And the price was "more than reasonable." These > shops are a dying breed. So file this info and > in the future, if your Healey is running Hot...... " > In the interests of keeping as many of these shops alive as possible: Palo Alto Speedo, which is physically in downtown Palo Alto California has been doing these safety gauges for many years and does an excellent job. They advertise in a wide variety of car club and regular car magazines, and are easy to find on google. You send your gauge to them, they rebuild and calibrate it promptly and return it. Only note is that, if you're doing concours, specify that the sending tube be gray-plated, not left original copper. gary From bspidell at comcast.net Thu Jan 21 08:54:08 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:54:08 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] Safety (temp) gauges In-Reply-To: <5d49.226c0a83.3889cabf@aol.com> Message-ID: <1612565698.11710021264089248494.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Yep. Claus does good work. bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA In the interests of keeping as many of these shops alive as possible: Palo Alto Speedo, which is physically in downtown Palo Alto California has been doing these safety gauges for many years and does an excellent job. They advertise in a wide variety of car club and regular car magazines, and are easy to find on google. You send your gauge to them, they rebuild and calibrate it promptly and return it. Only note is that, if you're doing concours, specify that the sending tube be gray-plated, not left original copper. gary _______________________________________________ From ah3000me at gmail.com Thu Jan 21 09:39:51 2010 From: ah3000me at gmail.com (Tom) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:39:51 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Keith Martin discussing a BJ8 Message-ID: FWIW, this link popped up from a google news alert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDzvRtqdGMo - tom From Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com Thu Jan 21 13:18:30 2010 From: Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com (Freese, Ken) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:18:30 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Need disc wheel hubs cancelled In-Reply-To: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D03420210@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> References: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D03420210@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> Message-ID: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D03420225@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> I am sorry, but my buddy doesn't know a hub from a stub axle. Good thing he is only the owner/driver and not the mechanic. Thanks anyway for the leads and offers of help. Ken -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Freese, Ken Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 1:42 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Need disc wheel hubs Anybody have a stash of early 3000 disc wheel hubs? My racer buddy needs them. Thanks, Ken Freese 65 BJ8 From coll44 at msn.com Thu Jan 21 14:11:14 2010 From: coll44 at msn.com (TERRY COLL) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:11:14 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 3.54 gear sets In-Reply-To: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D03420225@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> References: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D03420210@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local>, <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D03420225@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> Message-ID: All, Just passing along some info I got from Mike Lempert regards 3.54 gear sets. He said he hopes to have the order filled by this coming June. For more info contact Mike at (843) 856-7542. Terry Coll '64 BJ8 > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coll44 at msn.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ From healeynut at yahoo.com.au Thu Jan 21 14:49:49 2010 From: healeynut at yahoo.com.au (Don Hardie) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:49:49 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video In-Reply-To: <48720d21001210607x7e7eec82jf2e418d6e7e9b558@mail.gmail.com> References: <48720d21001210607x7e7eec82jf2e418d6e7e9b558@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <607789.21737.qm@web113115.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Jack Can you give me details of how you installed the Audiovox unit and how it works without the vacuum unit. Don BN1 Oz ________________________________ From: Jack Feldman To: healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Fri, 22 January, 2010 1:07:26 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video Looks like a great job! However, My BGT has power door locks and windows. Unfortunately not available for Healeys. BTW, cruise control is easy with the Audiovox unit. After Whitney back ordered my $128.00 unit three times, I found some on Amazon for $89.00. Contrary to convention practice, hey work on four cylinder cars without the vacuum unit. Apparently Amazon will sell anything. My BT7 remains stock except for extra stop/tail lights on the rear. Since it came with a hole in the middle of the dash I installed a Jaguar map light to fill it. Jack _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as healeynut at yahoo.com.au http://www.team.net/archive _____________________________________________________________________________ _____ Yahoo!7: Catch-up on your favourite Channel 7 TV shows easily, legally, and for free at PLUS7. www.tv.yahoo.com.au/plus7 From ampole at hotmail.com Thu Jan 21 15:10:40 2010 From: ampole at hotmail.com (andy pole) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:10:40 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] bj8 gearbox cover carpet Message-ID: Guys Just started trimming my car, and bought a roll of jute underlay. Can't remember the answer and had a quick search, but should there be underlay on the fibreglass gearbox cover, and is the underlay glued to the cover? thanks Andy _________________________________________________________________ Tell us your greatest, weirdest and funniest Hotmail stories http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ From richchrysler at quickclic.net Thu Jan 21 16:10:28 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:10:28 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] bj8 gearbox cover carpet References: Message-ID: Andy, Originally there was very thin jute (about 1/4" thick) glued to the underside of the gearbox cover carpet, and all that snapped onto the cover. Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "andy pole" To: Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:10 PM Subject: [Healeys] bj8 gearbox cover carpet > Guys > > > > Just started trimming my car, and bought a roll of jute underlay. Can't > remember the answer and had a quick search, but should there be underlay > on > the fibreglass gearbox cover, and is the underlay glued to the cover? > > > > thanks Andy > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tell us your greatest, weirdest and funniest Hotmail stories > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From ahpowered at hotmail.com Thu Jan 21 20:39:22 2010 From: ahpowered at hotmail.com (scott willis) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:39:22 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k Message-ID: Dear Lord. Oh the pain the pain...I needed that car. Gorgeous. $40k? Perhaps it was flawed. Scott Willis Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA 59 MGA 66 E-Type FHC http://www.bgeuroclassics.org BG Euro Classics Car Club President Bowling Green, KY _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. From glemon at neb.rr.com Thu Jan 21 21:15:49 2010 From: glemon at neb.rr.com (Greg Lemon) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:15:49 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2A3F6096B23D4085B03541CA8A2A712A@GregPC> I just looked at the B-J description for the car, 90s restoration, Kurt Tanner detailed for the auction.... Greg Lemon From glemon at neb.rr.com Thu Jan 21 21:18:06 2010 From: glemon at neb.rr.com (Greg Lemon) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:18:06 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: And to think the same money could have gotten you a Heinkel Trojan Coupe or an 80s Ferrari Testorossa for a bit more http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=741&aid=304&pop=0 http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=736.1&aid=304&pop=0 Greg L. From ahpowered at hotmail.com Thu Jan 21 21:31:49 2010 From: ahpowered at hotmail.com (scott willis) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:31:49 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: The Testarossa looked to be a buy. Scott Willis Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA 59 MGA 66 E-Type FHC http://www.bgeuroclassics.org BG Euro Classics Car Club President Bowling Green, KY ---------------------------------------- > From: glemon at neb.rr.com > To: ahpowered at hotmail.com; healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:18:06 -0600 > > And to think the same money could have gotten you a Heinkel Trojan Coupe or > an 80s Ferrari Testorossa for a bit more > > http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?l n=741&aid=304&pop=0 > > http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?l n=736.1&aid=304&pop=0 > > Greg L. > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. From richchrysler at quickclic.net Thu Jan 21 21:45:19 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:45:19 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k References: Message-ID: Anybody know any history or the numbers of that car? Inquiring Hundred Registrar needs to know! Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott willis" To: Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:39 PM Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k > Dear Lord. Oh the pain the pain...I needed that car. Gorgeous. > > $40k? Perhaps it was flawed. > > Scott Willis > Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA > 59 MGA > 66 E-Type FHC > > http://www.bgeuroclassics.org > BG Euro Classics Car Club President > Bowling Green, KY > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com Thu Jan 21 23:52:19 2010 From: gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com (Richard Collins ) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:52:19 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k Message-ID: Prices have dropped like stones. I just watched a 100M at RM go for $45k. It will be fun looking at the aftermath when Scottsdale wraps up. Healeys so far: I have watched 8+ cross the blocks at BJ and RM and none over $45k yet. More to come but the handwriting is on the wall. RVC ------Original Message------ From: Rich C To: ahpowered at hotmail.com To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k Sent: Jan 21, 2010 22:45 Anybody know any history or the numbers of that car? Inquiring Hundred Registrar needs to know! Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott willis" To: Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:39 PM Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k > Dear Lord. Oh the pain the pain...I needed that car. Gorgeous. > > $40k? Perhaps it was flawed. > > Scott Willis > Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA > 59 MGA > 66 E-Type FHC > > http://www.bgeuroclassics.org > BG Euro Classics Car Club President > Bowling Green, KY > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com http://www.team.net/archive Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From ampole at hotmail.com Fri Jan 22 05:52:30 2010 From: ampole at hotmail.com (andy pole) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:52:30 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] bj8 folding rear seatback Message-ID: Guys I had a new rear seat surround panel as well as new rear inner wings, hence I have to drill the holes for the hinges in the surround panel and also the hole in the wing for the fixing thru the wheelarch. Could anyone give me measurements for the hinge holes from the trunk incline back panel and a guide for the wheelarch holes (I assume I will need to match this with the hole in the seat panel but will need a guide?) Or do I need to fix the interior quarter panels and match the corners? thanks for any help Andy _________________________________________________________________ Got a cool Hotmail story? Tell us now http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ From richchrysler at quickclic.net Fri Jan 22 06:45:11 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:45:11 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] bj8 folding rear seatback References: Message-ID: <727258BDC9264F71A6C90128CEC44F1B@LIFEBOOK> Andy, That rear folding seat back assembly must sit immediately in front of the drain tubes, and must be matched with the rear quarter panels so their back edges meet perfectly. Rear outer left and right L shaped brackets will fasten and secure these panels at the outside back corners. If you position the vertical panel just ahead of the drain tubes and align the corners of the rear quarter trims, you should have it. You'll have to carefully align where the captive speed nuts are in the sides of the panel and spot the holes through to suit. Same with the 3 holes for the bottom of the panel frame. Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "andy pole" To: Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 7:52 AM Subject: [Healeys] bj8 folding rear seatback > Guys > > > > I had a new rear seat surround panel as well as new rear inner wings, > hence I > have to drill the holes for the hinges in the surround panel and also the > hole > in the wing for the fixing thru the wheelarch. > > > > Could anyone give me measurements for the hinge holes from the trunk > incline > back panel and a guide for the wheelarch holes (I assume I will need to > match > this with the hole in the seat panel but will need a guide?) Or do I need > to > fix the interior quarter panels and match the corners? > > > > thanks for any help > > > > Andy > > _________________________________________________________________ > Got a cool Hotmail story? Tell us now > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of 000_0499.jpg] From Healey100M at gmail.com Fri Jan 22 06:47:26 2010 From: Healey100M at gmail.com (Randy Hicks) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:47:26 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <05407B07-C45F-4228-9A1C-3D7D0B282492@gmail.com> I didn't see a 100M listed at RM . Was it a "real" factory built one or a re-creation? $45K still seems very low even in this market. Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans (may not go on sale) '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com On Jan 22, 2010, at 1:52 AM, Richard Collins wrote: > Prices have dropped like stones. I just watched a 100M at RM go for $45k. It > will be fun looking at the aftermath when Scottsdale wraps up. Healeys so far: > I have watched 8+ cross the blocks at BJ and RM and none over $45k yet. More > to come but the handwriting is on the wall. > RVC From rkorn at simnet.is Fri Jan 22 07:33:00 2010 From: rkorn at simnet.is (Richard Korn) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:33:00 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k References: <05407B07-C45F-4228-9A1C-3D7D0B282492@gmail.com> Message-ID: <0BC0A0AB810B4C7FBEB14AA9DC45715A@velad> The only BN2 at BJ auction doesn4t mention anything about it being an M. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Hicks" To: "Richard Collins " Cc: Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k >I didn't see a 100M listed at RM . Was it a "real" factory built one or a > re-creation? > > $45K still seems very low even in this market. > > Randy > > Randy Hicks > www.austinhealey100m.com > '56 100 M > '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans (may not go on sale) > '62 BN7 MkII > '65 BJ8 > '53 MGTD > Healey100M at gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 22, 2010, at 1:52 AM, Richard Collins wrote: > >> Prices have dropped like stones. I just watched a 100M at RM go for $45k. > It >> will be fun looking at the aftermath when Scottsdale wraps up. Healeys so > far: >> I have watched 8+ cross the blocks at BJ and RM and none over $45k yet. > More >> to come but the handwriting is on the wall. >> RVC > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rkorn at simnet.is > > http://www.team.net/archive From jobu53 at hotmail.com Fri Jan 22 07:37:08 2010 From: jobu53 at hotmail.com (Dan) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:37:08 -0700 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k In-Reply-To: <05407B07-C45F-4228-9A1C-3D7D0B282492@gmail.com> References: , <05407B07-C45F-4228-9A1C-3D7D0B282492@gmail.com> Message-ID: It wsn't listed as a 100M. It had certain dealer added options added like the air box intake for the carbs. It did have the "M" badge in the grill. Last night, due to weather, the tents at Russo Steele blew away. There was rumors of a tornado about 5 miles from there. It's a mess here and I'm sure a lot of the big bidders that frequent the Barrett Jackson Circus will not be there this year. The airport was closed most of yesterday and we have received more rain this week than we did all last year. Most of the 5 auctions that are here this week have a lot of dirt for parking lots and staging areas and they are now all sticky mud. Dan Serrao 1963 BJ7 Fountain Hills, AZ People who don't read the newspaper are uninformed, those who read the newspaper are misinformed........ Mark Twain > From: Healey100M at gmail.com > Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:47:26 -0500 > To: gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com > CC: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k > > I didn't see a 100M listed at RM . Was it a "real" factory built one or a > re-creation? > > $45K still seems very low even in this market. > > Randy > > Randy Hicks > www.austinhealey100m.com > '56 100 M > '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans (may not go on sale) > '62 BN7 MkII > '65 BJ8 > '53 MGTD > Healey100M at gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 22, 2010, at 1:52 AM, Richard Collins wrote: > > > Prices have dropped like stones. I just watched a 100M at RM go for $45k. > It > > will be fun looking at the aftermath when Scottsdale wraps up. Healeys so > far: > > I have watched 8+ cross the blocks at BJ and RM and none over $45k yet. > More > > to come but the handwriting is on the wall. > > RVC > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as jobu53 at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ From Paull at glasgows.co.uk Fri Jan 22 07:54:24 2010 From: Paull at glasgows.co.uk (Paul Leeks) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:54:24 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Wiring up electronic ignition Message-ID: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD06518639@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> I have recently had my distributor overhauled and fitted with electronic ignition (in place of the old points and condenser). However, I am now getting no spark and so I would like to check that I have my new wiring correct (it is positive earth). I apologise in advance for the description below (which would be easier as a diagram!) ... On the old set-up I had, according to the wiring diagram: a b/w wire from the distributor and a b/w wire from the battery/earth (which are joined together) attached to the +ve terminal of the coil a white wire from the ignition switch and a white wire from the fuses (joined together) attached to the -ve terminal of the coil On the new set-up I have: a black wire from the electronic ignition attached to the wire from the ignition switch and the wire from the fuses (joined together) a black/white wire from the electronic ignition attached to the -ve terminal of the coil the wire from the battery/earth and the loose original wire from the distributor (no longer attached) attached to the +ve terminal of the coil If anybody can understand the above description :-) can you tell me if this is right? Many thanks Paul Leeks 100/6 BN4 Glasgows Customs House, Customs Way, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 2UW Tel: 01772 767505 Fax: 01772 767566 Email: paull at glasgows.co.uk EMAIL DISCLAIMER Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily those of Glasgows. It is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain privileged and/or confidential information. Accordingly, the copying, dissemination, distribution or use of this message to any other person may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law. Please notify the sender immediately if you have received this email by mistake and delete it from your system. Glasgows is a trading style of R Glasgow & Associates Public Relations Limited. Registered in England & Wales No. 2257022. ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ From britcrs at gmail.com Fri Jan 22 08:03:23 2010 From: britcrs at gmail.com (Marvin James) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:03:23 -0700 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k In-Reply-To: <05407B07-C45F-4228-9A1C-3D7D0B282492@gmail.com> References: <05407B07-C45F-4228-9A1C-3D7D0B282492@gmail.com> Message-ID: There was a very nice BN1 described as "Sporting 100M components" and a BN2 gearbox that went for $45k. I assume this is the one we are talking about. Marv J On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 6:47 AM, Randy Hicks wrote: > I didn't see a 100M listed at RM . Was it a "real" factory built one or a > re-creation? > > $45K still seems very low even in this market. > > Randy > > Randy Hicks > www.austinhealey100m.com > '56 100 M > '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans (may not go on sale) > '62 BN7 MkII > '65 BJ8 > '53 MGTD > Healey100M at gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 22, 2010, at 1:52 AM, Richard Collins wrote: > > > Prices have dropped like stones. I just watched a 100M at RM go for $45k. > It > > will be fun looking at the aftermath when Scottsdale wraps up. Healeys so > far: > > I have watched 8+ cross the blocks at BJ and RM and none over $45k yet. > More > > to come but the handwriting is on the wall. > > RVC > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as britcrs at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From jobu53 at hotmail.com Fri Jan 22 08:22:33 2010 From: jobu53 at hotmail.com (Dan) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:22:33 -0700 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: "Prices have dropped like stones. I just watched a 100M at RM go for $45k" I wouldn't jump to this conclusion right now. So far the Healeys haven't done well but has anyone seen these cars in person? Typically, the first days of these auctions have the "not so nice cars". I looked at the cars last year at BJ and was suprised at a lot of things I saw, bad panel fit, rock chips, poor or wrong fitting chrome pieces, etc. I have heard that approx 30% of the cars sold at BJ are bought by the original owners because they didn't get to the dollar level they wanted. With that said, the big guns are coming out today. Kurt Tanner's shoddy work shop has 2 cars and a nice BJ8 from John Wilson of Healey Lane in Oregon. Sat has a BJ8 from Healey Lane in Riverside and a 65 BJ8 from a restorer. So if the tents are still standing after the fierce winds last night, I think you will see at least one of the cars today reach 6 figures. Dan Serrao 1963 BJ7 Fountain Hills, AZ People who don't read the newspaper are uninformed, those who read the newspaper are misinformed........ Mark Twain _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ From bspidell at comcast.net Fri Jan 22 08:37:51 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:37:51 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] Wiring up electronic ignition In-Reply-To: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD06518639@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> Message-ID: <1136023631.12160741264174671691.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> You didn't say what type of electronic ignition you have. I'm only familiar with Pertronix; I'm going to assume what you have is similar. A points setup switches current to ground, hence "a b/w wire from the distributor and a b/w wire from the battery/earth (which are joined together) attached to the +ve terminal of the coil" (the lead to the distributor goes to ground through the points, the one to the master switch shorts it out so the car can't start). A Pertronix--if your ignition is different this may not apply--switches current through the coil, hence "a black wire from the electronic ignition attached to the wire from the ignition switch and the wire from the fuses (joined together)" and "a black/white wire from the electronic ignition attached to the -ve terminal of the coil." Sounds like you're missing a path to ground, since "the wire from the battery/earth and the loose original wire from the distributor (no longer attached) attached to the +ve terminal of the coil." Try running a lead from the +ve terminal of the coil to ground (any screw into the chassis should work). On my Pertronix setup I used the b/w wire to the master switch for a ground, but moved it to the other terminal on the switch. The way your car is currently wired the b/w wire will be an open circuit when the master switch is "ON," so it won't provide a ground for the electronic switching unit (it would provide a path to ground with the master switch in the "OFF" position, but your starter wouldn't crank). bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA I have recently had my distributor overhauled and fitted with electronic ignition (in place of the old points and condenser). However, I am now getting no spark and so I would like to check that I have my new wiring correct (it is positive earth). I apologise in advance for the description below (which would be easier as a diagram!) ... On the old set-up I had, according to the wiring diagram: a b/w wire from the distributor and a b/w wire from the battery/earth (which are joined together) attached to the +ve terminal of the coil a white wire from the ignition switch and a white wire from the fuses (joined together) attached to the -ve terminal of the coil On the new set-up I have: a black wire from the electronic ignition attached to the wire from the ignition switch and the wire from the fuses (joined together) a black/white wire from the electronic ignition attached to the -ve terminal of the coil the wire from the battery/earth and the loose original wire from the distributor (no longer attached) attached to the +ve terminal of the coil If anybody can understand the above description :-) can you tell me if this is right? Many thanks Paul Leeks 100/6 BN4 From donham1 at cox.net Fri Jan 22 08:50:28 2010 From: donham1 at cox.net (donham) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:50:28 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Starter Switch(push button) with "S" in White for BJ7 Message-ID: <61B51F37C86245E88F9B255A4005AF72@DONPCXPS> Any one have a NOS of subject item for sell? Please contact me off list. From cnaarndt at gmail.com Fri Jan 22 09:34:33 2010 From: cnaarndt at gmail.com (Curt/Nancy Arndt) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:34:33 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <751d05481001220834rf109e7co58e1f04c55481ad0@mail.gmail.com> Dan, I just canceled my trip to Scottsdale to help my buddy sell cars at the three auctions, BJ, RM and Gooding due to the foul weather. I can tell you from personal experience that number one, Barrett-Jackson has an all no reserve auction, so you turn the title over to them when you consign your car. It's essentially no longer yours. In years past, if our cars did not bid high enough, we would buy them back by having a friend who was a bidder buy the car. HOWEVER, BJ didn't like this so they said you cannot buy back your own car and if we catch you, which they did, you'll be banned from any further BJ auctions. Plus you'll be paying both commissions, which will be about 16%. BJ folks are A holes and I wouldn't PI$$ on Craig Jackson's head if it was on fire Curt On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Dan wrote: > "Prices have dropped like stones. I just watched a 100M at RM go for $45k" > > > I wouldn't jump to this conclusion right now. So far the Healeys haven't > done > well but has anyone seen these cars in person? Typically, the first days of > these auctions have the "not so nice cars". I looked at the cars last year > at > BJ and was suprised at a lot of things I saw, bad panel fit, rock chips, > poor > or wrong fitting chrome pieces, etc. I have heard that approx 30% of the > cars > sold at BJ are bought by the original owners because they didn't get to the > dollar level they wanted. > > With that said, the big guns are coming out today. Kurt Tanner's shoddy > work > shop has 2 cars and a nice BJ8 from John Wilson of Healey Lane in Oregon. > Sat > has a BJ8 from Healey Lane in Riverside and a 65 BJ8 from a restorer. > > So if the tents are still standing after the fierce winds last night, I > think you will see at least one of the cars today reach 6 figures. > > > > > > Dan Serrao > 1963 BJ7 > Fountain Hills, AZ > > People who don't read the newspaper are uninformed, those who read the > newspaper are misinformed........ Mark Twain > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as cnaarndt at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From ofbracing at nefcom.net Fri Jan 22 09:43:10 2010 From: ofbracing at nefcom.net (ofbracing) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:43:10 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Healey 3000 shrouds on Ebay In-Reply-To: <61B51F37C86245E88F9B255A4005AF72@DONPCXPS> Message-ID: <0BA66B5FBE4043D39CE821CF5879E346@Dell5100Laptop> It may be a little late but I have a front and rear shroud off a BT7 on Ebay. The auction ends this afternoon and so far they're only up to $100. Located in north Florida but I could help with arranging transportation in the Southeast. Don http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110481862703&v iewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110481866480&v iewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT From gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com Fri Jan 22 10:38:11 2010 From: gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com (Richard Collins ) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:38:11 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k Message-ID: Lot 145 for $47k. The nice BJ8 went for $45k. I also examined and questioned if a real M but the claim was it was in the M Registry. Methinks that may not make it real, but still a nice car. RVC ------Original Message------ From: Randy Hicks To: gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com Cc: richchrysler at quickclic.net Cc: ahpowered at hotmail.com Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k Sent: Jan 22, 2010 07:47 I didn't see a 100M listed at RM . Was it a "real" factory built one or a re-creation? $45K still seems very low even in this market. Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans (may not go on sale) '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com On Jan 22, 2010, at 1:52 AM, Richard Collins wrote: > Prices have dropped like stones. I just watched a 100M at RM go for $45k. It > will be fun looking at the aftermath when Scottsdale wraps up. Healeys so far: > I have watched 8+ cross the blocks at BJ and RM and none over $45k yet. More > to come but the handwriting is on the wall. > RVC > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com Fri Jan 22 10:39:40 2010 From: gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com (Richard Collins ) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:39:40 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k Message-ID: The M was at RM, lot 145 for $47k ------Original Message------ From: Richard Korn To: Healey100M at gmail.com To: gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k Sent: Jan 22, 2010 08:33 The only BN2 at BJ auction doesn?t mention anything about it being an M. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Hicks" To: "Richard Collins " Cc: Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k >I didn't see a 100M listed at RM . Was it a "real" factory built one or a > re-creation? > > $45K still seems very low even in this market. > > Randy > > Randy Hicks > www.austinhealey100m.com > '56 100 M > '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans (may not go on sale) > '62 BN7 MkII > '65 BJ8 > '53 MGTD > Healey100M at gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 22, 2010, at 1:52 AM, Richard Collins wrote: > >> Prices have dropped like stones. I just watched a 100M at RM go for $45k. > It >> will be fun looking at the aftermath when Scottsdale wraps up. Healeys so > far: >> I have watched 8+ cross the blocks at BJ and RM and none over $45k yet. > More >> to come but the handwriting is on the wall. >> RVC >_______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rkorn at simnet.is > > http://www.team.net/archive Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com Fri Jan 22 10:44:03 2010 From: gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com (Richard Collins ) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:44:03 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k Message-ID: Agree, I saw all BJ Healeys and the real good ones have not yet staged until today and tomorrow. I was at RM yesterday and the best are still to come as well. But, trend is down. At RM the astin and Jags did OK. ------Original Message------ From: Dan To: gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com To: richchrysler at quickclic.net To: ahpowered at hotmail.com To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: RE: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k Sent: Jan 22, 2010 09:22 "Prices have dropped like stones. I just watched a 100M at RM go for $45k" I wouldn't jump to this conclusion right now. So far the Healeys haven't done well but has anyone seen these cars in person? Typically, the first days of these auctions have the "not so nice cars". I looked at the cars last year at BJ and was suprised at a lot of things I saw, bad panel fit, rock chips, poor or wrong fitting chrome pieces, etc. I have heard that approx 30% of the cars sold at BJ are bought by the original owners because they didn't get to the dollar level they wanted. With that said, the big guns are coming out today. Kurt Tanner's shoddy work shop has 2 cars and a nice BJ8 from John Wilson of Healey Lane in Oregon. Sat has a BJ8 from Healey Lane in Riverside and a 65 BJ8 from a restorer. So if the tents are still standing after the fierce winds last night, I think you will see at least one of the cars today reach 6 figures. Dan Serrao 1963 BJ7 Fountain Hills, AZ People who don't read the newspaper are uninformed, those who read the newspaper are misinformed........ Mark Twain ---------------- Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From rrengineer at dslextreme.com Fri Jan 22 11:10:15 2010 From: rrengineer at dslextreme.com (rrengineer @dslextreme.com) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:10:15 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Saturday afternoon is the prime spot for your car if you want the most money. TV coverage puts a lot of pressure on these guys to pay the big bucks. Mike MacLean On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Richard Collins wrote: > Agree, I saw all BJ Healeys and the real good ones have not yet staged > until > today and tomorrow. I was at RM yesterday and the best are still to come as > well. But, trend is down. At RM the astin and Jags did OK. > ------Original Message------ > From: Dan > To: gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com > To: richchrysler at quickclic.net > To: ahpowered at hotmail.com > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: RE: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k > Sent: Jan 22, 2010 09:22 > > "Prices have dropped like stones. I just watched a 100M at RM go for $45k" > > I wouldn't jump to this conclusion right now. So far the Healeys haven't > done well but has anyone seen these cars in person? Typically, the first > days > of these auctions have the "not so nice cars". I looked at the cars last > year > at BJ and was suprised at a lot of things I saw, bad panel fit, rock chips, > poor or wrong fitting chrome pieces, etc. I have heard that approx 30% of > the > cars sold at BJ are bought by the original owners because they didn't get > to > the dollar level they wanted. > With that said, the big guns are coming out today. Kurt Tanner's shoddy > work > shop has 2 cars and a nice BJ8 from John Wilson of Healey Lane in Oregon. > Sat > has a BJ8 from Healey Lane in Riverside and a 65 BJ8 from a restorer. > So if the tents are still standing after the fierce winds last night, I > think you will see at least one of the cars today reach 6 figures. > > > Dan Serrao > 1963 BJ7 > Fountain Hills, AZ > > People who don't read the newspaper are uninformed, those who read the > newspaper are misinformed........ Mark Twain > > > > > > > ---------------- > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rrengineer at dslextreme.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From m.brouillette at comcast.net Fri Jan 22 11:22:55 2010 From: m.brouillette at comcast.net (Mike Brouillette) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:22:55 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k Message-ID: <9E47D93DA0BD462CB60444AA33512E5B@Healey> From what I saw at Barrett Jackson on Speed TV last night, it looked like the weather definitely effected the prices last night. At times it seemed like they were begging folks to stay and not go out in the weather. What was the quality of the BN2 and was it a Tanner car? Was it a freshen or a full restoration? Mike Brouillette Bedford, NH 59 BT7 > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Dan" > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 9:37 AM > To: ; > Cc: > Subject: Re: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k > >> It wsn't listed as a 100M. It had certain dealer added options added like >> the >> air box intake for the carbs. It did have the "M" badge in the grill. >> Last >> night, due to weather, the tents at Russo Steele blew away. There was >> rumors >> of a tornado about 5 miles from there. It's a mess here and I'm sure a >> lot of >> the big bidders that frequent the Barrett Jackson Circus will not be >> there >> this year. The airport was closed most of yesterday and we have received >> more >> rain this week than we did all last year. Most of the 5 auctions that are >> here >> this week have a lot of dirt for parking lots and staging areas and they >> are >> now all sticky mud. >> >> Dan Serrao >> 1963 BJ7 >> Fountain Hills, AZ >> >> People who don't read the newspaper are uninformed, those who read the >> newspaper are misinformed........ Mark Twain From gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com Fri Jan 22 12:02:39 2010 From: gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com (Richard Collins ) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:02:39 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k Message-ID: I saw maybe 15 Healeys at BJ but the best haven't crossed the blocks yet. A red with ivory early car went Wed for $21.5 as I recall then the BN2 went for 40k. I didn't catch the details of any except the BN7 when talking to Kurt T. It had later numbers like HBN7L1608 but it sells Saturday. The red and white was early restoration but OK, not great fitting panels etc ------Original Message------ From: Mike Brouillette To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k Sent: Jan 22, 2010 12:22 From what I saw at Barrett Jackson on Speed TV last night, it looked like the weather definitely effected the prices last night. At times it seemed like they were begging folks to stay and not go out in the weather. What was the quality of the BN2 and was it a Tanner car? Was it a freshen or a full restoration? Mike Brouillette Bedford, NH 59 BT7 > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Dan" > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 9:37 AM > To: ; > Cc: > Subject: Re: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k > >> It wsn't listed as a 100M. It had certain dealer added options added like >> the >> air box intake for the carbs. It did have the "M" badge in the grill. >> Last >> night, due to weather, the tents at Russo Steele blew away. There was >> rumors >> of a tornado about 5 miles from there. It's a mess here and I'm sure a >> lot of >> the big bidders that frequent the Barrett Jackson Circus will not be >> there >> this year. The airport was closed most of yesterday and we have received >> more >> rain this week than we did all last year. Most of the 5 auctions that are >> here >> this week have a lot of dirt for parking lots and staging areas and they >> are >> now all sticky mud. >> >> Dan Serrao >> 1963 BJ7 >> Fountain Hills, AZ >> >> People who don't read the newspaper are uninformed, those who read the >> newspaper are misinformed........ Mark Twain _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com http://www.team.net/archive Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From bspidell at comcast.net Fri Jan 22 12:42:57 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:42:57 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] Wiring up electronic ignition In-Reply-To: <1136023631.12160741264174671691.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <575361401.12285711264189377892.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Another point: Don't leave your ignition switch on for too long while you're trying to diagnose the problem--you could fry the electronic switcher. bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA You didn't say what type of electronic ignition you have. I'm only familiar with Pertronix; I'm going to assume what you have is similar. A points setup switches current to ground, hence "a b/w wire from the distributor and a b/w wire from the battery/earth (which are joined together) attached to the +ve terminal of the coil" (the lead to the distributor goes to ground through the points, the one to the master switch shorts it out so the car can't start). A Pertronix--if your ignition is different this may not apply--switches current through the coil, hence "a black wire from the electronic ignition attached to the wire from the ignition switch and the wire from the fuses (joined together)" and "a black/white wire from the electronic ignition attached to the -ve terminal of the coil." Sounds like you're missing a path to ground, since "the wire from the battery/earth and the loose original wire from the distributor (no longer attached) attached to the +ve terminal of the coil." Try running a lead from the +ve terminal of the coil to ground (any screw into the chassis should work). On my Pertronix setup I used the b/w wire to the master switch for a ground, but moved it to the other terminal on the switch. The way your car is currently wired the b/w wire will be an open circuit when the master switch is "ON," so it won't provide a ground for the electronic switching unit (it would provide a path to ground with the master switch in the "OFF" position, but your starter wouldn't crank). bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA From thehartnetts at earthlink.net Fri Jan 22 15:08:47 2010 From: thehartnetts at earthlink.net (Len and/or Marge Hartnett) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:08:47 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video In-Reply-To: <20100120204409.1UM8O.38129.imail@eastrmwml45> References: <20100120204409.1UM8O.38129.imail@eastrmwml45> Message-ID: <215A2859B34E42C68269B051287CE6F1@LeonardPCPC> I have had a Hayden Swirl-Flex seven bladed, 15 inch, flex fan on my car for many years (1982?). Model 3715. If you need something that moves a lot of air, this one does it. In addition to having to trim the ends of the blades to avoid contact with the crank pully/balancer, I had to file the mounting holes about 1/32 of an inch to install the mounting bolts. All fans make noise, especially this one. Try running without one for a while then reinstall. You might be amazed. (The Other) Len Vacaville, CA, USA 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031 ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Ron Ray" ; "'Randy Hicks'" ; "'Healey List'" Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Interesting Healey Video > Ron, > > Don't know about the one in the pix but Hayden makes a stainless flex fan > that is a nice fit for the 3000. Not sure of the model number. The tips > have to be trimmed on the corners slightly to clear the balancer. Had one > on my BJ8 for many years. It is for sale if interested. I can send pix. > > Keith Pennell > > ---- Ron Ray wrote: >> Does anyone know a source for the stainless steel fan? >> Thanks. >> Ron > _______________________________________________ From Healey100M at gmail.com Fri Jan 22 15:24:39 2010 From: Healey100M at gmail.com (Randy Hicks) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:24:39 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 Message-ID: <245EFE38-1654-413B-8649-BBD4F903FD70@gmail.com> Wow!! $64,000 for a fresh Tanner restoration. I've seen 3 or 4 of his restorations and they have all had "issues", but he had to have lost money on this one. Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com From jobu53 at hotmail.com Fri Jan 22 16:25:21 2010 From: jobu53 at hotmail.com (Dan) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:25:21 -0700 Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 In-Reply-To: <245EFE38-1654-413B-8649-BBD4F903FD70@gmail.com> References: <245EFE38-1654-413B-8649-BBD4F903FD70@gmail.com> Message-ID: With the buyers commision he paid $70,400, still a loser if Tanner did all the work he advertised and only receives about $60k. Also, the 67 BJ8 done by Healey Lane of Oregon that sold for $66k is another loser. He does good work. I have to admit, it appears the bottom has fallen out of the market, at least for Healeys. Keep in mind a lot of people have cancelled their plans to attend the auctions. Russo Steele still won't let owners near their cars to assess the damage. One of the owners of Hagerty Ins is here to help assess the damage their company is going to have to pay for. There's still 3 Big Healeys to go! Dan Serrao 1963 BJ7 Fountain Hills, AZ People who don't read the newspaper are uninformed, those who read the newspaper are misinformed........ Mark Twain >> > Wow!! $64,000 for a fresh Tanner restoration. > > I've seen 3 or 4 of his restorations and they have all had "issues", but he > had to have lost money on this one. > > Randy > > Randy Hicks > www.austinhealey100m.com > '56 100 M > '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans > '62 BN7 MkII > '65 BJ8 > '53 MGTD > Healey100M at gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as jobu53 at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390708/direct/01/ From simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk Fri Jan 22 16:40:11 2010 From: simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk (Simon Lachlan) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:40:11 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring Message-ID: <001201ca9bbc$3dacc450$b9064cf0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Could someone please tell me which wire is which regarding the three wires that go to the headlights. These are black, blue with red tracer & blue with white tracer. >From the fact that the blue with white seems to go, via the dip switch, to the main beam warning light in the speedo I guess I'm safe with the following:-?? Blue with red = dipped beam Blue with white = main beam Black = earth However, if I buy and wire in a halogen conversion I'd not like to see my presumption go up in a pff of smoke and my loom with it! Can someone confirm. The wiring diagram in the manual is not 100% idiot proof in this instance. Simon From healeyrick at yahoo.com Fri Jan 22 16:41:52 2010 From: healeyrick at yahoo.com (HealeyRick) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:41:52 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 In-Reply-To: <245EFE38-1654-413B-8649-BBD4F903FD70@gmail.com> Message-ID: <58722.92723.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> This is big trouble. For years I've been justifying any money spent on my Healey by telling my wife based on Tanner prices that it's an "investment" in a $100k car that she'll be the beneficiary of when I croak. Now I'm going to have to come up with a whole new pack of lies. As I read on another forum "My biggest worry is that after I die my wife will sell all my crap for what I told her I paid for it!" Rick Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo --- On Fri, 1/22/10, Randy Hicks wrote: From: Randy Hicks Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 To: "Healey List" Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 5:24 PM Wow!! $64,000 for a fresh Tanner restoration. I've seen 3 or 4 of his restorations and they have all had "issues", but he had to have lost money on this one. Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as healeyrick at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From edriver at sasktel.net Fri Jan 22 17:15:00 2010 From: edriver at sasktel.net (E.A. Driver) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:15:00 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 In-Reply-To: <58722.92723.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <58722.92723.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4B5A3F84.4020603@sasktel.net> Fellows Is there not a recession in the US? Items sold to date on B-J are well below prices of two years ago. For the Healey owners keep in mind another trend, six years ago E-types commanded big dollars, there is a reasonable decline in E-type values. at auctions such as B-J. Healeys are not immune, regardless of what person does the restoration. Kind regards Ed Saskatoon Historian AHCUSA HealeyRick wrote: > This is big trouble. For years I've been justifying any money spent on my > Healey by telling my wife based on Tanner prices that it's an "investment" in > a $100k car that she'll be the beneficiary of when I croak. Now I'm going to > have to come up with a whole new pack of lies. As I read on another forum "My > biggest worry is that after I die my wife will sell all my crap for what I > told her I paid for it!" > > Rick > > > Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo > > --- On Fri, 1/22/10, Randy Hicks wrote: > > From: Randy Hicks > Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 > To: "Healey List" > Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 5:24 PM > > Wow!! $64,000 for a fresh Tanner restoration. > > I've seen 3 or 4 of his restorations and they have all had "issues", but he > had to have lost money on this one. > > Randy > > Randy Hicks From sbyers at ec.rr.com Fri Jan 22 19:53:26 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:53:26 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring In-Reply-To: <001201ca9bbc$3dacc450$b9064cf0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> References: <001201ca9bbc$3dacc450$b9064cf0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Message-ID: <000101ca9bd7$3c62eaf0$b528c0d0$@rr.com> Hi, Simon - Confirming: Blue with Red = dipped (lo) beam Blue with White = main (hi) beam Black = earth (ground) Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Simon Lachlan Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 6:40 PM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring Could someone please tell me which wire is which regarding the three wires that go to the headlights. These are black, blue with red tracer & blue with white tracer. >From the fact that the blue with white seems to go, via the dip switch, to the main beam warning light in the speedo I guess I'm safe with the following:-?? Blue with red = dipped beam Blue with white = main beam Black = earth However, if I buy and wire in a halogen conversion I'd not like to see my presumption go up in a pff of smoke and my loom with it! Can someone confirm. The wiring diagram in the manual is not 100% idiot proof in this instance. Simon From ahpowered at hotmail.com Fri Jan 22 21:27:36 2010 From: ahpowered at hotmail.com (scott willis) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:27:36 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k In-Reply-To: <751d05481001220834rf109e7co58e1f04c55481ad0@mail.gmail.com> References: , , <751d05481001220834rf109e7co58e1f04c55481ad0@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: I just spewed my drink through my nose on that last sentence!!! Funny vision indeed. Scott Willis Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA 59 MGA 66 E-Type FHC http://www.bgeuroclassics.org BG Euro Classics Car Club President Bowling Green, KY ________________________________ > Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:34:33 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Healeys] B-J auction Kurt Tanner BN2 just sold for $40k > From: cnaarndt at gmail.com > To: jobu53 at hotmail.com > CC: gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com; richchrysler at quickclic.net; ahpowered at hotmail.com; healeys at autox.team.net > > Dan, > > I just canceled my trip to Scottsdale to help my buddy sell cars at the three auctions, BJ, RM and Gooding due to the foul weather. > > I can tell you from personal experience that number one, Barrett-Jackson has an all no reserve auction, so you turn the title over to them when you consign your car. It's essentially no longer yours. In years past, if our cars did not bid high enough, we would buy them back by having a friend who was a bidder buy the car. HOWEVER, BJ didn't like this so they said you cannot buy back your own car and if we catch you, which they did, you'll be banned from any further BJ auctions. Plus you'll be paying both commissions, which will be about 16%. > > > BJ folks are A holes and I wouldn't PI$$ on Craig Jackson's head if it was on fire > > Curt > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Dan wrote: > > "Prices have dropped like stones. I just watched a 100M at RM go for $45k" > > > > > > > I wouldn't jump to this conclusion right now. So far the Healeys haven't done > > well but has anyone seen these cars in person? Typically, the first days of > > these auctions have the "not so nice cars". I looked at the cars last year at > > BJ and was suprised at a lot of things I saw, bad panel fit, rock chips, poor > > or wrong fitting chrome pieces, etc. I have heard that approx 30% of the cars > > sold at BJ are bought by the original owners because they didn't get to the > > dollar level they wanted. > > > > With that said, the big guns are coming out today. Kurt Tanner's shoddy work > > shop has 2 cars and a nice BJ8 from John Wilson of Healey Lane in Oregon. Sat > > has a BJ8 from Healey Lane in Riverside and a 65 BJ8 from a restorer. > > > > So if the tents are still standing after the fierce winds last night, I > > think you will see at least one of the cars today reach 6 figures. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. From ahpowered at hotmail.com Fri Jan 22 21:36:12 2010 From: ahpowered at hotmail.com (scott willis) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:36:12 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 In-Reply-To: <58722.92723.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <245EFE38-1654-413B-8649-BBD4F903FD70@gmail.com>, <58722.92723.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Rick, I have a friend that can give your wife a letter of authenticity that will prove that your car will soon be worth well over $100k. He does this all the time. The document is very official, framed, and stamped with an authentic gold seal of approval. keep spending while you are alive. Scott Willis Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA 59 MGA 66 E-Type FHC http://www.bgeuroclassics.org BG Euro Classics Car Club President Bowling Green, KY ---------------------------------------- > Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:41:52 -0800 > From: healeyrick at yahoo.com > To: healeys at autox.team.net; Healey100M at gmail.com > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 > > This is big trouble. For years I've been justifying any money spent on my > Healey by telling my wife based on Tanner prices that it's an "investment" in > a $100k car that she'll be the beneficiary of when I croak. Now I'm going to > have to come up with a whole new pack of lies. As I read on another forum "My > biggest worry is that after I die my wife will sell all my crap for what I > told her I paid for it!" > > Rick > > > Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo > > --- On Fri, 1/22/10, Randy Hicks wrote: > > From: Randy Hicks > Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 > To: "Healey List" > Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 5:24 PM > > Wow!! $64,000 for a fresh Tanner restoration. > > I've seen 3 or 4 of his restorations and they have all had "issues", but he > had to have lost money on this one. > > Randy > > Randy Hicks > www.austinhealey100m.com > '56 100 M > '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans > '62 BN7 MkII > '65 BJ8 > '53 MGTD > Healey100M at gmail.com > Healeys at autox.team.net _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. From j.aeckerlin at gmail.com Sat Jan 23 00:43:37 2010 From: j.aeckerlin at gmail.com (Jaap Aeckerlin) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:43:37 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring In-Reply-To: <2684211051773455362@unknownmsgid> References: <2684211051773455362@unknownmsgid> Message-ID: <4e23c7251001222343o6a73f5c9md3a4b42107cd89b7@mail.gmail.com> Simon, if you don't want to see your loom going up in a puff of smoke, you better fit a relay. Without a relay the Lucas light switch gets the full amps load through its tiny contacts and they will get (very) hot. Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands 1964 BJ8 29432 (with relay). 2010/1/23 Simon Lachlan > Could someone please tell me which wire is which regarding the three wires > that go to the headlights. These are black, blue with red tracer & blue > with > white tracer. > >From the fact that the blue with white seems to go, via the dip switch, to > the main beam warning light in the speedo I guess I'm safe with the > following:-?? > Blue with red = dipped beam > Blue with white = main beam > Black = earth > However, if I buy and wire in a halogen conversion I'd not like to see my > presumption go up in a pff of smoke and my loom with it! Can someone > confirm. The wiring diagram in the manual is not 100% idiot proof in this > instance. > Simon > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as j.aeckerlin at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From derek.c.job at gmail.com Sat Jan 23 02:23:40 2010 From: derek.c.job at gmail.com (Derek Job) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:23:40 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 In-Reply-To: References: <245EFE38-1654-413B-8649-BBD4F903FD70@gmail.com> <58722.92723.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: If you want to see a really crazy price go to the web site of Murray Scott Nelson in the UK. He's a dealer/restorer of Healeys and is asking 95,000 pounds!! for a BJ8. Completely mad. Derek On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 5:36 AM, scott willis wrote: > Rick, > I have a friend that can give your wife a letter of authenticity that will > prove that your car will soon be worth well over $100k. He does this all > the > time. The document is very official, framed, and stamped with an authentic > gold seal of approval. > > keep spending while you are alive. > > > Scott Willis > Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA > 59 MGA > 66 E-Type FHC > > http://www.bgeuroclassics.org > BG Euro Classics Car Club President > Bowling Green, KY > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:41:52 -0800 > > From: healeyrick at yahoo.com > > To: healeys at autox.team.net; Healey100M at gmail.com > > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 > > > > This is big trouble. For years I've been justifying any money spent on my > > Healey by telling my wife based on Tanner prices that it's an > "investment" > in > > a $100k car that she'll be the beneficiary of when I croak. Now I'm going > to > > have to come up with a whole new pack of lies. As I read on another forum > "My > > biggest worry is that after I die my wife will sell all my crap for what > I > > told her I paid for it!" > > > > Rick > > > > > > Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo > > > > --- On Fri, 1/22/10, Randy Hicks wrote: > > > > From: Randy Hicks > > Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 > > To: "Healey List" > > Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 5:24 PM > > > > Wow!! $64,000 for a fresh Tanner restoration. > > > > I've seen 3 or 4 of his restorations and they have all had "issues", but > he > > had to have lost money on this one. > > > > Randy > > > > Randy Hicks > > www.austinhealey100m.com > > '56 100 M > > '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans > > '62 BN7 MkII > > '65 BJ8 > > '53 MGTD > > Healey100M at gmail.com > > Healeys at autox.team.net > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as derek.c.job at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sat Jan 23 02:43:08 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:43:08 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring In-Reply-To: <001201ca9bbc$3dacc450$b9064cf0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> References: <001201ca9bbc$3dacc450$b9064cf0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Message-ID: <4B5AC4AC.4080406@chello.nl> This is as Joseph Lucas intended it. To make the full of your Halogen lights, wire in relay's that are fed straight from the battery through a heavy fuse (25A) using heavy gauge wiring and are switched through the original wiring. The original wiring is to skimpy for headlights with to much resistance lowering the Voltage at the lamps. Kees Oudesluijs Simon Lachlan schreef: > Could someone please tell me which wire is which regarding the three wires > that go to the headlights. These are black, blue with red tracer & blue with > white tracer. > >From the fact that the blue with white seems to go, via the dip switch, to > the main beam warning light in the speedo I guess I'm safe with the > following:-?? > Blue with red = dipped beam > Blue with white = main beam > Black = earth > However, if I buy and wire in a halogen conversion I'd not like to see my > presumption go up in a pff of smoke and my loom with it! Can someone > confirm. The wiring diagram in the manual is not 100% idiot proof in this > instance. > Simon From ampole at hotmail.com Sat Jan 23 02:48:10 2010 From: ampole at hotmail.com (andy pole) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:48:10 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 In-Reply-To: References: <245EFE38-1654-413B-8649-BBD4F903FD70@gmail.com>, <58722.92723.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com>, , Message-ID: Its the same one he had a year ago at the NEC Classic car show for 75000 pounds, funnily enough its identical to mine in year/colour/restoration, so first offer over 70000 pounds secures mine! > If you want to see a really crazy price go to the web site of Murray Scott > Nelson in the UK. He's a dealer/restorer of Healeys and is asking 95,000 > pounds!! for a BJ8. Completely mad. _________________________________________________________________ Send us your Hotmail stories and be featured in our newsletter http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ From stmanufaktur at yahoo.de Sat Jan 23 03:06:27 2010 From: stmanufaktur at yahoo.de (ST Manufaktur) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:06:27 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Healeys] stopp Message-ID: <820772.36571.qm@web24614.mail.ird.yahoo.com> hello, please stop to send mails to mthis account thanks st From coll44 at msn.com Sat Jan 23 04:44:54 2010 From: coll44 at msn.com (TERRY COLL) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:44:54 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring In-Reply-To: <4B5AC4AC.4080406@chello.nl> References: <001201ca9bbc$3dacc450$b9064cf0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk>, <4B5AC4AC.4080406@chello.nl> Message-ID: Kees, You say the wiring is too skimpy so are you advocating rewiring the entire headlight circuit or just installing the relay and 25 amp fuse? If the latter, I'm assuming you add the relay and fuse before the headlight dip switch which I'm also assuming can handle the load better than the headlight switch. Correct? Terry Coll '64 BJ8 > Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:43:08 +0100 > From: coudesluijs at chello.nl > To: simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk > CC: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring > > This is as Joseph Lucas intended it. To make the full of your Halogen > lights, wire in relay's that are fed straight from the battery through a > heavy fuse (25A) using heavy gauge wiring and are switched through the > original wiring. The original wiring is to skimpy for headlights with to > much resistance lowering the Voltage at the lamps. > Kees Oudesluijs > > > Simon Lachlan schreef: > > Could someone please tell me which wire is which regarding the three wires > > that go to the headlights. These are black, blue with red tracer & blue with > > white tracer. > > >From the fact that the blue with white seems to go, via the dip switch, to > > the main beam warning light in the speedo I guess I'm safe with the > > following:-?? > > Blue with red = dipped beam > > Blue with white = main beam > > Black = earth > > However, if I buy and wire in a halogen conversion I'd not like to see my > > presumption go up in a pff of smoke and my loom with it! Can someone > > confirm. The wiring diagram in the manual is not 100% idiot proof in this > > instance. > > Simon > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coll44 at msn.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ From bluehealey at googlemail.com Sat Jan 23 05:09:04 2010 From: bluehealey at googlemail.com (AlanB) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:09:04 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring In-Reply-To: References: <001201ca9bbc$3dacc450$b9064cf0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk>, <4B5AC4AC.4080406@chello.nl> Message-ID: <3CDCF1ECFCD4448590875280D6F429D5@Dell> Team. Let's not get carried away here. Simon is proposing to upgrade his bulbs from the current 55/60w to Halogens which would have a potential max rating of 100W. That would lift the load from the current 10A to a max of 16A. The wiring is good for 20A plus. The PPG switch is pretty robust and since it currently handles the 16A of the headlamp circuit it isn't likely to break into a sweat at 20A. _____________________________________________ (______________ Alan Bromfield _______________) (______ \____1957-BN4____/ _______) (_________________________) -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of TERRY COLL Sent: 23 January 2010 11:45 To: coudesluijs at chello.nl; simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk Cc: austin healey Subject: Re: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring Kees, You say the wiring is too skimpy so are you advocating rewiring the entire headlight circuit or just installing the relay and 25 amp fuse? If the latter, I'm assuming you add the relay and fuse before the headlight dip switch which I'm also assuming can handle the load better than the headlight switch. Correct? Terry Coll '64 BJ8 From grday at btinternet.com Sat Jan 23 06:11:20 2010 From: grday at btinternet.com (Guy R Day) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:11:20 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring References: <001201ca9bbc$3dacc450$b9064cf0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk>, <4B5AC4AC.4080406@chello.nl> <3CDCF1ECFCD4448590875280D6F429D5@Dell> Message-ID: <2071384DBE16480896C9EEA5488CB807@user8634b3d69b> Alan, Whilst I do agree to some degree let's face it, even 55/60w lamps on most Sprites have faded from their original 'glory' and do benefit from having relays fitted. Unless it is a concourse style motor fitting relays - utilising the original loom as the switching circuits - is one upgrade that is normally well worth it. Whilst the wiring may be to a 20A standard when new, oxidisation and embrittlement takes it toll after 50 odd years. Guy R Day ----- Original Message ----- From: "AlanB" To: ; "'austin healey'" Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring > Team. > Let's not get carried away here. Simon is proposing to upgrade his bulbs > from the current 55/60w to Halogens which would have a potential max > rating > of 100W. That would lift the load from the current 10A to a max of 16A. > The > wiring is good for 20A plus. The PPG switch is pretty robust and since it > currently handles the 16A of the headlamp circuit it isn't likely to break > into a sweat at 20A. > _____________________________________________ > (______________ Alan Bromfield _______________) > (______ \____1957-BN4____/ _______) > (_________________________) > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net > [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of TERRY COLL > Sent: 23 January 2010 11:45 > To: coudesluijs at chello.nl; simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk > Cc: austin healey > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring > > Kees, > > > > You say the wiring is too skimpy so are you advocating rewiring the entire > headlight circuit or just installing the relay and 25 amp fuse? If the > latter, I'm assuming you add the relay and fuse before the headlight dip > switch which I'm also assuming can handle the load better than the > headlight > switch. Correct? > > > > Terry Coll > > '64 BJ8 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as grday at btinternet.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From j.aeckerlin at gmail.com Sat Jan 23 06:26:40 2010 From: j.aeckerlin at gmail.com (Jaap Aeckerlin) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:26:40 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring In-Reply-To: <3CDCF1ECFCD4448590875280D6F429D5@Dell> References: <4B5AC4AC.4080406@chello.nl> <3CDCF1ECFCD4448590875280D6F429D5@Dell> Message-ID: <4e23c7251001230526g28c6ce6co31d659bd9d6f9028@mail.gmail.com> Alan what makes you conclude "the wiring is good for 20 A plus"? And calling the switch 'pretty robust' is an overstatement in my view. Support the British industry: yes, but don't be blind. Lucas' nickname Prince of Darkness didn't come out of the blue! Jack 2010/1/23 AlanB > Team. > Let's not get carried away here. Simon is proposing to upgrade his bulbs > from the current 55/60w to Halogens which would have a potential max rating > of 100W. That would lift the load from the current 10A to a max of 16A. > The > wiring is good for 20A plus. The PPG switch is pretty robust and since it > currently handles the 16A of the headlamp circuit it isn't likely to break > into a sweat at 20A. > _____________________________________________ > (______________ Alan Bromfield _______________) > (______ \____1957-BN4____/ _______) > (_________________________) > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto: > healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of TERRY COLL > Sent: 23 January 2010 11:45 > To: coudesluijs at chello.nl; simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk > Cc: austin healey > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring > > Kees, > > > > You say the wiring is too skimpy so are you advocating rewiring the entire > headlight circuit or just installing the relay and 25 amp fuse? If the > latter, I'm assuming you add the relay and fuse before the headlight dip > switch which I'm also assuming can handle the load better than the > headlight > switch. Correct? > > > > Terry Coll > > '64 BJ8 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as j.aeckerlin at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sat Jan 23 07:16:29 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:16:29 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring In-Reply-To: <3CDCF1ECFCD4448590875280D6F429D5@Dell> References: <001201ca9bbc$3dacc450$b9064cf0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk>, <4B5AC4AC.4080406@chello.nl> <3CDCF1ECFCD4448590875280D6F429D5@Dell> Message-ID: <4B5B04BD.8070001@chello.nl> Alan, Theoretically you are right, the wiring when new could have barely handled 16A, good old Joseph was not known for ample sufficient wiring. However at that current the loss in Voltage is rather high which means the bulbs will be less bright. The wiring is now 40-50 odd years old, some strands in the wire are probably broken. Plugs, connectors, sockets, switches will be partly worn, corroded etc. leadind to more resistance and heat build up. Hence my remarks. The difference in light output can be amazing and it will save a possibly difficult to replace original switch. Kees Oudesluijs NL AlanB schreef: > Team. > Let's not get carried away here. Simon is proposing to upgrade his bulbs > from the current 55/60w to Halogens which would have a potential max rating > of 100W. That would lift the load from the current 10A to a max of 16A. The > wiring is good for 20A plus. The PPG switch is pretty robust and since it > currently handles the 16A of the headlamp circuit it isn't likely to break > into a sweat at 20A. > _____________________________________________ > (______________ Alan Bromfield _______________) > (______ \____1957-BN4____/ _______) > (_________________________) > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of TERRY COLL > Sent: 23 January 2010 11:45 > To: coudesluijs at chello.nl; simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk > Cc: austin healey > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring > > Kees, > > > > You say the wiring is too skimpy so are you advocating rewiring the entire > headlight circuit or just installing the relay and 25 amp fuse? If the > latter, I'm assuming you add the relay and fuse before the headlight dip > switch which I'm also assuming can handle the load better than the headlight > switch. Correct? > > > > Terry Coll > > '64 BJ8 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.730 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2640 - datum van uitgifte: 01/23/10 08:33:00 From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sat Jan 23 07:18:27 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:18:27 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring In-Reply-To: References: <001201ca9bbc$3dacc450$b9064cf0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk>, <4B5AC4AC.4080406@chello.nl> Message-ID: <4B5B0533.1090000@chello.nl> Terry, You can use the existing original wiring, headlight and dip switch to switch the relays, these primary circuits are very low current. The secundary circuit will switch the head lamps straight from the battery, starter relay or similar point with HD wiring. This secundary circuit will be additional and needs a much thicker gauge wire to keep the Voltage up and the heat down. It is easiest to fit one relay for each dipped light and one relay for each main beam, so 4 in all. As the original circuit now will only carry very low current, the Voltage will stay up, the heat down and also the load on the switches is very little thus saving them from burning out. The fuse can be fitted anywhere in the wire between battery and relays Fit the relays near the headlamps (if inside headlamp cowls, insulate well) for simplicity and looks, as you wil not have to cut the original harness. You can of course use one relay for both dipped beams and one for both main beams, the relays can easily handle that, but than you have to modify the original wiring. Kees Oudesluijs NL TERRY COLL schreef: > Kees, > > You say the wiring is too skimpy so are you advocating rewiring the > entire headlight circuit or just installing the relay and 25 amp > fuse? If the latter, I'm assuming you add the relay and fuse before > the headlight dip switch which I'm also assuming can handle the load > better than the headlight switch. Correct? > > Terry Coll > '64 BJ8 From bspidell at comcast.net Sat Jan 23 07:27:55 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:27:55 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 In-Reply-To: References: <245EFE38-1654-413B-8649-BBD4F903FD70@gmail.com>, <58722.92723.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com>, , Message-ID: <4B5B076B.1070006@comcast.net> The NYT has a short piece on the auctions: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/automobiles/collectibles/24AUCTION.html?hpw andy pole wrote: > Its the same one he had a year ago at the NEC Classic car show for 75000 > pounds, funnily enough its identical to mine in year/colour/restoration, so > first offer over 70000 pounds secures mine! > >> If you want to see a really crazy price go to the web site of Murray Scott >> Nelson in the UK. He's a dealer/restorer of Healeys and is asking 95,000 >> pounds!! for a BJ8. Completely mad. ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From bspidell at comcast.net Sat Jan 23 07:29:24 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:29:24 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Tanner BJ8 In-Reply-To: References: <245EFE38-1654-413B-8649-BBD4F903FD70@gmail.com>, <58722.92723.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com>, , Message-ID: <4B5B07C4.2020106@comcast.net> Another (not LBC-related): http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/automobiles/collectibles/24KITCHEN.html?hpw andy pole wrote: > Its the same one he had a year ago at the NEC Classic car show for 75000 > pounds, funnily enough its identical to mine in year/colour/restoration, so > first offer over 70000 pounds secures mine! > >> If you want to see a really crazy price go to the web site of Murray Scott >> Nelson in the UK. He's a dealer/restorer of Healeys and is asking 95,000 >> pounds!! for a BJ8. Completely mad. ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From ampole at hotmail.com Sat Jan 23 08:00:40 2010 From: ampole at hotmail.com (andy pole) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:00:40 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp wiring In-Reply-To: <4B5B0533.1090000@chello.nl> References: <001201ca9bbc$3dacc450$b9064cf0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk>, , <4B5AC4AC.4080406@chello.nl>, , <4B5B0533.1090000@chello.nl> Message-ID: Guys Before this gets into a long winded "oil type" discussion, lets talk basic electrics. The 'heat' is only dissipated by the resistance across a point in (or break down of insulation) in the circuit. And as Alan stated its caused by poor connections, and quite rightly if the circuit has been tested for continuity / resistance and all connections made good then the current carrying capacity of the wiring should be fine for either a standard lamp or the halogen (which can also come in the same wattages as the original lamps). So at the end of the day if you are worried about the condition of your cables in your headlight loom then you should be changing the whole loom, as you must also be worried about the feed to the fuel pump? If you want to improve the lacking fused protection or grouping of circuits, then yes fit relays but also remember that the od is not fused, or the pump, or you loose all lights front or back if the single feed has a bad connection in the bullet. The cars were built to a certain design and if you want to improve one circuit to 'modern standards' then please realise there are alot of other circuits to seperate and fuse, ......or realise its a one of improvement but does not make the whole car safe only safer. But remember its always a good idea to check those bullet connections and keep them in tip top condition, the car is over 40 years old so may then last another. just my two pennies Andy _________________________________________________________________ Tell us your greatest, weirdest and funniest Hotmail stories http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ From ahbn6 at verizon.net Sat Jan 23 08:21:57 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:21:57 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] FW: BT7 heat shield drawing Message-ID: <010901ca9c3f$cdd7dff0$69879fd0$@net> OK it is in the Insulation section of the Technical page on my site. Thanks! John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: john spaur [mailto:jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 11:04 PM To: John Sims Subject: RE: BT7 heat shield drawing PDF, DXF and AutoCAD files. John At 12:00 AM 1/22/2010 -0500, you wrote: >Yes please. Thanks! > >John > > >-----Original Message----- >From: john spaur [mailto:jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net] >Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:05 PM >To: ahbn6 at verizon.net >Subject: BT7 heat shield drawing > >John, > >I just created a drawing of the MKII 3000 underfloor heat shield. I can >send it in AutoCAD drawing, DXF and PDF formats. Would you like me to >email it to you in those formats? > >John Spaur >'62 BT7 From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Sat Jan 23 09:00:22 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:00:22 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] halogen light wiring Message-ID: I have a wiring diagram showing the use of the relays that someone gave to me that makes it simple(ish). If anyone is interested. I'm not sure it will post on this sight. My tech support is at work today and I know little about computers. I can email it direct to anyone if you contact me at: tahoehealey at hotmail.com Rich Kahn _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390708/direct/01/ From warthodson at aol.com Sat Jan 23 09:03:07 2010 From: warthodson at aol.com (warthodson at aol.com) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:03:07 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: The P-51 Mustang In-Reply-To: <8CC6A5C76D94FE6-9A44-1A1AF@webmail-d096.sysops.aol.com> References: <17d59.2a8a7780.388b9d30@aol.com> <8CC6A5C76D94FE6-9A44-1A1AF@webmail-d096.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <8CC6A5CAFBC840C-9A44-1A1F3@webmail-d096.sysops.aol.com> Subject: Fwd: The P-51 Mustang This may be the best video I have seen on the Internet. Gary Hodson The P-51 Mustang What an emotional experience...and a most excellent video! Whether you know anything about aviation or not, I think that you may find this to be one of the most enjoyable films that you've ever seen on the internet! Well worth a few minutes of your time to watch it thru to the end (be sure to click the little icon and watch it full screen). http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=1bf99434&br=500 _popupControl(); ------ End of Forwarded Message From ahbn6 at verizon.net Sat Jan 23 09:30:04 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:30:04 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] halogen light wiring In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <011901ca9c49$522cbdd0$f6863970$@net> Email to me and I will post it. John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Richard Kahn Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:00 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] halogen light wiring I have a wiring diagram showing the use of the relays that someone gave to me that makes it simple(ish). If anyone is interested. I'm not sure it will post on this sight. My tech support is at work today and I know little about computers. I can email it direct to anyone if you contact me at: tahoehealey at hotmail.com Rich Kahn _________________________________________________________________ From drberkowitz at hotmail.com Sat Jan 23 10:07:22 2010 From: drberkowitz at hotmail.com (Leonard Berkowitz) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:07:22 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition Message-ID: I am considering converting to electronic ignition. I would welcome comments on experiences with them from the list. Is any brand substantially better then the others? Moss sells Pertronix how do they compare? _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ From qualitas.jack at gmail.com Sat Jan 23 10:15:40 2010 From: qualitas.jack at gmail.com (Jack Feldman) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:15:40 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp Wiring Message-ID: <48720d21001230915s1c2d21d5vae0043e82ffb4034@mail.gmail.com> If you look in the VB MG catalog you will find a wiring harness that consists of appropriate plugs, and two relays It is called "Heavy Duty Headlamp Harness. It is on sale for $19.95 in the new MG catalog. You add a fuse between it and the battery terminal on the solenoid, remove the plugs from your headlights and plug a male connector into one of the removed plugs.This activates a relay depending on whether you are in high or low beam, which in turn gives power to the appropriate wire to light the headlamp. I did this on my MG when I uprated the headlamps. PROBLEMS: I don't know if they have fixed this, but the wires are far to short to reach where they have to go. I figured I got my moneys worth of plugs and relays, and spent some time cutting and extending the wires.I plan to do the same for the Healey.I have never found a source for the male plug that is used to power the relays There is really no need for the instructions. They are so indecipherable they are not even laughable. You don't need them Perhaps VB has done something about the wires and insstructions by now. I think of the;harness as an indication of VB's lack of quality. Jack From simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk Sat Jan 23 10:39:10 2010 From: simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk (Simon Lachlan) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:39:10 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000201ca9c52$f8dd8980$ea989c80$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> I think the 123 unit is very good. I had a very good DM6A in my BT7; it wasn't worn so there was no slop etcetc. I went to a Pertronix and then on to 123. I'd say that the improvement between 123 and Pertronix is the same as between Pertronix and regular points. Just my opinion.. Simon -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Leonard Berkowitz Sent: 23 January 2010 17:07 To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition I am considering converting to electronic ignition. I would welcome comments on experiences with them from the list. Is any brand substantially better then the others? Moss sells Pertronix how do they compare? _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk http://www.team.net/archive From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sat Jan 23 11:03:46 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:03:46 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B5B3A02.1030404@chello.nl> The main problem seems to be the proper installation. People do not seem to read the fitting instructions fully. Most of the time (e.g. Pertronix or Lumenition) the total resistance over the coil (plus ballast resistor if present) should be more than 3 Ohms. Both coil and ballast resistor are generally around 1,5 Ohms each. So if a ballast resistor is present connect up to the balast resistor and not straight to the coil as is often done. Also disconnect the small white yellow wire from the starter relay, this one will short the ballast resistor to counteract the Voltage drop on the coil when the starter is operated. If there is no ballast resistor make sure the impedance of the coil is 3 Ohms plus. If not get another coil with the proper impedance. Failing to do so will lead to a fried electronic ignition after some time. It is the reason that some systems acquired a bad name unjustfully, most of them were fitted wrongly. Follow the fitting instructions to the letter and all should be well. Get the proper polarity. Kees Oudesluijs NL Leonard Berkowitz schreef: > I am considering converting to electronic ignition. I would welcome comments > on experiences with them from the list. > > Is any brand substantially better then the others? Moss sells Pertronix how > do they compare? > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.730 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2640 - datum van uitgifte: 01/23/10 08:33:00 From flyhihealey at hotmail.com Sat Jan 23 11:10:11 2010 From: flyhihealey at hotmail.com (Warren Dietz) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:10:11 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Bent wheel rim Message-ID: I have a 60 spoke wheel(painted original) that I use for a spare with a slightly bent rim. I wanted to know if it's possible to fix or should I try to locate another good used one? New wheels are pricey! Thanks. WD 67 BJ8 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ From atightprod at aol.com Sat Jan 23 11:45:30 2010 From: atightprod at aol.com (atightprod at aol.com) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:45:30 EST Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: The P-51 Mustang Message-ID: <29347.40c0ca60.388c9dca@aol.com> Thanks for the link. Great film and quite a tribute. Steven Kingsbury BN1 #598 In a message dated 1/23/2010 8:18:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, warthodson at aol.com writes: Subject: Fwd: The P-51 Mustang This may be the best video I have seen on the Internet. Gary Hodson The P-51 Mustang What an emotional experience...and a most excellent video! Whether you know anything about aviation or not, I think that you may find this to be one of the most enjoyable films that you've ever seen on the internet! Well worth a few minutes of your time to watch it thru to the end (be sure to click the little icon and watch it full screen). http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=1bf99434&br=500 _popupControl(); ------ End of Forwarded Message Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as atightprod at aol.com http://www.team.net/archive From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Sat Jan 23 11:46:05 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:46:05 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] diagram for relay and li;ghts Message-ID: Because of the many requests, I will send it to John Sims to post hopefully this afternoon. (I have to find it first) Rich Kahn _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ From simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk Sat Jan 23 11:50:49 2010 From: simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk (Simon Lachlan) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:50:49 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Bent wheel rim In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000301ca9c5c$fb50c7e0$f1f257a0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> When I bashed one of my front wheels in a pot hole my local tyre place bashed it straight with a hammer and it was fine, airtight etc. But you'd have inner tubes anyhow? Try a hammer. (and if that doesn't work, get a bigger hammer). Simon. -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Warren Dietz Sent: 23 January 2010 18:10 To: Healey List Subject: [Healeys] Bent wheel rim I have a 60 spoke wheel(painted original) that I use for a spare with a slightly bent rim. I wanted to know if it's possible to fix or should I try to locate another good used one? New wheels are pricey! Thanks. WD 67 BJ8 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk http://www.team.net/archive From chester3dog at gmail.com Sat Jan 23 12:34:29 2010 From: chester3dog at gmail.com (Chester Threedog) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:34:29 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: The P-51 Mustang In-Reply-To: <8CC6A5CAFBC840C-9A44-1A1F3@webmail-d096.sysops.aol.com> References: <17d59.2a8a7780.388b9d30@aol.com> <8CC6A5C76D94FE6-9A44-1A1AF@webmail-d096.sysops.aol.com> <8CC6A5CAFBC840C-9A44-1A1F3@webmail-d096.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <1b80a1c81001231134v296a1b8cr99408d5268e35719@mail.gmail.com> Thanks Gary. I started watching and could not stop. It made me think of my Dad and all the conversations we should of had. Norby On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 10:03 AM, wrote: > Subject: Fwd: The P-51 Mustang > > > This may be the best video I have seen on the Internet. > Gary Hodson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The P-51 Mustang > > What an emotional experience...and a most excellent video! Whether you > know > anything about aviation or not, I think that you may find this to be one > of > the most enjoyable films that you've ever seen on the internet! > Well worth a few minutes of your time to watch it thru to the end (be sure > to > click the little icon and watch it full screen). > > http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=1bf99434&br=500 > > > > > > > > > > > > _popupControl(); > > ------ End of Forwarded Message > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as chester3dog at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From amalin at mac.com Sat Jan 23 12:34:32 2010 From: amalin at mac.com (Al Malin) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:34:32 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Bent wheel rim In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Warren, I have 5 painted 72-spoke wheels for sale. They have about 16K miles on them and are in great shape. Al Malin Tricarb On Jan 23, 2010, at 1:10 PM, Warren Dietz wrote: > I have a 60 spoke wheel(painted original) that I use for a spare > with a > slightly bent rim. I wanted to know if it's possible to fix or > should I try to > locate another good used one? New wheels are pricey! Thanks. > > WD > 67 BJ8 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as amalin at mac.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From lapierrem at sbcglobal.net Sat Jan 23 13:28:02 2010 From: lapierrem at sbcglobal.net (Mark LaPierre) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:28:02 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition References: <4B5B3A02.1030404@chello.nl> Message-ID: <003f01ca9c6a$9044b9d0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Never seen a ballast resistor on a Pertronix unit. Thats one of the things that makes it a nice install. Its hidden very well with out all the excess accessories. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oudesluys" To: "Leonard Berkowitz" Cc: Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition > The main problem seems to be the proper installation. People do not seem > to read the fitting instructions fully. > Most of the time (e.g. Pertronix or Lumenition) the total resistance over > the coil (plus ballast resistor if present) should be more than 3 Ohms. > Both coil and ballast resistor are generally around 1,5 Ohms each. So if a > ballast resistor is present connect up to the balast resistor and not > straight to the coil as is often done. Also disconnect the small white > yellow wire from the starter relay, this one will short the ballast > resistor to counteract the Voltage drop on the coil when the starter is > operated. > If there is no ballast resistor make sure the impedance of the coil is 3 > Ohms plus. If not get another coil with the proper impedance. Failing to > do so will lead to a fried electronic ignition after some time. It is the > reason that some systems acquired a bad name unjustfully, most of them > were fitted wrongly. > Follow the fitting instructions to the letter and all should be well. Get > the proper polarity. > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > > > Leonard Berkowitz schreef: >> I am considering converting to electronic ignition. I would welcome >> comments >> on experiences with them from the list. >> >> Is any brand substantially better then the others? Moss sells Pertronix >> how >> do they compare? >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. >> Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com Versie: 9.0.730 / Virusdatabase: >> 271.1.1/2640 - datum van uitgifte: 01/23/10 08:33:00 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as lapierrem at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From insptwo at msn.com Sat Jan 23 14:30:45 2010 From: insptwo at msn.com (insptwo at msn.com) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:30:45 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Patrick Quinn Message-ID: Congratulations to our Patrick Quinn on a great article in the February Healey-Marque on the 1949 Healey Silverstone. It was an interesting article Patrick! I know it must be extremely difficult to write articles when you are upside down and getting ready to fall of the planet! Regards, Bill BJ7 From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sat Jan 23 15:04:35 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:04:35 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition In-Reply-To: <003f01ca9c6a$9044b9d0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> References: <4B5B3A02.1030404@chello.nl> <003f01ca9c6a$9044b9d0$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Message-ID: <4B5B7273.7060305@chello.nl> A ballast resistor, if present, is fitted in series with the coil and has nothing to do with the electronic ignition as such. All you need to check is that the total resistance over the coil with or without a ballast resistor is conform the requirements of the electronic ignition system. It is usually 3 Ohms, but can vary. Kees Oudesluijs NL Mark LaPierre schreef: > Never seen a ballast resistor on a Pertronix unit. Thats one of the > things that makes it a nice install. > Its hidden very well with out all the excess accessories. > > Mark From lists at brits-n-pieces.com Sat Jan 23 16:24:49 2010 From: lists at brits-n-pieces.com (Brits'n'Pieces (Eric Frenken)) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:49 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition In-Reply-To: <4B5B7273.7060305@chello.nl> Message-ID: You don't have to take care of all the ballast stories if you go the 123ignition way, except that the coil should have at least 1 ohm resistance in the primary windings. The 123ignition has a built in automatic dwell control which controls the current flowing through the coil (+ many other useful features). Eric http://brits-n-pieces.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Oudesluys Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:05 PM To: Mark LaPierre Cc: healeys at Autox.Team.Net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition A ballast resistor, if present, is fitted in series with the coil and has nothing to do with the electronic ignition as such. All you need to check is that the total resistance over the coil with or without a ballast resistor is conform the requirements of the electronic ignition system. It is usually 3 Ohms, but can vary. Kees Oudesluijs NL Mark LaPierre schreef: > Never seen a ballast resistor on a Pertronix unit. Thats one of the > things that makes it a nice install. > Its hidden very well with out all the excess accessories. > > Mark From dwflagg at juno.com Sat Jan 23 17:14:19 2010 From: dwflagg at juno.com (dwflagg) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:14:19 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 100 Ignition Switch Message-ID: <20100123.161431.5937.96151@mailpop05.dca.untd.com> If there is resistance turning the key, is there any way to "lubricate" a 100 ignition switch? I tried two different cylinders with the same result. TIA. Doug ____________________________________________________________ Nutrition Improve your career health. Click now to study nutrition! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=aNGf3V1zjF9XM08J3h9vUwAAJ1B-9ttc3k1I_21D8YCzT29EAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASQwAAAAA= From racarbon at verizon.net Sat Jan 23 17:45:37 2010 From: racarbon at verizon.net (Ray Carbone) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:45:37 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] halogen light wiring Message-ID: Hi All, John Sims has an article in his Technical section ( http://www.healey6.com/technical.htm ) under Electrical with the heading "Improved wiring for Headlight Circuits for Halogen Bulbs" which was written for our news letter titled "Let there be REAL Light". All the best, Ray Carbone BJ8 P1 From flyhihealey at hotmail.com Sat Jan 23 19:16:01 2010 From: flyhihealey at hotmail.com (Warren Dietz) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:16:01 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Bent wheel rim In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks guys. The bashing with a hammer never occurred to me. I thought it would have to be straightened by some special machine process. Picked up a portable tire changer from Harbor Freight and went at it. After breaking it down I whacked many times and it straightened out real good! Wheel is in good shape. I'll check trueness and spokes best I can then clean, paint and balance. WD 67 BJ8 > > I have a 60 spoke wheel(painted original) that I use for a spare with a > slightly bent rim. I wanted to know if it's possible to fix or should I try to > locate another good used one? New wheels are pricey! Thanks. > > WD > 67 BJ8 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ From rnbmail at yahoo.com Sat Jan 23 22:48:20 2010 From: rnbmail at yahoo.com (Robert Blair) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:48:20 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] 4 x BJ8 wire wheels available.... Message-ID: <945345.8655.qm@web37903.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Listers, I have 4 41/2 wide BJ8 wire wheels available. Used and need repainting. Cheap. Collect or you pay shipping. Contact me off list at rnbmail at yahoo.com. Robert N. Blair Yellow 65BJ8 rnbmail at yahoo.com From keithbailey5 at bigpond.com Sat Jan 23 23:09:35 2010 From: keithbailey5 at bigpond.com (Keith Bailey) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:09:35 +1000 Subject: [Healeys] Gearbox Message-ID: Hi All I have a number of Austin A 70 Gear boxes, how do these differ from the BN1 gear box are the gears inter changeable or do I need to change the all gear cluster Also would it be advisable to remove from the gear box and store in oil paper or similar Regards Keith From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sun Jan 24 02:39:27 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:39:27 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] halogen light wiring In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B5C154F.1030504@chello.nl> http://www.healey6.com/technical.htm A very good, clear and well written article and exceptionally well explained, even for a foreigner like me. Suited not only for AH's but for most EU, Japanese cars between about 1935 and 1990 and beond. Kees Oudesluijs NL Ray Carbone schreef: > Hi All, > > John Sims has an article in his Technical section ( > http://www.healey6.com/technical.htm ) under Electrical with the heading > "Improved wiring for Headlight Circuits for Halogen Bulbs" which was written > for our news letter titled "Let there be REAL Light". > > All the best, > Ray Carbone > BJ8 P1 From p_cquinn at tpg.com.au Sun Jan 24 03:46:36 2010 From: p_cquinn at tpg.com.au (Patrick and Caroline Quinn) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:46:36 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Patrick Quinn In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6812E3D8AEC14409A4D80080186075E1@PatrickQuinnPC> G'day Bill Many thanks for your kind words. Actually we all have shoes with suction cups. You should try working with an upside down lap top. All the words keep falling off the screen. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of insptwo at msn.com Sent: Sunday, 24 January 2010 8:31 AM To: healey help Subject: [Healeys] Patrick Quinn Congratulations to our Patrick Quinn on a great article in the February Healey-Marque on the 1949 Healey Silverstone. It was an interesting article Patrick! I know it must be extremely difficult to write articles when you are upside down and getting ready to fall of the planet! Regards, Bill BJ7 From ktaplin1934 at gmail.com Sun Jan 24 08:54:47 2010 From: ktaplin1934 at gmail.com (Ken Taplin) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:54:47 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 1962 BT7 Message-ID: <005f01ca9d0d$8eeb4740$25dae742@YOUR85A8F7B8EC> Too many cars. Would sell 1962 BT7. About 2K since total restoration. Wires and OD. Blue w/white top (hood) and cove. 39.5K From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Sun Jan 24 11:03:28 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:03:28 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] FW: BT7 heat shield drawing In-Reply-To: <010901ca9c3f$cdd7dff0$69879fd0$@net> References: <010901ca9c3f$cdd7dff0$69879fd0$@net> Message-ID: I have just emailed John the diagram which he was kindly going to post on his site. Please check his site for a nice color diagram in addition to mine. There were too many requests for this diagram and some of the requests got deleted. This seemed the simplest solution. If for some reason you have difficulty accessing it from John's site, let me know. The diagram has no explanations, but is pretty straightforward. Good luck! Here's John's site in case you don't still have it: http://www.healey6.com Rich Kahn _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/ From britishcars at shaw.ca Sun Jan 24 12:54:23 2010 From: britishcars at shaw.ca (PG) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:54:23 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] FW: BJ8 Steering Levers et al. Message-ID: <7BBA60E8CEDD4E9DB842D5E1524F7D0E@PaulPC> Does anybody have (or steer me to) pictures of the steering mechanism (levers, tie rods et al) in situ for a late model 3000? I can't recall if the levers "hook" outwards or inwards. Thanks Paul From j.aeckerlin at gmail.com Sun Jan 24 12:58:45 2010 From: j.aeckerlin at gmail.com (Jaap Aeckerlin) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:58:45 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4e23c7251001241158r3e25e858h4dd387553751a2ec@mail.gmail.com> The 123 ignition is by far the best electronic ignition. Rally drivers all over Europe use it now. Have a look at their website. Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands 1964 BJ8 29432 2010/1/23 Leonard Berkowitz > I am considering converting to electronic ignition. I would welcome > comments > on experiences with them from the list. > > Is any brand substantially better then the others? Moss sells Pertronix > how > do they compare? > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as j.aeckerlin at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From pieters at pt.lu Sun Jan 24 13:33:05 2010 From: pieters at pt.lu (Pieter and Linda) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:33:05 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition In-Reply-To: <4e23c7251001241158r3e25e858h4dd387553751a2ec@mail.gmail.com> References: <4e23c7251001241158r3e25e858h4dd387553751a2ec@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: I agree Jaap. I have used Petronix and other electronic conversions fitted to the old dizzy but the 123 beats them all. Easy to fit, even easier to tune and common bosch rotor and cap. Can't beat it no matter what how modified your engine is, cheers Pieter On 24/01/2010, at 8:58 PM, Jaap Aeckerlin wrote: > The 123 ignition is by far the best electronic ignition. Rally > drivers all > over Europe use it now. Have a look at their website. > Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands > 1964 BJ8 29432 > > 2010/1/23 Leonard Berkowitz > >> I am considering converting to electronic ignition. I would welcome >> comments >> on experiences with them from the list. >> >> Is any brand substantially better then the others? Moss sells >> Pertronix >> how >> do they compare? >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as j.aeckerlin at gmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as pieters at pt.lu > > http://www.team.net/archive From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sun Jan 24 14:04:06 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:04:06 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition In-Reply-To: References: <4e23c7251001241158r3e25e858h4dd387553751a2ec@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B5CB5C6.9020706@chello.nl> The charm of the 123 ignition is that you have a choice of quite a lot of timing curves to play with. How the durability/reliability will compare with others will be a matter of time. It does a very good job when new. If the condition (play, springs, weights, membrane, lubrication etc.) and timing curve of your existing distributor are as they should be, there is little advantage to be gained over a Pertronix, Lumenition etc. Kees Oudesluijs NL Pieter and Linda schreef: > I agree Jaap. I have used Petronix and other electronic conversions > fitted to the old dizzy but the 123 beats them all. Easy to fit, even > easier to tune and common bosch rotor and cap. Can't beat it no matter > what how modified your engine is, > cheers > Pieter > On 24/01/2010, at 8:58 PM, Jaap Aeckerlin wrote: > >> The 123 ignition is by far the best electronic ignition. Rally >> drivers all >> over Europe use it now. Have a look at their website. >> Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands >> 1964 BJ8 29432 >> >> 2010/1/23 Leonard Berkowitz >> >>> I am considering converting to electronic ignition. I would welcome >>> comments >>> on experiences with them from the list. >>> >>> Is any brand substantially better then the others? Moss sells >>> Pertronix >>> how >>> do they compare? >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. >>> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >>> >>> Healeys at autox.team.net >>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >>> >>> You are subscribed as j.aeckerlin at gmail.com >>> >>> http://www.team.net/archive >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as pieters at pt.lu >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.730 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2642 - datum van uitgifte: 01/24/10 08:33:00 From gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com Sun Jan 24 15:32:00 2010 From: gregwilkinson at roadrunner.com (Greg Wilkinson) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:32:00 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] FW: BT7 heat shield drawing In-Reply-To: Message-ID: It will be interesting to see the third drawing. The one that is posted on John's site already has some small differences from the dimensions Bob Haskell had supplied me. Bob's dimensions have the holes in line down the length of the shield, which is similar to what I found in the BJ8 panels. The more reference material we have, the more accurate we can make these drawings. Cheers, Greg -----Original Message----- I have just emailed John the diagram which he was kindly going to post on his site. Please check his site for a nice color diagram in addition to mine. There were too many requests for this diagram and some of the requests got deleted. This seemed the simplest solution. If for some reason you have difficulty accessing it from John's site, let me know. The diagram has no explanations, but is pretty straightforward. Good luck! Here's John's site in case you don't still have it: http://www.healey6.com Rich Kahn From racarbon at verizon.net Sun Jan 24 16:39:47 2010 From: racarbon at verizon.net (Ray Carbone) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:39:47 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 61 Healey Tri-Carb for Sale Message-ID: <6A5823018AAD4BB0880E73B01367D361@rac> Hi All, A ex-club member, without a computer, asked me to inform the list that he will be selling a 61 Tri-Carb. This car will need a full restoration. If interested or have questions, contact EDS at 973-515-7935. No interest, financial or otherwise. Thanks Ray Carbone 64BJ8P1 From richchrysler at quickclic.net Sun Jan 24 16:42:52 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:42:52 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 Message-ID: Hello all, I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found the right one. Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She came down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels almost perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent condition, no tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should be. Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! Rich Chrysler Hundred Registrar From ahbn6 at verizon.net Sun Jan 24 16:48:31 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:48:31 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] FW: BT7 heat shield drawing In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <02bf01ca9d4f$bc7e2000$357a6000$@net> OK I am confused. I have posted two submissions on this subject. Is there another one coming in?? John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Greg Wilkinson Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 5:32 PM To: Healey List Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: BT7 heat shield drawing It will be interesting to see the third drawing. The one that is posted on John's site already has some small differences from the dimensions Bob Haskell had supplied me. Bob's dimensions have the holes in line down the length of the shield, which is similar to what I found in the BJ8 panels. The more reference material we have, the more accurate we can make these drawings. Cheers, Greg -----Original Message----- I have just emailed John the diagram which he was kindly going to post on his site. Please check his site for a nice color diagram in addition to mine. There were too many requests for this diagram and some of the requests got deleted. This seemed the simplest solution. If for some reason you have difficulty accessing it from John's site, let me know. The diagram has no explanations, but is pretty straightforward. Good luck! Here's John's site in case you don't still have it: http://www.healey6.com Rich Kahn _______________________________________________ From dan at warner-associates.com Sun Jan 24 16:52:35 2010 From: dan at warner-associates.com (Dan Stromquist) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:52:35 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] FW: Electronic Ignition Message-ID: Yes but can you get the 123 in positive ground? I am not so sure. Suppose I could switch my radio and gas pump over. Dan -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Brits'n'Pieces (Eric Frenken) Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 5:25 PM To: 'Oudesluys'; 'Mark LaPierre'; 'Leonard Berkowitz' Cc: healeys at Autox.Team.Net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition You don't have to take care of all the ballast stories if you go the 123ignition way, except that the coil should have at least 1 ohm resistance in the primary windings. The 123ignition has a built in automatic dwell control which controls the current flowing through the coil (+ many other useful features). Eric http://brits-n-pieces.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Oudesluys Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:05 PM To: Mark LaPierre Cc: healeys at Autox.Team.Net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition A ballast resistor, if present, is fitted in series with the coil and has nothing to do with the electronic ignition as such. All you need to check is that the total resistance over the coil with or without a ballast resistor is conform the requirements of the electronic ignition system. It is usually 3 Ohms, but can vary. Kees Oudesluijs NL Mark LaPierre schreef: > Never seen a ballast resistor on a Pertronix unit. Thats one of the > things that makes it a nice install. > Its hidden very well with out all the excess accessories. > > Mark Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as dan at warner-associates.com http://www.team.net/archive From rjswain at hotmail.com Sun Jan 24 17:17:36 2010 From: rjswain at hotmail.com (Rick Swain) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:17:36 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Rich Good for you - nobody deserves a good un more than you. Rick'59 BN4 > From: richchrysler at quickclic.net > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:42:52 -0500 > Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > > Hello all, > > I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found the > right one. > Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She came > down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly > apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels almost > perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and > chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent condition, no > tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should be. > Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! > > Rich Chrysler > Hundred Registrar > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rjswain at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Say Happy New Year with Messenger for Mobile. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9706117 From atightprod at aol.com Sun Jan 24 17:21:40 2010 From: atightprod at aol.com (atightprod at aol.com) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:21:40 EST Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 Message-ID: <468da.799ccbb1.388e3e14@aol.com> Congratulations Rich! I'm sure it will be in good hands. To say the least. Steven Kingsbury BN1 #598 In a message dated 1/24/2010 4:05:45 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, richchrysler at quickclic.net writes: Hello all, I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found the right one. Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She came down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels almost perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent condition, no tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should be. Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! Rich Chrysler Hundred Registrar Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as atightprod at aol.com http://www.team.net/archive From m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca Sun Jan 24 17:26:28 2010 From: m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca (Mirek Sharp) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:26:28 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 References: Message-ID: Fantastic Rich - congratulations, we will look forward to seeing it at pub night. Should only take you a few months to fettle it - see it at pub night in April or May? Mirek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich C" To: "Healeys" Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 6:42 PM Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > Hello all, > > I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found > the > right one. > Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She > came > down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly > apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels > almost > perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and > chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent > condition, no > tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should > be. > Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! > > Rich Chrysler > Hundred Registrar > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca > > http://www.team.net/archive From p_cquinn at tpg.com.au Sun Jan 24 17:27:53 2010 From: p_cquinn at tpg.com.au (Patrick and Caroline Quinn) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:27:53 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Gearbox In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8DAC8C10E7EF4CE3BCB00F41BAB0DE95@PatrickQuinnPC> G'day Keith Hang on to the A70 gearboxes. I am quite sure that the 1st/reverse idler gears are interchangeable, but the rest isn't. However all the gears from the A70 box may be fitted in place of the AH unit. Best wishes for Australia Day Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Keith Bailey Sent: Sunday, 24 January 2010 5:10 PM To: Healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Gearbox Hi All I have a number of Austin A 70 Gear boxes, how do these differ from the BN1 gear box are the gears inter changeable or do I need to change the all gear cluster Also would it be advisable to remove from the gear box and store in oil paper or similar Regards Keith From healeyrick at yahoo.com Sun Jan 24 18:15:31 2010 From: healeyrick at yahoo.com (HealeyRick) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:15:31 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <882799.22118.qm@web51407.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Congrats, Rich. Sounds like a great find and nice color combination as well. Rick Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo --- On Sun, 1/24/10, Rich C wrote: From: Rich C Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 To: "Healeys" Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 6:42 PM Hello all, I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found the right one. Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. From cleona44 at hotmail.com Sun Jan 24 18:17:37 2010 From: cleona44 at hotmail.com (Jim Lesher) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:17:37 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Rich - Congratulations!!! It sounds like that BN1 has found a good and loving home. Now you just need to find a good restoration shop to get it back on the road? YOU KNOW - JUST KIDDING jim lesher > From: richchrysler at quickclic.net > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:42:52 -0500 > Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > > Hello all, > > I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found the > right one. > Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She came > down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly > apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels almost > perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and > chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent condition, no > tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should be. > Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! > > Rich Chrysler > Hundred Registrar > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as cleona44 at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ From jstmorris at yahoo.com Sun Jan 24 18:49:01 2010 From: jstmorris at yahoo.com (J. Scott Morris) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:49:01 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <167807.95839.qm@web30303.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Congratualations Rich. You certainly owe yourself a treat. Enjoy!! --Scott J. Scott Morris - Keep Smiling, Murphy Lives PS: Will we see you at the ROMEO breakfast? --- On Sun, 1/24/10, Rich C wrote:<< Hello all, I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found the right one. Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She came down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels almost perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent condition, no tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should be. Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! >> __________________________________________________________________ Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com From dwflagg at juno.com Sun Jan 24 19:16:15 2010 From: dwflagg at juno.com (dwflagg) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:16:15 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 1952 Nash Healey Message-ID: <20100124.181628.10765.98253@mailpop07.dca.untd.com> I have a matted presentation from the U.S. Postal Service of the 1952 Nash Healey, which was part of the Sporty Cars stamp series in 2005. It is still sealed in the original wrapper. If anyone has an interest, please contact me off the list. Doug ____________________________________________________________ Diet Help Cheap Diet Help Tips. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=I7u-IVKn2-vCkoq1aT3F_QAAJ1B-9ttc3k1I_21D8YCzT29EAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYQAAAAAA= From ahpowered at hotmail.com Sun Jan 24 19:22:36 2010 From: ahpowered at hotmail.com (scott willis) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:22:36 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Congrats Rich!Post photos when you can. Cheers Scott Willis Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA 59 MGA 66 E-Type FHC http://www.bgeuroclassics.org BG Euro Classics Car Club President Bowling Green, KY ---------------------------------------- > From: richchrysler at quickclic.net > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:42:52 -0500 > Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > > Hello all, > > I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found the > right one. > Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She came > down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly > apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels almost > perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and > chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent condition, no > tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should be. > Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! > > Rich Chrysler > Hundred Registrar > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as ahpowered at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. From blkbt7 at yahoo.com Sun Jan 24 19:40:22 2010 From: blkbt7 at yahoo.com (Bob Brown) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:40:22 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] R&S Auction Damage Message-ID: <858445.70221.qm@web83914.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Photos from this weekends Russo & Steele Auction in AZ. http://picasaweb.google.com/tjmyers769/RussoAndSteele2010Damages# From eyera3 at gmail.com Sun Jan 24 20:13:47 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:13:47 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] R&S Auction Damage In-Reply-To: <858445.70221.qm@web83914.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> References: <858445.70221.qm@web83914.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <173126441001241913s60a7e2eer2cfbf1cbe7e70e78@mail.gmail.com> OMG!!!!! The Humanity........ On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Bob Brown wrote: > Photos from this weekends Russo & Steele Auction in AZ. > http://picasaweb.google.com/tjmyers769/RussoAndSteele2010Damages# > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From qsbighealey at earthlink.net Sun Jan 24 20:23:55 2010 From: qsbighealey at earthlink.net (Jonathan Quandt) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:23:55 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] What price vanity Message-ID: <9954836D-6E03-47ED-B60A-8F65663DB0BD@earthlink.net> Bummer about the clown car, -- Waneetoe From healey.nut at gmail.com Sun Jan 24 20:41:32 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:41:32 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] R&S Auction Damage In-Reply-To: <173126441001241913s60a7e2eer2cfbf1cbe7e70e78@mail.gmail.com> References: <858445.70221.qm@web83914.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <173126441001241913s60a7e2eer2cfbf1cbe7e70e78@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: I had the same gag reflex reaction when they took a crow bar to Jason Statham's Austin Healey 3000 in the movie "The Bank Job" Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:13 AM, I Erbs wrote: > OMG!!!!! > The Humanity........ > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Bob Brown wrote: > >> Photos from this weekends Russo & Steele Auction in AZ. >> http://picasaweb.google.com/tjmyers769/RussoAndSteele2010Damages# From peter.svilans at rogers.com Sun Jan 24 20:42:24 2010 From: peter.svilans at rogers.com (Peter Svilans) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:42:24 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 Message-ID: <006801ca9d70$68c29100$6401a8c0@9535DEE118EC44B> Nice going, Rich & Lyn. No matter how good your work is for others and for the Healey cause overall, there is still something really extra special about working on your own time on your own project to your own personal standards. Sounds like your ideal car, too ! Best Peter From caddi5 at comcast.net Sun Jan 24 21:09:07 2010 From: caddi5 at comcast.net (caddi5 at comcast.net) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:09:07 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] Our own BN1 Message-ID: <689153511.810451264392547226.JavaMail.root@sz0050a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Congrats Rich, IfB anyone deserves an B original condition BN1, you do...................Thanks for all the info. and help you have given me Mitch 1959 BN4 From Wilkmanracing at aol.com Sun Jan 24 21:23:22 2010 From: Wilkmanracing at aol.com (Wilkmanracing at aol.com) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:23:22 EST Subject: [Healeys] R&S Auction Damage Message-ID: <3cb0.794ac661.388e76ba@aol.com> Sad to see so much damage to so many nice cars. Also, interesting, though, to see how poor the paint adhesion is on so many of those glass smooth paint jobs. Paint shouldn't come off in sheets when a body panel is dented. Reveals poor metal prep. Bill Wilkman BT7 From eyera3 at gmail.com Sun Jan 24 21:30:16 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:30:16 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] What price vanity In-Reply-To: <9954836D-6E03-47ED-B60A-8F65663DB0BD@earthlink.net> References: <9954836D-6E03-47ED-B60A-8F65663DB0BD@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <173126441001242030w12eb8e8en1af2cd9a378387ad@mail.gmail.com> Thanks I missed that one On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Jonathan Quandt wrote: > Bummer about the clown car, > > -- Waneetoe > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From gbrierton at hotmail.com Sun Jan 24 22:26:22 2010 From: gbrierton at hotmail.com (gary brierton) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:26:22 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Congratulations! I will really be looking forward to your completed car. GaryB -------------------------------------------------- From: "Rich C" Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 6:42 PM To: "Healeys" Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > Hello all, > > I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found > the > right one. > Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She > came > down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly > apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels > almost > perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and > chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent > condition, no > tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should > be. > Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! > > Rich Chrysler > Hundred Registrar > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as gbrierton at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From medlabinc at msn.com Sun Jan 24 22:27:35 2010 From: medlabinc at msn.com (Dick Matson) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:27:35 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: R&S Auction Damage Message-ID: That's a lot of heavy damage. And all that damage was caused by what ? Dick Matson / Bj8 ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Seigrist To: I Erbs Cc: Healey List Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] R&S Auction Damage I had the same gag reflex reaction when they took a crow bar to Jason Statham's Austin Healey 3000 in the movie "The Bank Job" Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:13 AM, I Erbs > wrote: > OMG!!!!! > The Humanity........ > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Bob Brown > wrote: > >> Photos from this weekends Russo & Steele Auction in AZ. >> http://picasaweb.google.com/tjmyers769/RussoAndSteele2010Damages# _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as medlabinc at msn.com http://www.team.net/archive From Wilkmanracing at aol.com Sun Jan 24 23:00:34 2010 From: Wilkmanracing at aol.com (Wilkmanracing at aol.com) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:00:34 EST Subject: [Healeys] Fw: R&S Auction Damage Message-ID: <50ea.4e570905.388e8d82@aol.com> Two tents blew down. Pretty good coverage here: _http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100122/CARNEWS/100129972_ (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100122/CARNEWS/100129972) Bill Wilkman BT7 From healey.nut at gmail.com Sun Jan 24 23:40:01 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:40:01 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: R&S Auction Damage In-Reply-To: <50ea.4e570905.388e8d82@aol.com> References: <50ea.4e570905.388e8d82@aol.com> Message-ID: Having worked with these types of canopies/tents in the past, it's pretty standard that if you have high winds you need to extensively tie the stuff down, or just let the canopies go in the wind if supplemental ties and lashing won't work. The posts probably would have stayed put if the canopies had been taken off properly. Just keeping the tents with the standard tie down in high winds - only a complete moron would think that's ok. Whoever supplied the tents should lose his business over this. Pretty obvious the tent guy did not do his job. Probably didn't want to leave the house because he didn't want to miss the game and get wet. Frankly IMHO that person, whoever it is, is a complete asshole. I can't stand people who have zero pride in their work, unfortunately seems to be the norm these days. Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 2:00 PM, wrote: > Two tents blew down. Pretty good coverage here: > > _http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100122/CARNEWS/100129972_ > (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100122/CARNEWS/100129972) > > Bill Wilkman > BT7 From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Mon Jan 25 00:10:22 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:10:22 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3EEDA8A@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Congratulations Rich, Its good to hear another BN1 will survive without being modified and converted to a 100M. Think we have enough 100Ms and louvered bonnets to see. Having another clean BN1 still alive is very good news. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/Germany From bcrist at club-internet.fr Mon Jan 25 00:57:19 2010 From: bcrist at club-internet.fr (Bernard Cristalli) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:57:19 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] UK members - LBC for sale Message-ID: <4B5D4EDF.4070502@club-internet.fr> Hello list members, My BIL has a 62 RHD MGB roadster. He's building a new house and wishes to sell this car. The car has been well maintained, it can be driven back to UK and it still has its UK registration. Private email for enquiries and pics, No interest otherwise. B club.e.type at gmail.com From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Mon Jan 25 01:15:33 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:15:33 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Gearbox In-Reply-To: <8DAC8C10E7EF4CE3BCB00F41BAB0DE95@PatrickQuinnPC> References: <8DAC8C10E7EF4CE3BCB00F41BAB0DE95@PatrickQuinnPC> Message-ID: Pat Sorry but we cannot leave this uncorrected and mislead owners with wrong information. Many more parts are interchangeable than you indicate. In general terms the BN1 and A70 and A90 Atlantic gearboxes are all from the same family. The BN1 is the same basic unit and was developed from the A70/A90 by fitting and overdrive. This replaces the whole rear end but also the third motion shaft which is unique to the BN1 and in short supply. There was obviously changes to fit side change parts but these are just bolt on and in any case Keith asked about gears. There are two sets of first motion shaft, laygear and third gear that only mesh as a set and cannot be mixed. The later set was supposed to be stronger but this does not appear to be the case. There are other things to watch out for. The main ones are that early A70 boxes had shorter first motion shafts. Also the A70 had only an 8" clutch whereas the A90 and BN1 have 9". To accommodate this a recessed clutch cross shaft is fitted. There are other minor things to look out for but the message is never scrap an A70 or A90 Atlantic box. Best regards > >Hang on to the A70 gearboxes. I am quite sure that the 1st/reverse idler >gears are interchangeable, but the rest isn't. > >However all the gears from the A70 box may be fitted in place of the AH >unit. > >Best wishes for Australia Day > >Patrick Quinn >Sydney, Australia > -- John Harper From j.aeckerlin at gmail.com Mon Jan 25 01:40:28 2010 From: j.aeckerlin at gmail.com (Jaap Aeckerlin) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:40:28 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4e23c7251001250040w7be62e4aoadc28ae87e145df3@mail.gmail.com> Rich, you must be a happy man! You deserve it! Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands 2010/1/25 Rich C > Hello all, > > I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found the > right one. > Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She > came > down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly > apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels > almost > perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and > chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent condition, > no > tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should > be. > Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! > > Rich Chrysler > Hundred Registrar > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as j.aeckerlin at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From healey.nut at gmail.com Mon Jan 25 01:59:39 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:59:39 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Gearbox In-Reply-To: References: <8DAC8C10E7EF4CE3BCB00F41BAB0DE95@PatrickQuinnPC> Message-ID: Hi John - I think Patrick's point is you have to swap the entire gearset from the A70 box into an A90 or BN1 box. The A70 gears themselves are not individually interchangeable between the boxes, but are interchangeable in complete sets into an A90 or BN1 box. The A70 used slightly different ratios if I'm not mistaken (at least that's what my A70/A90 shop manual says). I think the best way to keep the gears long term is to fill the box with a good quality motor oil (preferably new), seal and keep in a dry place. If you take the gears out and keep them seperately, you run a greater risk of corrosion on little bits here and there, esp. when you move the stuff around. Just be careful that you have to store the box on its side, preferable topside up, as there is no seal on the front of the gearbox so storing it shaft up/bellhousing down is not a good idea. I usually like to clean the outside of the boxes until they are free of oil and grime, then use a permanent marker and mark any important details on the casing (e.g. inspected gears on 25/1/2010, no rust, filled with oil and sealed). Best regards, Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 4:15 PM, John Harper wrote: > Pat > > Sorry but we cannot leave this uncorrected and mislead owners with wrong > information. Many more parts are interchangeable than you indicate. > > In general terms the BN1 and A70 and A90 Atlantic gearboxes are all from the > same family. The BN1 is the same basic unit and was developed from the > A70/A90 by fitting and overdrive. This replaces the whole rear end but also > the third motion shaft which is unique to the BN1 and in short supply. There > was obviously changes to fit side change parts but these are just bolt on > and in any case Keith asked about gears. > > There are two sets of first motion shaft, laygear and third gear that only > mesh as a set and cannot be mixed. The later set was supposed to be stronger > but this does not appear to be the case. > > There are other things to watch out for. The main ones are that early A70 > boxes had shorter first motion shafts. Also the A70 had only an 8" clutch > whereas the A90 and BN1 have 9". To accommodate this a recessed clutch cross > shaft is fitted. > > There are other minor things to look out for but the message is never scrap > an A70 or A90 Atlantic box. > > Best regards >> >> Hang on to the A70 gearboxes. I am quite sure that the 1st/reverse idler >> gears are interchangeable, but the rest isn't. >> >> However all the gears from the A70 box may be fitted in place of the AH >> unit. >> >> Best wishes for Australia Day >> >> Patrick Quinn >> Sydney, Australia >> > > -- > John Harper > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From dpaye at crocker.com Mon Jan 25 03:41:01 2010 From: dpaye at crocker.com (Donald Paye) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:41:01 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8D0D6855CBA4412DB94D64743F5CAFB9@DonaldPayePC> Hey Rich...Congratulations on your great find. No question but this will be a show stopper when you are finished. I am currently enjoying a major rebuild on my early BN1 (not #2 which was sold three years ago) which I have owned since 1974. You may have seen it some years ago..it is black and early enough to have aluminum boot and bonnet plus the early two piece dash. It will not be a concourse project but hopefully an above average driver. Will look forward to some pictures as you move along. All the best to you and Lyn... Don Paye ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich C" To: "Healeys" Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 5:42 PM Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > Hello all, > > I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found > the > right one. > Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She > came > down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly > apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels > almost > perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and > chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent > condition, no > tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should > be. > Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! > > Rich Chrysler > Hundred Registrar > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as dpaye at crocker.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From richard.ewald at gmail.com Mon Jan 25 06:10:59 2010 From: richard.ewald at gmail.com (Richard Ewald) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:10:59 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: R&S Auction Damage In-Reply-To: References: <50ea.4e570905.388e8d82@aol.com> Message-ID: video of the event here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqAnXEOSLHw From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Mon Jan 25 06:50:20 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:50:20 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Gearbox In-Reply-To: References: <8DAC8C10E7EF4CE3BCB00F41BAB0DE95@PatrickQuinnPC> Message-ID: <5$gmHzFcGaXLFwLF@jharper.demon.co.uk> Alan I don't believe that I questioned Pat's point about keeping gears in sets; I just clarified which gears had to be kept together. What I picked up on was 'but the rest isn't'. For example, the lower forward ratio gears did not change. I think you will find that there is no difference in the ratios between the early and later sets except perhaps the reverse gear. What I do feel needs bringing out is that this interchange of gears sets is not just a one way thing. Both the BN1 and the A70 had the later set introduced. The BN1 around August 1954 the A70 followed later around October 1954. The A90 Atlantic was out of production by then so did not have this change. However conversion set 58G 341 was available for local repair so it is not safe to rely on gearbox serial number to know what is inside. Also BMC Service sometimes shipped BN1, A70 and A90 Gold Seal Gearboxes into the 1960s with the earlier set of gears fitted. Regards > >I think Patrick's point is you have to swap the entire gearset from >the A70 box into an A90 or BN1 box. The A70 gears themselves are not >individually interchangeable between the boxes, but are >interchangeable in complete sets into an A90 or BN1 box. The A70 used >slightly different ratios if I'm not mistaken (at least that's what my >A70/A90 shop manual says). > -- John Harper From grday at btinternet.com Mon Jan 25 07:09:35 2010 From: grday at btinternet.com (Guy R Day) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:09:35 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Piston design References: <50ea.4e570905.388e8d82@aol.com> Message-ID: Interesting little snippet from Federal Mogul that they have found that re-melting cast alloy piston centres (DuraBowl technology) reduces the grain size of the alloy and silicon particles resulting in a cost effective stronger and more thermally resistant piston. The immediate future is for diesel engines but - who knows? Another snippet for those who care - the Merlin engine (Spitfire) was removed, serviced and rebuild every 40 hrs under normal service and EVERY time full throttle was used, no matter how long for. Full throttle use was available for shortly over a 30 second burst and snapped a wire strung across the throttle quadrant to show the ground crew it had been used. Water injection was not used for decokes!! Guy R Day From racarbon at verizon.net Mon Jan 25 07:15:26 2010 From: racarbon at verizon.net (Ray Carbone) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:15:26 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 61 Healey Tri-Carb for Sale Message-ID: <061AAB278CF444F7AA3A533390841123@rac> Hi All, Sorry, but my fingers seem to have typed the phone number in error. EDS at 937-515-7935. Also, for those interested, I understand the car is located in Central New Jersey. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ray Carbone To: healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 6:39 PM Subject: 61 Healey Tri-Carb for Sale Hi All, A ex-club member, without a computer, asked me to inform the list that he will be selling a 61 Tri-Carb. This car will need a full restoration. If interested or have questions, contact EDS at 973-515-7935. No interest, financial or otherwise. Thanks Ray Carbone 64BJ8P1 From glemon at neb.rr.com Mon Jan 25 07:19:27 2010 From: glemon at neb.rr.com (Greg Lemon) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:19:27 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <4e23c7251001250040w7be62e4aoadc28ae87e145df3@mail.gmail.com> References: <4e23c7251001250040w7be62e4aoadc28ae87e145df3@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <0CD2A47A78FE4A4FAAB3F3B076D977F6@GregPC> Looking forward to another BN1 with a "concourse" restoration, we will help you out with originality as needed (VBG). Have fun. Greg Lemon From richchrysler at quickclic.net Mon Jan 25 07:50:00 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:50:00 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Austin-Healey site question Message-ID: I have a friend here who has tried repeatedly to subscribe to this Healey email list. It seems straight forward to me but he's followed the instructions and tried 3 times with still no luck. Anybody have any suggestions for him? Please contact him directly. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: Silvers, Bruce C. To: 'Rich C' Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 9:42 AM Subject: RE: Austin-Healey site question Rich, I've tried 3 times and still nothing. Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated. - Bruce ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- From: Rich C [mailto:richchrysler at quickclic.net] Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:02 PM To: Silvers, Bruce C. Subject: Re: Austin-Healey site question I don't know Bruce, perhaps try it again. Go to the site below and follow the instructions again from there. Rich http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys ----- Original Message ----- From: Silvers, Bruce C. To: 'Rich C' Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:16 PM Subject: RE: Austin-Healey site question Rich, nothing yet. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Confidentiality Notice: The information in this e-mail (including attachments, if any) is considered confidential and is intended only for the recipient(s) listed above. Any review, use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited except by or on behalf of the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately by reply email, delete this email, and do not disclose its contents to anyone. Bingham McCutchen LLP Circular 230 Notice: To ensure compliance with IRS requirements, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice contained in this communication is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used by any taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties. Any legal advice expressed in this message is being delivered to you solely for your use in connection with the matters addressed herein and may not be relied upon by any other person or entity or used for any other purpose without our prior written consent. From warthodson at aol.com Mon Jan 25 07:52:25 2010 From: warthodson at aol.com (warthodson at aol.com) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:52:25 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] drum the disk conversion Message-ID: <8CC6BE52486E4C2-5218-2399B@webmail-m029.sysops.aol.com> A friend want to convert his bolt on wheel, drum brake roadster to bolt on wheel, disk brakes. Is there a list of parts he will need somewhere &/or a photo essay showing how this is done? Thanks, Gary From bcrist at club-internet.fr Mon Jan 25 09:03:51 2010 From: bcrist at club-internet.fr (Bernard Cristalli) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:03:51 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] UK members - LBC for sale In-Reply-To: <4B5D4EDF.4070502@club-internet.fr> References: <4B5D4EDF.4070502@club-internet.fr> Message-ID: <4B5DC0E7.1060407@club-internet.fr> Forgot to mention: this car is in France, In Annecy (the Alps). B Bernard Cristalli wrote: > > Hello list members, > My BIL has a 62 RHD MGB roadster. He's building a new house and wishes > to sell this car. > The car has been well maintained, it can be driven back to UK and it > still has its UK registration. > > Private email for enquiries and pics, No interest otherwise. > B > club.e.type at gmail.com From eyera3 at gmail.com Mon Jan 25 09:08:22 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:08:22 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] drum the disk conversion In-Reply-To: <8CC6BE52486E4C2-5218-2399B@webmail-m029.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CC6BE52486E4C2-5218-2399B@webmail-m029.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <173126441001250808h1390266coed6d253633140a1@mail.gmail.com> MGC units will fit if a designated healey set up can not be found. I have disk wheel/disk brakes. Not the best looking set up compared to wire wheels, but they never need truing, and they don't bend in deep pot wholes.... Ira Erbs 59ish BT7 On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:52 AM, wrote: > A friend want to convert his bolt on wheel, drum brake roadster to bolt on > wheel, disk brakes. Is there a list of parts he will need somewhere &/or a > photo essay showing how this is done? > Thanks, > Gary > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From eyera3 at gmail.com Mon Jan 25 09:10:11 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:10:11 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com> what a lucky car to have found such a qualified caretaker. Have fun with the resto, I am with mine. Of course mine will be a nice driver but we all expect high standards from yours :) cheers, Ira On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:26 PM, gary brierton wrote: > Congratulations! I will really be looking forward to your completed car. > GaryB > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Rich C" > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 6:42 PM > To: "Healeys" > Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > > Hello all, >> >> I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found >> the >> right one. >> Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She >> came >> down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly >> apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels >> almost >> perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and >> chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent >> condition, no >> tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should >> be. >> Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! >> >> Rich Chrysler >> Hundred Registrar >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as gbrierton at hotmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From amalin at mac.com Mon Jan 25 11:25:33 2010 From: amalin at mac.com (Al Malin) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:25:33 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Austin-Healey site question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3BF0B70C-6004-4475-B9D6-484A0D942E91@mac.com> Steve, Make sure your junk (spam) mail filter isn't working overtime and blocking email from healeys at autox.team.net Al Malin Tricarb On Jan 25, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Rich C wrote: > I have a friend here who has tried repeatedly to subscribe to this > Healey > email list. It seems straight forward to me but he's followed the > instructions > and tried 3 times with still no luck. Anybody have any suggestions > for him? > > Please contact him directly. > > Rich Chrysler > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Silvers, Bruce C. > To: 'Rich C' > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 9:42 AM > Subject: RE: Austin-Healey site question > > > Rich, I've tried 3 times and still nothing. Any assistance you > could provide > would be greatly appreciated. - Bruce > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > From: Rich C [mailto:richchrysler at quickclic.net] > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:02 PM > To: Silvers, Bruce C. > Subject: Re: Austin-Healey site question > > > > I don't know Bruce, perhaps try it again. > Go to the site below and follow the instructions again from there. > > Rich > > > > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Silvers, Bruce C. > To: 'Rich C' > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:16 PM > Subject: RE: Austin-Healey site question > > > Rich, nothing yet. > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Confidentiality Notice: The information in this e-mail (including > attachments, > if any) is considered confidential and is intended only for the > recipient(s) > listed above. Any review, use, disclosure, distribution or copying > of this > e-mail is prohibited except by or on behalf of the intended > recipient. If you > have received this email in error, please notify me immediately by > reply > email, delete this email, and do not disclose its contents to anyone. > > Bingham McCutchen LLP Circular 230 Notice: To ensure compliance with > IRS > requirements, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice > contained in this > communication is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be > used by any > taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties. Any > legal > advice expressed in this message is being delivered to you solely > for your use > in connection with the matters addressed herein and may not be > relied upon by > any other person or entity or used for any other purpose without our > prior > written consent. > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as amalin at mac.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From richchrysler at quickclic.net Mon Jan 25 11:27:07 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:27:07 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK> Ira, I fully intend to build this car as a driver too, but it will be correct to original specifications, and will be driven and enjoyed just as it was when it was new in 1953. Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: I Erbs To: gary brierton Cc: Rich C ; healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 what a lucky car to have found such a qualified caretaker. Have fun with the resto, I am with mine. Of course mine will be a nice driver but we all expect high standards from yours :) cheers, Ira From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Mon Jan 25 11:39:39 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:39:39 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <0CD2A47A78FE4A4FAAB3F3B076D977F6@GregPC> References: , <4e23c7251001250040w7be62e4aoadc28ae87e145df3@mail.gmail.com>, <0CD2A47A78FE4A4FAAB3F3B076D977F6@GregPC> Message-ID: No pressure there, huh! Congratulations. Rich Kahn > From: glemon at neb.rr.com > To: j.aeckerlin at gmail.com; richchrysler at quickclic.net; healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:19:27 -0600 > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > > Looking forward to another BN1 with a "concourse" restoration, we will help > you out with originality as needed (VBG). > > Have fun. > > Greg Lemon > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as tahoehealey at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ From coudesluijs at chello.nl Mon Jan 25 12:37:34 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:37:34 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK> References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com> <71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: <4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> Make it a driver first so you can enjoy it. After that improve on originality if practical but keep modern driving conditions in the back of your mind (brakes, cooling, shocks). Congratulations on your find. Kees Oudesluijs Rich C schreef: > Ira, > > I fully intend to build this car as a driver too, but it will be correct to > original specifications, and will be driven and enjoyed just as it was when it > was new in 1953. > > Rich > ----- Original Message ----- > From: I Erbs > To: gary brierton > Cc: Rich C ; healeys at autox.team.net > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 11:10 AM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > > > what a lucky car to have found such a qualified caretaker. > Have fun with the resto, I am with mine. Of course mine will be a nice > driver but we all expect high standards from yours :) > > cheers, > Ira > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.730 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2644 - datum van uitgifte: 01/25/10 08:36:00 From bruce.silvers at bingham.com Mon Jan 25 12:39:23 2010 From: bruce.silvers at bingham.com (Silvers, Bruce C.) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:39:23 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 - Convertible top frame question Message-ID: Does anybody know where I can source a replacement for the rivet that holds the convertible top frame to the plate that bolts into the inside of the car? ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: The information in this e-mail (including attachments, if any) is considered confidential and is intended only for the recipient(s) listed above. Any review, use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited except by or on behalf of the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately by reply email, delete this email, and do not disclose its contents to anyone. Bingham McCutchen LLP Circular 230 Notice: To ensure compliance with IRS requirements, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice contained in this communication is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used by any taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties. Any legal advice expressed in this message is being delivered to you solely for your use in connection with the matters addressed herein and may not be relied upon by any other person or entity or used for any other purpose without our prior written consent. From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Mon Jan 25 13:11:20 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:11:20 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK> <4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Kees, You have a smile from me for your suggestions. Sorry, I could not resist. Internally it was a loud laugh. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/GERMANY -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von Oudesluys Gesendet: Montag, 25. Januar 2010 20:38 An: Rich C Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 Make it a driver first so you can enjoy it. After that improve on originality if practical but keep modern driving conditions in the back of your mind (brakes, cooling, shocks). Congratulations on your find. Kees Oudesluijs Rich C schreef: > Ira, > > I fully intend to build this car as a driver too, but it will be > correct to original specifications, and will be driven and enjoyed > just as it was when it was new in 1953. > > Rich > ----- Original Message ----- > From: I Erbs > To: gary brierton > Cc: Rich C ; healeys at autox.team.net > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 11:10 AM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > > > what a lucky car to have found such a qualified caretaker. > Have fun with the resto, I am with mine. Of course mine will be a > nice driver but we all expect high standards from yours :) > > cheers, > Ira From coudesluijs at chello.nl Mon Jan 25 14:16:45 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:16:45 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK> <4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: <4B5E0A3D.10207@chello.nl> Hallo Josef, I should have known. Slalnte, Kees Oudesluijs Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com schreef: > Kees, > You have a smile from me for your suggestions. Sorry, I could not resist. > Internally it was a loud laugh. > > Josef Eckert > Konigswinter/GERMANY From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Mon Jan 25 14:49:32 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:49:32 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 - Convertible top frame question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yes we have all the rivits for all the Healey top frames. David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Jan 25, 2010, at 11:39 AM, Silvers, Bruce C. wrote: > Does anybody know where I can source a replacement for the rivet > that holds > the convertible top frame to the plate that bolts into the inside > of the car? > > > > ________________________________ > Confidentiality Notice: The information in this e-mail (including > attachments, > if any) is considered confidential and is intended only for the > recipient(s) > listed above. Any review, use, disclosure, distribution or copying > of this > e-mail is prohibited except by or on behalf of the intended > recipient. If you > have received this email in error, please notify me immediately by > reply > email, delete this email, and do not disclose its contents to anyone. > > Bingham McCutchen LLP Circular 230 Notice: To ensure compliance > with IRS > requirements, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice > contained in this > communication is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be > used by any > taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties. > Any legal > advice expressed in this message is being delivered to you solely > for your use > in connection with the matters addressed herein and may not be > relied upon by > any other person or entity or used for any other purpose without > our prior > written consent. > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From rrengineer at dslextreme.com Mon Jan 25 15:03:20 2010 From: rrengineer at dslextreme.com (rrengineer @dslextreme.com) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:03:20 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Piston design In-Reply-To: References: <50ea.4e570905.388e8d82@aol.com> Message-ID: Wow! Is that what present day owners have to do? It would make owning a Spitfire or Mustang (same engine) VERY expensive. As if just buying one was not expensive enough! Mike MacLean 60 Sprite 56 BN2 On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:09 AM, Guy R Day wrote: > Interesting little snippet from Federal Mogul that they have found that > re-melting cast alloy piston centres (DuraBowl technology) reduces the grain > size of the alloy and silicon particles resulting in a cost effective > stronger and more thermally resistant piston. The immediate future is for > diesel engines but - who knows? > Another snippet for those who care - the Merlin engine (Spitfire) was > removed, serviced and rebuild every 40 hrs under normal service and EVERY > time full throttle was used, no matter how long for. Full throttle use was > available for shortly over a 30 second burst and snapped a wire strung > across the throttle quadrant to show the ground crew it had been used. Water > injection was not used for decokes!! > > Guy R Day > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rrengineer at dslextreme.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From rbender1 at berkshire.rr.com Mon Jan 25 15:14:03 2010 From: rbender1 at berkshire.rr.com (Robert Bender) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:14:03 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Syncros Message-ID: I understand there was a run of inferior syncro rings some time back, that Moss was selling. Is there any way to identify them. I bought some at a auto-jumble some time back that were supposedly NOS but it would be nice to be sure what I'm putting into my tranny. TIA for any help. From bspidell at comcast.net Mon Jan 25 15:38:45 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:38:45 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] Piston design In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1325101219.13299751264459125916.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> re: " Full throttle use was > available for shortly over a 30 second burst and snapped a wire strung > across the throttle quadrant" AKA "War emergency power" * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_emergency_power * like when an Me-109 was right on your tail. The Merlin was built under license by Packard for P-51s. Packard reduced the original 400+ variations of nuts, bolts and screws to a few dozen standard sizes. bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA Wow! Is that what present day owners have to do? It would make owning a Spitfire or Mustang (same engine) VERY expensive. As if just buying one was not expensive enough! Mike MacLean 60 Sprite 56 BN2 On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:09 AM, Guy R Day wrote: > Interesting little snippet from Federal Mogul that they have found that > re-melting cast alloy piston centres (DuraBowl technology) reduces the grain > size of the alloy and silicon particles resulting in a cost effective > stronger and more thermally resistant piston. The immediate future is for > diesel engines but - who knows? > Another snippet for those who care - the Merlin engine (Spitfire) was > removed, serviced and rebuild every 40 hrs under normal service and EVERY > time full throttle was used, no matter how long for. Full throttle use was > available for shortly over a 30 second burst and snapped a wire strung > across the throttle quadrant to show the ground crew it had been used. Water > injection was not used for decokes!! > > Guy R Day From richchrysler at quickclic.net Mon Jan 25 15:58:33 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:58:33 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK><4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: <76E462A2C6FE459D89A57B14ADCB2C59@LIFEBOOK> He doen't know us very well, does he Josef? Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > Kees, > You have a smile from me for your suggestions. Sorry, I could not resist. > Internally it was a loud laugh. > > Josef Eckert > Konigswinter/GERMANY > > > > -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net > [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im > Auftrag von Oudesluys > Gesendet: Montag, 25. Januar 2010 20:38 > An: Rich C > Cc: healeys at autox.team.net > Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > > Make it a driver first so you can enjoy it. After that improve on > originality > if practical but keep modern driving conditions in the back of your mind > (brakes, cooling, shocks). > Congratulations on your find. > Kees Oudesluijs > > > Rich C schreef: >> Ira, >> >> I fully intend to build this car as a driver too, but it will be >> correct to original specifications, and will be driven and enjoyed >> just as it was when it was new in 1953. >> >> Rich >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: I Erbs >> To: gary brierton >> Cc: Rich C ; healeys at autox.team.net >> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 11:10 AM >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 >> >> >> what a lucky car to have found such a qualified caretaker. >> Have fun with the resto, I am with mine. Of course mine will be a >> nice driver but we all expect high standards from yours :) >> >> cheers, >> Ira > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From healey.nut at gmail.com Mon Jan 25 16:51:31 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:51:31 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Piston design In-Reply-To: <1325101219.13299751264459125916.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> References: <1325101219.13299751264459125916.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: Better for field maintenance. Advantage of the radial engines the americans typically used - they had even less number and types of bolts than the Packard Merlins. On 1/26/10, Bob Spidell wrote: > re: > > " Full throttle use was >> available for shortly over a 30 second burst and snapped a wire strung >> across the throttle quadrant" > > > AKA "War emergency power" * > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_emergency_power > > > * like when an Me-109 was right on your tail. > > > > The Merlin was built under license by Packard for P-51s. Packard reduced the > original 400+ variations of nuts, bolts and screws to a few dozen standard > sizes. > > > > bs > > > -------------------------------- > Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA > > > > Wow! Is that what present day owners have to do? It would make owning a > Spitfire or Mustang (same engine) VERY expensive. As if just buying one was > not expensive enough! > Mike MacLean > 60 Sprite > 56 BN2 > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:09 AM, Guy R Day wrote: > >> Interesting little snippet from Federal Mogul that they have found that >> re-melting cast alloy piston centres (DuraBowl technology) reduces the >> grain >> size of the alloy and silicon particles resulting in a cost effective >> stronger and more thermally resistant piston. The immediate future is for >> diesel engines but - who knows? >> Another snippet for those who care - the Merlin engine (Spitfire) was >> removed, serviced and rebuild every 40 hrs under normal service and EVERY >> time full throttle was used, no matter how long for. Full throttle use was >> >> available for shortly over a 30 second burst and snapped a wire strung >> across the throttle quadrant to show the ground crew it had been used. >> Water >> injection was not used for decokes!! >> >> Guy R Day > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From frogeye at porterscustom.com Mon Jan 25 17:37:21 2010 From: frogeye at porterscustom.com (Dave Porter) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:37:21 -0700 Subject: [Healeys] Synchro In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You should be able to tell by the interface friction with hand pressure.. The bad ones had virtually no "grip" dave frogeye at porterscustom.com Porter Customs 2909 Arno NE Albuquerque, NM USA 87107 505-352-1378 1954 BN2 1959 AN5 Porter Custom Bicycles cars: www.britishcarforum.com/portercustoms.html gallery: http://picasaweb.google.com/porterscustombicycles/PorterCustomBicyclesStuff blog: http://porterbikes.com/ I understand there was a run of inferior syncro rings some time back, that Moss was selling. Is there any way to identify them. I bought some at a auto-jumble some time back that were supposedly NOS but it would be nice to be sure what I'm putting into my tranny. TIA for any help. From richard.ewald at gmail.com Mon Jan 25 17:53:49 2010 From: richard.ewald at gmail.com (Richard Ewald) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:53:49 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Piston design In-Reply-To: <1325101219.13299751264459125916.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> References: <1325101219.13299751264459125916.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: > I developed a theory about nuts, bolts and British machinery. My theory is > based on the following facts: > Borg Warner 35 transmission installed in a Volvo: 6 bolts around the bell housing. Two of which if memory serves had nuts on them. Borg Warner 35 transmission installed in an XJ 6: 18, count em 18 bolts around the bell housing. The bottom three bolts on each side had nuts, washers and lock washers on them. My Theory? All British engine designers have a brother in the nut and bolt business. The Merlin with over 400 unique fasteners would seem to support this. :-) Rick > > > > The Merlin was built under license by Packard for P-51s. Packard reduced > the original 400+ variations of nuts, bolts and screws to a few dozen > standard sizes. > > > > bs > > > -------------------------------- > Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA > > > > Wow! Is that what present day owners have to do? It would make owning a > Spitfire or Mustang (same engine) VERY expensive. As if just buying one was > not expensive enough! > Mike MacLean > 60 Sprite > 56 BN2 > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:09 AM, Guy R Day wrote: > > > Interesting little snippet from Federal Mogul that they have found that > > re-melting cast alloy piston centres (DuraBowl technology) reduces the > grain > > size of the alloy and silicon particles resulting in a cost effective > > stronger and more thermally resistant piston. The immediate future is for > > diesel engines but - who knows? > > Another snippet for those who care - the Merlin engine (Spitfire) was > > removed, serviced and rebuild every 40 hrs under normal service and EVERY > > time full throttle was used, no matter how long for. Full throttle use > was > > available for shortly over a 30 second burst and snapped a wire strung > > across the throttle quadrant to show the ground crew it had been used. > Water > > injection was not used for decokes!! > > > > Guy R Day > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richard.ewald at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From healey.nut at gmail.com Mon Jan 25 18:24:18 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:24:18 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Piston design In-Reply-To: References: <1325101219.13299751264459125916.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: Maybe a make work directive from the british bolt fitters union? I think that union still exists in the UK, right? On 1/26/10, Richard Ewald wrote: >> I developed a theory about nuts, bolts and British machinery. My theory >> is >> based on the following facts: >> > Borg Warner 35 transmission installed in a Volvo: 6 bolts around the bell > housing. Two of which if memory serves had nuts on them. > Borg Warner 35 transmission installed in an XJ 6: 18, count em 18 bolts > around the bell housing. The bottom three bolts on each side had nuts, > washers and lock washers on them. > My Theory? > All British engine designers have a brother in the nut and bolt business. > The Merlin with over 400 unique fasteners would seem to support this. > :-) > Rick > >> >> >> >> The Merlin was built under license by Packard for P-51s. Packard reduced >> the original 400+ variations of nuts, bolts and screws to a few dozen >> standard sizes. >> >> >> >> bs >> >> >> -------------------------------- >> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA >> >> >> >> Wow! Is that what present day owners have to do? It would make owning a >> Spitfire or Mustang (same engine) VERY expensive. As if just buying one >> was >> not expensive enough! >> Mike MacLean >> 60 Sprite >> 56 BN2 >> >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:09 AM, Guy R Day wrote: >> >> > Interesting little snippet from Federal Mogul that they have found that >> > re-melting cast alloy piston centres (DuraBowl technology) reduces the >> grain >> > size of the alloy and silicon particles resulting in a cost effective >> > stronger and more thermally resistant piston. The immediate future is >> > for >> > diesel engines but - who knows? >> > Another snippet for those who care - the Merlin engine (Spitfire) was >> > removed, serviced and rebuild every 40 hrs under normal service and >> > EVERY >> > time full throttle was used, no matter how long for. Full throttle use >> was >> > available for shortly over a 30 second burst and snapped a wire strung >> > across the throttle quadrant to show the ground crew it had been used. >> Water >> > injection was not used for decokes!! >> > >> > Guy R Day >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as richard.ewald at gmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From rbender1 at berkshire.rr.com Mon Jan 25 19:21:48 2010 From: rbender1 at berkshire.rr.com (Robert Bender) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:21:48 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Synchro Message-ID: >>You should be able to tell by the interface friction with hand pressure.. >>The bad ones had virtually no "grip" >>dave By that, do you mean the grooves are very shallow? I guess I don't follow what you're saying. From rchaskell at earthlink.net Mon Jan 25 19:26:26 2010 From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:26:26 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Piston design In-Reply-To: <1325101219.13299751264459125916.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> References: <1325101219.13299751264459125916.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <4B5E52D2.5010407@earthlink.net> Bob Tullius (Group 44 and a P-51 owner) told us that when Rolls-Royce Merlin engines were rebuilt in the field, that the bores weren't standardized, so one had to hand select pistons. Didn't Westinghouse make the cylinder heads? Haynes has published a Spitfire manual. Bob Spidell wrote: > re: > > " Full throttle use was >> available for shortly over a 30 second burst and snapped a wire strung >> across the throttle quadrant" > > > AKA "War emergency power" * > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_emergency_power > > > * like when an Me-109 was right on your tail. > > > > The Merlin was built under license by Packard for P-51s. Packard reduced the original 400+ variations of nuts, bolts and screws to a few dozen standard sizes. > > > > bs > > > -------------------------------- > Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA > > > > Wow! Is that what present day owners have to do? It would make owning a > Spitfire or Mustang (same engine) VERY expensive. As if just buying one was > not expensive enough! > Mike MacLean > 60 Sprite > 56 BN2 > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:09 AM, Guy R Day wrote: > >> Interesting little snippet from Federal Mogul that they have found that >> re-melting cast alloy piston centres (DuraBowl technology) reduces the grain >> size of the alloy and silicon particles resulting in a cost effective >> stronger and more thermally resistant piston. The immediate future is for >> diesel engines but - who knows? >> Another snippet for those who care - the Merlin engine (Spitfire) was >> removed, serviced and rebuild every 40 hrs under normal service and EVERY >> time full throttle was used, no matter how long for. Full throttle use was >> available for shortly over a 30 second burst and snapped a wire strung >> across the throttle quadrant to show the ground crew it had been used. Water >> injection was not used for decokes!! >> >> Guy R Day > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rchaskell at earthlink.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From scvc70 at epix.net Mon Jan 25 20:01:29 2010 From: scvc70 at epix.net (Carr&Edwards) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:01:29 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] overdrive switches - BN1 Message-ID: <4DF794DBC42D4693A7E891E5108965F0@computer624080> I've searched the list archives, and couldn't find anything addressing my current situation. I've begun sorting out the boxful of electrical bits removed from my BN1, and apparently one/more DPOs dealt with electrical problems by--among other things--replacing the original O/D dash switch with a generic U.S.-made single-pole type, as well as installing what appears to be a BJ8 throttle switch (it looks exactly like the picture of that item in the Moss catalog). Questions: 1) why is the BN1 dash switch (in the Moss cat.) 10 times as expensive as the later one? And, since I have no intention of spending that much money for any switch, would an ordinary single-pole switch work here? 2) can the BJ8 throttle switch be used on the 3-speed gearboxbox's O/D? If so, how is that done? When we dismantled the car, it was hooked to the throttle linkage--but I have no idea whether the set-up ever worked, as I never spoke to its last owner and don't know where he lives (he'd left the car in his father's garage in 1976 when he moved away; father died in 1996, and the executors told me son said to get rid of the car as he was no longer interested in it--thus I am now the keeper of "Cinderella," the garage-sale Healey....) Apparently the gearbox itself wasn't disturbed, as it and the engine were uniformly coated with a half-inch of black, greasy dirt. (I haven't yet looked the gearbox itself over.) As always, thanks in advance! Sarah Carr BN1 in PA From healey.nut at gmail.com Mon Jan 25 20:10:44 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:10:44 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] overdrive switches - BN1 In-Reply-To: <4DF794DBC42D4693A7E891E5108965F0@computer624080> References: <4DF794DBC42D4693A7E891E5108965F0@computer624080> Message-ID: 1) The switches are expensive because the original style is NLA from any manufacturer. Yes, any single pole switch will do. 2). Little confused here, the BN1 - BJ8 all used basically the same throttle switch. You really should get the Anderson/ Moment Restoration guide, it has all of this type of stuff in there. Great book. On 1/26/10, Carr&Edwards wrote: > I've searched the list archives, and couldn't find anything addressing my > current situation. > > I've begun sorting out the boxful of electrical bits removed from my BN1, > and > apparently one/more DPOs dealt with electrical problems by--among other > things--replacing the original O/D dash switch with a generic U.S.-made > single-pole type, as well as installing what appears to be a BJ8 throttle > switch (it looks exactly like the picture of that item in the Moss catalog). > > Questions: > 1) why is the BN1 dash switch (in the Moss cat.) 10 times as expensive as > the > later one? And, since I have no intention of spending that much money for > any > switch, would an ordinary single-pole switch work here? > 2) can the BJ8 throttle switch be used on the 3-speed gearboxbox's O/D? If > so, how is that done? When we dismantled the car, it was hooked to the > throttle linkage--but I have no idea whether the set-up ever worked, as I > never spoke to its last owner and don't know where he lives (he'd left the > car > in his father's garage in 1976 when he moved away; father died in 1996, and > the executors told me son said to get rid of the car as he was no longer > interested in it--thus I am now the keeper of "Cinderella," the garage-sale > Healey....) > > Apparently the gearbox itself wasn't disturbed, as it and the engine were > uniformly coated with a half-inch of black, greasy dirt. (I haven't yet > looked the gearbox itself over.) > > As always, thanks in advance! > > Sarah Carr > BN1 in PA > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From healeynut at yahoo.com.au Mon Jan 25 20:18:51 2010 From: healeynut at yahoo.com.au (Don Hardie) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:18:51 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] overdrive switches - BN1 In-Reply-To: <4DF794DBC42D4693A7E891E5108965F0@computer624080> References: <4DF794DBC42D4693A7E891E5108965F0@computer624080> Message-ID: <435501.61607.qm@web113107.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Sarah The OD switch for the BJ8 is a modern plastic toggle switch, where as the BN1to BJ7 is an all metal one. The OD throttle switch fits all from BN1 to BJ8. The AHSpares on line catalogue is another one to use as the Moss one in this case is not clear. Don BN1 OZ ________________________________ From: Carr&Edwards To: Healey List Sent: Tue, 26 January, 2010 2:01:29 PM Subject: [Healeys] overdrive switches - BN1 I've searched the list archives, and couldn't find anything addressing my current situation. I've begun sorting out the boxful of electrical bits removed from my BN1, and apparently one/more DPOs dealt with electrical problems by--among other things--replacing the original O/D dash switch with a generic U.S..-made single-pole type, as well as installing what appears to be a BJ8 throttle switch (it looks exactly like the picture of that item in the Moss catalog). Questions: 1) why is the BN1 dash switch (in the Moss cat.) 10 times as expensive as the later one? And, since I have no intention of spending that much money for any switch, would an ordinary single-pole switch work here? 2) can the BJ8 throttle switch be used on the 3-speed gearboxbox's O/D? If so, how is that done? When we dismantled the car, it was hooked to the throttle linkage--but I have no idea whether the set-up ever worked, as I never spoke to its last owner and don't know where he lives (he'd left the car in his father's garage in 1976 when he moved away; father died in 1996, and the executors told me son said to get rid of the car as he was no longer interested in it--thus I am now the keeper of "Cinderella," the garage-sale Healey....) Apparently the gearbox itself wasn't disturbed, as it and the engine were uniformly coated with a half-inch of black, greasy dirt. (I haven't yet looked the gearbox itself over.) As always, thanks in advance! Sarah Carr BN1 in PA _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as healeynut at yahoo..com.au http://www.team.net/archive _____________________________________________________________________________ _____ See what's on at the movies in your area. Find out now: http://au.movies.yahoo.com/session-times/ From sales at justbrits.com Mon Jan 25 20:23:44 2010 From: sales at justbrits.com (Sales at " Just Brits ") Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:23:44 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <76E462A2C6FE459D89A57B14ADCB2C59@LIFEBOOK> References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK><4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <76E462A2C6FE459D89A57B14ADCB2C59@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: <4B5E6040.5070601@justbrits.com> << He doen't know us very well, does he Josef? >> And I had NOT had the 'opportunity' [prior to Josef's comment] to even DREAM up a "Kees Retort", Rich !!! Mirek's comment about 'Pub Night' WOULD be "correct" for Kees but [and as MOST folks in the Healey World KNOW] that will NOT occur to ANY A-H vehicle that comes into your "care-taking" much LESS [& ESPECIALLY] your very own BN-1 !!! Ed PS: Mirek & all other SOAHC folks, you 'might' get your intro to her at a Pub Night around mid-summer - NEXT Year !! From sales at justbrits.com Mon Jan 25 20:26:11 2010 From: sales at justbrits.com (Sales at " Just Brits ") Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:26:11 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] overdrive switches - BN1 In-Reply-To: References: <4DF794DBC42D4693A7E891E5108965F0@computer624080> Message-ID: <4B5E60D3.9060500@justbrits.com> << Yes, any single pole switch will do. >> Alan, that is blatantly WRONG and I should hope you know it ?!?!? Unless "Lucas Smoke" IS your 'thing' ?!?!? Ed From bspidell at comcast.net Mon Jan 25 22:15:10 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:15:10 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Question and parts Message-ID: <4B5E7A5E.4030801@comcast.net> Posting this on behalf of Russ Koch, who has a question and a list of parts for sale (if interested send me an email and I'll send you his Word doc): "Bob, was interested in the coil off my MK I (photos attached). Most definitly as-is but OEM and the price is right, - and it works! was told that all Healey coils have threads on the inside for the matching small plastic cap. However, I told him that earlier coils like this only had a pressure fit rubber cap fitting over the end. No threads for a cap to screw into. Thought you might know about it as the Healey books in my library make no reference to the change to the threaded coil in the production record, or when it occurred. My guess is 1963. Also attached is the latest greatest parts list, with many new parts added once again and with better descriptions. Would appreciate your help, Russ" AFAIK, the 100s had the plug-in cap in the coil and the later cars had the screw-in terminal; anyone know for sure? bs -- ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From lists at brits-n-pieces.com Tue Jan 26 01:33:16 2010 From: lists at brits-n-pieces.com (Eric Frenken) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:33:16 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition In-Reply-To: <4B5CB5C6.9020706@chello.nl> References: <4e23c7251001241158r3e25e858h4dd387553751a2ec@mail.gmail.com> <4B5CB5C6.9020706@chello.nl> Message-ID: <002601ca9e62$34d86160$9e892420$@com> What about spark balancing and automatic dwell control? -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im Auftrag von Oudesluys Gesendet: Sonntag, 24. Januar 2010 22:04 An: Pieter and Linda Cc: Healey forum Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition The charm of the 123 ignition is that you have a choice of quite a lot of timing curves to play with. How the durability/reliability will compare with others will be a matter of time. It does a very good job when new. If the condition (play, springs, weights, membrane, lubrication etc.) and timing curve of your existing distributor are as they should be, there is little advantage to be gained over a Pertronix, Lumenition etc. Kees Oudesluijs NL From sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au Tue Jan 26 01:38:10 2010 From: sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au (Joe and Lenore Armour) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:38:10 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Bent wheel rim In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B5EA9F2.7000701@illawarra.hotkey.net.au> Warren Dietz wrote: > Thanks guys. The bashing with a hammer never occurred to me. I thought it >would have to be straightened by some special machine process. Picked up a >portable tire changer from Harbor Freight and went at it. After breaking it >down I whacked many times and it straightened out real good! Wheel is in good >shape. I'll check trueness and spokes best I can then clean, paint and >balance. > >WD >67 BJ8 > > > >Warren > > I have driven wire wheeled Healeys since 1966 and in that time personally removed spokes and re-fitted spokes. Also I have had wheels custom made that never required weights to balance them because a little old man in a leather apron new what he was doing. The weight of a car on a wire wheel in effect hangs from the top quadrant of spokes which are pre-tensioned by the spokes opposite. This torquing of the spokes against each other keeps the hub of the wheel in the centre of the rim. There is are NO solid items, ie. spokes, in the centre of the wheel in compression keeping the wheel round and centered. Therefore any minor change of shape to the rim adjacent to the spokes will cause them to lose some if not all tension and therefore decrease their ability to keep the wheel hub in the centre of the rotating wheel. I do not believe the 'hammer it' technique will retension the spokes. Tension can be adjusted if the majority of spokes in the quandrant affected and those opposite can be re-tensioned by tightening the nipples. In my experience this is not possible on old wheels as rust freezes the thread and the nipples are so thin they distort before loosening. A forged type bicycle multi size dual ended spanner will fit and give good grip if the nipples are free to turn. Good luck, go slow! Joe From coudesluijs at chello.nl Tue Jan 26 02:21:19 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:21:19 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition In-Reply-To: <002601ca9e62$34d86160$9e892420$@com> References: <4e23c7251001241158r3e25e858h4dd387553751a2ec@mail.gmail.com> <4B5CB5C6.9020706@chello.nl> <002601ca9e62$34d86160$9e892420$@com> Message-ID: <4B5EB40F.80505@chello.nl> True, but more for competition applications with modified, tuned engines and high revs. For normal use the standard distributor will do fine if in good nick, i.e. springs, balance weight pivots, base plate, vacuum capsule. In the end it will depend on looks (Lucas-Bosch) for some and/or the price to pay for the restoration/repair of the existing unit (if neccesary) plus the price for a Pertronix (ca. $100) or similar and the price for the matching 123-Ignition (ca. $320, slightly more for pos. earth). Kees Oudesluijs NL Eric Frenken schreef: > What about spark balancing and automatic dwell control? > > -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] > Im Auftrag von Oudesluys > Gesendet: Sonntag, 24. Januar 2010 22:04 > An: Pieter and Linda > Cc: Healey forum > Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition > > The charm of the 123 ignition is that you have a choice of quite a lot > of timing curves to play with. How the durability/reliability will > compare with others will be a matter of time. It does a very good job > when new. > If the condition (play, springs, weights, membrane, lubrication etc.) > and timing curve of your existing distributor are as they should be, > there is little advantage to be gained over a Pertronix, Lumenition etc. > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.730 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2645 - datum van uitgifte: 01/25/10 20:36:00 From coudesluijs at chello.nl Tue Jan 26 03:36:51 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:36:51 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition In-Reply-To: <4B5EB40F.80505@chello.nl> References: <4e23c7251001241158r3e25e858h4dd387553751a2ec@mail.gmail.com> <4B5CB5C6.9020706@chello.nl> <002601ca9e62$34d86160$9e892420$@com> <4B5EB40F.80505@chello.nl> Message-ID: <4B5EC5C3.2010502@chello.nl> Sorry, got the price wrong for the 123 ignition: ca. $450 (320) . Kees Oudesluijs > True, but more for competition applications with modified, tuned > engines and high revs. For normal use the standard distributor will do > fine if in good nick, i.e. springs, balance weight pivots, base plate, > vacuum capsule. > In the end it will depend on looks (Lucas-Bosch) for some and/or the > price to pay for the restoration/repair of the existing unit (if > neccesary) plus the price for a Pertronix (ca. $100) or similar and > the price for the matching 123-Ignition (ca. $320, slightly more for > pos. earth). > > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > > > Eric Frenken schreef: >> What about spark balancing and automatic dwell control? >> >> -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- >> Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net >> [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] >> Im Auftrag von Oudesluys >> Gesendet: Sonntag, 24. Januar 2010 22:04 >> An: Pieter and Linda >> Cc: Healey forum >> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Electronic Ignition >> >> The charm of the 123 ignition is that you have a choice of quite a >> lot of timing curves to play with. How the durability/reliability >> will compare with others will be a matter of time. It does a very >> good job when new. >> If the condition (play, springs, weights, membrane, lubrication etc.) >> and timing curve of your existing distributor are as they should be, >> there is little advantage to be gained over a Pertronix, Lumenition etc. >> Kees Oudesluijs >> NL >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. >> Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com Versie: 9.0.730 / Virusdatabase: >> 271.1.1/2645 - datum van uitgifte: 01/25/10 20:36:00 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.730 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2645 - datum van uitgifte: 01/25/10 20:36:00 From richchrysler at quickclic.net Tue Jan 26 04:54:12 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:54:12 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Question and parts References: <4B5E7A5E.4030801@comcast.net> Message-ID: I was the one who answered the potential buyer about the screw-in coil terminal. All Austin Healey production cars were fitted with the screw-in terminal from earliest BN1 through to end of BJ8. Perhaps you can find no change point to screw-in terminal because there was no change point, always screw terminal, using small brass split washer to splay the bared wire strands at the end of the wire, threaded acorn nut locks this arrangement into the nose of the coil. Also positively stated on page 23 midway down the page, of 2009 Guidelines book of the National Concours Registry. Regards Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Spidell" To: "healeylist" Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 12:15 AM Subject: [Healeys] Question and parts > Posting this on behalf of Russ Koch, who has a question and a list of > parts for sale (if interested send me an email and I'll send you his Word > doc): > > "Bob, > > was interested in the coil off my MK I (photos attached). > Most definitly as-is but OEM and the price is right, - and it works! > > was told that all Healey coils have threads on the inside > for the matching small plastic cap. However, I told him that earlier > coils like this only had a pressure fit rubber cap fitting over the end. > No threads for a cap to screw into. > > Thought you might know about it as the Healey books in my library make no > reference to the change to the threaded coil in the production record, or > when it occurred. My guess is 1963. > > Also attached is the latest greatest parts list, with many new parts added > once again and with better descriptions. > > Would appreciate your help, > > Russ" > > > AFAIK, the 100s had the plug-in cap in the coil and the later cars had the > screw-in terminal; anyone know for sure? > > > > bs > > -- > ******************************************************************* > Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net > > ******************************************************************* > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From grday at btinternet.com Tue Jan 26 05:39:01 2010 From: grday at btinternet.com (Guy R Day) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:39:01 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Question and parts References: <4B5E7A5E.4030801@comcast.net> Message-ID: <19207EB61A6A496D96A74E855E802815@user8634b3d69b> It may be worth looking at the numbers cut into the metal base of the coil as you should find the part number and a 4 figure number such as 1157 which is November 1957. For August 1955 it is 0855 etc. Note it is a part manufacturing date and NOT a vehicle assembly date, it could be made before but if originality is being claimed it can't have been made afterwards! The same date for both part and vehicle manufacture may be rare as it was normal to hold parts stocks in those days and not work on a JIT basis. Screw in coils are still available (even new) and an assiduous search may get one from the right period. Guy R Day ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich C" To: "Bob Spidell" Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:54 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Question and parts >I was the one who answered the potential buyer about the screw-in coil >terminal. All Austin Healey production cars were fitted with the screw-in >terminal from earliest BN1 through to end of BJ8. Perhaps you can find no >change point to screw-in terminal because there was no change point, always >screw terminal, using small brass split washer to splay the bared wire >strands at the end of the wire, threaded acorn nut locks this arrangement >into the nose of the coil. > Also positively stated on page 23 midway down the page, of 2009 Guidelines > book of the National Concours Registry. > > Regards > > Rich Chrysler > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Spidell" To: "healeylist" Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 12:15 > AM > Subject: [Healeys] Question and parts > > >> Posting this on behalf of Russ Koch, who has a question and a list of >> parts for sale (if interested send me an email and I'll send you his Word >> doc): >> >> "Bob, >> >> was interested in the coil off my MK I (photos attached). >> Most definitly as-is but OEM and the price is right, - and it works! >> >> was told that all Healey coils have threads on the inside >> for the matching small plastic cap. However, I told him that earlier >> coils like this only had a pressure fit rubber cap fitting over the end. >> No threads for a cap to screw into. >> >> Thought you might know about it as the Healey books in my library make no >> reference to the change to the threaded coil in the production record, or >> when it occurred. My guess is 1963. >> >> Also attached is the latest greatest parts list, with many new parts >> added once again and with better descriptions. >> >> Would appreciate your help, >> >> Russ" >> >> AFAIK, the 100s had the plug-in cap in the coil and the later cars had >> the screw-in terminal; anyone know for sure? >> >> bs > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as grday at btinternet.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From rdryman1 at yahoo.com Tue Jan 26 06:43:37 2010 From: rdryman1 at yahoo.com (Richard Dryman) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:43:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Car damage at Scottsdale, AZ auction--auto slide show Message-ID: <400219.3192.qm@web110303.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Here is the Russo Steele auction damage in an automatic slide show: >> http://www.allclassicsllc.com/home/2010-russo-and-steele-damages From comkanuk at cgocable.ca Tue Jan 26 07:02:34 2010 From: comkanuk at cgocable.ca (gilbert gauthier) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:02:34 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Car damage at Scottsdale, AZ auction--auto slide show In-Reply-To: <400219.3192.qm@web110303.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <400219.3192.qm@web110303.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: To bad for all these car's owners, i which they do have insurance for that kind of situation ??? Gilbert BT7 Le 10-01-26 ` 08:43, Richard Dryman a icrit : > Here is the Russo Steele auction damage in an automatic slide show: > >>> > http://www.allclassicsllc.com/home/2010-russo-and-steele-damages > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as comkanuk at cgocable.ca > > http://www.team.net/archive From Paull at glasgows.co.uk Tue Jan 26 07:15:37 2010 From: Paull at glasgows.co.uk (Paul Leeks) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:15:37 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Wiring up electronic ignition Message-ID: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD06518649@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> Many thanks Bob and Udo Yes, I was missing a path to ground. I hooked up the now redundant 'points wire' from the +ve terminal to the chassis and got my spark. Thanks Paul Leeks 100/ BN4 -----Original Message----- From: Bob Spidell [mailto:bspidell at comcast.net] Sent: 22 January 2010 15:38 To: Paul Leeks Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Wiring up electronic ignition You didn't say what type of electronic ignition you have. I'm only familiar with Pertronix; I'm going to assume what you have is similar. A points setup switches current to ground, hence "a b/w wire from the distributor and a b/w wire from the battery/earth (which are joined together) attached to the +ve terminal of the coil" (the lead to the distributor goes to ground through the points, the one to the master switch shorts it out so the car can't start). A Pertronix--if your ignition is different this may not apply--switches current through the coil, hence "a black wire from the electronic ignition attached to the wire from the ignition switch and the wire from the fuses (joined together)" and "a black/white wire from the electronic ignition attached to the -ve terminal of the coil." Sounds like you're missing a path to ground, since "the wire from the battery/earth and the loose original wire from the distributor (no longer attached) attached to the +ve terminal of the coil." Try running a lead from the +ve terminal of the coil to ground (any screw into the chassis should work). On my Pertronix setup I used the b/w wire to the master switch for a ground, but moved it to the other terminal on the switch. The way your car is currently wired the b/w wire will be an open circuit when the master switch is "ON," so it won't provide a ground for the electronic switching unit (it would provide a path to ground with the master switch in the "OFF" position, but your starter wouldn't crank). bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA ---------------- I have recently had my distributor overhauled and fitted with electronic ignition (in place of the old points and condenser). However, I am now getting no spark and so I would like to check that I have my new wiring correct (it is positive earth) ... ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ From Paull at glasgows.co.uk Tue Jan 26 07:42:42 2010 From: Paull at glasgows.co.uk (Paul Leeks) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:42:42 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble Message-ID: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD0651864A@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> I have just rebuilt and refitted the twin H4 SU carbs to my 100/6 but I am having trouble with (quite a bit of) petrol leaking out of both carburettors. I am pretty certain that everything has been put back together properly (being a novice, I followed the SU instructions to the letter). The leak seems to be in the main part of each carb (ie needle/jet area). I have checked the valves in the float chamber lids for leaks and checked the gap for the forked levers, so I am pretty certain that these are ok. I am wondering whether the problem is the needles. When I ordered the new ones from Burlen, the specification stated that I needed 'AJ' needles. However, I noticed when renewing them that the old needles were slightly longer (about 1/8") and were stamped 'AR'. Would this be the issue? Any thoughts, as always, greatly appreciated. Cheers Paul Leeks 100/6 BN4 ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ From jpayne at ThorCon.net Tue Jan 26 07:52:51 2010 From: jpayne at ThorCon.net (Jonas Payne) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:52:51 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble In-Reply-To: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD0651864A@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> References: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD0651864A@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> Message-ID: Paul, If you used the Grose Jets that came with the rebuild kit, throw them out and grab your old jet needles. Never seen a set of the new jet needles that set properly. Chances are that either they aren't seating properly, or that your floats aren't adjusted properly. Jonas Payne Director of Preconstruction Thor Construction PH: (702) 269-2007 Fax: (702) 269-7095 Cell: (702) 358-5084 Jonas Payne Director of Preconstruction Thor Construction PH: (702) 269-2007 Fax: (702) 269-7095 Cell: (702) 358-5084 -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Paul Leeks Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:43 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble I have just rebuilt and refitted the twin H4 SU carbs to my 100/6 but I am having trouble with (quite a bit of) petrol leaking out of both carburettors. I am pretty certain that everything has been put back together properly (being a novice, I followed the SU instructions to the letter). The leak seems to be in the main part of each carb (ie needle/jet area). I have checked the valves in the float chamber lids for leaks and checked the gap for the forked levers, so I am pretty certain that these are ok. I am wondering whether the problem is the needles. When I ordered the new ones from Burlen, the specification stated that I needed 'AJ' needles. However, I noticed when renewing them that the old needles were slightly longer (about 1/8") and were stamped 'AR'. Would this be the issue? Any thoughts, as always, greatly appreciated. Cheers Paul Leeks 100/6 BN4 ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as jpayne at thorcon.net http://www.team.net/archive "This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender(s) at (702) 269-2007 and delete all copies from your system. It is not the intent of the sender to solicit any person or business. Please note that any opinions in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Thor Construction, Incorporated. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage or loss caused by any virus transmitted by this email." From billunc at gmail.com Tue Jan 26 07:58:49 2010 From: billunc at gmail.com (Bill B) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:58:49 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Healey value Message-ID: <35dbb5b41001260658p303b1baau648f9fbf6bc527f4@mail.gmail.com> Hello healeyites:: With the lingering recession and barrett-jackson results, what would ya'll estimate the healey value decline as of jan 2010? 25 % 35% In your opinion is there any marque that has faired ok in this recession? Porsche speedster? Etype series one roadsters? Just curious Cheers Bill Browning Charlotte -- Sent from my mobile device Bill Browning cell: 704-408-2711 From coudesluijs at chello.nl Tue Jan 26 08:19:37 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:19:37 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble In-Reply-To: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD0651864A@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> References: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD0651864A@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> Message-ID: <4B5F0809.2040200@chello.nl> Paul, Check the floats and float valves for leakage. This article may be of any help: http://www.jcna.com/library/tech/tech0006.html Kees Oudesluijs NL Paul Leeks schreef: > I have just rebuilt and refitted the twin H4 SU carbs to my 100/6 but I am > having trouble with (quite a bit of) petrol leaking out of both carburettors. > > I am pretty certain that everything has been put back together properly > (being a novice, I followed the SU instructions to the letter). > > The leak seems to be in the main part of each carb (ie needle/jet area). I > have checked the valves in the float chamber lids for leaks and checked the > gap for the forked levers, so I am pretty certain that these are ok. > > I am wondering whether the problem is the needles. When I ordered the new > ones from Burlen, the specification stated that I needed 'AJ' needles. > However, I noticed when renewing them that the old needles were slightly > longer (about 1/8") and were stamped 'AR'. Would this be the issue? > > Any thoughts, as always, greatly appreciated. > > Cheers > > Paul Leeks > > 100/6 BN4 > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: > http://www.star.net.uk > ________________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.730 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2646 - datum van uitgifte: 01/26/10 08:46:00 From dwflagg at juno.com Tue Jan 26 08:32:02 2010 From: dwflagg at juno.com (dwflagg) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:32:02 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Healey value Message-ID: <20100126.073251.22017.99367@mailpop11.dca.untd.com> I think it all comes down to whether you own your Healey as an investment or a because you love the marque. Personally, I wouldn't care if they were worth zero. The pleasure I get from driving a Healey can't be measured in dollars. As with anything else, the market and economy will recover and your "investments" will return to their upward climb. Just remember, you can't take it with you, so enjoy them while you can. IMHO. Doug > Hello healeyites:: > > With the lingering recession and barrett-jackson results, what > would > ya'll estimate the healey value decline as of jan 2010? > > 25 % > 35% > > In your opinion is there any marque that has faired ok in this > recession? > Porsche speedster? > Etype series one roadsters? > > Just curious > > Cheers > Bill Browning > Charlotte > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Bill Browning > cell: 704-408-2711 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as dwflagg at juno.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > ____________________________________________________________ Senior Assisted Living Put your loved ones in good hands with quality senior assisted living. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=Y5yeURMyuVE3ajilY5XWtwAAJ1B-9ttc3k1I_21D8YCzT29EAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASUQAAAAA= From britishcars at shaw.ca Tue Jan 26 08:33:44 2010 From: britishcars at shaw.ca (PG) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:33:44 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Healey value In-Reply-To: <35dbb5b41001260658p303b1baau648f9fbf6bc527f4@mail.gmail.com> References: <35dbb5b41001260658p303b1baau648f9fbf6bc527f4@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <93BB31308B164A65B6F8962E8C307E0C@PaulPC> Yes, Healey's have definitely declined in value over the past year or so and SOME of the price decline will be related to the economy. However, I personally feel that the majority of the price fluctuation will be more attributed to simple "supply and demand" economics. Over the past couple of years, the number of Healey's crossing the block has risen dramatically driven by professional shops such as Kurt Tanner et al. It is said that the first rule of economics is "nobody makes excess profits forever". That once somebody makes too much money, others jump into the market with their own products.....the resulting competition drives prices and profits down. Essentially the bursting of an economic bubble. I think this is what we are seeing at present. This year it was noted that pick-up trucks are the new trend fetching increasing numbers....I suspect that over the next couple of years we will see a bubble form hear and ultimately burst also. In the end, I don't like to see big prices on healey's as I think it drives newcomers from the hobby.....we can all talk about the initiatives to get younger people involved in the hobby. However, if the basic car costs $50k, it's pretty unrealistic that the hobby will grow and will more likely fade as the current generation fades. Just my thoughts. Paul -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bill B Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:59 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Healey value Hello healeyites:: With the lingering recession and barrett-jackson results, what would ya'll estimate the healey value decline as of jan 2010? 25 % 35% In your opinion is there any marque that has faired ok in this recession? Porsche speedster? Etype series one roadsters? Just curious Cheers Bill Browning Charlotte -- Sent from my mobile device Bill Browning cell: 704-408-2711 Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as britishcars at shaw.ca http://www.team.net/archive From robertduquette at sympatico.ca Tue Jan 26 08:45:15 2010 From: robertduquette at sympatico.ca (robertduquette at sympatico.ca) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:45:15 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Healey value In-Reply-To: <35dbb5b41001260658p303b1baau648f9fbf6bc527f4@mail.gmail.com> References: <35dbb5b41001260658p303b1baau648f9fbf6bc527f4@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Decline? They're worth more now than they were when built! ;) ( I guess someone would have to do the math to adjust for inflation along the way ... ) Here's a hint for everyone though. If you ever hear of me looking to buy "anything"; sell quickly if the monetary value of that thing is more important to you than the pleasure of ownership ... 'cause I have a pretty good record of buying just before prices drop. :) Robert Duquette Ottawa ON Canada 1965 RHD BRG Austin-Healey Sprite ( project ) 1967 RHD MG Midget ( aka: Miss Marple ) 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 ( aka: Carmen ) > Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:58:49 -0500 > From: billunc at gmail.com > > Hello healeyites:: > > With the lingering recession and barrett-jackson results, what would > ya'll estimate the healey value decline as of jan 2010? > ... > > Cheers > Bill Browning > Charlotte From healeyrick at yahoo.com Tue Jan 26 09:00:41 2010 From: healeyrick at yahoo.com (HealeyRick) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:00:41 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Healey value In-Reply-To: <20100126.073251.22017.99367@mailpop11.dca.untd.com> Message-ID: <486239.24789.qm@web51407.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Agreed, Doug. My Healeys are worth exactly what they were worth when the economy was doing better ... priceless. As to other cars holding their value, I don't follow the market too closely, but I think the value of E-Types has dropped as well. Rick Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo --- On Tue, 1/26/10, dwflagg wrote: From: dwflagg Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey value To: billunc at gmail.com Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 10:32 AM I think it all comes down to whether you own your Healey as an investment or a because you love the marque. Personally, I wouldn't care if they were worth zero. The pleasure I get from driving a Healey can't be measured in dollars. As with anything else, the market and economy will recover and your "investments" will return to their upward climb. Just remember, you can't take it with you, so enjoy them while you can. IMHO. Doug From bspidell at comcast.net Tue Jan 26 09:23:00 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:23:00 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] Healey value In-Reply-To: <20100126.073251.22017.99367@mailpop11.dca.untd.com> Message-ID: <1119274043.13568741264522980924.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> I don't have data to prove it, but I suspect if Healeys were worth 'zero' we wouldn't have many parts suppliers and restorers available to help us out (and most of them would have been scrapped by now anyway). Then, it truly would be a rich man's hobby because you'd have to fabricate anything you needed (like old Duesenbergs). The cars need to have some value beyond intrinsic in order to support the hobby. I watched a bit of B-J recently--anyone else notice Kurt Tanner bidding on a muscle car (I think)?--it appears the value of the so-called 'customs' (i.e. hot rods) is way down. bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA I think it all comes down to whether you own your Healey as an investment or a because you love the marque. Personally, I wouldn't care if they were worth zero. The pleasure I get from driving a Healey can't be measured in dollars. As with anything else, the market and economy will recover and your "investments" will return to their upward climb. Just remember, you can't take it with you, so enjoy them while you can. IMHO. Doug > Hello healeyites:: > > With the lingering recession and barrett-jackson results, what > would > ya'll estimate the healey value decline as of jan 2010? > > 25 % > 35% > > In your opinion is there any marque that has faired ok in this > recession? > Porsche speedster? > Etype series one roadsters? > > Just curious > > Cheers > Bill Browning > Charlotte > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Bill Browning > cell: 704-408-2711 From dwflagg at juno.com Tue Jan 26 09:43:02 2010 From: dwflagg at juno.com (dwflagg) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:43:02 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Healey value Message-ID: <20100126.084329.957.22050@mailpop01.dca.untd.com> bs, The use of 'zero' is not a figurative term, but rather to illustrate that, to me, value is not of importance. Even if the cars were relatively inexpensive, there were still be a need for parts suppliers. I didn't say parts would be cheap. The cars will still be there and need parts. Just because they have a depreciated value doesn't mean they will become extinct. Quite the opposite. A drop in value opens a window for new enthusiasts to purchase and the cycle begins anew. Supply and demand, I would think, is based on numbers. If that is true, even at a high value, our number will peak and as the finite numbers are restored, the demand for parts will dwindle, leaving a few suppliers and high prices for parts. Let the free market system work and eventually "value" will return. Doug I don't have data to prove it, but I suspect if Healeys were worth 'zero' we wouldn't have many parts suppliers and restorers available to help us out (and most of them would have been scrapped by now anyway). Then, it truly would be a rich man's hobby because you'd have to fabricate anything you needed (like old Duesenbergs). The cars need to have some value beyond intrinsic in order to support the hobby. I watched a bit of B-J recently--anyone else notice Kurt Tanner bidding on a muscle car (I think)?--it appears the value of the so-called 'customs' (i.e. hot rods) is way down. bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA I think it all comes down to whether you own your Healey as an investment or a because you love the marque. Personally, I wouldn't care if they were worth zero. The pleasure I get from driving a Healey can't be measured in dollars. As with anything else, the market and economy will recover and your "investments" will return to their upward climb. Just remember, you can't take it with you, so enjoy them while you can. IMHO. Doug > Hello healeyites:: > > With the lingering recession and barrett-jackson results, what > would > ya'll estimate the healey value decline as of jan 2010? > > 25 % > 35% > > In your opinion is there any marque that has faired ok in this > recession? > Porsche speedster? > Etype series one roadsters? > > Just curious > > Cheers > Bill Browning > Charlotte > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Bill Browning > cell: 704-408-2711 ____________________________________________________________ Water Heater Some like it hot. Click now for a reliable new water heater! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=rgFcgNSRCzkDCwtXP9dpPgAAJ1B-9ttc3k1I_21D8YCzT29EAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGIAAAAAA= From eyera3 at gmail.com Tue Jan 26 09:55:23 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:55:23 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Healey value In-Reply-To: <35dbb5b41001260658p303b1baau648f9fbf6bc527f4@mail.gmail.com> References: <35dbb5b41001260658p303b1baau648f9fbf6bc527f4@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <173126441001260855s2d9c5d29m5f7b304038851454@mail.gmail.com> mine's going up at least 50% due to the restoration in progress :) mine is going to my kids after I die, only concern about value is what to insure it for. they will raise as the economy does.... On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 6:58 AM, Bill B wrote: > Hello healeyites:: > > With the lingering recession and barrett-jackson results, what would > ya'll estimate the healey value decline as of jan 2010? > > 25 % > 35% > > In your opinion is there any marque that has faired ok in this recession? > Porsche speedster? > Etype series one roadsters? > > Just curious > > Cheers > Bill Browning > Charlotte > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Bill Browning > cell: 704-408-2711 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From eyera3 at gmail.com Tue Jan 26 09:56:13 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:56:13 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] value Message-ID: <173126441001260856r1701f3cwa9f5f212022feb19@mail.gmail.com> mine's going up at least 50% due to the restoration in progress :) mine is going to my kids after I die, only concern about value is what to insure it for. they will raise as the economy does.... - Show quoted text - -- I Erbs Portland, OR -- I Erbs Portland, OR From bspidell at comcast.net Tue Jan 26 09:59:24 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:59:24 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] Healey value In-Reply-To: <20100126.084329.957.22050@mailpop01.dca.untd.com> Message-ID: <839832170.13589261264525164167.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> I understood your point, Doug. I was just proffering that the cars need a certain amount of monetary value in order to sustain the hobby (anybody seen any restored Gremlins on the block lately?). The people who pay inflated prices at auctions help pull up the value of all cars, and give extra incentive to maintain and improve the cars (and you can tell the wife she'll be able to sell it for $100K when you go to the real Healey Heaven). Hopefully, we can find a balance where the cars are worth maintaining and restoring--yes, I will treasure mine no matter the monetary value--and they're not too expensive for would-be enthusiasts. Have to comment on the 'customs' (again). I understand buying an original or well-restored car to drive or hoard, and I can appreciate a guy building a 'custom' exactly the way he wants it, but I frankly don't understand buying a 'custom' on the auction block. Maybe it's the 'bling' factor. bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA o;? bs, The use of 'zero' is not a figurative term, but rather to illustrate that, to me, value is not of importance. Even if the cars were relatively inexpensive, there were still be a need for parts suppliers. I didn't say parts would be cheap. The cars will still be there and need parts. Just because they have a depreciated value doesn't mean they will become extinct. Quite the opposite. A drop in value opens a window for new enthusiasts to purchase and the cycle begins anew. Supply and demand, I would think, is based on numbers. If that is true, even at a high value, our number will peak and as the finite numbers are restored, the demand for parts will dwindle, leaving a few suppliers and high prices for parts. Let the free market system work and eventually "value" will return. Doug I don't have data to prove it, but I suspect if Healeys were worth 'zero' we wouldn't have many parts suppliers and restorers available to help us out (and most of them would have been scrapped by now anyway). Then, it truly would be a rich man's hobby because you'd have to fabricate anything you needed (like old Duesenbergs). The cars need to have some value beyond intrinsic in order to support the hobby. I watched a bit of B-J recently--anyone else notice Kurt Tanner bidding on a muscle car (I think)?--it appears the value of the so-called 'customs' (i.e. hot rods) is way down. bs From Awgertoo at aol.com Tue Jan 26 11:13:57 2010 From: Awgertoo at aol.com (Awgertoo at aol.com) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:13:57 EST Subject: [Healeys] value Message-ID: Up or upside down? Best--Michael Oritt --------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 1/26/2010 12:25:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, eyera3 at gmail.com writes: mine's going up at least 50% due to the restoration in progress :) From britishcars at shaw.ca Tue Jan 26 11:29:58 2010 From: britishcars at shaw.ca (PG) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:29:58 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Healey value In-Reply-To: <839832170.13589261264525164167.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> References: <20100126.084329.957.22050@mailpop01.dca.untd.com> <839832170.13589261264525164167.JavaMail.root@sz0054a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <634F03B62C644C408B64FEDCE8CF5D78@PaulPC> Agree with your comment about buying somebody else's custom...... I don't get it. I think that most of the pride of ownership comes from the fact that "I did it" not from "I own it". Paul -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:59 AM To: dwflagg Cc: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey value I understood your point, Doug. I was just proffering that the cars need a certain amount of monetary value in order to sustain the hobby (anybody seen any restored Gremlins on the block lately?). The people who pay inflated prices at auctions help pull up the value of all cars, and give extra incentive to maintain and improve the cars (and you can tell the wife she'll be able to sell it for $100K when you go to the real Healey Heaven). Hopefully, we can find a balance where the cars are worth maintaining and restoring--yes, I will treasure mine no matter the monetary value--and they're not too expensive for would-be enthusiasts. Have to comment on the 'customs' (again). I understand buying an original or well-restored car to drive or hoard, and I can appreciate a guy building a 'custom' exactly the way he wants it, but I frankly don't understand buying a 'custom' on the auction block. Maybe it's the 'bling' factor. bs -------------------------------- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA o;? bs, The use of 'zero' is not a figurative term, but rather to illustrate that, to me, value is not of importance. Even if the cars were relatively inexpensive, there were still be a need for parts suppliers. I didn't say parts would be cheap. The cars will still be there and need parts. Just because they have a depreciated value doesn't mean they will become extinct. Quite the opposite. A drop in value opens a window for new enthusiasts to purchase and the cycle begins anew. Supply and demand, I would think, is based on numbers. If that is true, even at a high value, our number will peak and as the finite numbers are restored, the demand for parts will dwindle, leaving a few suppliers and high prices for parts. Let the free market system work and eventually "value" will return. Doug I don't have data to prove it, but I suspect if Healeys were worth 'zero' we wouldn't have many parts suppliers and restorers available to help us out (and most of them would have been scrapped by now anyway). Then, it truly would be a rich man's hobby because you'd have to fabricate anything you needed (like old Duesenbergs). The cars need to have some value beyond intrinsic in order to support the hobby. I watched a bit of B-J recently--anyone else notice Kurt Tanner bidding on a muscle car (I think)?--it appears the value of the so-called 'customs' (i.e. hot rods) is way down. bs Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as britishcars at shaw.ca http://www.team.net/archive From richchrysler at quickclic.net Tue Jan 26 11:34:55 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:34:55 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] overdrive switches - BN1 References: <4DF794DBC42D4693A7E891E5108965F0@computer624080> Message-ID: <65A7BFCB8DFC4AFDADDDB0A65EADB909@LIFEBOOK> Sarah, 1. I would think that any good single pole single throw heavy duty metal toggle switch with screw terminals should be fine as long as it's rated for over 30 amps, and most I see are good for at least 50 amps. 2. The throttle switches did not change from BN1 through BJ8 though the pull rod on a Hundred will be straight with little 90 degree ends, the 6 cylinder ones are bent to clear other things. The rod simply fastens to a pivot point of the throttle lever, the cutout is adjustable at the throttle switch lever. This picture may help. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carr&Edwards" To: "Healey List" Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 10:01 PM Subject: [Healeys] overdrive switches - BN1 > I've searched the list archives, and couldn't find anything addressing my > current situation. > > I've begun sorting out the boxful of electrical bits removed from my BN1, > and > apparently one/more DPOs dealt with electrical problems by--among other > things--replacing the original O/D dash switch with a generic U.S.-made > single-pole type, as well as installing what appears to be a BJ8 throttle > switch (it looks exactly like the picture of that item in the Moss > catalog). > > Questions: > 1) why is the BN1 dash switch (in the Moss cat.) 10 times as expensive as > the > later one? And, since I have no intention of spending that much money for > any > switch, would an ordinary single-pole switch work here? > 2) can the BJ8 throttle switch be used on the 3-speed gearboxbox's O/D? > If > so, how is that done? When we dismantled the car, it was hooked to the > throttle linkage--but I have no idea whether the set-up ever worked, as I > never spoke to its last owner and don't know where he lives (he'd left the > car > in his father's garage in 1976 when he moved away; father died in 1996, > and > the executors told me son said to get rid of the car as he was no longer > interested in it--thus I am now the keeper of "Cinderella," the > garage-sale > Healey....) > > Apparently the gearbox itself wasn't disturbed, as it and the engine were > uniformly coated with a half-inch of black, greasy dirt. (I haven't yet > looked the gearbox itself over.) > > As always, thanks in advance! > > Sarah Carr > BN1 in PA > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of April 06 pics 022.jpg] From scvc70 at epix.net Tue Jan 26 12:00:16 2010 From: scvc70 at epix.net (Carr&Edwards) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:16 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] seat foam - BN1 Message-ID: <21EE64D6BC104140AAECF5928F9C8D70@computer624080> Listers, There's nothing in the archives since early 2008 on whose seat foam (Moss, VB, BCS) fits best. Anyone have more recent experience with fitting new foam to a BN1? Sarah Carr BN1 in PA From rbender1 at berkshire.rr.com Tue Jan 26 15:50:47 2010 From: rbender1 at berkshire.rr.com (Robert Bender) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:50:47 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Synchro Message-ID: <7174034ED3374C008D63DDEE261D91A1@benders> No one has anymore info on how to identify the bad batch of synchros that Moss sold years ago? From glemon at neb.rr.com Tue Jan 26 16:29:00 2010 From: glemon at neb.rr.com (glemon at neb.rr.com) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:29:00 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble In-Reply-To: <4B5F0809.2040200@chello.nl> Message-ID: <20100126232900.ZNFT2.416952.root@hrndva-web13-z01> Having read the e-mail question "the leek seems to be in the main part of the carb area" doesn't the H4 still have the nasty leaky rubber seals for the sliding jet? If so I would guess this to be your problem, some supply cork seals and some neoprene rubber in the rebuild kits, I have had more luck with the rubber kind, also have had luck polishing the sliding/sealing surface of the jet with some polishing compound prior to assembly. I have installed grose jets on a number of cars and ran for years with no problems, which is more than I can say for the original equipment float needles, although I understand the newer versions are better, but I have never had a reason to take off the grose jets, and enough bad experiences with OEM style needles to not be inclined to go back. Greg Lemon From richchrysler at quickclic.net Tue Jan 26 16:36:07 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:36:07 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] seat foam - BN1 References: <21EE64D6BC104140AAECF5928F9C8D70@computer624080> Message-ID: <5D108ECC92E3486DB7DEFB72AC05D358@LIFEBOOK> I always have new foams installed in the seats I get built up at Heritage Upholstery & Trim, and I believe they get them from BCS. However, I still get them to have the relief holes drilled into the undersides of the middle cushion portion. In addition extra wadding and building up around the bolsters (as original) is required for the best fit and finish. There is on the spot final sewing required on the outer ears of the Hundred and Longbridge 100/Six series seats to finish the piping and hidem strip. That's why I always have the professionals (Heritage) do them for best results. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carr&Edwards" To: "Healey List" Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:00 PM Subject: [Healeys] seat foam - BN1 > Listers, > > There's nothing in the archives since early 2008 on whose seat foam (Moss, > VB, > BCS) fits best. Anyone have more recent experience with fitting new foam > to a > BN1? > > Sarah Carr > BN1 in PA > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From glemon at neb.rr.com Tue Jan 26 16:42:14 2010 From: glemon at neb.rr.com (glemon at neb.rr.com) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:42:14 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Healey value In-Reply-To: <634F03B62C644C408B64FEDCE8CF5D78@PaulPC> Message-ID: <20100126234215.H1NYA.417121.root@hrndva-web13-z01> Don't think the value fluctuation will effect the availability of parts and services too much, as most owners, as reflected in many of the comments here, are in it for the enjoyment of the car and not as a business, if recouping the cost of the resto drove the industry we would be in trouble, but I think it is pretty clear that is not the case (see also: number of parts and services available for the MGB). Certainly if the value of the cars dropped to zero it would probably make a difference but I suspect most of us would end up doing the same things and pretty much spending the same money on our cars regardless of whether the end product is worth $50,000 or $100,000. The market fluctuations will effect the Curt Tanners of the car world much more than the average Joe enthusiast. Cars that have done well in this market, microcars, still seem to be pretty hot, and actually Triumphs (esp. TR2-TR250 and the once lowly (in price) GT6) seem to be holding their value or rising. Greg Lemon From richchrysler at quickclic.net Tue Jan 26 16:47:10 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:47:10 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble References: <20100126232900.ZNFT2.416952.root@hrndva-web13-z01> Message-ID: <4786278021C8401EA87E4C0476F9B16D@LIFEBOOK> The H series does have the little cork ring seals within the jet assembly. In position they are compressed under a chamfered brass ring, surrounding the moveable brass jet. I've built up a lot of carbs over the years and note that it's relatively easy to pinch, tear or otherwise damage these cork rings if you aren't careful during assembly. It helps to soak them in water before installation. Some of these seals may have been sitting in a dry package for a long time, and assembling them wet can help eliminate initial assembly sticking and snagging as they go together. Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Paul Leeks" ; "Oudesluys" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble > Having read the e-mail question "the leek seems to be in the main part of > the carb area" doesn't the H4 still have the nasty leaky rubber seals for > the sliding jet? If so I would guess this to be your problem, some supply > cork seals and some neoprene rubber in the rebuild kits, I have had more > luck with the rubber kind, also have had luck polishing the > sliding/sealing surface of the jet with some polishing compound prior to > assembly. > > I have installed grose jets on a number of cars and ran for years with no > problems, which is more than I can say for the original equipment float > needles, although I understand the newer versions are better, but I have > never had a reason to take off the grose jets, and enough bad experiences > with OEM style needles to not be inclined to go back. > > Greg Lemon > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From healey.nut at gmail.com Tue Jan 26 17:49:41 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:49:41 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble In-Reply-To: <4786278021C8401EA87E4C0476F9B16D@LIFEBOOK> References: <20100126232900.ZNFT2.416952.root@hrndva-web13-z01> <4786278021C8401EA87E4C0476F9B16D@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: Rich - The cork seals for the H series carbs are supposed to be soaked in motor oil for 24 hours prior to assembly to prevent them from losing their seal after a few miles of use. If you use water they can start leaking after a couple months. Cheers, Alan On 1/27/10, Rich C wrote: > The H series does have the little cork ring seals within the jet assembly. > In position they are compressed under a chamfered brass ring, surrounding > the moveable brass jet. I've built up a lot of carbs over the years and note > that it's relatively easy to pinch, tear or otherwise damage these cork > rings if you aren't careful during assembly. It helps to soak them in water > before installation. Some of these seals may have been sitting in a dry > package for a long time, and assembling them wet can help eliminate initial > assembly sticking and snagging as they go together. > > Rich > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "Paul Leeks" ; "Oudesluys" > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:29 PM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble > > >> Having read the e-mail question "the leek seems to be in the main part of >> the carb area" doesn't the H4 still have the nasty leaky rubber seals for >> the sliding jet? If so I would guess this to be your problem, some supply >> cork seals and some neoprene rubber in the rebuild kits, I have had more >> luck with the rubber kind, also have had luck polishing the >> sliding/sealing surface of the jet with some polishing compound prior to >> assembly. >> >> I have installed grose jets on a number of cars and ran for years with no >> problems, which is more than I can say for the original equipment float >> needles, although I understand the newer versions are better, but I have >> never had a reason to take off the grose jets, and enough bad experiences >> with OEM style needles to not be inclined to go back. >> >> Greg Lemon >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From tahoehealey at hotmail.com Tue Jan 26 18:38:47 2010 From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:38:47 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] halogen wiring diagram Message-ID: John Sims has posted the wiring diagram on his sight under electrical at his sight. I think it is pretty straight forward. Rich Kahn _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ From 63ahbj7 at comcast.net Tue Jan 26 18:40:40 2010 From: 63ahbj7 at comcast.net (63ahbj7) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:40:40 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Healey value In-Reply-To: <20100126234215.H1NYA.417121.root@hrndva-web13-z01> References: <20100126234215.H1NYA.417121.root@hrndva-web13-z01> Message-ID: <4B5F9998.5060908@comcast.net> << Cars that have done well in this market, microcars, still seem to be pretty hot, and actually Triumphs (esp. TR2-TR250 and the once lowly (in price) GT6) seem to be holding their value or rising. >> er Greg, WHEN did BIG cars like the TRs mentioned become 'microcars' ???? Enquiring minds NEED to know ?!?!? Anon From dwflagg at juno.com Tue Jan 26 19:17:47 2010 From: dwflagg at juno.com (dwflagg) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:17:47 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 100 Ignition Cylinder Message-ID: <20100126.181800.6722.98995@mailpop04.dca.untd.com> I have Healey ignition cylinder FP 726 with one original key. If anyone has an interest please contact me off the list. Doug ____________________________________________________________ Love Spell Click here to light up your life with a love spell! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=A6CJH8bm0caerkXiaEhe9QAAJ1B-9ttc3k1I_21D8YCzT29EAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARwAAAAA= From ynotink at msn.com Tue Jan 26 20:18:13 2010 From: ynotink at msn.com (WILLIAM B LAWRENCE) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:18:13 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] overdrive switches - BN1 In-Reply-To: <4DF794DBC42D4693A7E891E5108965F0@computer624080> References: <4DF794DBC42D4693A7E891E5108965F0@computer624080> Message-ID: I bought a generic single pole single throw toggle switch at Ace Hardware for about $3.50 (in i992). It is indistinguishable from the OEM switch it replaced. Bill Lawrence > From: scvc70 at epix.net > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:01:29 -0500 > Subject: [Healeys] overdrive switches - BN1 > > I've searched the list archives, and couldn't find anything addressing my > current situation. > > I've begun sorting out the boxful of electrical bits removed from my BN1, and > apparently one/more DPOs dealt with electrical problems by--among other > things--replacing the original O/D dash switch with a generic U.S.-made > single-pole type, as well as installing what appears to be a BJ8 throttle > switch (it looks exactly like the picture of that item in the Moss catalog). > > Questions: > 1) why is the BN1 dash switch (in the Moss cat.) 10 times as expensive as the > later one? And, since I have no intention of spending that much money for any > switch, would an ordinary single-pole switch work here? > 2) can the BJ8 throttle switch be used on the 3-speed gearboxbox's O/D? If > so, how is that done? When we dismantled the car, it was hooked to the > throttle linkage--but I have no idea whether the set-up ever worked, as I > never spoke to its last owner and don't know where he lives (he'd left the car > in his father's garage in 1976 when he moved away; father died in 1996, and > the executors told me son said to get rid of the car as he was no longer > interested in it--thus I am now the keeper of "Cinderella," the garage-sale > Healey....) > > Apparently the gearbox itself wasn't disturbed, as it and the engine were > uniformly coated with a half-inch of black, greasy dirt. (I haven't yet > looked the gearbox itself over.) > > As always, thanks in advance! > > Sarah Carr > BN1 in PA > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as ynotink at msn.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From ynotink at msn.com Tue Jan 26 20:45:38 2010 From: ynotink at msn.com (WILLIAM B LAWRENCE) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:45:38 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] overdrive switches - BN1 In-Reply-To: References: <4DF794DBC42D4693A7E891E5108965F0@computer624080>, Message-ID: Wait a minute, that was 2002... Bill Lawrence > From: ynotink at msn.com > To: scvc70 at epix.net; healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:18:13 +0000 > Subject: Re: [Healeys] overdrive switches - BN1 > > I bought a generic single pole single throw toggle switch at Ace Hardware for > about $3.50 (in i992). It is indistinguishable from the OEM switch it > replaced. > Bill Lawrence > > > From: scvc70 at epix.net > > To: healeys at autox.team.net > > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:01:29 -0500 > > Subject: [Healeys] overdrive switches - BN1 > > > > I've searched the list archives, and couldn't find anything addressing my > > current situation. > > > > I've begun sorting out the boxful of electrical bits removed from my BN1, > and > > apparently one/more DPOs dealt with electrical problems by--among other > > things--replacing the original O/D dash switch with a generic U.S.-made > > single-pole type, as well as installing what appears to be a BJ8 throttle > > switch (it looks exactly like the picture of that item in the Moss > catalog). > > > > Questions: > > 1) why is the BN1 dash switch (in the Moss cat.) 10 times as expensive as > the > > later one? And, since I have no intention of spending that much money for > any > > switch, would an ordinary single-pole switch work here? > > 2) can the BJ8 throttle switch be used on the 3-speed gearboxbox's O/D? > If > > so, how is that done? When we dismantled the car, it was hooked to the > > throttle linkage--but I have no idea whether the set-up ever worked, as I > > never spoke to its last owner and don't know where he lives (he'd left the > car > > in his father's garage in 1976 when he moved away; father died in 1996, and > > the executors told me son said to get rid of the car as he was no longer > > interested in it--thus I am now the keeper of "Cinderella," the garage-sale > > Healey....) > > > > Apparently the gearbox itself wasn't disturbed, as it and the engine were > > uniformly coated with a half-inch of black, greasy dirt. (I haven't yet > > looked the gearbox itself over.) > > > > As always, thanks in advance! > > > > Sarah Carr > > BN1 in PA > > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > > > Healeys at autox.team.net > > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > > > You are subscribed as ynotink at msn.com > > > > http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as ynotink at msn.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From greylinn at ozemail.com.au Tue Jan 26 22:13:20 2010 From: greylinn at ozemail.com.au (Peter Linn) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:13:20 +1000 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 Message-ID: G'day list I'm on the last lap with the V6 restoration - it had it's first road run last Friday - Great apart from an overheating issue (will be checking radiator core) I'm now onto interior trim. A couple of questions: 1. Does the sill carpet go under the alloy trim panel? 2. Which panel goes on first - sill or B post? 3. What happens where rear cockpit trim rail comes round to meet door opening and goes over the wing beading? As it is, the beading holds the cockpit trim up away from shroud. Cheers Peter Linn Brisbane Oz BN1 Ward Spl BN1 Holden V6 From richchrysler at quickclic.net Wed Jan 27 04:39:34 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:39:34 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] BN1 References: Message-ID: Peter, See below with your questions....... Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Linn" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:13 AM Subject: [Healeys] BN1 > G'day list > > I'm on the last lap with the V6 restoration - it had it's first road run > last > Friday - Great apart from an overheating issue (will be checking radiator > core) > > I'm now onto interior trim. A couple of questions: > > 1. Does the sill carpet go under the alloy trim panel? A. Yes. Sill carpet comes up vertical surface and turns at top to end right at outboard edge. > 2. Which panel goes on first - sill or B post? A. They must be fitted together to get an exactly even and precise fit. Expect a lot of trimming of alloy edges. #6 countersunk trim screws countersink slightly into alloy surface, unlike later cars. > 3. What happens where rear cockpit trim rail comes round to meet door > opening and goes over the wing beading? As it is, the beading > holds the cockpit trim up away from shroud. A. Beading comes down to chamfered edge and just meets the cockpit rail, does NOT go under. > > Cheers > > Peter Linn > Brisbane Oz > BN1 Ward Spl > BN1 Holden V6 [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of scan0065.jpg] From healeyrick at yahoo.com Wed Jan 27 05:12:50 2010 From: healeyrick at yahoo.com (HealeyRick) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:12:50 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream Message-ID: <403399.29403.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Rich C's new acquisition got me to thinking. Just how rare is coronet cream? Is it up there wit Golden Beige Metallic? Were there any numbers kept of the total cars painted this color? It seems to me the red interior was more popular than the blue, but that's just a gut feeling. Rick Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo From healey.nut at gmail.com Wed Jan 27 05:45:19 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:45:19 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream In-Reply-To: <403399.29403.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <403399.29403.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Mine was built 5 days after Rich's, Coronet Cream with Blue interior. On 1/27/10, HealeyRick wrote: > Rich C's new acquisition got me to thinking. Just how rare is coronet > cream? > Is it up there wit Golden Beige Metallic? Were there any numbers kept of the > total cars painted this color? It seems to me the red interior was more > popular than the blue, but that's just a gut feeling. > Rick > > > Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From richchrysler at quickclic.net Wed Jan 27 06:24:08 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:24:08 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream References: <403399.29403.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I have heard (can't remember where but it may have been Clausager's book) that there were somewhat over 500 Coronet Cream cars built. I just did a quick tally in our Hundred Registry of the cars we have trusted records for, showing original colours and approximate build dates. The first Coronet Cream car I have listed is Body 121 from first week of September '53. The last CC car I have a record for is Body 1866 from the last week of January '54. Within that bracket of time, I have colours recorded of 73 cars (though unfortunately we have incomplete records for hundreds more built during that time period that haven't sent me colour information). Anyway, of the sample of 73 cars recorded with colours during the CC production period, here are the results: 17 Coronet Cream 5 OEW 29 Healey Blue (metallic) 19 Carmine Red 3 Spruce Green 1 Gunmetal Grey 9 Healey Blue (non metallic) It's also interesting to note that when CC stopped, Spruce Green and OEW picked up heavily, and Healey Blue non metallic disappeared. Of course this Hundred Registry record is far from complete, but at least it gives us a glimpse of percentages during a given time period. Rich Chrysler Hundred Registry ----- Original Message ----- From: "HealeyRick" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7:12 AM Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream > Rich C's new acquisition got me to thinking. Just how rare is coronet > cream? > Is it up there wit Golden Beige Metallic? Were there any numbers kept of > the > total cars painted this color? It seems to me the red interior was more > popular than the blue, but that's just a gut feeling. > Rick > > > Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Wed Jan 27 07:34:25 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:34:25 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream In-Reply-To: References: <403399.29403.qm@web51406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Rich As you know I collect and keep 100 records on the AHC UK database in a slightly different form to you but can add the following. Mind you, as you are well aware the information we hold is only as good as that sent to us by owners. Altogether I have 20 cars recorded as being Coronet Cream but this includes both those that were when new and those now declared as such. Of these 13 were recorded as originally painted Coronet Cream 15 are now said to be this colour Interestingly only 7 have said that their cars were originally Coronet Cream are still that colour. Of the 13 claimed to be originally Coronet Cream 11 have Blue trim. One is red and one is red and black. One cannot discard the last two because they could have been special order but I somehow doubt it. I suspect that they all had blue trim. There also appears to be a strong indication that all original cars painted Coronet Cream were part of batch 4467. I would be interested to know is any owner has a car that was originally Coronet Cream is outside this batch number and has the documentation to verify it? Regards >I have heard (can't remember where but it may have been Clausager's >book) that there were somewhat over 500 Coronet Cream cars built. >I just did a quick tally in our Hundred Registry of the cars we have >trusted records for, showing original colours and approximate build >dates. The first Coronet Cream car I have listed is Body 121 from first >week of September '53. The last CC car I have a record for is Body 1866 >from the last week of January '54. >Within that bracket of time, I have colours recorded of 73 cars (though >unfortunately we have incomplete records for hundreds more built during >that time period that haven't sent me colour information). >Anyway, of the sample of 73 cars recorded with colours during the CC >production period, here are the results: >17 Coronet Cream >5 OEW >29 Healey Blue (metallic) >19 Carmine Red >3 Spruce Green >1 Gunmetal Grey >9 Healey Blue (non metallic) > >It's also interesting to note that when CC stopped, Spruce Green and >OEW picked up heavily, and Healey Blue non metallic disappeared. >Of course this Hundred Registry record is far from complete, but at >least it gives us a glimpse of percentages during a given time period. > >Rich Chrysler -- John Harper From bcrist at club-internet.fr Wed Jan 27 08:20:41 2010 From: bcrist at club-internet.fr (Bernard Cristalli) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:20:41 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: Colours (again) References: Message-ID: <77C73A0C-E8A5-4459-B828-4981F2E3C64E@club-internet.fr> > I'm preparing the resto of a '59 3000 (BT7 244). > It will be cream over black and red interior. > Where can I find the references from the original colours for the > cars of this period ? > > iPhone > BC > > Le 27 janv. 2010 C 14:24, "Rich C" a C)c > rit : > >> >> I have heard (can't remember where but it may have been Clausager's >> book) that there were somewhat over 500 Coronet Cream cars built. >> I just did a quick tally in our Hundred Registry of the cars we >> have trusted records for, showing original colours and approximate >> build dates. The first Coronet Cream car I have listed is Body 121 >> from first week of September '53. The last CC car I have a record >> for is Body 1866 from the last week of January '54. >> Within that bracket of time, I have colours recorded of 73 cars >> (though unfortunately we have incomplete records for hundreds more >> built during that time period that haven't sent me colour >> information). >> Anyway, of the sample of 73 cars recorded with colours during the >> CC production period, here are the results: >> 17 Coronet Cream >> 5 OEW >> 29 Healey Blue (metallic) >> 19 Carmine Red >> 3 Spruce Green >> 1 Gunmetal Grey >> 9 Healey Blue (non metallic) >> >> It's also interesting to note that when CC stopped, Spruce Green >> and OEW picked up heavily, and Healey Blue non metallic disappeared. >> Of course this Hundred Registry record is far from complete, but at >> least it gives us a glimpse of percentages during a given time >> period. >> >> Rich Chrysler >> Hundred Registry >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "HealeyRick" >> >> To: >> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7:12 AM >> Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream >> >> >>> Rich C's new acquisition got me to thinking. Just how rare is >>> coronet cream? >>> Is it up there wit Golden Beige Metallic? Were there any numbers >>> kept of the >>> total cars painted this color? It seems to me the red interior >>> was more >>> popular than the blue, but that's just a gut feeling. >>> Rick >>> >>> >>> Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >>> >>> Healeys at autox.team.net >>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >>> >>> You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net >>> >>> http://www.team.net/archive >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as jagxk120 at gmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive From ourxke at hotmail.com Wed Jan 27 08:43:00 2010 From: ourxke at hotmail.com (Ken Wignall) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:43:00 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream Message-ID: John I have a coronet cream exterior hundred with red trim. It is currently undergoing complete restoration. I have a British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate to confirm this. The car was manufactured Jan. 27, 1954. Body number is 1619, and it is LHD, North American Export. How do I discover what the batch number of the car would be? I will forward the information to you once I find what it is. Ken Wignall From info at classictradespace.com Wed Jan 27 09:36:22 2010 From: info at classictradespace.com (classic trade space) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:36:22 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] coronet cream Message-ID: I have recently purchased a 100/4 that is a cream colour i have no idea of the exact colour or of the original colour but the chasis number is 148964, would love to receive any info anyone on the list has on the car, the engine has no tag but im told it is supposed to be the original engine is there any other way of telling if the engine is original. Please let me know if you can supply any info or history on this Healey 100/4 Thanks marc 1954 BN1 100/4 From eyera3 at gmail.com Wed Jan 27 09:55:18 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:55:18 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] 29d ru/h9267 Message-ID: <173126441001270855m192ca877q11509838c03d539b@mail.gmail.com> does anyone own a car with this engine # in it? 29d ru/h9267. I contacted the 3000 registry, but never heard back. My car has this engine in it. I have mentioned the issues with the background of my car. When I bought my car 35 years ago, I was told the engine came out of a scrapped car. Still waiting on BMHT to see what they say about the car that engine was in. Should have a VIN # then to check out. cheers, -- I Erbs Portland, OR From simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk Wed Jan 27 10:16:40 2010 From: simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk (Simon Lachlan) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:16:40 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] HD6s Message-ID: <002501ca9f74$7dab1ff0$79015fd0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> I was looking at an excellent article on SUs and it got me wondering....Should I have vented caps in my HD6s? They didn't come from a Healey originally, but I imagine all HD6s are the same with respect to their caps?? Thanks, Simon. From medlabinc at msn.com Wed Jan 27 10:17:47 2010 From: medlabinc at msn.com (Dick Matson) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:17:47 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Coronet Cream Message-ID: This is another kind of information - made available by Rich Chrysler, John Harper (UK), Steve Byers and others who keep the registries - that I find interesting - and valuable. Thanks. Dick Matson / Bj8 ----- Original Message ----- From: Rich C To: HealeyRick ; healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 5:24 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Coronet Cream I have heard (can't remember where but it may have been Clausager's book) that there were somewhat over 500 Coronet Cream cars built. I just did a quick tally in our Hundred Registry of the cars we have trusted records for, showing original colours and approximate build dates. The first Coronet Cream car I have listed is Body 121 from first week of September '53. The last CC car I have a record for is Body 1866 from the last week of January '54. Within that bracket of time, I have colours recorded of 73 cars (though unfortunately we have incomplete records for hundreds more built during that time period that haven't sent me colour information). Anyway, of the sample of 73 cars recorded with colours during the CC production period, here are the results: 17 Coronet Cream 5 OEW 29 Healey Blue (metallic) 19 Carmine Red 3 Spruce Green 1 Gunmetal Grey 9 Healey Blue (non metallic) It's also interesting to note that when CC stopped, Spruce Green and OEW picked up heavily, and Healey Blue non metallic disappeared. Of course this Hundred Registry record is far from complete, but at least it gives us a glimpse of percentages during a given time period. Rich Chrysler Hundred Registry ----- Original Message ----- From: "HealeyRick" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7:12 AM Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream > Rich C's new acquisition got me to thinking. Just how rare is coronet > cream? > Is it up there wit Golden Beige Metallic? Were there any numbers kept of > the > total cars painted this color? It seems to me the red interior was more > popular than the blue, but that's just a gut feeling. > Rick From peter.svilans at rogers.com Wed Jan 27 11:06:43 2010 From: peter.svilans at rogers.com (Peter Svilans) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:06:43 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream Message-ID: <00af01ca9f7b$7be995a0$6401a8c0@9535DEE118EC44B> The R-M colour sheets (as used on the respected Auto Color Library website), list the Coronet Cream formula with the following header : " CORONET CREAM CORONATION COLOUR 1953 Colour Reference: (meaning color is similar to:) Canyon Beige 1959 DeSoto " Queen Elizabeth wore, on June 2 1953, a deep blue robe decorated with silver coronets. A coronet is a crown worn by the Royal Family and peers during the ceremony. Many British manufacturers introduced special Coronation tribute products. The Ariel Square Four motorcycle, for example, was offered in a special blue Coronation scheme for 1953 only. So it would seem that a blue interior would be appropriate for a Coronet Cream car. Best regards Peter From eyera3 at gmail.com Wed Jan 27 11:14:09 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:14:09 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] ealeys] 29d ru/h9267 In-Reply-To: <4B607D46.8030407@justbrits.com> References: <173126441001270855m192ca877q11509838c03d539b@mail.gmail.com> <4B607D46.8030407@justbrits.com> Message-ID: <173126441001271014p75f2f138wc323894ac970ec43@mail.gmail.com> come on Ed follow the story :) car has a 100-6 vin# came with 29D motor, car was wrecked, bought a rolling chassis that is a MKI. put 29D from original car into new body. Both the 100-6 and the donor engine cars were parted out. Sent 29D info to the BMHT to see what it returns with... so yes "will see what vin# I get it.....". I have new ID plate, just want ot be sure I do not have a duplicate car..... Othrewise will continue to register as a 100-6 with MKI upgrades...... so what say you now :) On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Sales at " Just Brits " < sales at justbrits.com> wrote: > << *Should have a VIN # then to check out.* >> > > You **should* *already have THAT, Ira !?! > > And as long as casting number on the block is > correct for your car, I can get your the correct > engine I.D. Tag !! > > Me > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From rrengineer at dslextreme.com Wed Jan 27 11:36:50 2010 From: rrengineer at dslextreme.com (rrengineer @dslextreme.com) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:36:50 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] 100 Ignition Cylinder In-Reply-To: <20100126.181800.6722.98995@mailpop04.dca.untd.com> References: <20100126.181800.6722.98995@mailpop04.dca.untd.com> Message-ID: Darn it! Looking for FP 743. Mike MacLean On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 6:17 PM, dwflagg wrote: > I have Healey ignition cylinder FP 726 with one original key. If anyone > has an interest please contact me off the list. > > Doug > ____________________________________________________________ > Love Spell > Click here to light up your life with a love spell! > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=A6CJH8bm0caerkXiaEhe9QAAJ1B-9ttc3k1I_21D8YCzT29EAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARwAAAAA= > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rrengineer at dslextreme.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Wed Jan 27 11:51:56 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:51:56 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] HD6s In-Reply-To: <002501ca9f74$7dab1ff0$79015fd0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> References: <002501ca9f74$7dab1ff0$79015fd0$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Message-ID: There are 2 styles of the HD6s. The early ones had a vent in the damper cap the later ones did not. The change came with the drain in the chamber the later ones would have a raised ridge that goes from the top of the threaded area down. There is a small hole on the top edge of the threads to allow the excess oil to go into the carb and not out the top lid of the damper David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Jan 27, 2010, at 9:16 AM, Simon Lachlan wrote: > I was looking at an excellent article on SUs and it got me > wondering....Should I have vented caps in my HD6s? > They didn't come from a Healey originally, but I imagine all HD6s > are the > same with respect to their caps?? > Thanks, > Simon. > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From Editorgary at aol.com Wed Jan 27 12:06:37 2010 From: Editorgary at aol.com (Editorgary at aol.com) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:06:37 EST Subject: [Healeys] Where did you learn your grammar? Message-ID: <36b18.5c2dd3e1.3891e8bd@aol.com> In a message dated 1/27/10 3:49:44 AM, healeys-request at autox.team.net writes: > Cars that have done well in this market, microcars still > seem to be pretty hot, and actually Triumphs (esp. TR2-TR250 > and the once lowly (in price) GT6) seem to be holding their > value or rising. > Come on, Anon. Where did you learn to diagram sentences? Those are two parallel clauses, both describing "cars that have done well." Microcars are still hot. Triumphs seem to be holding their own. no problem. Or maybe you're just engaging the clutch before the brain is in gear? Gary From ourxke at hotmail.com Wed Jan 27 12:18:44 2010 From: ourxke at hotmail.com (Ken Wignall) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:18:44 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream In-Reply-To: <00af01ca9f7b$7be995a0$6401a8c0@9535DEE118EC44B> References: <00af01ca9f7b$7be995a0$6401a8c0@9535DEE118EC44B> Message-ID: The Queen wore a very appropriate red shade of lipstick and added blush to give her complexion a rosy blend on that historic day, so it would seem that red interior would also be appropriate for a Coronet Cream car. Looking forward to seeing your finished sister project when complete, Richard Chrysler. > From: peter.svilans at rogers.com > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:06:43 -0500 > Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream > > The R-M colour sheets (as used on the respected Auto Color Library website), > list the Coronet Cream formula with the following header : > > " CORONET CREAM > CORONATION COLOUR 1953 > Colour Reference: (meaning color is similar to:) Canyon Beige 1959 DeSoto " > > Queen Elizabeth wore, on June 2 1953, a deep blue robe decorated with silver > coronets. A coronet is a crown worn by the Royal Family and peers during the > ceremony. > > Many British manufacturers introduced special Coronation tribute products. > The Ariel Square Four motorcycle, for example, was offered in a special blue > Coronation scheme for 1953 only. > > So it would seem that a blue interior would be appropriate for a Coronet Cream > car. > > Best regards > Peter > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as ourxke at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ From eyera3 at gmail.com Wed Jan 27 12:19:32 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:19:32 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Where did you learn your grammar? In-Reply-To: <36b18.5c2dd3e1.3891e8bd@aol.com> References: <36b18.5c2dd3e1.3891e8bd@aol.com> Message-ID: <173126441001271119r617503c1n866c1a2bf51de508@mail.gmail.com> Maybe he has a learning disability. I have disgraphia. it results in poor penmanship, grammar and spelling. I typically screw something up in an email, unless I go over the message carefully, which I usually do not :0 Ira On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:06 AM, wrote: > In a message dated 1/27/10 3:49:44 AM, healeys-request at autox.team.net > writes: > > > > Cars that have done well in this market, microcars still > > seem to be pretty hot, and actually Triumphs (esp. TR2-TR250 > > and the once lowly (in price) GT6) seem to be holding their > > value or rising. > > > > Come on, Anon. Where did you learn to diagram sentences? Those are two > parallel clauses, both describing "cars that have done well." Microcars are > still hot. Triumphs seem to be holding their own. > no problem. Or maybe you're just engaging the clutch before the brain is in > gear? > Gary > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From eyera3 at gmail.com Wed Jan 27 13:51:03 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:51:03 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Where did you learn your grammar? In-Reply-To: <603764.28780.qm@web110316.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <36b18.5c2dd3e1.3891e8bd@aol.com> <173126441001271119r617503c1n866c1a2bf51de508@mail.gmail.com> <603764.28780.qm@web110316.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <173126441001271251l5cf8a811wbcd72352281d68cc@mail.gmail.com> I have a masters degree in education, 140+ IQ, yet my learning issues continue..... I think we all could be kinder.... cheers On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Richard Dryman wrote: > twitter english---no problem; or maybe he is from europe and this is the > best he can do--shouldn't receive a PUBLIC flogging for that anyway > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! People like to show their college skills I suppose. > PHD ?????? > > ------------------------------ > *From:* I Erbs > *To:* Editorgary at aol.com > *Cc:* healeys at autox.team.net > *Sent:* Wed, January 27, 2010 2:19:32 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Where did you learn your grammar? > > Maybe he has a learning disability. I have disgraphia. it results in poor > penmanship, grammar and spelling. I typically screw something up in an > email, unless I go over the message carefully, which I usually do not :0 > Ira > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:06 AM, wrote: > > > In a message dated 1/27/10 3:49:44 AM, healeys-request at autox.team.net > > writes: > > > > > > > Cars that have done well in this market, microcars still > > > seem to be pretty hot, and actually Triumphs (esp. TR2-TR250 > > > and the once lowly (in price) GT6) seem to be holding their > > > value or rising. > > > > > > > Come on, Anon. Where did you learn to diagram sentences? Those are two > > parallel clauses, both describing "cars that have done well." Microcars > are > > still hot. Triumphs seem to be holding their own. > > no problem. Or maybe you're just engaging the clutch before the brain is > in > > gear? > > Gary > > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > > > Healeys at autox.team.net > > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > > > You are subscribed as eyera3 at gmail.com > > > > http://www.team.net/archive > > > > > > -- > I Erbs > Portland, OR > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as rdryman1 at yahoo.com > > > http://www.team.net/archive > > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From e-wilkins at cox.net Wed Jan 27 14:47:06 2010 From: e-wilkins at cox.net (Eric (Rick) Wilkins) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:47:06 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Where did you learn your grammar? In-Reply-To: <36b18.5c2dd3e1.3891e8bd@aol.com> References: <36b18.5c2dd3e1.3891e8bd@aol.com> Message-ID: <69A54F5B-01B6-4E8A-B8C5-643203716319@cox.net> I don't care who you are. Ragging someone for their grammar is beyond rude and is in poor taste. Ragging someone for being an ass is a responsibility. Wilko On Jan 27, 2010, at 11:06 AM, Editorgary at aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 1/27/10 3:49:44 AM, healeys-request at autox.team.net > writes: > > >> Cars that have done well in this market, microcars still >> seem to be pretty hot, and actually Triumphs (esp. TR2-TR250 >> and the once lowly (in price) GT6) seem to be holding their >> value or rising. >> > > Come on, Anon. Where did you learn to diagram sentences? Those are two > parallel clauses, both describing "cars that have done well." > Microcars are > still hot. Triumphs seem to be holding their own. > no problem. Or maybe you're just engaging the clutch before the > brain is in > gear? > Gary From simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk Wed Jan 27 15:20:11 2010 From: simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk (Simon Lachlan) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:20:11 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Engine colour? Message-ID: <004301ca9f9e$e4a22080$ade66180$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> What colour is the generator pulley supposed to be? Mine is a dull mattish ochre/red. Likewise, what colour is the engine's vibration damper or crankshaft stabilizer? (name seems to vary with diagram in my manual). Again, mine is the same colour as the pulley, above. I'm betting on their being the regular engine paint colour for mine. (A sort of pale green with a touch of grey(?) in it....whatever, I bought it as Healey engine green!) Thanks, Simon From rchaskell at earthlink.net Wed Jan 27 15:35:15 2010 From: rchaskell at earthlink.net (Bob Haskell) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:35:15 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 29d ru/h9267 In-Reply-To: <173126441001270855m192ca877q11509838c03d539b@mail.gmail.com> References: <173126441001270855m192ca877q11509838c03d539b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B60BFA3.5060705@earthlink.net> I Erbs, I'm the new 3000 Mk I registrar; taking over for Bill Naretta. Was 'announced' in the January issue of AHCA's Healey Marque. The AHCA website is still out-of-date. The registry doesn't have any engine serial numbers, so it's not going to be of any help. The engines were also used in the Austin A99 Westminster saloon. First Healey was chassis/engine 101/101. Last Mk I was 13650/26112. I'm working on a information collection form similar to those for the BJ-7 and BJ-8 on the British Car Forum. Will let folks know when it's available. I'm hoping to follow in Steve Byers and Rich Chrysler's foot steps. Cheers, Bob I Erbs wrote: > does anyone own a car with this engine # in it? 29d ru/h9267. I contacted > the 3000 registry, but never heard back. > My car has this engine in it. I have mentioned the issues with the > background of my car. > When I bought my car 35 years ago, I was told the engine came out of a > scrapped car. Still waiting on BMHT to see what they say about the car that > engine was in. Should have a VIN # then to check out. > cheers, From ah53 at yahoo.com Wed Jan 27 15:54:17 2010 From: ah53 at yahoo.com (jomar healey) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:54:17 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] coronet cream In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <695642.30981.qm@web31506.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Marc My #923 is 148956 built 11/30/1953. When I original got my car in 1998 I talked with someone at the Heritage Trust who said there were approximately 330 coronet cream with blue interiors built and a like number of ones with red interiors. Other than my memory I have nothing to support the statement. I am the third owner of my car and it has always been coronet cream and will remain that way, it was the reason I bought the car. The wheel wells and underneath still bear the original paint though the rest of the body has been redone. There is a car on the west coast that is either the number before mine or after mine and is also coronet cream and I believe owned by the original owner. It is great to see the interest Rich's car has created in the color and the amount of cars still out there. Keep the facts coming. Joe BN1 #923 Coronet Cream BN2 100M BJ8 The Blue Baby per wife and kid ________________________________ From: classic trade space To: Healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Wed, January 27, 2010 11:36:22 AM Subject: [Healeys] coronet cream I have recently purchased a 100/4 that is a cream colour i have no idea of the exact colour or of the original colour but the chasis number is 148964, would love to receive any info anyone on the list has on the car, the engine has no tag but im told it is supposed to be the original engine is there any other way of telling if the engine is original. Please let me know if you can supply any info or history on this Healey 100/4 Thanks marc 1954 BN1 100/4 Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as ah53 at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From richchrysler at quickclic.net Wed Jan 27 15:57:18 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:57:18 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream References: Message-ID: <568351628DC54A95950B22E1000C5F8C@LIFEBOOK> Hi Ken, I would have to say that your car is right in the middle of Batch 4550. I have records of 16 cars registered within Batch 4550 that range from Body 1524 through Body 2002, and 4 of them are CC and all with the original red/orange trim. Two of these I've seen personally. Interesting, the four CC cars in Batch 4550 that I have records for all seem to have the red/orange trim only. At the other end of the CC production the earliest I have records for was in Batch 4327, trimmed in blue, and then one more in Batch 4360 also trimmed in blue. The rest were all in Batch 4467 as John Harper mentions. Again, we can only assume that the information sent to us is accurate to original. I keep columns in the Registry for "original colour(s) exterior" and "Colour(s) now", and same for interior. Rich Chrysler North American Hundred Registrar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Wignall" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:43 AM Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream > John > > I have a coronet cream exterior hundred with red trim. It is currently > undergoing complete restoration. I have a British Motor Industry Heritage > Trust Certificate to confirm this. The car was manufactured Jan. 27, 1954. > Body number is 1619, and it is LHD, North American Export. How do I > discover > what the batch number of the car would be? I will forward the information > to > you once I find what it is. > > Ken Wignall > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From richchrysler at quickclic.net Wed Jan 27 19:33:46 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:33:46 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Engine colour? References: <004301ca9f9e$e4a22080$ade66180$@lachlan@homecall.co.uk> Message-ID: <5F77761C73A143779D03BE9C4099C587@LIFEBOOK> Simon, All the engine parts are Healey Engine Green, including manifolds, hot water pipe, complete generator, damper, pulleys, etc. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Lachlan" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 5:20 PM Subject: [Healeys] Engine colour? > What colour is the generator pulley supposed to be? Mine is a dull mattish > ochre/red. > Likewise, what colour is the engine's vibration damper or crankshaft > stabilizer? (name seems to vary with diagram in my manual). Again, mine is > the same colour as the pulley, above. > I'm betting on their being the regular engine paint colour for mine. (A > sort > of pale green with a touch of grey(?) in it....whatever, I bought it as > Healey engine green!) > Thanks, > Simon [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of 000_0524.jpg] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of mar07 030.jpg] From Healey100M at gmail.com Wed Jan 27 19:36:29 2010 From: Healey100M at gmail.com (Randy Hicks) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:36:29 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] British Wire Wheel of CA Message-ID: Posting for a Healey friend not on the List. Does anyone know if they are still in business? Ordered some Daytons with a 50% deposit in September, confirmed in early Dec., and now nobody answers the phone. Apparently Dayton Wire Wheel is getting a lot of calls from people looking for the wheels that they ordered from British Wire Wheel. Anybody know what's going on? Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com From rdryman1 at yahoo.com Wed Jan 27 19:48:21 2010 From: rdryman1 at yahoo.com (Richard Dryman) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:48:21 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] British Wire Wheel of CA In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <161775.73963.qm@web110303.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Should have ordered from Hendrix Wire Wheel--long time club member; British Wire Wheel is not a club member, just in it for the $ and it looks like they got it ~~!!!! Sorry ________________________________ From: Randy Hicks To: Healey List Sent: Wed, January 27, 2010 9:36:29 PM Subject: [Healeys] British Wire Wheel of CA Posting for a Healey friend not on the List. Does anyone know if they are still in business? Ordered some Daytons with a 50% deposit in September, confirmed in early Dec., and now nobody answers the phone. Apparently Dayton Wire Wheel is getting a lot of calls from people looking for the wheels that they ordered from British Wire Wheel. Anybody know what's going on? Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as rdryman1 at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From richchrysler at quickclic.net Wed Jan 27 20:04:35 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:04:35 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Heritage foams Message-ID: <0E959D4C876F497B925873F005644812@LIFEBOOK> I answered an inquiry the other day regarding Healey seat foams and I stated the fact that I always use Heritage foams that they supply and for best results I have them build up the seats there in the shop. I was under the mistaken impression that they got them from BCS in California. Tony Hazell of Heritage has informed me of the following and I'd like to share the fact. Rich, Just so you know, I mould our own foams from our own tooling that is exclusive to us (and was expensive to set up). Our foams are much softer than others. Also, we got the overall shape correct as you know. Cheers, Tony From Editorgary at aol.com Wed Jan 27 21:27:16 2010 From: Editorgary at aol.com (Editorgary at aol.com) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:27:16 EST Subject: [Healeys] A question of grammer Message-ID: <489bf.775fa575.38926c24@aol.com> I apologize to Greg Lemon for apparently taking him to task for the report on the auction. Rather I was questioning why Anon had chosen to poke fun at what Greg wrote. What Greg wrote was perfectly correct and easily understandable, and I also saw no reason why it needed to be questioned. My error was in not excerpting the entire exchange. But I do take to heart the note that ad hominen attacks have no place on this forum, regardless of whether they're accurate or not. We're here to discuss Healeys, not one another. Best Gary From glemon at neb.rr.com Wed Jan 27 21:55:01 2010 From: glemon at neb.rr.com (Greg Lemon) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:55:01 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] A question of grammer In-Reply-To: <489bf.775fa575.38926c24@aol.com> References: <489bf.775fa575.38926c24@aol.com> Message-ID: <2A64A555E3C2445BA3C32CA6988B72C6@GregPC> All good from my end, as Gary said lets get back to the good stuff. Happy Healeying! Greg Lemon From rdavies1 at cox.net Wed Jan 27 22:07:28 2010 From: rdavies1 at cox.net (Ron Davies) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:07:28 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Healey value In-Reply-To: References: <35dbb5b41001260658p303b1baau648f9fbf6bc527f4@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: OK, someone has done the math: http://www.measuringworth.com/ppowerus/ This is a great website and it computes that $29,141.88 in the year 2008 has the same "purchase power" as $4200 in the year 1964 (my first BJ8). I think we are doing really well :-) Ron Davies 67 BJ8 97 DB7 --------------------- They're worth more now than they were when built! ;) ( I guess someone would have to do the math to adjust for inflation along the way ... ) From rwil at sbcglobal.net Wed Jan 27 22:23:18 2010 From: rwil at sbcglobal.net (Roland Wilhelmy) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:23:18 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] a shroud repair question Message-ID: A dye chem test reveals tiny cracks in the corners of the deck lid opening in the otherwise sound rear shroud of BN1 #724. If it were steel, I know what to do: drill a hole at the end of the crack and weld up the crack. But I do not have the skill to TIG weld aluminum (I've tried). hence my question: Do I get someone competent to TIG weld or gas weld this, or do I try one of the "magic" aluminum solder/brazing rod recipes? The cracks aren't visible to my eye without the dye and I am afraid that I can't get them clean enough to 'wet' with solder, even if the solder was strong enough to hold. I guess I could grind them open or file them open with jewelers' files but that seems pretty crude and might not strengthen the joint enough anyhow. I could close my eyes and spray epoxy primer and top coat over the cracks but I know I would get to see them again pretty soon if I did. So what's the verdict? Get an expert to do the welds on my TIG (or take it to his shop), or try the brazing rod route. Aluminum braze gives me a fighting chance to get the area hot enough to melt the rod without getting the shroud too hot and having metal drop out. This question has been an obstacle to finishing the restoration of #724 for some time. -Roland From healeyray at yahoo.com Wed Jan 27 22:58:01 2010 From: healeyray at yahoo.com (Ray Juncal) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:58:01 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] a shroud repair question In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <948797.13944.qm@web111402.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Roland The front shroud I got from you had some pretty serious problems in the corners of the hood / bonnet, well beyond micro cracks. It was gas welded and hammered back into shape. It only took a very thin coat of glazing putty to block out a near perfect surface. I vote for the gas weld and hammer method that way it's one solid piece of aluminum and the heat stress is relieved and less likely to crack again in the future. It will be interesting to see what other opinions are expressed. Regards Ray Juncal --- On Wed, 1/27/10, Roland Wilhelmy wrote: From: Roland Wilhelmy Subject: [Healeys] a shroud repair question To: "'Austin Healey list'" Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 9:23 PM A dye chem test reveals tiny cracks in the corners of the deck lid opening in the otherwise sound rear shroud of BN1 #724. If it were steel, I know what to do: drill a hole at the end of the crack and weld up the crack. But I do not have the skill to TIG weld aluminum (I've tried). hence my question: Do I get someone competent to TIG weld or gas weld this, or do I try one of the "magic" aluminum solder/brazing rod recipes? The cracks aren't visible to my eye without the dye and I am afraid that I can't get them clean enough to 'wet' with solder, even if the solder was strong enough to hold. I guess I could grind them open or file them open with jewelers' files but that seems pretty crude and might not strengthen the joint enough anyhow. I could close my eyes and spray epoxy primer and top coat over the cracks but I know I would get to see them again pretty soon if I did. So what's the verdict? Get an expert to do the welds on my TIG (or take it to his shop), or try the brazing rod route. Aluminum braze gives me a fighting chance to get the area hot enough to melt the rod without getting the shroud too hot and having metal drop out. This question has been an obstacle to finishing the restoration of #724 for some time. -Roland Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as healeyray at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Thu Jan 28 01:47:06 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:47:06 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Ken I already have your Batch Number, 4550. This was forwarded to me by Rich Chrysler in June 2008. I assume that you now have updated information because what I received from Rich had the original colour as White but with a query and the no information regarding the original trim colour. Now that you have a BMIHT certificate we can correct this. So it appears that my assumption was wrong where I suggested that all Coronet Cream cars were in batch 4467. The best information I have is that batch 4467 ran from body number 663 to 1488. However there are gaps in our body numbers after this and before batch 4550 commenced at 1524 but it certainly looks as if your car was built later than batch 4467 so my theory was wrong. However your car is also an exception to the majority by having red trim. Is there any evidence that your car could have been a special order? What we need to hear now is from owners with cars that were original and had Coronet Cream exterior and red trim. Regards > >I have a coronet cream exterior hundred with red trim. It is currently >undergoing complete restoration. I have a British Motor Industry Heritage >Trust Certificate to confirm this. The car was manufactured Jan. 27, 1954. >Body number is 1619, and it is LHD, North American Export. How do I discover >what the batch number of the car would be? I will forward the information to >you once I find what it is. > >Ken Wignall >_______________________________________________ -- John Harper From Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Thu Jan 28 04:06:16 2010 From: Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com (Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:06:16 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don In-Reply-To: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK><4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> I have just heart of a Donald Healey Motor Company works demonstration car called "Blue Don", which was sold at H&H in Spring last year. Does anybody know of this car, Chassis No HBT7 / 14223? Would be interested to hear more about this car, as I was not aware of it. Was it a special car or just first registered with Donald Healey Motor Company as a sales demonstration car. Josef Eckert Konigswinter/GERMANY From coudesluijs at chello.nl Thu Jan 28 04:48:25 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:48:25 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don In-Reply-To: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK><4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: <4B617989.10402@chello.nl> Does this shed some light on the matter? http://www.sportscarmarket.com/Profiles/2009/July/English/ Kees Oudesluijs NL Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com schreef: > I have just heart of a Donald Healey Motor Company works demonstration > car called "Blue Don", which was sold at H&H in Spring last year. > Does anybody know of this car, Chassis No HBT7 / 14223? > Would be interested to hear more about this car, as I was not aware of > it. Was it a special car or just first registered with Donald Healey > Motor Company as a sales demonstration car. > Josef Eckert > Konigswinter/GERMANY > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.733 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2651 - datum van uitgifte: 01/28/10 08:36:00 From healey.nut at gmail.com Thu Jan 28 05:00:11 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:00:11 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don In-Reply-To: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com> <71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK> <4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: Is that the automobilus horriblus with four headlights? On 1/28/10, Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com wrote: > I have just heart of a Donald Healey Motor Company works demonstration > car called "Blue Don", which was sold at H&H in Spring last year. > Does anybody know of this car, Chassis No HBT7 / 14223? > Would be interested to hear more about this car, as I was not aware of > it. Was it a special car or just first registered with Donald Healey > Motor Company as a sales demonstration car. > Josef Eckert > Konigswinter/GERMANY > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Thu Jan 28 05:23:15 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:23:15 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] 100 Register WEB site In-Reply-To: <568351628DC54A95950B22E1000C5F8C@LIFEBOOK> References: <568351628DC54A95950B22E1000C5F8C@LIFEBOOK> Message-ID: <6NUGL+FzGYYLFwR$@jharper.demon.co.uk> With all the recent discussion about Rich's new 100, Coronet Cream and Batch Number may I remind 100 owners that a full Batch Number analysis is on our WEB site at http://www.jharper.demon.co.uk/batchnum.htm The full register introduction page is at http://www.jharper.demon.co.uk/chassis1.htm However just a word of warning; the data on these pages could be a few months out of date. Keeping these pages up to date as new information arrives is a somewhat time consuming operation and only gets tackled when there is sufficient new information to warrant an update. Best Regards John Harper 100 Register Secretary AHC UK -- John Harper From coudesluijs at chello.nl Thu Jan 28 06:26:07 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:26:07 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don In-Reply-To: <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK><4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: <4B61906F.8010609@chello.nl> Josef, Another snippet. The "Blue Don" carried the registration 700DON. 699DON was the road test car for the Autocar road test, 22 December 1961,see "The Healey Book" page 56 and "Healey" page 104. Cheers, Kees Oudesluijs NL Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com schreef: > I have just heart of a Donald Healey Motor Company works demonstration > car called "Blue Don", which was sold at H&H in Spring last year. > Does anybody know of this car, Chassis No HBT7 / 14223? > Would be interested to hear more about this car, as I was not aware of > it. Was it a special car or just first registered with Donald Healey > Motor Company as a sales demonstration car. > Josef Eckert > Konigswinter/GERMANY > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.733 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2651 - datum van uitgifte: 01/28/10 08:36:00 From rnsdavies at verizon.net Thu Jan 28 07:20:17 2010 From: rnsdavies at verizon.net (redlands ron davies) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:20:17 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] a shroud repair question In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <322152.62752.qm@web84203.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Roland, I had a shop in Yucaipa repair my shrouds on the modified. He used Heli-arc, or is that Heliarc, method. ( Maybe it should be Healey-arc ? ) No problems to date and that has been ten years. Cheers Redlands Ron --- On Wed, 1/27/10, Roland Wilhelmy wrote: From: Roland Wilhelmy Subject: [Healeys] a shroud repair question To: "'Austin Healey list'" Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 9:23 PM A dye chem test reveals tiny cracks in the corners of the deck lid opening in the otherwise sound rear shroud of BN1 #724. If it were steel, I know what to do: drill a hole at the end of the crack and weld up the crack. But I do not have the skill to TIG weld aluminum (I've tried). hence my question: Do I get someone competent to TIG weld or gas weld this, or do I try one of the "magic" aluminum solder/brazing rod recipes? The cracks aren't visible to my eye without the dye and I am afraid that I can't get them clean enough to 'wet' with solder, even if the solder was strong enough to hold. I guess I could grind them open or file them open with jewelers' files but that seems pretty crude and might not strengthen the joint enough anyhow. I could close my eyes and spray epoxy primer and top coat over the cracks but I know I would get to see them again pretty soon if I did. So what's the verdict? Get an expert to do the welds on my TIG (or take it to his shop), or try the brazing rod route. Aluminum braze gives me a fighting chance to get the area hot enough to melt the rod without getting the shroud too hot and having metal drop out. This question has been an obstacle to finishing the restoration of #724 for some time. -Roland Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as rnsdavies at verizon.net http://www.team.net/archive From Paull at glasgows.co.uk Thu Jan 28 07:52:39 2010 From: Paull at glasgows.co.uk (Paul Leeks) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:52:39 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble Message-ID: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD06518674@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> Chaps Yes, I soaked the cork seals in engine oil for 24 hours and double checked that the chamfered brass washers (above and below) were sited the right way round. Can I just check that, even though the fuel seems to be leaking from the main part of the carb, most folks thinks it is almost certainly due to a leak back in the float chamber (needle valve or float)? Thanks again Paul -----Original Message----- From: Alan Seigrist [mailto:healey.nut at gmail.com] Sent: 27 January 2010 00:50 To: Rich C; glemon at neb.rr.com; Paul Leeks; Oudesluys; healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble Rich - The cork seals for the H series carbs are supposed to be soaked in motor oil for 24 hours prior to assembly to prevent them from losing their seal after a few miles of use. If you use water they can start leaking after a couple months. Cheers, Alan ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ From bspidell at comcast.net Thu Jan 28 08:02:37 2010 From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:02:37 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] a shroud repair question In-Reply-To: <322152.62752.qm@web84203.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <322152.62752.qm@web84203.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4B61A70D.80409@comcast.net> As a point of trivia, heliarc is TIG (or GTAW). Originally, helium was used as the shielding gas--and still is in some applications (sometimes aluminium)--but nowadays it's usually argon or an argon-CO2 mix. Bet your welder was an 'old timer.' bs redlands ron davies wrote: > Roland, > > > I had a shop in Yucaipa repair my shrouds on the modified. He used > Heli-arc, or is that Heliarc, method. ( Maybe it should be Healey-arc ? ) No > problems to date and that has been ten years. > > > Cheers > Redlands Ron ******************************************************************* Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net ******************************************************************* From coudesluijs at chello.nl Thu Jan 28 08:24:32 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:24:32 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble In-Reply-To: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD06518674@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> References: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD06518674@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> Message-ID: <4B61AC30.1000606@chello.nl> Most probably. Kees Oudesluijs Paul Leeks schreef: > Chaps > > > > Yes, I soaked the cork seals in engine oil for 24 hours and double checked > that the chamfered brass washers (above and below) were sited the right way > round. > > > > Can I just check that, even though the fuel seems to be leaking from the main > part of the carb, most folks thinks it is almost certainly due to a leak back > in the float chamber (needle valve or float)? > > > > Thanks again > > Paul From richard.ewald at gmail.com Thu Jan 28 08:43:47 2010 From: richard.ewald at gmail.com (Richard Ewald) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:43:47 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble In-Reply-To: References: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD06518674@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> Message-ID: On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 7:38 AM, Richard Ewald wrote: > The cork seals would create an air leak, they would have nothing to do with > a fuel leak. > Paul, here is the deal. A fluid, any fluid, will always seek its own > level. Picture if you will a clear plastic tube. If you hold it in a U > shape and pour some water (or gas or whatever liquid) into it the liquid > will settle to where the two ends are level. Now raise one end of the tube > up far enough and the liquid will pour out the other end. The high end is > your float bowl, the low end is your jet. > Now looking at your carb when mounted onto the engine the level in the > float chamber needs to be at the level or just slightly lower than the top > of the jet. When properly set the fuel is right at the top of the jet and > the passing airflow sucks the fuel out and into the air stream. > > - If the level in the float bowl is above the jet, the fuel will run > out of the end of the jet. > - If the level in the float bowl is correct but the jet is set too low, > the fuel will run out of the end of the jet. > - If the needle and seat on the inlet of the float bowl leak, the fuel > will run out of the end of the jet. > - If the float in the float bowl doesn't, fuel will run out of the end > of the jet. (brass floats can leak, even a tiny bit of fuel inside will > cause the carb to flood. Plastic floats can become fuel saturated and not > float at the right height again causing flooding. > > One of these is the cause of your problem. > > Never forget what I was told by a weber carb specialist who was explaining > the difference between carbs and fuel injection. > "Fuel injection squirts fuel into the engine. Carbs SUCK." > :-) > Rick From rjswain at hotmail.com Thu Jan 28 09:01:17 2010 From: rjswain at hotmail.com (Rick Swain) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:01:17 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Carrera Panamericana Healey Details Message-ID: I wonder if anyone can help with a project I'm working on. I've seen b&w photos of the Roy Jackson-Moore/Carroll Shelby 100S but never anything in colour. What I'm looking for is the colours used in the lettering on the car, as well as license plate. No, I'm not about to paint my BN4 in Carrera Panamericana 100S colours. I'm looking for reference material for a drawing. Can anyone help? If this isn't the proper forum for such a request I apologize but I figure this list probably has as much knowledge of Healey trivia as I'm apt to find anywhere. Thanks Rick Swain'59 BN4 _________________________________________________________________ From m.brouillette at comcast.net Thu Jan 28 09:19:27 2010 From: m.brouillette at comcast.net (Mike Brouillette) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:19:27 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Carrera Panamericana Healey Details In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <24F70090B0CF405EA728D15737E7CF9D@Healey> Hi Rick, I would contact Carroll directly. Even though this car wasn't the best for him as it was in it that he had his worst racing accident in his career, but he might be the best source for information. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Rick Swain" Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 11:01 AM To: "Healey List" Subject: [Healeys] Carrera Panamericana Healey Details > I wonder if anyone can help with a project I'm working on. I've seen b&w > photos of the Roy Jackson-Moore/Carroll Shelby 100S but never anything in > colour. What I'm looking for is the colours used in the lettering on the > car, > as well as license plate. No, I'm not about to paint my BN4 in Carrera > Panamericana 100S colours. I'm looking for reference material for a > drawing. > Can anyone help? If this isn't the proper forum for such a request I > apologize > but I figure this list probably has as much knowledge of Healey trivia as > I'm > apt to find anywhere. > Thanks > Rick Swain'59 BN4 > _________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as m.brouillette at comcast.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From peter at nosimport.com Thu Jan 28 09:32:00 2010 From: peter at nosimport.com (Peter Caldwell) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:32:00 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Shock question Message-ID: <201001280831823.SM01188@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com> Listerati, Can someone please direct me to information that's "out there someplace" as regards differences in markings on 100 vs 100M, and maybe 3000 front Armstrong shock absorbers? Specifically referencing markings like RX or RXP on the bodies. Thank you. Peter Caldwell From richchrysler at quickclic.net Thu Jan 28 09:32:40 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:32:40 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Accessories and Concours Message-ID: Hello All, Kees sent me a good question today regarding our Concours policy about allowable accessories. I have answered him but though that this would be useful information for all. My reply follows..... > Hello Kees, > > The National Concours Registry as we developed here in North America > wrestled with the subject of accessories in our early formative years > (late 1980's) and came up with this policy: > > If a car enters a sanctioned National Concours Registry judging event and > has whatever accessories installed on the car, they must be handled as > such: > 1. They must be period accessories that were available commercially at the > time the car was built. > 2. We have a short list of commonly seen accessories that will be accepted > without deduction (of course unless condition warrants point deduction). > These are listed in our Guidelines book. They are common and readily > identifiable items such as period Lucas driving and fog lamps, badge and > lamp bars, exterior mirrors, luggage racks, etc. > 3. Items not listed in the Guidelines accessories list must have proof > that the accessory was available at the time of the car's manufacture. > This may be copies of period magazine advertisements, period catologues, > etc. It would be up to the entrant to provide such documentation to the > judges in the allotted interview that we conduct prior to the judging. > 4. Accessories should be installed or presented in a tasteful and safe > manner, and of course be in excellent condition and function properly so > that point loss may not occur due to poor condition. > 5. Accessories do not create any bonus points, but if all the above > criteria are met, will simply not cause loss of points. > > Please note that other judging policies certainly do exist in other areas > of the world and the National Concours Registry cannot be responsible for > their policies. > > I hope this explains the policy adequately. Regards, Rich Chrysler AHCA / National Concours Registry Liaison ....and a bunch of other stuff..... >> Hello Rich, >> >> I am seeking some advice on the matter of additional gauges, clock for >> Healey's. As you are heavily involved in the concours judging of the >> marque, can you give me some counsel please? >> Also what is the general consensus on fitting period accessoires like >> spotlights, radio, dashboard ralley light, SMITHS servoglide electric >> window winders, passenger side wing/door mirrors, dealer badges etc. >> >> Your opinion would be highly appreciated > >> Kind regards, >> Kees Oudesluijs >> NL From Editorgary at aol.com Thu Jan 28 09:43:44 2010 From: Editorgary at aol.com (Editorgary at aol.com) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:43:44 EST Subject: [Healeys] Blue Don Message-ID: In a message dated 1/28/10 6:21:19 AM, healeys-request at autox.team.net writes: > I have just heart of a Donald Healey Motor Company works demonstration > car called "Blue Don", which was sold at H&H in Spring last year. > Does anybody know of this car, Chassis No HBT7 / 14223? > Would be interested to hear more about this car, as I was not aware of > it. Was it a special car or just first registered with Donald Healey > Motor Company as a sales demonstration car. > Josef Eckert > Konigswinter/GERMANY > Neither: it was originally registered in the BMC press fleet and several reporters during that period had a go at the car. The claim that it was "Donald Healey's Car" has never been substantiated, beyond (as I recall) a picture of the car at The Cape, which Graham Robson points out could simply mean that DMH had it on loan for a few days, or a few weeks. It became much better known for its racing activities later on. Gary From gbrierton at hotmail.com Thu Jan 28 09:50:42 2010 From: gbrierton at hotmail.com (gary brierton) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:50:42 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Carrera Panamericana Healey Details In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have a 1997 painting by Joy Blackburne of four Healeys in competition at the Carrera Panamericana. I don't remember where I got it, don't know the artist and cannot vouch for the accuracy. Two 100 cars, one 100-6 and one 3000, each pictured individually in each quadrant of the painting. Both of the 100 are red with black coves; race numbers are 321 and 285. Neither car has the 100-S grill. Let me know if this helps. These may be from the 1997 ralley. GaryB -------------------------------------------------- From: "Rick Swain" Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 11:01 AM To: "Healey List" Subject: [Healeys] Carrera Panamericana Healey Details > I wonder if anyone can help with a project I'm working on. I've seen b&w > photos of the Roy Jackson-Moore/Carroll Shelby 100S but never anything in > colour. What I'm looking for is the colours used in the lettering on the > car, > as well as license plate. No, I'm not about to paint my BN4 in Carrera > Panamericana 100S colours. I'm looking for reference material for a > drawing. > Can anyone help? If this isn't the proper forum for such a request I > apologize > but I figure this list probably has as much knowledge of Healey trivia as > I'm > apt to find anywhere. > Thanks > Rick Swain'59 BN4 > _________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as gbrierton at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From rjswain at hotmail.com Thu Jan 28 10:00:26 2010 From: rjswain at hotmail.com (Rick Swain) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:26 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Carrera Panamericana Healey Details In-Reply-To: <85A3758D9C5E427E91F4490B93D63B73@TRACY> References: , <85A3758D9C5E427E91F4490B93D63B73@TRACY> Message-ID: Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I think I have what I need without contacting Carroll Shelby directly. Thanks especially to Randy Hicks for providing the photos of both Carroll's car and Bill Meade's in Carrera livery. Now I have to get on with the project. Rick _________________________________________________________________ From Jwhlyadv at aol.com Thu Jan 28 10:29:48 2010 From: Jwhlyadv at aol.com (Jwhlyadv at aol.com) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:29:48 EST Subject: [Healeys] Carrera Panamericana Healey Details Message-ID: I recall Bill Emerson having his 100-S lettered in Carrera Panamericana livery at the Asheville Conclave, perhaps he can help. Jim Werner Louisville, KY In a message dated 1/28/2010 11:51:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, gbrierton at hotmail.com writes: I have a 1997 painting by Joy Blackburne of four Healeys in competition at the Carrera Panamericana. I don't remember where I got it, don't know the artist and cannot vouch for the accuracy. Two 100 cars, one 100-6 and one 3000, each pictured individually in each quadrant of the painting. Both of the 100 are red with black coves; race numbers are 321 and 285. Neither car has the 100-S grill. Let me know if this helps. These may be from the 1997 ralley. GaryB -------------------------------------------------- From: "Rick Swain" Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 11:01 AM To: "Healey List" Subject: [Healeys] Carrera Panamericana Healey Details > I wonder if anyone can help with a project I'm working on. I've seen b&w > photos of the Roy Jackson-Moore/Carroll Shelby 100S but never anything in > colour. What I'm looking for is the colours used in the lettering on the > car, > as well as license plate. No, I'm not about to paint my BN4 in Carrera > Panamericana 100S colours. I'm looking for reference material for a > drawing. > Can anyone help? If this isn't the proper forum for such a request I > apologize > but I figure this list probably has as much knowledge of Healey trivia as > I'm > apt to find anywhere. > Thanks > Rick Swain'59 BN4 > _________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as gbrierton at hotmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as jwhlyadv at aol.com http://www.team.net/archive From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Thu Jan 28 10:47:46 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:47:46 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Shock question In-Reply-To: <201001280831823.SM01188@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com> References: <201001280831823.SM01188@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com> Message-ID: <7bImO9OC3cYLFwwl@jharper.demon.co.uk> Peter The only information that I can find on this is in Austin Service Journal Volume 26 suspension section page 6. It refers to Hire Car and Taxi. This is dated around summer 1957 and I quote The co-axial valve type shock adsorber which has been adopted for other cars and light commercials has now been introduced on the taxi and hire car. The new shock adsorber can be identified by the letters RXP stamped on the shock adsorber body. Unquote From this limited information I would deduce that RXP means Co-axial valves. As these had been introduced as an improvement across almost the whole Austin range I would suggest that a RX type might be inferior. Having said this perhaps a more important point is that most parts suppliers sell only one type of shock adsorber to fit all 'Big Healeys'. I am rather disappointed by this because it means that 100 owners who want their car to ride as they did originally cannot unless they can find a supplier who will fit weaker springs inside the Shock. There is no problem with fitting 3000 shocks to 100s if you want a firmer and perhaps more sporty ride but it is a shame that this is the only option available. Fortunately I have two pairs of original valve springs and although I don't have the means to set them up accurately I am at least in the correct general range for a 100. To the best of my knowledge there was no difference between 100 and 100M shocks but there were changes during the total BN1 - BN2 production period. Regards > Can someone please direct me to information that's "out there >someplace" as regards differences in markings on 100 vs 100M, and maybe >3000 front Armstrong shock absorbers? > Specifically referencing markings like RX or RXP on the bodies. > > Thank you. >Peter Caldwell -- John Harper From willig at wtnet.de Thu Jan 28 11:00:16 2010 From: willig at wtnet.de (T+ B Willig) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:00:16 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] BN" Carb support struts Message-ID: <000501caa043$bf94bf50$3ebe3df0$@de> Question: Are the supports struts used on the 100M (H6 carbs) different from the ones used on the standard BN2 (H4 carbs fitted)? As the struts on my 100M were missing, I bought a set of struts from A-H Spares and they are way too long. Rgeards Thomas Willig From bruce.silvers at bingham.com Thu Jan 28 13:12:14 2010 From: bruce.silvers at bingham.com (Silvers, Bruce C.) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:12:14 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] BN-1 convertible top questions Message-ID: I am picking out a convertible top for my BN-1. It looks like I should go with the Robbins Everflex Vinyl. Agree? It is available from Moss, but also at a substantially lower price from Hirsch Automotive in NJ which is my nearest Robbins distributor. Thoughts? Thanks all, Bruce ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: The information in this e-mail (including attachments, if any) is considered confidential and is intended only for the recipient(s) listed above. Any review, use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited except by or on behalf of the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately by reply email, delete this email, and do not disclose its contents to anyone. Bingham McCutchen LLP Circular 230 Notice: To ensure compliance with IRS requirements, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice contained in this communication is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used by any taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties. Any legal advice expressed in this message is being delivered to you solely for your use in connection with the matters addressed herein and may not be relied upon by any other person or entity or used for any other purpose without our prior written consent. From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Thu Jan 28 15:11:38 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:11:38 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] BN" Carb support struts In-Reply-To: <000501caa043$bf94bf50$3ebe3df0$@de> References: <000501caa043$bf94bf50$3ebe3df0$@de> Message-ID: Yes they are longer David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Jan 28, 2010, at 10:00 AM, T+ B Willig wrote: > Question: Are the supports struts used on the 100M (H6 carbs) > different from > the ones used on the standard BN2 (H4 carbs fitted)? > > > > As the struts on my 100M were missing, I bought a set of struts > from A-H > Spares and they are way too long. > > > > Rgeards > > > > > > Thomas Willig > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From healey.nut at gmail.com Thu Jan 28 16:09:10 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:09:10 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble In-Reply-To: <4B61AC30.1000606@chello.nl> References: <86ACBC8750277041A4115960B570CD06518674@glamail.glasgowsnet.co.uk> <4B61AC30.1000606@chello.nl> Message-ID: Float chamber lever is cutting off the fuel at too high a level, causing overflow. Must be set with 7/16" dowel per the SU instructions. On 1/28/10, Oudesluys wrote: > Most probably. > Kees Oudesluijs > > > Paul Leeks schreef: >> Chaps >> >> >> >> Yes, I soaked the cork seals in engine oil for 24 hours and double checked >> that the chamfered brass washers (above and below) were sited the right >> way >> round. >> >> >> >> Can I just check that, even though the fuel seems to be leaking from the >> main >> part of the carb, most folks thinks it is almost certainly due to a leak >> back >> in the float chamber (needle valve or float)? >> >> >> >> Thanks again >> >> Paul > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From glemon at neb.rr.com Thu Jan 28 17:07:23 2010 From: glemon at neb.rr.com (glemon at neb.rr.com) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 0:07:23 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Carburettor trouble In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20100129000724.7B5O8.124903.root@hrndva-web20-z02> As noted by many here already check the float level first, it is easier, but if that checks out ok the next thing I would check would be the cork seals on the jet (again), they are finicky and can leak even if installed correctly. Greg Lemon From dan at warner-associates.com Thu Jan 28 18:12:17 2010 From: dan at warner-associates.com (Dan Stromquist) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:12:17 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Wiper Motor Repair Message-ID: <79B04F70585042F3898A1E12756640E4@DANSTROM> Does anyone have any experience with British Car Part Restoration refurbishing a BJ8 wiper motor. Any other recommendations on who could do the job? Dan From ah53 at yahoo.com Thu Jan 28 20:17:55 2010 From: ah53 at yahoo.com (jomar healey) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:17:55 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Shock Message-ID: <148487.65226.qm@web31504.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I'm having the front shocks on the BN2 100M rebuilt. According to the Originality Guide I have they should be painted black. I just want to check if this is still the accepted choice? Thanks Joe BN1 #923 Coronet Cream BN2 100M BJ8 The Blue Baby as per wife and kid From keithbailey5 at bigpond.com Thu Jan 28 23:00:03 2010 From: keithbailey5 at bigpond.com (Keith Bailey) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:00:03 +1000 Subject: [Healeys] A70 Gear Box Message-ID: <905EC9EC6753420F8C1D67B66A24E24B@KeithDell> Hi All Thank A70 gear box information I am sure that it will be useful should I need to use them Regards Keith From keithbailey5 at bigpond.com Thu Jan 28 23:09:31 2010 From: keithbailey5 at bigpond.com (Keith Bailey) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:09:31 +1000 Subject: [Healeys] Shroud Badge Mk11 Message-ID: Hi All Can any please advise me if the shroud badge on a MK 11 BT7 was casting or pressed The one off my car is cast and the enameled as chipped away the people who do the enameling claims because it is cast and is a copy???it cannot be re enameled as any one got any suggestion to fix the problem Regards Keith From healey.nut at gmail.com Fri Jan 29 01:39:46 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:39:46 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] Shroud Badge Mk11 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I don't think I've ever seen a pressed copy, they are all cast as far as I know.... OEM and the aftermarket wings both. On 1/29/10, Keith Bailey wrote: > Hi All > Can any please advise me if the shroud badge on a MK 11 BT7 was > casting or pressed > The one off my car is cast and the enameled as chipped away the > people > who do the enameling > claims because it is cast and is a copy???it cannot be re enameled > as > any one got any suggestion to fix the > problem > Regards Keith > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From coudesluijs at chello.nl Fri Jan 29 02:21:24 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:21:24 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don In-Reply-To: References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com> <71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK> <4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> Message-ID: <4B62A894.50701@chello.nl> Alan, The Blue Don (reg. nr. 700 DON) was one of the first production AH3000 MkII's for demonstration/press purposes. There was also a Red Don. The 4 headlamp car was one of a few (3 or 4?) Healey modified MkIII's that were more or less cut in half and widened by about 4" to accept the 4 liter RR engine that was also fitted in the Austin Princess of the late 60's. They were experimental cars. One (?) of these had the 4 headlamp treatment, not a pretty sight I agree, the others had normal headlights. They were very nice cars and probably handled a lot better thean the standard car. As it was wider it was more comfortable too. I seem to remember that the 4 headlamp car was recently for sale or sold. Kees Oudesluijs NL Alan Seigrist schreef: > Is that the automobilus horriblus with four headlights? > > On 1/28/10, Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com wrote: > >> I have just heart of a Donald Healey Motor Company works demonstration >> car called "Blue Don", which was sold at H&H in Spring last year. >> Does anybody know of this car, Chassis No HBT7 / 14223? >> Would be interested to hear more about this car, as I was not aware of >> it. Was it a special car or just first registered with Donald Healey >> Motor Company as a sales demonstration car. >> Josef Eckert >> Konigswinter/GERMANY >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.733 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2651 - datum van uitgifte: 01/28/10 08:36:00 From coudesluijs at chello.nl Fri Jan 29 04:32:03 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:32:03 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don In-Reply-To: References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK><4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl><6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com><6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <4B62A894.50701@chello.nl> Message-ID: <4B62C733.6020403@chello.nl> Hello Garry, You are right, I just found the article in Classic & Sports Car, July 2007 (not as recent as I thought) on a metallic blue twin headlight car. It claims that it is a 1960 Factory Competition Prototype with a De Dion rear axle, telescopic shock absorbers, rack and pinion steering (any idea what they used for this?). Chassis nr.: 012X300 and prototype engine nr.: 1C.H.43761. The track was widened 4", with rather crudely flared arches, not the body. This got me on the wrong track as I thought it was one of the RR Healeys. The RR Healey were indeed very nice looking cars with sumpsous interiours. I only saw pictures of one, never seen one in the flesh. The extra width suited them very well. Kees Oudesluijs NL gary brierton schreef: > I think you are mixing up two Healey events. There were four RR > Healeys, widened and modified in several ways. These were developed > on MkIII's. They were beautiful, although the one I saw was white, my > least favorite AH color. The four eyed AH was tried many years > earlier, on a 100-6 and scrapped. A cobbled together 4-eyed AH, not > the original has surfaced from time to time, but it is a complete, > latter day creation of various AH parts. Even it's chassis has been > questioned. > GaryB From gbrierton at hotmail.com Fri Jan 29 06:10:48 2010 From: gbrierton at hotmail.com (gary brierton) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:10:48 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don In-Reply-To: <4B62C733.6020403@chello.nl> References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK><4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl><6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com><6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <4B62A894.50701@chello.nl> <4B62C733.6020403@chello.nl> Message-ID: One final note... On the AHCA web site we have archived a bunch of information (and speculation) on the 4-eyed Healey http://www.healeyclub.org/healey-marque-four-light.aspx I have a folder full of correspondence with David Matthews and others who generally conclude that the present 4-eyed is a cobbled up machine, with bits and pieces of dubious Healey linage. By the way, one of the RR AH cars spent some time in Allen Hendrix's shop here in Greensboro, NC. I have enjoyed corresponding with you on this interesting bit of history GaryB -------------------------------------------------- From: "Oudesluys" Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 6:32 AM To: "gary brierton" ; "Healey List Emails" Subject: Re: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don > Hello Garry, > You are right, I just found the article in Classic & Sports Car, July > 2007 (not as recent as I thought) on a metallic blue twin headlight car. > It claims that it is a 1960 Factory Competition Prototype with a De Dion > rear axle, telescopic shock absorbers, rack and pinion steering (any > idea what they used for this?). Chassis nr.: 012X300 and prototype > engine nr.: 1C.H.43761. The track was widened 4", with rather crudely > flared arches, not the body. This got me on the wrong track as I thought > it was one of the RR Healeys. > The RR Healey were indeed very nice looking cars with sumpsous > interiours. I only saw pictures of one, never seen one in the flesh. The > extra width suited them very well. > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > gary brierton schreef: >> I think you are mixing up two Healey events. There were four RR >> Healeys, widened and modified in several ways. These were developed >> on MkIII's. They were beautiful, although the one I saw was white, my >> least favorite AH color. The four eyed AH was tried many years >> earlier, on a 100-6 and scrapped. A cobbled together 4-eyed AH, not >> the original has surfaced from time to time, but it is a complete, >> latter day creation of various AH parts. Even it's chassis has been >> questioned. >> GaryB From coudesluijs at chello.nl Fri Jan 29 06:44:43 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:44:43 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don In-Reply-To: References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK><4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl><6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com><6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <4B62A894.50701@chello.nl> <4B62C733.6020403@chello.nl> Message-ID: <4B62E64B.7060008@chello.nl> Hello Gary, Nice article. I did a bit of Googling on the RR engined Healey's. Amazing what can be found there. I should have done that earlier. Cheers, Kees Oudesluijs NL gary brierton schreef: > One final note... > On the AHCA web site we have archived a bunch of information (and > speculation) on the 4-eyed Healey > http://www.healeyclub.org/healey-marque-four-light.aspx > I have a folder full of correspondence with David Matthews and others > who generally conclude that the present 4-eyed is a cobbled up > machine, with bits and pieces of dubious Healey linage. > By the way, one of the RR AH cars spent some time in Allen Hendrix's > shop here in Greensboro, NC. > I have enjoyed corresponding with you on this interesting bit of history > GaryB > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Oudesluys" > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 6:32 AM > To: "gary brierton" ; "Healey List Emails" > > Subject: Re: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don > > > Hello Garry, > > You are right, I just found the article in Classic & Sports Car, July > > 2007 (not as recent as I thought) on a metallic blue twin headlight > car. > > It claims that it is a 1960 Factory Competition Prototype with a De > Dion > > rear axle, telescopic shock absorbers, rack and pinion steering (any > > idea what they used for this?). Chassis nr.: 012X300 and prototype > > engine nr.: 1C.H.43761. The track was widened 4", with rather crudely > > flared arches, not the body. This got me on the wrong track as I > thought > > it was one of the RR Healeys. > > The RR Healey were indeed very nice looking cars with sumpsous > > interiours. I only saw pictures of one, never seen one in the flesh. > The > > extra width suited them very well. > > Kees Oudesluijs > > NL > > > > gary brierton schreef: > >> I think you are mixing up two Healey events. There were four RR > >> Healeys, widened and modified in several ways. These were developed > >> on MkIII's. They were beautiful, although the one I saw was white, my > >> least favorite AH color. The four eyed AH was tried many years > >> earlier, on a 100-6 and scrapped. A cobbled together 4-eyed AH, not > >> the original has surfaced from time to time, but it is a complete, > >> latter day creation of various AH parts. Even it's chassis has been > >> questioned. > >> GaryB > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.733 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2654 - datum van uitgifte: 01/28/10 20:36:00 From rpmengr at bellsouth.net Fri Jan 29 06:58:49 2010 From: rpmengr at bellsouth.net (Bob Memler) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:58:49 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] BN-1 convertible top Message-ID: <4B62E999.50105@bellsouth.net> Bruce: I went for the Robbins canvas top (bit the bullet for the extra cost). The top fits perfect and greatly increases the look over the vinyl. If you could see the two tops side-by-side I think you would agree. Bob, '54 BN-1 From peter at nosimport.com Fri Jan 29 08:18:48 2010 From: peter at nosimport.com (Peter Caldwell) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:18:48 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Shock question In-Reply-To: <201001280831823.SM01188@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com> References: <201001280831823.SM01188@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com> Message-ID: <201001290718103.SM01188@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com> I am reposting this question, as I've only gotten one response, which was helpful, but I'd like to know more. Please Peter === At 10:32 AM 1/28/2010, Peter Caldwell wrote: >Listerati, > Can someone please direct me to information that's "out > there someplace" as regards differences in markings on 100 vs 100M, > and maybe 3000 front Armstrong shock absorbers? > Specifically referencing markings like RX or RXP on the bodies. > > Thank you. >Peter Caldwell From sbyers at ec.rr.com Fri Jan 29 08:25:43 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:25:43 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don In-Reply-To: References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK><4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl><6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com><6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <4B62A894.50701@chello.nl> <4B62C733.6020403@chello.nl> Message-ID: <000e01caa0f7$527954d0$f76bfe70$@rr.com> There were only three Rolls-Healey 4000s, not four. It is a little-known fact, but I am the (self-appointed) Rolls-Healey 4000 registrar (I tacked it onto the end of the BJ8 registry!). As of today, the RH 4000 registry has a record of 100% of the cars ;^). 460W1001 is green with black trim. Owned by Joe Cox in England. Registration: TNX-65G Engine: 40FBAH4444 ADO24/1002 was originally white, but now is red. Undergoing restoration at The Healey Factory in Melbourne, Australia in April 2005, owned by Peter Rowland. Engine: F41 624W1628 is white with black trim. Is, or was, owned by Alan Casavant in North Carolina. UK registration: PWD-663, North Carolina registration: RRHEALEY Engine: HF414 Alan frequently drove the car to events in North Carolina, including the 2005 Conclave in Winston-Salem and the Blue Ridge Mountain tour in 2006. The car was offered for sale on eBay a year or so ago. I would have bought it, but I was a little short at the time. Don't know if it sold or not. As with the BJ8 registry, it takes a little help from my Healey friends around the world to keep track of them. The body of the cars is certainly attractive, in my opinion, and the Rolls Princess engine looks great under the bonnet; but after the wood dash of the BJ8 I think the '70s style black plastic-looking dash of the 4000 is a tad disappointing. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry RH-4000 Registry Havelock, NC USA > The RR Healey were indeed very nice looking cars with sumpsous > interiours. I only saw pictures of one, never seen one in the flesh. The > extra width suited them very well. > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > gary brierton schreef: >> I think you are mixing up two Healey events. There were four RR >> Healeys, widened and modified in several ways. These were developed >> on MkIII's. They were beautiful, although the one I saw was white, my >> least favorite AH color. The four eyed AH was tried many years >> earlier, on a 100-6 and scrapped. A cobbled together 4-eyed AH, not >> the original has surfaced from time to time, but it is a complete, >> latter day creation of various AH parts. Even it's chassis has been >> questioned. >> GaryB _______________________________________________ From Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com Fri Jan 29 08:29:44 2010 From: Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com (Freese, Ken) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:29:44 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Shock question In-Reply-To: <201001290718103.SM01188@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com> References: <201001280831823.SM01188@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com> <201001290718103.SM01188@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com> Message-ID: <0B88281C9591904D9B35C6EB66E8A80D03420281@SACMX1.aerojet.gencorp.local> The 100S literature and the cars themselves have RXP's on the shock bodies. So that is early 1955. Ken Freese -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Peter Caldwell Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 7:19 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] Shock question I am reposting this question, as I've only gotten one response, which was helpful, but I'd like to know more. Please Peter === At 10:32 AM 1/28/2010, Peter Caldwell wrote: >Listerati, > Can someone please direct me to information that's "out there >someplace" as regards differences in markings on 100 vs 100M, and >maybe 3000 front Armstrong shock absorbers? > Specifically referencing markings like RX or RXP on the bodies. > > Thank you. >Peter Caldwell _ From hgmiller3 at qwest.net Fri Jan 29 08:46:06 2010 From: hgmiller3 at qwest.net (Herbert Miller) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:46:06 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don In-Reply-To: <000e01caa0f7$527954d0$f76bfe70$@rr.com> References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK><4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl><6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com><6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <4B62A894.50701@chello.nl> <4B62C733.6020403@chello.nl> <000e01caa0f7$527954d0$f76bfe70$@rr.com> Message-ID: <04cf01caa0fa$2c7677b0$85636710$@net> Here is a link to the history of the RR FB60 engine. http://www.redlemon.co.za/vandenplasprincess/rolls.html Herb Miller -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of BJ8 Healeys Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:26 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don There were only three Rolls-Healey 4000s, not four. It is a little-known fact, but I am the (self-appointed) Rolls-Healey 4000 registrar (I tacked it onto the end of the BJ8 registry!). As of today, the RH 4000 registry has a record of 100% of the cars ;^). 460W1001 is green with black trim. Owned by Joe Cox in England. Registration: TNX-65G Engine: 40FBAH4444 ADO24/1002 was originally white, but now is red. Undergoing restoration at The Healey Factory in Melbourne, Australia in April 2005, owned by Peter Rowland. Engine: F41 624W1628 is white with black trim. Is, or was, owned by Alan Casavant in North Carolina. UK registration: PWD-663, North Carolina registration: RRHEALEY Engine: HF414 Alan frequently drove the car to events in North Carolina, including the 2005 Conclave in Winston-Salem and the Blue Ridge Mountain tour in 2006. The car was offered for sale on eBay a year or so ago. I would have bought it, but I was a little short at the time. Don't know if it sold or not. As with the BJ8 registry, it takes a little help from my Healey friends around the world to keep track of them. The body of the cars is certainly attractive, in my opinion, and the Rolls Princess engine looks great under the bonnet; but after the wood dash of the BJ8 I think the '70s style black plastic-looking dash of the 4000 is a tad disappointing. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry RH-4000 Registry Havelock, NC USA > The RR Healey were indeed very nice looking cars with sumpsous > interiours. I only saw pictures of one, never seen one in the flesh. The > extra width suited them very well. > Kees Oudesluijs > NL > > gary brierton schreef: >> I think you are mixing up two Healey events. There were four RR >> Healeys, widened and modified in several ways. These were developed >> on MkIII's. They were beautiful, although the one I saw was white, my >> least favorite AH color. The four eyed AH was tried many years >> earlier, on a 100-6 and scrapped. A cobbled together 4-eyed AH, not >> the original has surfaced from time to time, but it is a complete, >> latter day creation of various AH parts. Even it's chassis has been >> questioned. >> GaryB _______________________________________________ Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as hgmiller3 at qwest.net http://www.team.net/archive No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2642 - Release Date: 01/29/10 03:08:00 From covercash1 at aol.com Fri Jan 29 09:45:13 2010 From: covercash1 at aol.com (covercash1 at aol.com) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:45:13 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Bugeye In-Reply-To: <128660B321ED4FB8931FCC8049DDAA15@WORLDCARS> References: <128660B321ED4FB8931FCC8049DDAA15@WORLDCARS> Message-ID: <8CC6F198E2D5546-47D0-ABD2@webmail-m090.sysops.aol.com> Did you ever find a BE project car? If not, a friend of mine has one that would be just great. covercash1 at aol.com Charlie -----Original Message----- From: classic trade space To: Healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Tue, Jan 19, 2010 4:56 pm Subject: [Healeys] Bugeye Does any one have a solid bugeye project for sale that needs restoring or a k11 sprite would be ok, looking for a decent starting point to fully restore, ven a rolling shell would be ok as i have running gear. Thanks marc Healeys at autox.team.net ttp://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as covercash1 at aol.com http://www.team.net/archive o. From Healey100M at gmail.com Fri Jan 29 10:25:14 2010 From: Healey100M at gmail.com (Randy Hicks) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:25:14 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Dayton Wire Wheels - Hendrix Wire Wheel Message-ID: <2DE7C288-7A18-4981-A3F3-410D4196CD5F@gmail.com> List, it seems there is a lot of confusion out there with British Wire Wheel going out of business and Hendrix Wire Wheel relationship with Dayton. I emailed Allen and got this response. Good news as far as I'm concerned! "Hi Randy.. We still sell and service Dayton wheels. We no longer sell wholesale to other distributors. We are still the retail sales and service center. To distribute lots to catolog companies you had to keep $10,000 are more worth of stock in warehouse every month. This way we could cover bulk pallet orders. We stopped doing that and only service and sell to individual customers. If you want our same great service nothing has changed. If you want to buy a load of 100 wheels are more for you company than that is no longer us. Everything else is as it has always been and will always be. We are still here , we are still taking care of your indivdual needs and are going to be here til Iam dead. We are not GM , we are strong and are here to help our friends keep their car riding on a cloud. British Wire Wheel went under and people get their facts mixed up... So, call, come by or share a drink with me at a car sow this season. Thanks R.Allen Hendrix" Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com From ahbn6 at verizon.net Fri Jan 29 10:30:17 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:30:17 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Dayton Wire Wheels - Hendrix Wire Wheel In-Reply-To: <2DE7C288-7A18-4981-A3F3-410D4196CD5F@gmail.com> References: <2DE7C288-7A18-4981-A3F3-410D4196CD5F@gmail.com> Message-ID: <009301caa108$b9bb7180$2d325480$@net> When did British Wire Wheel go out of business? Their web site is still up and running. John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randy Hicks Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 12:25 PM To: Healey List Cc: Allen Hendrix Subject: [Healeys] Dayton Wire Wheels - Hendrix Wire Wheel List, it seems there is a lot of confusion out there with British Wire Wheel going out of business and Hendrix Wire Wheel relationship with Dayton. I emailed Allen and got this response. Good news as far as I'm concerned! "Hi Randy.. We still sell and service Dayton wheels. We no longer sell wholesale to other distributors. We are still the retail sales and service center. To distribute lots to catolog companies you had to keep $10,000 are more worth of stock in warehouse every month. This way we could cover bulk pallet orders. We stopped doing that and only service and sell to individual customers. If you want our same great service nothing has changed. If you want to buy a load of 100 wheels are more for you company than that is no longer us. Everything else is as it has always been and will always be. We are still here , we are still taking care of your indivdual needs and are going to be here til Iam dead. We are not GM , we are strong and are here to help our friends keep their car riding on a cloud. British Wire Wheel went under and people get their facts mixed up... So, call, come by or share a drink with me at a car sow this season. Thanks R.Allen Hendrix" Randy From healeydoc at sbcglobal.net Fri Jan 29 10:38:02 2010 From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net (David Nock) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:38:02 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Dayton Wire Wheels - Hendrix Wire Wheel In-Reply-To: <009301caa108$b9bb7180$2d325480$@net> References: <2DE7C288-7A18-4981-A3F3-410D4196CD5F@gmail.com> <009301caa108$b9bb7180$2d325480$@net> Message-ID: I have had about 4 people call me in the last couple of weeks asking about them. They had orders, deposits with them and can not reach them either. David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.com . . On Jan 29, 2010, at 9:30 AM, John Sims wrote: > When did British Wire Wheel go out of business? Their web site is > still up > and running. > > John Sims, BN6 > Aberdeen, NJ > > http://www.healey6.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- > bounces at autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Randy Hicks > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 12:25 PM > To: Healey List > Cc: Allen Hendrix > Subject: [Healeys] Dayton Wire Wheels - Hendrix Wire Wheel > > List, it seems there is a lot of confusion out there with British > Wire Wheel > going out of business and Hendrix Wire Wheel relationship with Dayton. > > I emailed Allen and got this response. Good news as far as I'm > concerned! > > "Hi Randy.. We still sell and service Dayton wheels. We no longer > sell > wholesale to other distributors. We are still the retail sales and > service > center. To distribute lots to catolog companies you had to keep > $10,000 are > more worth of stock in warehouse every month. This way we could > cover bulk > pallet orders. We stopped doing that and only service and sell to > individual > customers. If you want our same great service nothing has changed. > If you > want to buy a load of 100 wheels are more for you company than that > is no > longer us. > Everything else is as it has always been and will always be. We are > still > here > , we are still taking care of your indivdual needs and are going to > be here > til Iam dead. We are not GM , we are strong and are here to help our > friends > keep their car riding on a cloud. British Wire Wheel went under and > people > get > their facts mixed up... > So, call, come by or share a drink with me at a car sow this > season. Thanks > R.Allen Hendrix" > > Randy > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healeydoc at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From dwestfa at yahoo.com Fri Jan 29 12:46:57 2010 From: dwestfa at yahoo.com (Dana Westfall) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:46:57 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Chubb Collector Car Insurance Message-ID: <134326.46989.qm@web36501.mail.mud.yahoo.com> For those interested, I wanted to share a positive experience with Chubb Collector Car Insurance. I was able to get a Agreed Value policy at $80K with 500K in liability coverage for about $525/yr. Aside from the price, which was better than others (for example, Hagerty was $706), I went with Chubb for a few reasons: 1. My car is under restoration and they still are covering me for the full amount. (others wouldn't) 2. We live in a city so my wife and I have just one primary use vehicle, that was okay. (others require a primary use vehicle for each person) 3. They are very flexible about pleasure use driving. (others have mileage restrictions and requirements about being in a parade or at a club event). I specifically mentioned use of the vehicle as a backup for errands, going to the gym, to dinner, etc.,and it wasn't an issue. Their customer service was excellent and I completed the process with just a few emails. I can't vouch for their claims service and hopefully I'll never have to. I have no financial interest, just thought there might be others in a similar situation as me. The website is: https://www.chubb.com/chubbcollectorcar/index.htm Regards, Dana Chicago, IL '65 BJ8 (restoration to be complete by Conclave) From austinbj8 at yahoo.com Fri Jan 29 14:37:40 2010 From: austinbj8 at yahoo.com (john gillespie) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:37:40 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Wiper Motor Repair Message-ID: <600997.41552.qm@web34506.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello Dan and all of the others on the list. Per your request for someone who repairs wiper motors, get in touch with E. Lawrie Rhoads in Medfield, Mass. His tel# (508) 359-2077, he rebuilds fuel pumps, horns and wiper motors. Prices are fair and he does great work. I have no financial interest, just a very satisfied customer. John Gillespie --- On Thu, 1/28/10, Dan Stromquist wrote: From: Dan Stromquist Subject: [Healeys] Wiper Motor Repair To: healeys at autox.team.net Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 8:12 PM Does anyone have any experience with British Car Part Restoration refurbishing a BJ8 wiper motor. Any other recommendations on who could do the job? Dan Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as austinbj8 at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From blkbt7 at yahoo.com Fri Jan 29 18:09:34 2010 From: blkbt7 at yahoo.com (Bob Brown) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:09:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] USAA Insurance Message-ID: <817599.1195.qm@web83910.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Any one have experience with USAA insurance on their Healey? Do they have agreed value coverage and what about their response to claims? I'm about to look for insuance for a fresh BJ8 restoration, we currently have USAA for the regular driver, might that make a difference? Bob From rpmengr at bellsouth.net Fri Jan 29 18:21:41 2010 From: rpmengr at bellsouth.net (Bob Memler) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:21:41 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] BN-1 transmission Message-ID: <4B6389A5.3030000@bellsouth.net> Dear all: I am in the process of rebuilding my 3-speed BN-1 transmission. I say I am but I have a crackerjack mechanic doing the work and I pay the bills (I also get to watch for free). So far we have found the following that need replaced that are not readily available thru the normal suppliers so I need some help. We need one tapered pin on the clutch fork and the overdrive pump cam. Also, is there anyone that can accurately check and repair if necessary the brass shift forks. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Bob Memler '54 BN-1 From Editorgary at aol.com Fri Jan 29 18:31:13 2010 From: Editorgary at aol.com (Editorgary at aol.com) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:31:13 EST Subject: [Healeys] Shock Absorbers Message-ID: <19b6d.6b011100.3894e5e1@aol.com> In a message dated 1/29/10 11:03:18 AM, healeys-request at autox.team.net writes: > > I am reposting this question, as I've only gotten one response, which > was helpful, but I'd like to know more. > Please > Peter > === > At 10:32 AM 1/28/2010, Peter Caldwell wrote: > >Listerati, > > Can someone please direct me to information that's "out > > there someplace" as regards differences in markings on 100 vs 100M, > > and maybe 3000 front Armstrong shock absorbers? > Shock absorbers were painted purely for the purpose of protecting the metal shock arms from rusting (wouldn't surprise me that they left them laying around in the parts yard before installing on the cars.) In any case, the concours committee has found them painted two ways. Fully painted as if they were assembled, arms put on and all, and then spray painted completely, or with just the arms painted, and the fasteners and aluminum bodies left unpainted. You can do it either way, but if you do paint just the arms, then you've got to do it with the arms off the bodies so that the fasteners aren't painted either. My recollection is that the 100s were found more often with the entire assembly painted -- the typical semi-gloss black available from Eastwood as "chassis black" and the semi-painted ones were more typical of the later cars, but i like the unfinished aluminum bodies, so would probably opt for that, though it's more trouble. Gary Anderson From cnaarndt at gmail.com Fri Jan 29 18:44:08 2010 From: cnaarndt at gmail.com (Curt/Nancy Arndt) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:44:08 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] USAA Insurance In-Reply-To: <817599.1195.qm@web83910.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> References: <817599.1195.qm@web83910.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <751d05481001291744j2ef59decjd39bd28b9df28aef@mail.gmail.com> Bob, I've been a USAA memeber for 32 years and I can't remember the specifics, but I DO NOT have their insurance on my Bugeye. They are great for everything else. All I can recall is that they are not set up for collector vehicles. Cheers, Curt On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Bob Brown wrote: > Any one have experience with USAA insurance on their Healey? > Do they have agreed value coverage and what about their response to claims? > > I'm about to look for insuance for a fresh BJ8 restoration, we currently > have USAA for the regular driver, might that make a difference? > > Bob > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as cnaarndt at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From healey.nut at gmail.com Fri Jan 29 18:44:51 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:44:51 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] USAA Insurance In-Reply-To: <817599.1195.qm@web83910.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> References: <817599.1195.qm@web83910.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: USAA does not provide comprehensive for cars that don't have a Blue Book value, so your Healey will only be covered for liability. No thanks.... Go with Hagerty (if you qualify) or State Farm. Most on this list are with Hagerty, I think. Alan On 1/30/10, Bob Brown wrote: > Any one have experience with USAA insurance on their Healey? > Do they have agreed value coverage and what about their response to claims? > > I'm about to look for insuance for a fresh BJ8 restoration, we currently > have USAA for the regular driver, might that make a difference? > > Bob > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From bighealey3k at aim.com Fri Jan 29 19:38:55 2010 From: bighealey3k at aim.com (bighealey3k at aim.com) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:38:55 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] USAA Insurance In-Reply-To: References: <817599.1195.qm@web83910.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8CC6F6C80A2CD45-54D0-6F71@webmail-d012.sysops.aol.com> Don't forget the previouse post from "Dana Westfall 'dwestfa at yahoo.com' today at 2:47 pm. For those interested, I wanted to share a positive experience with Chubb Collector Car Insurance. I was able to get a Agreed Value policy at $80K with 500K in liability coverage for about $525/yr. Aside from the price, which was better than others (for example, Hagerty was $706), I went with Chubb for a few reasons: 1. My car is under restoration and they still are covering me for the full amount. (others wouldn't) 2. We live in a city so my wife and I have just one primary use vehicle, that was okay. (others require a primary use vehicle for each person) 3. They are very flexible about pleasure use driving. (others have mileage restrictions and requirements about being in a parade or at a club event). I specifically mentioned use of the vehicle as a backup for errands, going to the gym, to dinner, etc.,and it wasn't an issue. Their customer service was excellent and I completed the process with just a few emails. I can't vouch for their claims service and hopefully I'll never have to. I have no financial interest, just thought there might be others in a similar situation as me. The website is: https://www.chubb.com/chubbcollectorcar/index.htm Regards, Dana Chicago, IL '65 BJ8 (restoration to be complete by Conclave) -----Original Message----- From: Alan Seigrist To: Bob Brown ; Healey List Sent: Fri, Jan 29, 2010 8:44 pm Subject: Re: [Healeys] USAA Insurance USAA does not provide comprehensive for cars that don't have a Blue ook value, so your Healey will only be covered for liability. No hanks.... Go with Hagerty (if you qualify) or State Farm. Most on this list are ith Hagerty, I think. Alan On 1/30/10, Bob Brown wrote: Any one have experience with USAA insurance on their Healey? Do they have agreed value coverage and what about their response to claims? I'm about to look for insuance for a fresh BJ8 restoration, we currently have USAA for the regular driver, might that make a difference? Bob _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com http://www.team.net/archive -- ent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 53 BN1 59 Jag Mk IX 64 BJ8 Healeys at autox.team.net ttp://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as bighealey3k at aim.com http://www.team.net/archive From acmiller at mhcable.com Fri Jan 29 20:28:48 2010 From: acmiller at mhcable.com (allen c miller jr) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:28:48 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] wire wheels Message-ID: <91FFFC105F5E458B820E065E5360475B@ACM030> I have 12 72 spoke wheels needing truing for this season's racing in VSCCA. does anyone know who trues wheels and replaces spokes on Daytons, located in Upstate New York or western Mass/CT? allen miller bn2m From sales at justbrits.com Fri Jan 29 21:15:37 2010 From: sales at justbrits.com (Sales at " Just Brits ") Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:15:37 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don In-Reply-To: <4B617989.10402@chello.nl> References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com><71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK><4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <4B617989.10402@chello.nl> Message-ID: <4B63B269.7030707@justbrits.com> DROOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.sportscarmarket.com/Profiles/2009/February/English/ And one for Mr. Salter !!!! http://www.sportscarmarket.com/English-Patient/2009/February/ Ed From GSFuqua1 at aol.com Fri Jan 29 21:16:09 2010 From: GSFuqua1 at aol.com (GSFuqua1 at aol.com) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:16:09 EST Subject: [Healeys] wire wheels Message-ID: <1cb55.53acf335.38950c89@aol.com> Allen if you want your wheels done and done right there is only one answer. Allen Hendrix _http://www.hendrixwirewheel.com/_ (http://www.hendrixwirewheel.com/) Call Allen and tell him what you are looking for and ship your wheels to him. If I were actually racing on wire wheels I would only do so if Allen had done them. Cheers, Gary Fuqua Classic Sports Cars Branson, MO In a message dated 1/29/2010 9:29:56 P.M. Central Standard Time, acmiller at mhcable.com writes: I have 12 72 spoke wheels needing truing for this season's racing in VSCCA. does anyone know who trues wheels and replaces spokes on Daytons, located in Upstate New York or western Mass/CT? allen miller bn2m Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as gsfuqua1 at aol.com http://www.team.net/archive From pryner at verizon.net Fri Jan 29 21:41:33 2010 From: pryner at verizon.net (Peter Ryner) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:41:33 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] USAA Insurance In-Reply-To: References: <817599.1195.qm@web83910.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Actually USAA underwrites collector cars through American Collectors. It is agreed value just like hagertys and the rest. The only drawback is that American Collectors limits annual mileage where some of the others don't. I used them for several years but changed over because of the mileage limitation. Now that we live in Florida and are retired I have much more time to drive. USAAs cost was about the same as the others and you can deal directly with American Collectors if you prefer, but the price is the same. I've never had a claim with any company with the collectors so I couldn't tell you anything about the quality of the claims process. Pete ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Seigrist" To: "Bob Brown" ; "Healey List" Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 8:44 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] USAA Insurance > USAA does not provide comprehensive for cars that don't have a Blue > Book value, so your Healey will only be covered for liability. No > thanks.... > > Go with Hagerty (if you qualify) or State Farm. Most on this list are > with Hagerty, I think. > > Alan > > On 1/30/10, Bob Brown wrote: >> Any one have experience with USAA insurance on their Healey? >> Do they have agreed value coverage and what about their response to >> claims? >> >> I'm about to look for insuance for a fresh BJ8 restoration, we currently >> have USAA for the regular driver, might that make a difference? >> >> Bob >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com >> >> http://www.team.net/archive >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Alan > > '52 A90 > '53 BN1 > '59 Jag Mk IX > '64 BJ8 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as pryner at verizon.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From cnaarndt at gmail.com Fri Jan 29 21:43:36 2010 From: cnaarndt at gmail.com (Curt/Nancy Arndt) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:43:36 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] 3000 MK2 Demonstration car Blue Don In-Reply-To: <4B63B269.7030707@justbrits.com> References: <173126441001250810r3ced78e6g168f0b2e0ec52f14@mail.gmail.com> <71A1823F345D48B8BB04FBBB44E6B2C6@LIFEBOOK> <4B5DF2FE.6080308@chello.nl> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F530CD@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <6794FA491BD5754DB88F0A3D1E53C2F3F5372D@S4DE8PSAAQG.t-systems.com> <4B617989.10402@chello.nl> <4B63B269.7030707@justbrits.com> Message-ID: <751d05481001292043n71cf6cafy5162ffaa069850cf@mail.gmail.com> Ed Drool is the correct term. Other than a 100S the DB4GT Zagato is my favorite car. Curt On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Sales at " Just Brits " < sales at justbrits.com> wrote: > DROOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > http://www.sportscarmarket.com/Profiles/2009/February/English/ > > And one for Mr. Salter !!!! > > http://www.sportscarmarket.com/English-Patient/2009/February/ > > Ed > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as cnaarndt at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From sjnnock at sbcglobal.net Fri Jan 29 21:55:37 2010 From: sjnnock at sbcglobal.net (Norman Nock) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:55:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] BN-1 transmission In-Reply-To: <4B6389A5.3030000@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <84510.57598.qm@web83302.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Bob , We can help you with the shifter forks , phone us on Monday and talk to David Nock www.BritishCarSpecialists.Com* check our catalogs now on line TECH TALK BOOK SAMPLE PAGES ON LINE British Car Specialist 2060 N Wilson Way Stockton CA95205 209 948 8767 *** 0--- On Fri, 1/29/10, Bob Memler wrote: From: Bob Memler Subject: [Healeys] BN-1 transmission To: Healeys at autox.team.net Date: Friday, January 29, 2010, 5:21 PM Dear all: I am in the process of rebuilding my 3-speed BN-1 transmission. I say I am but I have a crackerjack mechanic doing the work and I pay the bills (I also get to watch for free). So far we have found the following that need replaced that are not readily available thru the normal suppliers so I need some help. We need one tapered pin on the clutch fork and the overdrive pump cam. Also, is there anyone that can accurately check and repair if necessary the brass shift forks. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Bob Memler '54 BN-1 Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as sjnnock at sbcglobal.net http://www.team.net/archive From ah at jharper.demon.co.uk Sat Jan 30 01:34:07 2010 From: ah at jharper.demon.co.uk (John Harper) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:34:07 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] Shock Absorbers In-Reply-To: <19b6d.6b011100.3894e5e1@aol.com> References: <19b6d.6b011100.3894e5e1@aol.com> Message-ID: Gary Just a small detail. Only one arm is removable unless you completely take the shock apart. However you can still mask up the body and as you say paint only the arm . Regards >bodies left unpainted. You can do it either way, but if you do paint just >the arms, then you've got to do it with the arms off the bodies so that the >fasteners aren't painted either. -- John Harper From lapierrem at sbcglobal.net Sat Jan 30 05:16:54 2010 From: lapierrem at sbcglobal.net (Mark LaPierre) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:16:54 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] USAA Insurance References: <817599.1195.qm@web83910.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <003801caa1a6$1cc07b20$4001a8c0@markl946cfrd7q> Try Hagerty. They do specialty, collector, classic cars only. Full year coverage, unbelievable rates, and will cover your car as your restoration is processing. They are collectors themselves and issue a very nice seasonal magazine with interesting car guy articles. Seriously, I could not believe the annual rates compared to what I was paying through my standard car insurance company. They do require that the normal drivers in the house hold do have a normal auto to drive. I suppose that means one for husband and one for wife of which you would have insurance coverage with another company. Just a satisfied customer, Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Brown" To: "Healey List" Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 8:09 PM Subject: [Healeys] USAA Insurance > Any one have experience with USAA insurance on their Healey? > Do they have agreed value coverage and what about their response to > claims? > > I'm about to look for insuance for a fresh BJ8 restoration, we currently > have USAA for the regular driver, might that make a difference? > > Bob > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as lapierrem at sbcglobal.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From qualitas.jack at gmail.com Sat Jan 30 05:41:50 2010 From: qualitas.jack at gmail.com (Jack Feldman) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:41:50 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] State Farm Insurance Message-ID: <48720d21001300441hdab49dx575738536a729196@mail.gmail.com> Before we turn this into a love fest for our insurers, let me warn you about my experience with SF. When I had a claim, the adjusters had never seen a Healey, didn't know it's value, and proceeded to bargain down the extimate. As far as they were concerned it was just an old car. Whatever the shop wanted for labor was too much, and this was a rural shop where the price of labor was lower than the city. They also tried to deny some damage because the hadn't seen a car that didn't have integral, plastic or rubber bumpers. The also refused to pay for painting the lower half of a fender because only the top was damaged. They expected a match when the paint color was not easy to find. Collector car insurance companies understand your car, and don't try to get away cheap as SM did. However, *I am absolutely delighted with State Farm for my non collector cars.* I am with a great agency that is always available, and takes my side in some disputes. They went to bat for painting that whole fender, and when SF refused to budge, gave me some gas cards to compenstate for my paying. I was truly sorry to take my cars away from their care. I was sorry to find out they couldn't write my collector insurance. Jack From schauss at worldnet.att.net Sat Jan 30 08:27:13 2010 From: schauss at worldnet.att.net (Peter Schauss) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:27:13 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] USAA Insurance In-Reply-To: <817599.1195.qm@web83910.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20100130152730.4E722187668@autox.team.net> Until this past fall I had my Healey covered with the rest of our cars on our USAA policy. After I had a minor accident, which they did cover, they warned me that they would not be able to cover the full value of my car if it were stolen or in a major accident. I switched to Hagerty. Peter Schauss 1963 BJ7 1980 MGB > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- > bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Brown > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 8:10 PM > To: Healey List > Subject: [Healeys] USAA Insurance > > Any one have experience with USAA insurance on their Healey? > Do they have agreed value coverage and what about their response to > claims? > > I'm about to look for insuance for a fresh BJ8 restoration, we currently > have USAA for the regular driver, might that make a difference? > > Bob > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as schauss at worldnet.att.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From linsley46 at gmail.com Sat Jan 30 08:28:09 2010 From: linsley46 at gmail.com (John McElrath) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:28:09 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Shroud Badge Mk11 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: A few years ago I sent my MK II badge to be restored to PD Enamels in England. They did a terrific job. I can't wait to install it. I haven't spoken to the folks at PD Enamels since I had mine restored but their address is: 1 New Street Chulmleigh > Devon EX18 7DB >> > United Kingdom- I would give them a try if you need a resource to properly restore one of these badges. no financial interest etc - just interested in finding good restoration places. John On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 3:39 AM, Alan Seigrist wrote: > I don't think I've ever seen a pressed copy, they are all cast as far > as I know.... OEM and the aftermarket wings both. > > On 1/29/10, Keith Bailey wrote: > > Hi All > > Can any please advise me if the shroud badge on a MK 11 BT7 was > > casting or pressed > > The one off my car is cast and the enameled as chipped away the > > people > > who do the enameling > > claims because it is cast and is a copy???it cannot be re > enameled > > as > > any one got any suggestion to fix the > > problem > > Regards Keith > > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > > > Healeys at autox.team.net > > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > > > http://www.team.net/archive > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Alan > > '52 A90 > '53 BN1 > '59 Jag Mk IX > '64 BJ8 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as linsley46 at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of MkII Wingscompressed.jpg] From fmags at cox.net Sat Jan 30 08:39:55 2010 From: fmags at cox.net (Frank Magnusson) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:39:55 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] USAA Insurance Message-ID: Hi Bob, yes I have experience with USAA Re: collector car insurance. I have my everyday cars insured with USAA. USAA HAD a relationship with a collector car insurance company called American Collectors Insurance up until last year. They subcontracted to American Collectors as they did not do collector car insurance themselves. American Collectors have agreed value policies with a reasonable mileage limit and coverage for the occasional drive to work, drive to the local supermarket, etc. Last year USAA switched to another subcontractor for their clients with collector cars, Americam Modern. I compared the new coverage with Americam Modern and the old coverage with Americam Collectors and they are not the same; not by a long shot. Americam Modern did not cover the occaisional drive to work; you had to get a separate endorsement for that for an extra $50 per car and they do not cover a drive to the local store. In other words, with USAAs current subcontractor, American Modern, if you drive your collector car to the local store, leave it in the parking lot and come back out of the store and it was stolen you are out of luck; no coverage, To make a long story short, I elected to NOT go with USAAs current subcontractor, but get a policy directly with their old one, Americam Collectors. They are cheaper than Haggerty or the other popular ones that you hear about all the time. Their number is 1-800-360-2277. I have ny BJ8 insured with them and have been very happy with their coverage and service. I also drop my coverage back to comp only every winter to save some money when I have them off the road for the winter and they are able to do that. That varies from state to state apparently. Hope this helps, Frank Magnusson '65 BJ8 From healeymanjim at hansencc.net Sat Jan 30 09:35:47 2010 From: healeymanjim at hansencc.net (healeymanjim at hansencc.net) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:35:47 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] =?iso-8859-1?q?usaa?= Message-ID: <20100130163547.689.qmail@server278.com> i have had usaa since 1968. they were very nice about it but made it plain that they did not like to insure cars classic cars and i would be better off going to a classic car insurer. i have heacock out of florida and when my bn6 got nailed with a bunch of big rocks and broke the windshield and headlight and suffered a bunch of dings, they were super(actually it was infinity insurance, heacock is a broker). paid me a lot more than i thought i would get and let me do my own work. i made it plain i trusted no one to work on my car in this town, and i did not care if they paid me for my labor or not. the adjuster was great and knew classic cars. satisfied customer. hjim From dan at warner-associates.com Sat Jan 30 10:11:16 2010 From: dan at warner-associates.com (Dan Stromquist) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:11:16 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Wiper Motor Repair In-Reply-To: <600997.41552.qm@web34506.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8BA9F41EE8664177AB8CF04D0FAFBFB9@DANSTROM> Thanks John. That is great feedback and I will be using them to do my work. Dan -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of john gillespie Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 3:38 PM To: Major Domo mailing list Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Wiper Motor Repair Hello Dan and all of the others on the list. Per your request for someone who repairs wiper motors, get in touch with E. Lawrie Rhoads in Medfield, Mass. His tel# (508) 359-2077, he rebuilds fuel pumps, horns and wiper motors. Prices are fair and he does great work. I have no financial interest, just a very satisfied customer. John Gillespie --- On Thu, 1/28/10, Dan Stromquist wrote: From: Dan Stromquist Subject: [Healeys] Wiper Motor Repair To: healeys at autox.team.net Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 8:12 PM Does anyone have any experience with British Car Part Restoration refurbishing a BJ8 wiper motor. Any other recommendations on who could do the job? Dan Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as austinbj8 at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as dan at warner-associates.com http://www.team.net/archive From healeyron at yahoo.com Sat Jan 30 10:49:57 2010 From: healeyron at yahoo.com (Ron Mitchell) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:49:57 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Healeys Americam Collectors Insurance Web Site. In-Reply-To: <20100130163547.689.qmail@server278.com> References: <20100130163547.689.qmail@server278.com> Message-ID: <141787.28786.qm@web32908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Here is their Web Site. http://www.americancollectors.com/ I have Hagerty insurance. Two claims in the last ten years. Asked for a quote from my repair shop of choice. Check sent to me after receipt of quote. Can't ask for more than that. Ron Mitchell ________________________________ From: "healeymanjim at hansencc.net" To: "healeys at autox.team.net" Sent: Sat, January 30, 2010 11:35:47 AM Subject: [Healeys] usaa i have had usaa since 1968. they were very nice about it but made it plain that they did not like to insure cars classic cars and i would be better off going to a classic car insurer. i have heacock out of florida and when my bn6 got nailed with a bunch of big rocks and broke the windshield and headlight and suffered a bunch of dings, they were super(actually it was infinity insurance, heacock is a broker). paid me a lot more than i thought i would get and let me do my own work. i made it plain i trusted no one to work on my car in this town, and i did not care if they paid me for my labor or not. the adjuster was great and knew classic cars. satisfied customer. hjim _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as healeyron at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From Editorgary at aol.com Sat Jan 30 12:44:20 2010 From: Editorgary at aol.com (Editorgary at aol.com) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:44:20 EST Subject: [Healeys] Shock Absorbers Message-ID: In a message dated 1/30/10 2:39:18 AM, ah at jharper.demon.co.uk writes: > Just a small detail. Only one arm is removable unless you completely > take the shock apart. However you can still mask up the body and as you > say paint only the arm . > That's true; and that's probably why most restorers elect to paint the entire shock. Automotive archaeology suggests that shocks were either assembled with the arms already painted, or painted after assembly. Our quibble is when people paint the shock arms without either disassembling the shock or properly masking the shock. Thanks for the note. Gary From dan at warner-associates.com Sat Jan 30 12:47:28 2010 From: dan at warner-associates.com (Dan Stromquist) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:47:28 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Healeys Americam Collectors Insurance Web Site. In-Reply-To: <141787.28786.qm@web32908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: The magazine Hagerty puts out free to policy holders is excellent. Start out just to glance through it and wind up reading it from cover to cover. Very good topics and well written. My one claim I called in and an adjuster came out to my house the next day and was real fair in the quote. Very good customer service. Dan -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:50 AM To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] Healeys Americam Collectors Insurance Web Site. Here is their Web Site. http://www.americancollectors.com/ I have Hagerty insurance. Two claims in the last ten years. Asked for a quote from my repair shop of choice. Check sent to me after receipt of quote. Can't ask for more than that. Ron Mitchell ________________________________ From: "healeymanjim at hansencc.net" To: "healeys at autox.team.net" Sent: Sat, January 30, 2010 11:35:47 AM Subject: [Healeys] usaa i have had usaa since 1968. they were very nice about it but made it plain that they did not like to insure cars classic cars and i would be better off going to a classic car insurer. i have heacock out of florida and when my bn6 got nailed with a bunch of big rocks and broke the windshield and headlight and suffered a bunch of dings, they were super(actually it was infinity insurance, heacock is a broker). paid me a lot more than i thought i would get and let me do my own work. i made it plain i trusted no one to work on my car in this town, and i did not care if they paid me for my labor or not. the adjuster was great and knew classic cars. satisfied customer. hjim _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as healeyron at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as dan at warner-associates.com http://www.team.net/archive From tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl Sat Jan 30 12:54:44 2010 From: tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl (Tadeusz Malkiewicz) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:54:44 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Research report on EU & UK classic car industry Message-ID: <058AEB611F4D4F6496A3B11C493DB207@tm> http://www.fbhvc.co.uk/downloads/ Interesting reading - anyone knows about other such publications for other countries/parts of the world? Tadek From Editorgary at aol.com Sat Jan 30 13:07:04 2010 From: Editorgary at aol.com (Editorgary at aol.com) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:07:04 EST Subject: [Healeys] insurance Message-ID: I've had Hagerty insurance on all my classic cars, while using State Farm for my regular cars. I've had three claims with Hagerty over the years, a rear bumper when the car rolled back into a tree (my fault for having the car in neutral when i started it from outside the car while workin on it...duh), a bonnet repair when I left the bonnet open overnight at a race track and a windstorm blew it back, bending the hinges and bonnet, and the biggie, a total loss on my race car when my mechanic took it out on a public road to test the new clutch and rolled the car (he said he was "only doing 45 mph and swerved to miss a deer that ran out into the road." The cop who wrote the accident report said "He rolled three times; i think he was going a bit over 45, but that damned deer has caused several single car accidents up here in the past few years.") Bottom line: Hagerty paid out against the repair bill -- no estimates required -- on both repairs, and wrote me a check for the agreed value of my race car within three weeks of filing the claim -- fortunately I had street coverage on the race car, to cover parades and things like moving the car around in the neighborhood to load it on the trailer. And my rates have never been changed. My new race car, which I built using the insurance check, and the Healey still carry the same insurance, adjusted for increases in market value. Cheers gary From coudesluijs at chello.nl Sat Jan 30 13:15:09 2010 From: coudesluijs at chello.nl (Oudesluys) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:15:09 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Research report on EU & UK classic car industry In-Reply-To: <058AEB611F4D4F6496A3B11C493DB207@tm> References: <058AEB611F4D4F6496A3B11C493DB207@tm> Message-ID: <4B64934D.3010503@chello.nl> Several other EU and perhaps countries have similar organisations. In the Netherlands it is the FEHAC (*FE*deration *H*istorical *A*utomobile and motor bike *C*lubs): http://www.fehac.nl Most historical, antique, classic, vintage (or whatever they are called) car clubs in the NL are a member of this federation. European wide (mainly) these federations take part in FIVA, *F*ideration *I*nternationale des *V*ihicules *A*nciens. Kees Oudesluijs NL Tadeusz Malkiewicz schreef: > http://www.fbhvc.co.uk/downloads/ > > Interesting reading - anyone knows about other such publications for other > countries/parts of the world? > > > Tadek > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as coudesluijs at chello.nl > > http://www.team.net/archive > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com > Versie: 9.0.733 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2657 - datum van uitgifte: 01/30/10 08:35:00 From bcrist at club-internet.fr Sat Jan 30 13:38:48 2010 From: bcrist at club-internet.fr (Bernard Cristalli) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:38:48 +0100 Subject: [Healeys] Research report on EU & UK classic car industry In-Reply-To: <058AEB611F4D4F6496A3B11C493DB207@tm> References: <058AEB611F4D4F6496A3B11C493DB207@tm> Message-ID: We've got that in France: http://www.ffve.org Federation Francaise des Vehicules d'Epoque wich is also the organization who helps registering cars as historic vehicles. iPhone BC Le 30 janv. 2010 C 20:54, Tadeusz Malkiewicz a C)crit : > > http://www.fbhvc.co.uk/downloads/ > > Interesting reading - anyone knows about other such publications for > other > countries/parts of the world? > > > Tadek > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as bcrist at club-internet.fr > > http://www.team.net/archive From schauss at worldnet.att.net Sat Jan 30 15:41:00 2010 From: schauss at worldnet.att.net (Peter Schauss) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:41:00 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] USAA Insurance In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20100130224117.3595818765C@autox.team.net> That must have been a very recent change because when I spoke to USAA last fall about collector car insurance, they referred me to American Collectors. - Peter Schauss 1963 BJ7 1980 MGB > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- > bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Frank Magnusson > Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 10:40 AM > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Subject: [Healeys] USAA Insurance > > Hi Bob, yes I have experience with USAA Re: collector car insurance. I > have > my everyday cars insured with USAA. USAA HAD a relationship with a > collector > car insurance company called American Collectors Insurance up until last > year. > They subcontracted to American Collectors as they did not do collector car > insurance themselves. American Collectors have agreed value policies with > a > reasonable mileage limit and coverage for the occasional drive to work, > drive > to the local supermarket, etc. > > Last year USAA switched to another subcontractor for their clients with > collector cars, Americam Modern. I compared the new coverage with > Americam > Modern and the old coverage with Americam Collectors and they are not the > same; not by a long shot. Americam Modern did not cover the occaisional > drive > to work; you had to get a separate endorsement for that for an extra $50 > per > car and they do not cover a drive to the local store. In other words, > with > USAAs current subcontractor, American Modern, if you drive your collector > car > to the local store, leave it in the parking lot and come back out of the > store > and it was stolen you are out of luck; no coverage, > > To make a long story short, I elected to NOT go with USAAs current > subcontractor, but get a policy directly with their old one, Americam > Collectors. They are cheaper than Haggerty or the other popular ones that > you > hear about all the time. Their number is 1-800-360-2277. I have ny BJ8 > insured with them and have been very happy with their coverage and > service. I > also drop my coverage back to comp only every winter to save some money > when I > have them off the road for the winter and they are able to do that. That > varies from state to state apparently. > > Hope this helps, > > Frank Magnusson > '65 BJ8 > > Do they have agreed value coverage and what about their response to > claims? > > I'm about to look for insuance for a fresh BJ8 restoration, we currently > have > USAA for the regular driver, might that make a difference? > > Bob> > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as schauss at worldnet.att.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Sat Jan 30 15:49:16 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:49:16 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] 29d ru/h9267 In-Reply-To: <4B60BFA3.5060705@earthlink.net> References: <173126441001270855m192ca877q11509838c03d539b@mail.gmail.com> <4B60BFA3.5060705@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <173126441001301449w2780b565hed3eecacddfd6b18@mail.gmail.com> I got my BMHT certificate today with H-BT7-L/6722 Body # 6938 Healey blue over Ivory white build dates 11-12 January 1960 delivered to Los Angeles So my quest is to correctly register my current car (which carried BN4, 100-6 title) as a MKI 3000 based on engine and current body. I was told that the car my 29D engine came out of was parted out. The BN4 body was wrecked and parted out. Both over 30 years ago. I want to stamp a new VIN plate and go to my DMV and register me car as a BT7 MKI. Thanks for any help. Ira now owning a 1960 BT7 On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Bob Haskell wrote: > I Erbs, > > I'm the new 3000 Mk I registrar; taking over for Bill Naretta. Was > 'announced' in the January issue of AHCA's Healey Marque. The AHCA website > is still out-of-date. > > The registry doesn't have any engine serial numbers, so it's not going to > be of any help. The engines were also used in the Austin A99 Westminster > saloon. First Healey was chassis/engine 101/101. Last Mk I was > 13650/26112. > > I'm working on a information collection form similar to those for the BJ-7 > and BJ-8 on the British Car Forum. Will let folks know when it's available. > I'm hoping to follow in Steve Byers and Rich Chrysler's foot steps. > > Cheers, > > Bob > > > I Erbs wrote: > >> does anyone own a car with this engine # in it? 29d ru/h9267. I contacted >> the 3000 registry, but never heard back. >> My car has this engine in it. I have mentioned the issues with the >> background of my car. >> When I bought my car 35 years ago, I was told the engine came out of a >> scrapped car. Still waiting on BMHT to see what they say about the car >> that >> engine was in. Should have a VIN # then to check out. >> cheers, >> >> -- I Erbs Portland, OR From pennell at cox.net Sat Jan 30 16:30:12 2010 From: pennell at cox.net (pennell at cox.net) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:30:12 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] insurance In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20100130183012.PKH7B.201093.imail@eastrmwml47> ---- Editorgary at aol.com wrote: > total loss on my race car when my mechanic took it out on a public road to test > the new clutch and rolled the car (he said he was "only doing 45 mph and > swerved to miss a deer that ran out into the road." The cop who wrote the > accident report said "He rolled three times; i think he was going a bit over 45, > but that damned deer has caused several single car accidents up here in the > past few years.") Gary, Not surprised the car rolled 3 times at 45 mph. After all, it is shaped like a cigar and they get rolled!!! Keith Pennell From m.brouillette at comcast.net Sat Jan 30 16:44:22 2010 From: m.brouillette at comcast.net (Mike Brouillette) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:44:22 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] 29d ru/h9267 In-Reply-To: <173126441001301449w2780b565hed3eecacddfd6b18@mail.gmail.com> References: <173126441001270855m192ca877q11509838c03d539b@mail.gmail.com><4B60BFA3.5060705@earthlink.net> <173126441001301449w2780b565hed3eecacddfd6b18@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <5F1C7C0437394007980DE3BCCB6E936D@Healey> Ok, I'm confused. Are you saying that you took a motor out of an old BT7 and put it in an BN4, and now you want to register it as a BT7? Mike Brouillette 59 BT7 -------------------------------------------------- From: "I Erbs" Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 5:49 PM To: "Bob Haskell" Cc: "healey help" Subject: Re: [Healeys] 29d ru/h9267 > I got my BMHT certificate today with H-BT7-L/6722 > > Body # 6938 > > Healey blue over Ivory white > > build dates 11-12 January 1960 > > delivered to Los Angeles > > So my quest is to correctly register my current car (which carried BN4, > 100-6 title) as a MKI 3000 based on engine and current body. > I was told that the car my 29D engine came out of was parted out. The BN4 > body was wrecked and parted out. Both over 30 years ago. > > I want to stamp a new VIN plate and go to my DMV and register me car as a > BT7 MKI. > > > Thanks for any help. > > Ira > now owning a 1960 BT7 > > > > > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Bob Haskell > wrote: > >> I Erbs, >> >> I'm the new 3000 Mk I registrar; taking over for Bill Naretta. Was >> 'announced' in the January issue of AHCA's Healey Marque. The AHCA >> website >> is still out-of-date. >> >> The registry doesn't have any engine serial numbers, so it's not going to >> be of any help. The engines were also used in the Austin A99 Westminster >> saloon. First Healey was chassis/engine 101/101. Last Mk I was >> 13650/26112. >> >> I'm working on a information collection form similar to those for the >> BJ-7 >> and BJ-8 on the British Car Forum. Will let folks know when it's >> available. >> I'm hoping to follow in Steve Byers and Rich Chrysler's foot steps. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Bob >> >> >> I Erbs wrote: >> >>> does anyone own a car with this engine # in it? 29d ru/h9267. I >>> contacted >>> the 3000 registry, but never heard back. >>> My car has this engine in it. I have mentioned the issues with the >>> background of my car. >>> When I bought my car 35 years ago, I was told the engine came out of a >>> scrapped car. Still waiting on BMHT to see what they say about the car >>> that >>> engine was in. Should have a VIN # then to check out. >>> cheers, >>> >>> > > > -- > I Erbs > Portland, OR > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as m.brouillette at comcast.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From eyera3 at gmail.com Sat Jan 30 17:14:06 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:14:06 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION Message-ID: <173126441001301614j7cd14965kbf77d4f19d29c9b3@mail.gmail.com> OK, clarification bought car 35 years ago was a BN4 with the 29D engine. wrecked car 32 years ago both the original engine donor and my BN4 no longer exist, except that my car has always been registered as a BN4, even though it currently has a 29D engine and BT7 chassis with disk breaks. bought new car with no drivetrain It is a BT7, now with a BT7 drivetrain still registered as BN4 sent engine # to BMHT came back today as belonging to a 1960 BT with H-BT7-L/6722 chassis # *So my goal is to correctly register it as a BT7, not BN4* Just checking with the list to verify what I know to be true that 6722 was parted out and does not currently exist. I am also restoring my car and was interested in then original colors of the car my engine came out of, plus when it was built. The certificate provided me with the everything I wanted to know and the chassis/vin # associated with the engine is this less confusing ? Ira -- I Erbs Portland, OR From eyera3 at gmail.com Sat Jan 30 18:08:56 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:08:56 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] still more clarifications on 6722 Message-ID: <173126441001301708t44000c70pe17ac3a38007e38@mail.gmail.com> seems real clear to me. been driving a BT7 registered as a BN4..based on info below. In the process of restoring car. Only BT7 # I had was on the engine. submitted a request for BMHT certificate to find out original color and vin # of engine donor car with he idea correctly registering my car as a BT7, and to help decide on what color to paint the car. It is currently red, but about to go to the stripper. It will be a driver, so it has not been dis-assembled. But I have removed the entire interior including dash. so the interior and exterior and trunk will be bare metal. Engine compartment was incorrectly painted black when I did the drivetrain transfer 32 years ago (don't ask why black?) sorry to make this hard, seems straight forward to me. does 6722 exist? I want to make sure the tag did not go into another car after it was parted out. If a clean #, then I want to register my car as 6722 and retire the BN4 #. maybe sell those tags to someone trying to restore a BN4..... But that's another story. Is this any clearer? -- I Erbs Portland, OR From eyera3 at gmail.com Sat Jan 30 18:15:19 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:15:19 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] craiglist 100-6 portland, OR Message-ID: <173126441001301715i59367c92pa1cead0e0fcf57b5@mail.gmail.com> http://portland.craigslist.org/yam/cto/1571675534.htmlI not my car. NFI willing to take look if interested -- I Erbs Portland, OR From sbyers at ec.rr.com Sat Jan 30 19:09:13 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:09:13 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION In-Reply-To: <173126441001301614j7cd14965kbf77d4f19d29c9b3@mail.gmail.com> References: <173126441001301614j7cd14965kbf77d4f19d29c9b3@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <000801caa21a$6263af70$272b0e50$@rr.com> Ira, does your BT7 chassis have a body number plate? If it does, that is the number I would have used for BMIHT to determine the chassis number, not the 29D engine which you know isn't original to your chassis. I do not know if BT7s were identified with the VIN/chassis number on the shock tower like BJ8s, but unless someone who knows for sure says there were no numbers there on a BT7 I would look for one. If I found one, that would be the chassis number I would use. I would bet that the body plate would match any such number on the frame. If your car has always been registered as a BN4, how are you going to convince the DMV to change the number on your title? They might change the number if there was an obvious typo in the paperwork, but your BT7 VIN is going to be completely different from the BN4 number. Anyone can do to their car whatever they can get away with, but as an Austin-Healey model registrar I personally object to selling identification plates for use on another car. Rather, the plates should be provided to the appropriate registrar to hold in case the original chassis turns up. It has happened for BJ8s in two cases I have personally been involved in, plus one orphan engine plate was returned to the engine it belonged to. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of I Erbs Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 7:14 PM To: healey help Subject: [Healeys] H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION OK, clarification bought car 35 years ago was a BN4 with the 29D engine. wrecked car 32 years ago both the original engine donor and my BN4 no longer exist, except that my car has always been registered as a BN4, even though it currently has a 29D engine and BT7 chassis with disk breaks. bought new car with no drivetrain It is a BT7, now with a BT7 drivetrain still registered as BN4 sent engine # to BMHT came back today as belonging to a 1960 BT with H-BT7-L/6722 chassis # *So my goal is to correctly register it as a BT7, not BN4* Just checking with the list to verify what I know to be true that 6722 was parted out and does not currently exist. I am also restoring my car and was interested in then original colors of the car my engine came out of, plus when it was built. The certificate provided me with the everything I wanted to know and the chassis/vin # associated with the engine is this less confusing ? Ira -- I Erbs Portland, OR From jacobyji at comcast.net Sat Jan 30 19:19:04 2010 From: jacobyji at comcast.net (Joan E. Jacoby) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:19:04 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: Fwd: Healey and USAA Insurance Message-ID: <1713090247.1822871264904344364.JavaMail.root@sz0053a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> jacobyji at comcast.net 301-593-2251 202-258-9742 cell ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Joan Jacoby To: jacobyji at comcast.net Sent: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:16:11 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Fwd: Healey and USAA Insurance Joan Jacoby jacobyji at verizon.net 301-593-2251 202-258-9742 cell ------------ Forwarded message ------------ From: Joan Jacoby Date: Jan 30, 2010 Subject: Healey and USAA Insurance To: healeys at autox.team.net Admittedly a sample of one, but I have been a USAA insured for decades. They have always covered all my cars including my 1966 BJ8. I have no complaints. In 2006 my Healey suffered about $5,500 in damages to the left (drivers) front fender, headlamps, bumper and grille. USAA sent an appraiser, as requested, who fortunately knew and loved classic cars. He appraised the car between $45K to $60K and ok'd the repair estimate. When there was additional shipping cost for parts from England, he got special authorization for them to be included as well. I couldn't be more satisfied once I got past the telphone intake clerk who said"That old! Well, we'll probably total it." BTW the car is not insured as an antique or historic, just an ordinary driveable policy with full coverage. Joan Jacoby jacobyji at verizon.net From schauss at worldnet.att.net Sat Jan 30 19:56:12 2010 From: schauss at worldnet.att.net (Peter Schauss) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:56:12 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION In-Reply-To: <173126441001301614j7cd14965kbf77d4f19d29c9b3@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20100131025629.9550A187658@autox.team.net> Ira, Why wouldn't you want to register your car under the VIN number of the BT7 chassis that you used to rebuild the car? - Peter Schauss > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- > bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of I Erbs > Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 7:14 PM > To: healey help > Subject: [Healeys] H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION > > OK, > clarification > > bought car 35 years ago > was a BN4 with the 29D engine. > wrecked car 32 years ago > > both the original engine donor and my BN4 no longer exist, except that my > car has always been registered as a BN4, even though it currently has a > 29D > engine and BT7 chassis with disk breaks. > > bought new car with no drivetrain It is a BT7, now with a BT7 drivetrain > still registered as BN4 > > sent engine # to BMHT > came back today as belonging to a 1960 BT > with H-BT7-L/6722 chassis # > > *So my goal is to correctly register it as a BT7, not BN4* > > Just checking with the list to verify what I know to be true > that 6722 was parted out and does not currently exist. > > I am also restoring my car and was interested in then original colors of > the > car my engine came out of, plus when it was built. > The certificate provided me with the everything I wanted to know and the > chassis/vin # associated with the engine > > is this less confusing ? > Ira > > -- > I Erbs > Portland, OR > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as schauss at worldnet.att.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From m.brouillette at comcast.net Sat Jan 30 20:15:25 2010 From: m.brouillette at comcast.net (Mike Brouillette) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:15:25 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION In-Reply-To: <20100131025629.9550A187658@autox.team.net> References: <20100131025629.9550A187658@autox.team.net> Message-ID: <9F0DF350AC634D6E8F1859FECE860325@Healey> I also agree. An engine doesn't make a car. The chassis is at least a bit closer to the truth. Get the number off the chassis and research that one. That way you're also not lying to the guy who buys it afterwards when you sell a BN4 as a BT7. Mike Brouillette 59 BT7 -------------------------------------------------- From: "Peter Schauss" Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:56 PM To: "'healey help'" Subject: Re: [Healeys] H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION > Ira, > > Why wouldn't you want to register your car under the VIN number of the BT7 > chassis that you used to rebuild the car? > > - Peter Schauss > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys- >> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of I Erbs >> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 7:14 PM >> To: healey help >> Subject: [Healeys] H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION >> >> OK, >> clarification >> >> bought car 35 years ago >> was a BN4 with the 29D engine. >> wrecked car 32 years ago >> >> both the original engine donor and my BN4 no longer exist, except that my >> car has always been registered as a BN4, even though it currently has a >> 29D >> engine and BT7 chassis with disk breaks. >> >> bought new car with no drivetrain It is a BT7, now with a BT7 drivetrain >> still registered as BN4 >> >> sent engine # to BMHT >> came back today as belonging to a 1960 BT >> with H-BT7-L/6722 chassis # >> >> *So my goal is to correctly register it as a BT7, not BN4* >> >> Just checking with the list to verify what I know to be true >> that 6722 was parted out and does not currently exist. >> >> I am also restoring my car and was interested in then original colors of >> the >> car my engine came out of, plus when it was built. >> The certificate provided me with the everything I wanted to know and >> the >> chassis/vin # associated with the engine >> >> is this less confusing ? >> Ira >> >> -- >> I Erbs >> Portland, OR >> _______________________________________________ >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html >> >> Healeys at autox.team.net >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >> >> You are subscribed as schauss at worldnet.att.net >> >> http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as m.brouillette at comcast.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From 63ahbj7 at comcast.net Sat Jan 30 20:18:45 2010 From: 63ahbj7 at comcast.net (63ahbj7) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:18:45 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] 29d ru/h9267 In-Reply-To: <173126441001301449w2780b565hed3eecacddfd6b18@mail.gmail.com> References: <173126441001270855m192ca877q11509838c03d539b@mail.gmail.com> <4B60BFA3.5060705@earthlink.net> <173126441001301449w2780b565hed3eecacddfd6b18@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B64F695.6060003@comcast.net> << I want to stamp a new VIN plate and go to my DMV and register me car as a BT7 MKI. >> Even tho 's nots ?!?!? Make SURE you take the 'tag' "mounting screws" WITH you to the DMV when you try to register it, Ira !!! They WILL want to see them. Ed From jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net Sat Jan 30 20:15:37 2010 From: jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net (john spaur) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:15:37 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION In-Reply-To: <000801caa21a$6263af70$272b0e50$@rr.com> References: <173126441001301614j7cd14965kbf77d4f19d29c9b3@mail.gmail.com> <000801caa21a$6263af70$272b0e50$@rr.com> Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20100130191234.01fe6c50@pop.att.yahoo.com> The shock tower number on my BT7 is not on my Heritage certificate. John At 09:09 PM 1/30/2010 -0500, BJ8 Healeys wrote: >....I do not know if BT7s were identified with the VIN/chassis >number on the shock tower like >BJ8s, but unless someone who knows for sure says there were no numbers there >on a BT7 I would look for one..... From healey.nut at gmail.com Sat Jan 30 20:31:06 2010 From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:31:06 +0800 Subject: [Healeys] State Farm Insurance In-Reply-To: <48720d21001300441hdab49dx575738536a729196@mail.gmail.com> References: <48720d21001300441hdab49dx575738536a729196@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Interesting, my experience with State Farm on my Healey is the exact opposite. Always paid my bills without complaint (only ever had one claim though). Sine State Farm does 50% of the business in CA, my guess is it all depends who handles your case. My agent has always been awesome. On 1/30/10, Jack Feldman wrote: > Before we turn this into a love fest for our insurers, let me warn you about > my experience with SF. > > When I had a claim, the adjusters had never seen a Healey, didn't know it's > value, and proceeded to bargain down the extimate. As far as they were > concerned it was just an old car. Whatever the shop wanted for labor was too > much, and this was a rural shop where the price of labor was lower than the > city. They also tried to deny some damage because the hadn't seen a car that > didn't have integral, plastic or rubber bumpers. The also refused to pay for > painting the lower half of a fender because only the top was damaged. They > expected a match when the paint color was not easy to find. > > Collector car insurance companies understand your car, and don't try to get > away cheap as SM did. > > However, *I am absolutely delighted with State Farm for my non collector > cars.* I am with a great agency that is always available, and takes my side > in some disputes. They went to bat for painting that whole fender, and when > SF refused to budge, gave me some gas cards to compenstate for my paying. I > was truly sorry to take my cars away from their care. > > I was sorry to find out they couldn't write my collector insurance. > > Jack > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey.nut at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- Sent from my mobile device Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 From eyera3 at gmail.com Sat Jan 30 22:51:44 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:51:44 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] BT7 thread Message-ID: <173126441001302151v466d1afau37e3233aebe7afb8@mail.gmail.com> Engine may not make a car, but I had no other way to get any info about my BT7. no shock tower #, no chassis# no body #, just a 29D engine # as stated before, sorry to recap for anyone who is still following along. Trying tp rationalize the fact that the car is not a BN4! that car and engine are history. The new body and donor engine are BT7. no Identifying #s came with the new body. so I sent the engine# to BMHT to see what info would come back. Rick you are good at summarizing my emails maybe you can do a better job :) So the only way to register my car correctly was as stated before. Not trying to scam anyone. Car is going to my kids when I can no longer drive. History of car will be documented as far as the last 35 years. Will now thank all who had input and please reply off list to me personally as we have used enough band width on this thread. Not trying to be snotty. I would like to hear from anyone who has 6722 or from the 3000 registry keeper. will post the BN4 # to the 100-6 registry so it can be tracked. Thanks again to all who commented and made suggestions, g-night,. or g'day which ever is correct. cheers Ira Erbs 60 BT7 6722 -- I Erbs Portland, OR From sbyers at ec.rr.com Sun Jan 31 05:39:10 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:39:10 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION In-Reply-To: <6.2.3.4.2.20100130191234.01fe6c50@pop.att.yahoo.com> References: <173126441001301614j7cd14965kbf77d4f19d29c9b3@mail.gmail.com> <000801caa21a$6263af70$272b0e50$@rr.com> <6.2.3.4.2.20100130191234.01fe6c50@pop.att.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <000601caa272$63be5570$2b3b0050$@rr.com> John, for BJ8s the same VIN that is given on the Heritage certificate is stamped (theoretically, anyway) on the right front shock tower, outboard surface facing the inside of the wheel. The other number on the shock tower is on one of the top surfaces and has no relation to any identifying number of the car. That may be the number you are referring to. Apparently, for models as early as BT7s there was no VIN stamped on the shock tower like BJ8s. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC -----Original Message----- From: john spaur [mailto:jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net] Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 10:16 PM To: BJ8 Healeys Cc: 'healey help' Subject: Re: [Healeys] H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION The shock tower number on my BT7 is not on my Heritage certificate. John At 09:09 PM 1/30/2010 -0500, BJ8 Healeys wrote: >....I do not know if BT7s were identified with the VIN/chassis >number on the shock tower like >BJ8s, but unless someone who knows for sure says there were no numbers there >on a BT7 I would look for one..... From dcongleton at embarqmail.com Sun Jan 31 05:49:04 2010 From: dcongleton at embarqmail.com (Dallas Congleton) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:49:04 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] craiglist 100-6 portland, OR References: <173126441001301715i59367c92pa1cead0e0fcf57b5@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Checked into this 100-6. Chassis number is 6722 ;^) Dallas 67 BJ8 (with matching numbers ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "I Erbs" To: "healey help" Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 8:15 PM Subject: [Healeys] craiglist 100-6 portland, OR > http://portland.craigslist.org/yam/cto/1571675534.htmlI > > > not my car. NFI willing to take look if interested > > > > -- > I Erbs > Portland, OR > _______________________________________________ From m.brouillette at comcast.net Sun Jan 31 06:59:38 2010 From: m.brouillette at comcast.net (Mike Brouillette) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:59:38 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722 CLARIFICATION) In-Reply-To: <173126441001302151v466d1afau37e3233aebe7afb8@mail.gmail.com> References: <173126441001302151v466d1afau37e3233aebe7afb8@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <2AD869E43D7447FE8E0C8FAB54738E43@Healey> I'm sorry, but isn't a valid question being asked? When is a rebuilt Austin Healey able to take the identity of another Austin Healey valid? That also leads to the stories of some 100S, if a couple parts of car X is used to build car Y can the car owner now reregister his car as car Y? Or like the Sunbeam Tiger guys who deal with folks who convert an Alpine to a Tiger. Dropping in a period correct engine from a totaled car and other legitimate Tiger parts doesn't make it a Tiger. Ok, your car may stay in the family for some period, but will most probably get sold to someone out here in the automotive world. I'll tell you that, as an example, if I ever found out my 1959 BT7 was really a BN4, a lawsuit would occur... Mike Brouillette Bedford, NH 1959 BT7 H-BT7-L/1281 From: I Erbs Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:51 AM To: Mike Brouillette ; to Peter Schauss ; healey help Subject: BT7 thread Engine may not make a car, but I had no other way to get any info about my BT7. no shock tower #, no chassis# no body #, just a 29D engine # as stated before, sorry to recap for anyone who is still following along. Trying tp rationalize the fact that the car is not a BN4! that car and engine are history. The new body and donor engine are BT7. no Identifying #s came with the new body. so I sent the engine# to BMHT to see what info would come back. Rick you are good at summarizing my emails maybe you can do a better job :) So the only way to register my car correctly was as stated before. Not trying to scam anyone. Car is going to my kids when I can no longer drive. History of car will be documented as far as the last 35 years. Will now thank all who had input and please reply off list to me personally as we have used enough band width on this thread. Not trying to be snotty. I would like to hear from anyone who has 6722 or from the 3000 registry keeper. will post the BN4 # to the 100-6 registry so it can be tracked. Thanks again to all who commented and made suggestions, g-night,. or g'day which ever is correct. cheers Ira Erbs 60 BT7 6722 -- I Erbs Portland, OR From kturk at adelphia.net Sun Jan 31 07:15:18 2010 From: kturk at adelphia.net (Keith Turk) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:15:18 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) References: <173126441001302151v466d1afau37e3233aebe7afb8@mail.gmail.com> <2AD869E43D7447FE8E0C8FAB54738E43@Healey> Message-ID: Well so long as the Engine number doesn't match a currently registared vehicle I'd say it's fine.... problem is so many nasty boys were built out of these cars... Bottom line... it is what it is... as long as it's "Not" a Stolen vehicle ... call it what you want and enjoy it... Life is Good... K From Healey100M at gmail.com Sun Jan 31 07:23:11 2010 From: Healey100M at gmail.com (Randy Hicks) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:23:11 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) In-Reply-To: References: <173126441001302151v466d1afau37e3233aebe7afb8@mail.gmail.com> <2AD869E43D7447FE8E0C8FAB54738E43@Healey> Message-ID: <1FF893FE-FE8C-448D-B1C5-F3BDBA54C27F@gmail.com> Keith, would you feel the same if you bought it and found out later it was something other than what you thought you were buying? Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com On Jan 31, 2010, at 9:15 AM, Keith Turk wrote: > Well so long as the Engine number doesn't match a currently registared vehicle I'd say it's fine.... problem is so many nasty boys were built out of these cars... > > Bottom line... it is what it is... as long as it's "Not" a Stolen vehicle ... call it what you want and enjoy it... Life is Good... > > K _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as healey100m at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From dwflagg at juno.com Sun Jan 31 07:37:28 2010 From: dwflagg at juno.com (dwflagg) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:37:28 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) Message-ID: <20100131.063800.979.2419@mailpop08.dca.untd.com> Ira is trying to make the best of a difficult situation, but I agree with Randy, "call it what you want and enjoy it" is not the answer. Somewhere down the line the car will be purchased for what someone thinks it is and the provenance will have been lost over the years. This is why Rich Chrysler, Steve Byers and others, work hard to keep accurate records. Rich even keeps records of individual, numbered body parts. Without these efforts things would be, at the least, murky and at the worst in chaos. And, as Steve has told us, many time original parts and cars have been reunited. If you have any spare, numbered body parts lying about, please let Rich or Steve know. When they are lost, so is history and the car. IMHO. Doug > Keith, would you feel the same if you bought it and found out later > it was > something other than what you thought you were buying? > > Randy > > Randy Hicks > www.austinhealey100m.com > '56 100 M > '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans > '62 BN7 MkII > '65 BJ8 > '53 MGTD > Healey100M at gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 31, 2010, at 9:15 AM, Keith Turk wrote: > > > Well so long as the Engine number doesn't match a currently > registared > vehicle I'd say it's fine.... problem is so many nasty boys were > built out of > these cars... > > > > Bottom line... it is what it is... as long as it's "Not" a Stolen > vehicle > ... call it what you want and enjoy it... Life is Good... > > > > K _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > > > Healeys at autox.team.net > > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > > > You are subscribed as healey100m at gmail.com > > > > http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as dwflagg at juno.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > ____________________________________________________________ Criminal Lawyer Criminal Lawyers - Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=nAhpXcgCa9fcOoH6TUxPcAAAJ1B-9ttc3k1I_21D8YCzT29EAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAiFgAAAAA= From kturk at adelphia.net Sun Jan 31 07:40:39 2010 From: kturk at adelphia.net (Keith Turk) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:40:39 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) References: <20100131.063800.979.2419@mailpop08.dca.untd.com> Message-ID: Why don't you poor souls just tell him to give me the car.... I'll cut it up and make a Nasty boy out of it... Always wanted one of those... Then I can pedal his motor on ebay and we can call this question answered.... Point being... be reasonable here... not everyone is going to find the perfect example of a Healey needing nothing more then a good coat of wax.... it's just not our world any more....we get what we get and do the best with it... Let the buyer beware and the seller be honest.... Life is pretty good after that... K From sbyers at ec.rr.com Sun Jan 31 07:51:56 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:51:56 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) In-Reply-To: <1FF893FE-FE8C-448D-B1C5-F3BDBA54C27F@gmail.com> References: <173126441001302151v466d1afau37e3233aebe7afb8@mail.gmail.com> <2AD869E43D7447FE8E0C8FAB54738E43@Healey> <1FF893FE-FE8C-448D-B1C5-F3BDBA54C27F@gmail.com> Message-ID: <000e01caa284$ef53f4c0$cdfbde40$@rr.com> It would be much better to have a resource where the various numbers on a car could be checked for validity before you buy it, wouldn't it? The registries should provide that resource. The more owners who are aware of and participate in the registries, the better the resource becomes. A car was recently sold on eBay as HBJ8L/26110 -- a Phase 1 number, although the car had all the features of a Phase 2 car. After the buyer checked in with the BJ8 registry, we discovered from the gearbox and rear axle numbers and the partially-legible number on the shock tower (the body plate was missing) that the car was actually HBJ8L/30805. Then we learned that the VIN plate had been stamped with the chassis number matching the engine in the car, which did belong to 26110. The buyer of the car could have been aware of the inconsistencies before he bought it if he had checked with the registry first. Other than the scrambled numbers the car is in excellent shape, so the buyer is satisfied. He has a registry letter to back up his claim should he decide to do battle with the DMV to change his title. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC USA -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randy Hicks Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 9:23 AM To: Keith Turk Cc: healey help Subject: Re: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) Keith, would you feel the same if you bought it and found out later it was something other than what you thought you were buying? Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com From ahbn6 at verizon.net Sun Jan 31 08:38:24 2010 From: ahbn6 at verizon.net (John Sims) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:38:24 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) In-Reply-To: <000e01caa284$ef53f4c0$cdfbde40$@rr.com> References: <173126441001302151v466d1afau37e3233aebe7afb8@mail.gmail.com> <2AD869E43D7447FE8E0C8FAB54738E43@Healey> <1FF893FE-FE8C-448D-B1C5-F3BDBA54C27F@gmail.com> <000e01caa284$ef53f4c0$cdfbde40$@rr.com> Message-ID: <001801caa28b$6d2f9830$478ec890$@net> I agree with Steve and really appreciate the time and effort that he, Rich and the other registrars devote to their lists. That being said, how many Healey buyers - especially the newbies - are aware of the registries. I was not when I bought mine some 15 years ago off of a used car lot and was really not even fully aware of them until I started to get deeply involved in my web site. At the time, I wanted a Healey, the price was right and I love it even though not all the numbers match. Point is, if you are deep into the hobby, you probably know of the registries. If you are new to Healeys or, perhaps, just casual, you may not be aware of them and therefore take your chances. John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of BJ8 Healeys Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 9:52 AM To: 'healey help' Subject: Re: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) It would be much better to have a resource where the various numbers on a car could be checked for validity before you buy it, wouldn't it? The registries should provide that resource. The more owners who are aware of and participate in the registries, the better the resource becomes. A car was recently sold on eBay as HBJ8L/26110 -- a Phase 1 number, although the car had all the features of a Phase 2 car. After the buyer checked in with the BJ8 registry, we discovered from the gearbox and rear axle numbers and the partially-legible number on the shock tower (the body plate was missing) that the car was actually HBJ8L/30805. Then we learned that the VIN plate had been stamped with the chassis number matching the engine in the car, which did belong to 26110. The buyer of the car could have been aware of the inconsistencies before he bought it if he had checked with the registry first. Other than the scrambled numbers the car is in excellent shape, so the buyer is satisfied. He has a registry letter to back up his claim should he decide to do battle with the DMV to change his title. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC USA From mbuggy at gmail.com Sun Jan 31 08:41:15 2010 From: mbuggy at gmail.com (mark buggy) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:41:15 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Test email only Message-ID: '67 BJ8 Mark Buggy From sbyers at ec.rr.com Sun Jan 31 09:30:03 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:30:03 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) In-Reply-To: <001801caa28b$6d2f9830$478ec890$@net> References: <173126441001302151v466d1afau37e3233aebe7afb8@mail.gmail.com> <2AD869E43D7447FE8E0C8FAB54738E43@Healey> <1FF893FE-FE8C-448D-B1C5-F3BDBA54C27F@gmail.com> <000e01caa284$ef53f4c0$cdfbde40$@rr.com> <001801caa28b$6d2f9830$478ec890$@net> Message-ID: <001801caa292$a4518010$ecf48030$@rr.com> Fifteen years ago, the registries that existed only bothered to collect VIN numbers, and pretty much only the VIN numbers of AHCA members, so they wouldn't have been as useful as they are now. They also didn't have the resources available to identify the cars and their parts that have been developed over those years. The wider the registries can be publicized, the more people will know about them. The more helpful they are to individual owners, the more likely the word will spread that registries are more than an idle pastime, but can be a real benefit to the Healey community. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC USA -----Original Message----- From: John Sims [mailto:ahbn6 at verizon.net] Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 10:38 AM To: 'BJ8 Healeys'; 'healey help' Subject: RE: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) I agree with Steve and really appreciate the time and effort that he, Rich and the other registrars devote to their lists. That being said, how many Healey buyers - especially the newbies - are aware of the registries. I was not when I bought mine some 15 years ago off of a used car lot and was really not even fully aware of them until I started to get deeply involved in my web site. At the time, I wanted a Healey, the price was right and I love it even though not all the numbers match. Point is, if you are deep into the hobby, you probably know of the registries. If you are new to Healeys or, perhaps, just casual, you may not be aware of them and therefore take your chances. John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com From eyera3 at gmail.com Sun Jan 31 10:38:07 2010 From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:38:07 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] BT7 thread In-Reply-To: <20100131.083738.957.28814@mailpop01.dca.untd.com> References: <20100131.083738.957.28814@mailpop01.dca.untd.com> Message-ID: <173126441001310938o73c9d469tb39242e54158a00b@mail.gmail.com> wow this has really gotten away from where I started engine is a bt7, chassis is a bt7 id/body tags are from my original bn4 I tried in sept. to get info on getting body id for my chassis. no one suggested looking in boot or rear shroud, so I sent in the 29d # knowing it was a bt 7 engine. now after 6 weeks of waiting and spending $85.00 I am about to send my car to the paint stripper and then off to the body/paint shop I have to start all over. at this point I think I'll keep my car red and deal with the id and engine # stuff later. I did not mean to open a can of warms just to clarify. car is a bt7 with a bt7 engine. I am not trying to register a 100-6 as 30000. i am trying to register a 3000 as a 3000. over 30 years ago no one cared. this was a $500.00 car On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 8:36 AM, dwflagg wrote: > Ira, > > Steve just told me that the 29D engine is correct for the BT7 (the 29D > engine was introduced for the BT7/BN7), so your are on your way. Once you > establish the body number for either chassis, it should be down hill from > there. > > Regards, > > Doug > > > No body tags with body. Been driving a bt7 registered as a bn4. I > > actuslly posted questions about this issue in Sept. When I started > > the > > restoration. No one mentioned anyway to id the car other a > > discussion > > about shock tower stamping. So now I now I wasted $85 and a month > > waiting for the wrong paperwork! What is worse a bt7 with bn4 id or > > a > > bt7 with bt7 id based on engine #? That is how I see it. I guess > > Ill > > look for body # and start all over @&@$!&@$! > > > > I Erbs > ____________________________________________________________ > Weight Loss Program > Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=mdJ-qlqw1FkPuigVq5AU6AAAJ1CUHBpMtZQ93PPsXMatEomzAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEUgAAAAA= > -- I Erbs Portland, OR From bn1 at pacbell.net Sun Jan 31 11:04:08 2010 From: bn1 at pacbell.net (Mr. Bill) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:04:08 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B65C618.40709@pacbell.net> Hey Rich, here's another one: http://www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=281 Oh yeah, and also a M, Le Mans or whatever you call it: http://www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=279 Just in case you have $144k in your jeans crying to get out! Bill Barnett '53 Red Car On 1/24/2010 03:42 PM, Rich C wrote: > Hello all, > > I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found the > right one. > Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She came > down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly > apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels almost > perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and > chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent condition, no > tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should be. > Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! > > Rich Chrysler > Hundred Registrar From e-wilkins at cox.net Sun Jan 31 11:26:44 2010 From: e-wilkins at cox.net (Eric (Rick) Wilkins) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:26:44 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <4B65C618.40709@pacbell.net> References: <4B65C618.40709@pacbell.net> Message-ID: <84B91CE7-E2B5-4816-834D-6ED0F6AB1C50@cox.net> "This car has been subject to a concourse ground up restoration by Fourintune" Wilko On Jan 31, 2010, at 10:04 AM, Mr. Bill wrote: > > > Oh yeah, and also a M, Le Mans or whatever you call it: > http://www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=279 Just in case you > have > $144k in your jeans crying to get out! > > Bill Barnett > '53 Red Car From cnaarndt at gmail.com Sun Jan 31 11:34:46 2010 From: cnaarndt at gmail.com (Curt/Nancy Arndt) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:34:46 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] BT7 thread In-Reply-To: <173126441001310938o73c9d469tb39242e54158a00b@mail.gmail.com> References: <20100131.083738.957.28814@mailpop01.dca.untd.com> <173126441001310938o73c9d469tb39242e54158a00b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <751d05481001311034x7c4cb5cdm7ec3c3cdcb0a87e5@mail.gmail.com> Ira, I feel you are correct and are doing and this is what I would do in the same situation. It's seems to be just this simple, IF you feel the engine is original to the chassis, then a heritage search of the engine gives you the the correct chassis and body numbers. End of story. Sounds like a no brainer to me. On another similar note while I was going through some Healey crap in the garage, I found two old chassis tags that belonged to the late Steve Toth of Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Steve, a Healey enthusiast, would buy Healeys from the local wrecking yard in the '60s and '70s, fix them up to drive and or sell them. He had quite a collection before he passed away some years ago. He sold most of his Healeys and parts to Phil Gallant (another Healey and Shelby Cobra enthusiast) here in Oceanside, CA who in turn sold the cars and parts to a fellow in Belgium. Last word was a number of the cars were restored and presumably still in Europe Any FYI, here are the numbers... *BN6L/3746* * BN4L - 0 - 38338* Cheers, Curt On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 9:38 AM, I Erbs wrote: > wow this has really gotten away from where I started > > engine is a bt7, chassis is a bt7 id/body tags are from my original bn4 > > > I tried in sept. to get info on getting body id for my chassis. no one > suggested looking in boot or rear shroud, so I sent in the 29d # knowing it > was a bt 7 engine. now after 6 weeks of waiting and spending $85.00 I am > about to send my car to the paint stripper and then off to the body/paint > shop I have to start all over. at this point I think I'll keep my car red > and deal with the id and engine # stuff later. > I did not mean to open a can of warms > just to clarify. car is a bt7 with a bt7 engine. I am not trying to > register > a 100-6 as 30000. i am trying to register a 3000 as a 3000. > over 30 years ago no one cared. this was a $500.00 car From healeyron at yahoo.com Sun Jan 31 11:59:46 2010 From: healeyron at yahoo.com (Ron Mitchell) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:59:46 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <4B65C618.40709@pacbell.net> References: <4B65C618.40709@pacbell.net> Message-ID: <117203.45339.qm@web32902.mail.mud.yahoo.com> So what is the BN1 a RHD or a LHD/ Pictures are conflicted. Second picture from the left is a RHD?? R....... ________________________________ From: Mr. Bill To: healeys at autox.team.net Sent: Sun, January 31, 2010 1:04:08 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 Hey Rich, here's another one: http://www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=281 Oh yeah, and also a M, Le Mans or whatever you call it: http://www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=279 Just in case you have $144k in your jeans crying to get out! Bill Barnett '53 Red Car On 1/24/2010 03:42 PM, Rich C wrote: > Hello all, > > I've been without my own Hundred since 1995. I think I've finally found the > right one. > Just closed a deal today on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She came > down the line 15 November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly > apart but pretty complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels almost > perfect, and never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and > chrome sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent condition, no > tool kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should be. > Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! > > Rich Chrysler > Hundred Registrar _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as healeyron at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From cnaarndt at gmail.com Sun Jan 31 12:15:52 2010 From: cnaarndt at gmail.com (Curt/Nancy Arndt) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:15:52 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <84B91CE7-E2B5-4816-834D-6ED0F6AB1C50@cox.net> References: <4B65C618.40709@pacbell.net> <84B91CE7-E2B5-4816-834D-6ED0F6AB1C50@cox.net> Message-ID: <751d05481001311115h2297c2a3x9ba1471049d2164c@mail.gmail.com> Wilko, I know this car well since it belonged to a friend, Phil Gallant here in Oceanside. He had Tom at Fourintune restore it some years ago and I looked at it in detail when Phil had it for sale. I was helping a friend who was looking for a very correct 100M, and this was one of the cars I recommended. My friend ended up buying a true Gold Level 100M with a lot of NOS and extra parts worth thousands for the same price as this car. FWIW, the asking price has tripled from when Phil sold the car. It may be concourse but it's not Concours in my opinion, albeit a well done Kovacs restoration. Cheers, Curt On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Eric (Rick) Wilkins wrote: > "This car has been subject to a concourse ground up restoration by > Fourintune" > > Wilko > > On Jan 31, 2010, at 10:04 AM, Mr. Bill wrote: > > > > > > Oh yeah, and also a M, Le Mans or whatever you call it: > > http://www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=279 Just in case you > > have > > $144k in your jeans crying to get out! > > > > Bill Barnett > > '53 Red Car > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as cnaarndt at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From bn1 at pacbell.net Sun Jan 31 12:23:30 2010 From: bn1 at pacbell.net (Mr. Bill) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:23:30 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <117203.45339.qm@web32902.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <4B65C618.40709@pacbell.net> <117203.45339.qm@web32902.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4B65D8B2.4050601@pacbell.net> And of a totally different 100. Bill On 1/31/2010 10:59 AM, Ron Mitchell wrote: > So what is the BN1 a RHD or a LHD/ Pictures are conflicted. Second picture > from the left is a RHD?? > > R....... > > > > > ________________________________ > From: > Mr. Bill > To: healeys at autox.team.net > Sent: Sun, January 31, > 2010 1:04:08 PM > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > > Hey Rich, here's another > one: > http://www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=281 > > Oh yeah, and also a M, > Le Mans or whatever you call it: > http://www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=279 Just in case you have > $144k > in your jeans crying to get out! > > Bill Barnett > '53 Red Car > > On 1/24/2010 03:42 > PM, Rich C wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I've been without my own Hundred since >> > 1995. I think I've finally found the > >> right one. >> Just closed a deal today >> > on a very early BN1, and this one is for me. She came > >> down the line 15 >> > November, 1953. I'm now only the 3rd owner. She's mostly > >> apart but pretty >> > complete with almost no rust at all. All body panels almost > >> perfect, and >> > never been repaired. Original beautiful 1 piece Perspex and > >> chrome >> > sidescreens, early adjustable steering wheel in excellent condition, no > >> tool >> > kit but original jack and handles. All numbered bits as they should be. > >> > Watch for a Coronet Cream Hundred with navy trim some time in the future! > >> >> > Rich Chrysler > >> Hundred Registrar >> > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net > http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as > healeyron at yahoo.com > > http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as bn1 at pacbell.net > > http://www.team.net/archive From info at classictradespace.com Sun Jan 31 12:34:32 2010 From: info at classictradespace.com (classic trade space) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:34:32 -0000 Subject: [Healeys] our own BN1 Message-ID: <77D4B5C127C3409DB837795948763C8E@WORLDCARS> which photo are you refering to ive looked but can only see LHD images, i think he is a member of the list anyway as i know the guy, i bought two cars from them last year. Marc 1954 BN1 100/4 From sbyers at ec.rr.com Sun Jan 31 12:43:01 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:43:01 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) In-Reply-To: References: <173126441001302151v466d1afau37e3233aebe7afb8@mail.gmail.com> <2AD869E43D7447FE8E0C8FAB54738E43@Healey> <1FF893FE-FE8C-448D-B1C5-F3BDBA54C27F@gmail.com> <000e01caa284$ef53f4c0$cdfbde40$@rr.com> <001801caa28b$6d2f9830$478ec890$@net> <001801caa292$a4518010$ecf48030$@rr.com> Message-ID: <004301caa2ad$991ee0a0$cb5ca1e0$@rr.com> John, as soon as I hit the SEND button it occurred to me that I was going to hear from you. Yes, my comments applied only to the USA registries begun by the AHCA in the mid-'80s. I have personal knowledge of how they were 15 years ago, but do not have any knowledge of the UK registers, beyond a little bit about the 3000 register. I apologize to you and Mell for ignoring you guys in my comments. It is devoutly to be wished that someday we can integrate our databases and come up with a single model register that has all of the information available on a given car and its ownership history. As it is, the "privacy" issue is such a big hindrance to complete sharing of information among the registries, and my personal feeling is that the Healey community suffers because of it. But what can you do about the law? Cheers! Steve -----Original Message----- From: John Harper [mailto:ah at jharper.demon.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:42 PM To: BJ8 Healeys Cc: 'healey help' Subject: Re: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) Steve I am sorry but I have to take issue here. What you say does not apply to the UK AHC. We kept far more than just the VIN/chassis numbers 15 years ago. We kept this detailed information going back something like 30 years. For example the first UK 100 Register was produced in 1970 but I agree this had limited car information. The first detailed Register started in 1977 by John Wheatley and this had body/batch number, colours original and now, condition and in addition more detailed information. This was nearly 33 years ago! In 1988 we transferred from paper records to a database with just over 300 entries but kept all the detailed information and add a little more. Now we have approaching ten times that number and all details we receive are recorded. Having said the above I fully endorse what you say The wider the registries can be publicised, the more people will know about them. The more helpful they are to individual owners, the more likely the word will spread that registries are more than an idle pastime, but can be a real benefit to the Healey community. Best regards John Harper 100 Register Secretary AHC UK From sales at justbrits.com Sun Jan 31 13:44:05 2010 From: sales at justbrits.com (Sales at " Just Brits ") Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:44:05 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger In-Reply-To: <004301caa2ad$991ee0a0$cb5ca1e0$@rr.com> References: <173126441001302151v466d1afau37e3233aebe7afb8@mail.gmail.com> <2AD869E43D7447FE8E0C8FAB54738E43@Healey> <1FF893FE-FE8C-448D-B1C5-F3BDBA54C27F@gmail.com> <000e01caa284$ef53f4c0$cdfbde40$@rr.com> <001801caa28b$6d2f9830$478ec890$@net> <001801caa292$a4518010$ecf48030$@rr.com> <004301caa2ad$991ee0a0$cb5ca1e0$@rr.com> Message-ID: <4B65EB95.5040904@justbrits.com> << and my personal feeling is that the Healey community suffers because of it. >> And that is my feeling also, Steve. Of course, our feelings [right now] are NOT the 1st time the subject has come up !!! Ed PS: Damn, I'm OLD !! LOL From richchrysler at quickclic.net Sun Jan 31 14:39:32 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:39:32 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 References: <4B65C618.40709@pacbell.net><117203.45339.qm@web32902.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4B65D8B2.4050601@pacbell.net> Message-ID: It's a little bit confusing here but I believe the picture of the RHD car may be the owner of the business listing the car, while the LHD car is the actual car for sale in Colorado. Also, I don't see any Coronet Cream paint on the car anywhere, unless it is what we're seing on the under side but it's hard to tell. Either that or it may be stated on the BMIHT certificate or other documentation that we can't see. Rich Chrysler North American Hundred Registrar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mr. Bill" To: Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 > And of a totally different 100. > > Bill > > On 1/31/2010 10:59 AM, Ron Mitchell wrote: >> So what is the BN1 a RHD or a LHD/ Pictures are conflicted. Second >> picture >> from the left is a RHD?? From logical2 at hotmail.com Sun Jan 31 15:30:51 2010 From: logical2 at hotmail.com (Frank Edwards) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:30:51 +0000 Subject: [Healeys] BJ7 Top Message-ID: I am restoring a BJ7 and have taken the old top apart. The 5 wooden pieces that are screwed to the top frame were covered with white vinyl. Should they be white or should they match the color of the top? I believe the car that this top is off of was Colorado Red. Could it have had a white top originally? Thanks for your help. 1962 BJ7 1969 Midget 1961 Bugeye Frank R. Edwards 570-784-4662 logical2 at hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ From Jwhlyadv at aol.com Sun Jan 31 16:02:30 2010 From: Jwhlyadv at aol.com (Jwhlyadv at aol.com) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:02:30 EST Subject: [Healeys] 1963 AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 Message-ID: This BJ7 is for sale for the first time in 40 years. The previous owner is still in the Bluegrass Club. I looked at it about five years ago as a favor for the owner. As I recall it was a very solid car and he wanted to restore it but was floored by the price. Located in Louisville Kentucky off I-64. I have no desire to get involved.... _http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/1579364293.html_ (http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/1579364293.html) Jim Werner Louisville, KY From Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au Sun Jan 31 16:03:03 2010 From: Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au (Quinn, Patrick) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:03:03 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <751d05481001311115h2297c2a3x9ba1471049d2164c@mail.gmail.com> References: <4B65C618.40709@pacbell.net> <84B91CE7-E2B5-4816-834D-6ED0F6AB1C50@cox.net> <751d05481001311115h2297c2a3x9ba1471049d2164c@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996CF@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> G'day Curt And I thought I was the only one who knew the difference between concourse and concours. If I was to restore a car to concourse condition I could only expect people to walk all over it. If however it was concours it would be originally correct and very clean. Woe betide anyone who would attempt to walk all over it. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Curt/Nancy Arndt Sent: Monday, 1 February 2010 6:16 AM To: Eric (Rick) Wilkins Cc: Healey List Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 Wilko, I know this car well since it belonged to a friend, Phil Gallant here in Oceanside. He had Tom at Fourintune restore it some years ago and I looked at it in detail when Phil had it for sale. I was helping a friend who was looking for a very correct 100M, and this was one of the cars I recommended. My friend ended up buying a true Gold Level 100M with a lot of NOS and extra parts worth thousands for the same price as this car. FWIW, the asking price has tripled from when Phil sold the car. It may be concourse but it's not Concours in my opinion, albeit a well done Kovacs restoration. Cheers, Curt On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Eric (Rick) Wilkins wrote: > "This car has been subject to a concourse ground up restoration by > Fourintune" > > Wilko > > On Jan 31, 2010, at 10:04 AM, Mr. Bill wrote: > > > > > > Oh yeah, and also a M, Le Mans or whatever you call it: > > http://www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=279 Just in case you > > have > > $144k in your jeans crying to get out! > > > > Bill Barnett > > '53 Red Car ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** From healeyrick at yahoo.com Sun Jan 31 16:15:51 2010 From: healeyrick at yahoo.com (HealeyRick) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:15:51 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996CF@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: <872336.37082.qm@web51407.mail.re2.yahoo.com> It's bad enough to keep concours and concourse straight, but then I have to figure out whether concours is pronounced "concoors" or "concoor? BTW is it "rallye" or "rally"? And don't get me started on "left" or right"! Rick Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo --- On Sun, 1/31/10, Quinn, Patrick wrote: From: Quinn, Patrick Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 To: "'Curt/Nancy Arndt'" , "Eric (Rick) Wilkins" Cc: "Healey List" Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 6:03 PM G'day Curt And I thought I was the only one who knew the difference between concourse and concours. If I was to restore a car to concourse condition I could only expect people to walk all over it. If however it was concours it would be originally correct and very clean. Woe betide anyone who would attempt to walk all over it. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Curt/Nancy Arndt Sent: Monday, 1 February 2010 6:16 AM To: Eric (Rick) Wilkins Cc: Healey List Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 Wilko, I know this car well since it belonged to a friend, Phil Gallant here in Oceanside. He had Tom at Fourintune restore it some years ago and I looked at it in detail when Phil had it for sale. I was helping a friend who was looking for a very correct 100M, and this was one of the cars I recommended. My friend ended up buying a true Gold Level 100M with a lot of NOS and extra parts worth thousands for the same price as this car. FWIW, the asking price has tripled from when Phil sold the car. It may be concourse but it's not Concours in my opinion, albeit a well done Kovacs restoration. Cheers, Curt On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Eric (Rick) Wilkins wrote: > "This car has been subject to a concourse ground up restoration by > Fourintune" > > Wilko > > On Jan 31, 2010, at 10:04 AM, Mr. Bill wrote: > > > > > > Oh yeah, and also a M, Le Mans or whatever you call it: > > http://www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=279 Just in case you > > have > > $144k in your jeans crying to get out! > > > > Bill Barnett > > '53 Red Car ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as healeyrick at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au Sun Jan 31 16:31:04 2010 From: Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au (Quinn, Patrick) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:31:04 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 Photo Message-ID: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D3@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> G'day I am preparing an article on the buying of a one-owner, divorce settlement BJ8 for just $15,000 - just send a deposit to an unnamed bank account in Eastern Europe. I need a high resolution (ie printable in hard copy) generic > front photo of a LHD BJ8, preferable without any means of identifying that it belongs to anyone in particular. Would anyone out there have one they can send me please? Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** From medlabinc at msn.com Sun Jan 31 17:11:01 2010 From: medlabinc at msn.com (Dick Matson) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:11:01 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Our Own BN1 Message-ID: Just listening in Pat but . . what ? What is walking all over it. Dick M / Bj8 ----- Original Message ----- From: Quinn, Patrick To: 'Curt/Nancy Arndt' ; Eric (Rick) Wilkins Cc: Healey List Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:03 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 G'day Curt And I thought I was the only one who knew the difference between concourse and concours. If I was to restore a car to concourse condition I could only expect people to walk all over it. If however it was concours it would be originally correct and very clean. Woe betide anyone who would attempt to walk all over it. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Curt/Nancy Arndt Sent: Monday, 1 February 2010 6:16 AM To: Eric (Rick) Wilkins Cc: Healey List Subject: Re: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 Wilko, I know this car well since it belonged to a friend, Phil Gallant here in Oceanside. He had Tom at Fourintune restore it some years ago and I looked at it in detail when Phil had it for sale. I was helping a friend who was looking for a very correct 100M, and this was one of the cars I recommended. My friend ended up buying a true Gold Level 100M with a lot of NOS and extra parts worth thousands for the same price as this car. FWIW, the asking price has tripled from when Phil sold the car. It may be concourse but it's not Concours in my opinion, albeit a well done Kovacs restoration. Cheers, Curt On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Eric (Rick) Wilkins wrote: > "This car has been subject to a concourse ground up restoration by > Fourintune" > > Wilko > > On Jan 31, 2010, at 10:04 AM, Mr. Bill wrote: > > > > > > Oh yeah, and also a M, Le Mans or whatever you call it: > > http://www.kentcarcollection.com/info.php?id=279 Just in case you > > have > > $144k in your jeans crying to get out! > > > > Bill Barnett > > '53 Red Car From Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au Sun Jan 31 17:15:17 2010 From: Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au (Quinn, Patrick) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:15:17 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Bad Brakes - Now Good Brakes Message-ID: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D5@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> G'day Perhaps you might recall a few months back I asked for the collective wisdom concerning the brakes on the BN3? I replaced the linings on the front shoes and while I had excellent pedal it just wouldn't stop. I received great advice as to brakes hoses, skimming drums and so on. Well I can report that they are now working as well as they did before. I borrowed a set of shoes, both front and back from a A90 sedan with slightly softer lining material and while there was better braking overall, there was still some room for improvement. Next I had the original shoes front and rear relined again with the softest lining material available. I also changed the rear brake hose. During the reassembly it was noticed that while the closeness was correctly adjusted the whole of each rear shoe was not running parallel with the drum. There is that small adjusting screw that when moved alters the lateral movement of each shoe. With a little deft movement with a spanner and screwdriver that was put to right. The front hoses were to be changed, but we found out that the new hoses were too short. So on refitting the old hoses, the thread on one of the front cylinders was stripped. On checking it was three-quarter stuffed to begin with. Anyway on checking the casting number we managed to find another wheel cylinder in amongst a dusty box and after a little honing and cleaning it was as good as new. Except that it was 1 inch diameter while those fitted to the BN3 are 7/8 inch. Same casting number, but different diameter. Can someone tell me please what the standard inside diameter of the front wheel cylinders of the BN1, BN2, BN4 and BN6 please? Excuse my ignorance of hydraulic science, but I am told that by increasing the front cylinders from 7/8 inch to 1 inch it will improve the brake performance considerably. The brakes are not boosted and the car is fitted with a standard AH100 brake master cylinder. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** From Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au Sun Jan 31 17:20:48 2010 From: Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au (Quinn, Patrick) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:20:48 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D6@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> G'day I mean to physically walk over something. Normally in a large railway station you walk along or through a concourse to get to the platforms. The Concise Oxford Dictionary describes concourse as "Crowd; confluence of things." While confluence is described as "Flowing together, uniting ..." Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dick Matson Sent: Monday, 1 February 2010 11:11 AM To: AustinHealey List Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Our Own BN1 Just listening in Pat but . . what ? What is walking all over it. Dick M / Bj8 G'day Curt And I thought I was the only one who knew the difference between concourse and concours. If I was to restore a car to concourse condition I could only expect people to walk all over it. If however it was concours it would be originally correct and very clean. Woe betide anyone who would attempt to walk all over it. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia Wilko, I know this car well since it belonged to a friend, Phil Gallant here in Oceanside. He had Tom at Fourintune restore it some years ago and I looked at it in detail when Phil had it for sale. I was helping a friend who was looking for a very correct 100M, and this was one of the cars I recommended. My friend ended up buying a true Gold Level 100M with a lot of NOS and extra parts worth thousands for the same price as this car. FWIW, the asking price has tripled from when Phil sold the car. It may be concourse but it's not Concours in my opinion, albeit a well done Kovacs restoration. Cheers, Curt ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** From medlabinc at msn.com Sun Jan 31 17:35:47 2010 From: medlabinc at msn.com (Dick Matson) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:35:47 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Fw: Our Own BN1 Message-ID: And that pertains to concourse and concours Austin Healey . . . . how ? Oh. Oh. Was there a misspell maybe in the original post ? Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: Quinn, Patrick To: 'Dick Matson' ; AustinHealey List Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 4:20 PM Subject: RE: [Healeys] Fw: Our Own BN1 G'day I mean to physically walk over something. Normally in a large railway station you walk along or through a concourse to get to the platforms. The Concise Oxford Dictionary describes concourse as "Crowd; confluence of things." While confluence is described as "Flowing together, uniting ..." Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dick Matson Sent: Monday, 1 February 2010 11:11 AM To: AustinHealey List Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Our Own BN1 Just listening in Pat but . . what ? What is walking all over it. Dick M / Bj8 G'day Curt And I thought I was the only one who knew the difference between concourse and concours. If I was to restore a car to concourse condition I could only expect people to walk all over it. If however it was concours it would be originally correct and very clean. Woe betide anyone who would attempt to walk all over it. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia Wilko, I know this car well since it belonged to a friend, Phil Gallant here in Oceanside. He had Tom at Fourintune restore it some years ago and I looked at it in detail when Phil had it for sale. I was helping a friend who was looking for a very correct 100M, and this was one of the cars I recommended. My friend ended up buying a true Gold Level 100M with a lot of NOS and extra parts worth thousands for the same price as this car. FWIW, the asking price has tripled from when Phil sold the car. It may be concourse but it's not Concours in my opinion, albeit a well done Kovacs restoration. Cheers, Curt From cnaarndt at gmail.com Sun Jan 31 17:40:58 2010 From: cnaarndt at gmail.com (Curt/Nancy Arndt) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:40:58 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Fw: Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <751d05481001311640n63da03b1ne0be0c5d5733401d@mail.gmail.com> Dick, This should clear things up. Words mean specific things. *"I drove to the airport and then went through the terminal concourse to to catch my flight, to judge an Austin Healey Concours d'Elegance."* Cheers, Curt On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Dick Matson wrote: > And that pertains to concourse and concours Austin Healey . . . . how ? > > Oh. > > Oh. > > Was there a misspell maybe in the original post ? > > Dick > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Quinn, Patrick > To: 'Dick Matson' ; AustinHealey > List > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 4:20 PM > Subject: RE: [Healeys] Fw: Our Own BN1 > > > G'day > > I mean to physically walk over something. Normally in a large railway > station > you walk along or through a concourse to get to the platforms. > > The Concise Oxford Dictionary describes concourse as "Crowd; confluence of > things." While confluence is described as "Flowing together, uniting ..." > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net > > [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dick Matson > Sent: Monday, 1 February 2010 11:11 AM > To: AustinHealey List > Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Our Own BN1 > > Just listening in Pat but . . what ? What is walking all over it. > > Dick M / Bj8 > > G'day Curt > > And I thought I was the only one who knew the difference between concourse > and > concours. > > If I was to restore a car to concourse condition I could only expect people > to > walk all over it. If however it was concours it would be originally correct > and very clean. Woe betide anyone who would attempt to walk all over it. > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia > > > Wilko, > > I know this car well since it belonged to a friend, Phil Gallant here in > Oceanside. He had Tom at Fourintune restore it some years ago and I looked > at it in detail when Phil had it for sale. > > I was helping a friend who was looking for a very correct 100M, and this > was > one of the cars I recommended. My friend ended up buying a true Gold Level > 100M with a lot of NOS and extra parts worth thousands for the same price > as > this car. FWIW, the asking price has tripled from when Phil sold the car. > > It may be concourse but it's not Concours in my opinion, albeit a well done > Kovacs restoration. > > Cheers, > > Curt > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as cnaarndt at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au Sun Jan 31 17:44:54 2010 From: Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au (Quinn, Patrick) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:44:54 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Fw: Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D9@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> G'day Dick All it is, is some fun with the English language. If you use the term "concourse Austin-Healey" you really have a car that people physically walk on or congregate on. If you have a "concours Austin-Healey" you have a car that is in as new condition or better and is recognised as such. It is an incorrect use of the word "concourse" and I must admit it is very widespread. However one of the beauties of the English language is that it changes and perhaps in years to come the word "concourse" will become accepted usage. At the moment it is in error. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dick Matson Sent: Monday, 1 February 2010 11:36 AM To: AustinHealey List Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Fw: Our Own BN1 And that pertains to concourse and concours Austin Healey . . . . how ? Oh. Oh. Was there a misspell maybe in the original post ? Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: Quinn, Patrick To: 'Dick Matson' ; AustinHealey List Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 4:20 PM Subject: RE: [Healeys] Fw: Our Own BN1 G'day I mean to physically walk over something. Normally in a large railway station you walk along or through a concourse to get to the platforms. The Concise Oxford Dictionary describes concourse as "Crowd; confluence of things." While confluence is described as "Flowing together, uniting ..." Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dick Matson Sent: Monday, 1 February 2010 11:11 AM To: AustinHealey List Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Our Own BN1 Just listening in Pat but . . what ? What is walking all over it. Dick M / Bj8 ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** From sbyers at ec.rr.com Sun Jan 31 18:11:23 2010 From: sbyers at ec.rr.com (BJ8 Healeys) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:11:23 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Fw: Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D9@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> References: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D9@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: <006d01caa2db$7893a540$69baefc0$@rr.com> Now, let's talk about "brakes" and "breaks" (and we can even discourse on "brake's" and "break's" while we're at it)! Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC USA -----Original Message----- From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Quinn, Patrick Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 7:45 PM To: 'Dick Matson'; 'AustinHealey List' Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: Fw: Our Own BN1 G'day Dick All it is, is some fun with the English language. If you use the term "concourse Austin-Healey" you really have a car that people physically walk on or congregate on. If you have a "concours Austin-Healey" you have a car that is in as new condition or better and is recognised as such. It is an incorrect use of the word "concourse" and I must admit it is very widespread. However one of the beauties of the English language is that it changes and perhaps in years to come the word "concourse" will become accepted usage. At the moment it is in error. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia From Healey100M at gmail.com Sun Jan 31 18:33:08 2010 From: Healey100M at gmail.com (Randy Hicks) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:33:08 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Fw: Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <006d01caa2db$7893a540$69baefc0$@rr.com> References: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D9@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <006d01caa2db$7893a540$69baefc0$@rr.com> Message-ID: <1286CCC4-7B2A-406D-A2BB-F6C1773D2AE6@gmail.com> Ah, I can see it's been a long winter here in the east! :-) Randy Randy Hicks www.austinhealey100m.com '56 100 M '55 BN1 Dealer Le Mans '62 BN7 MkII '65 BJ8 '53 MGTD Healey100M at gmail.com On Jan 31, 2010, at 8:11 PM, BJ8 Healeys wrote: > Now, let's talk about "brakes" and "breaks" (and we can even discourse on > "brake's" and "break's" while we're at it)! > > Steve Byers > HBJ8L/36666 > BJ8 Registry > Havelock, NC USA From richchrysler at quickclic.net Sun Jan 31 19:14:10 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:14:10 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] BJ7 Top References: Message-ID: Hello Frank, Those 5 pieces are covered with a fine grained ivory or parchment coloured thin vinyl no matter what colour the top or the car. See pictures att'd. That was standard on all the convertibles, i.e. the BJ7 and the BJ8. If you need any I have some extra, easily enough for a car set. Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Edwards" To: Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 5:30 PM Subject: [Healeys] BJ7 Top >I am restoring a BJ7 and have taken the old top apart. > > The 5 wooden pieces that are screwed to the top frame were covered with > white > vinyl. > > Should they be white or should they match the color of the top? I believe > the > car that this top is off of was Colorado Red. Could it have had a white > top > originally? > > Thanks for your help. > > > > 1962 BJ7 > > 1969 Midget > > 1961 Bugeye > > > > Frank R. Edwards 570-784-4662 logical2 at hotmail.com > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richchrysler at quickclic.net > > http://www.team.net/archive [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of feb 07 010.jpg] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of IMG_4400.JPG] From jule_enterprisesah at yahoo.com Sun Jan 31 19:24:23 2010 From: jule_enterprisesah at yahoo.com (Martin Jansen) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:24:23 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <163620.99862.qm@web53003.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Are all Healeys permitted on the registries, including modified and nasty boys ? Happy Healeying, Marty www.jule-enterprises.com --- On Sun, 1/31/10, Keith Turk wrote: From: Keith Turk Subject: Re: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) To: "Mike Brouillette" , "I Erbs" , "to Peter Schauss" , "healey help" Received: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 9:15 AM Well so long as the Engine number doesn't match a currently registared vehicle I'd say it's fine.... problem is so many nasty boys were built out of these cars... Bottom line... it is what it is... as long as it's "Not" a Stolen vehicle ... call it what you want and enjoy it... Life is Good... K _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys You are subscribed as jule_enterprisesah at yahoo.com http://www.team.net/archive From rdavies1 at cox.net Sun Jan 31 19:28:38 2010 From: rdavies1 at cox.net (Ron Davies) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:28:38 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 Photo In-Reply-To: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D3@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> References: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D3@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: <80CA3FD9D1724F5E936899B9E119A448@OfficeDell> Pat: I'd love to help but I'm busy getting information together for an ex-military official in Uganda who has a $1,000,000 check for me. All I have to do is give him my bank account transfer numbers. Ron Davies Laguna Hills 67 BJ8 97 DB7 --------------- G'day I am preparing an article on the buying of a one-owner, divorce settlement BJ8 for just $15,000 - just send a deposit to an unnamed bank account in Eastern Europe. I need a high resolution (ie printable in hard copy) generic > front photo of a LHD BJ8, preferable without any means of identifying that it belongs to anyone in particular. Would anyone out there have one they can send me please? Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia From cnaarndt at gmail.com Sun Jan 31 19:31:17 2010 From: cnaarndt at gmail.com (Curt/Nancy Arndt) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:31:17 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] Bad Brakes - Now Good Brakes In-Reply-To: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D5@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> References: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D5@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: <751d05481001311831oae5d558vd9da12355da24ec2@mail.gmail.com> Patrick, Even though I haven't tried mine out on the BN1 yet, I was told years ago to have my shoes redone with "Woven Segmented Brake Linings." According to some of the gurus in the San Diego and So. Cal. Association, Mal Dougherty and Don Fisher to name two, they are they best thing short of disc brakes. Here's a link to a firm out on the US East coast that appears to supply them. http://www.allfrictions.com/portfolio.html I'm no expert. What say the rest of the list? Cheers, Curt On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Quinn, Patrick < Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au> wrote: > G'day > > Perhaps you might recall a few months back I asked for the collective > wisdom > concerning the brakes on the BN3? > > I replaced the linings on the front shoes and while I had excellent pedal > it > just wouldn't stop. I received great advice as to brakes hoses, skimming > drums > and so on. > > Well I can report that they are now working as well as they did before. I > borrowed a set of shoes, both front and back from a A90 sedan with slightly > softer lining material and while there was better braking overall, there > was > still some room for improvement. Next I had the original shoes front and > rear > relined again with the softest lining material available. I also changed > the > rear brake hose. > > During the reassembly it was noticed that while the closeness was correctly > adjusted the whole of each rear shoe was not running parallel with the > drum. > There is that small adjusting screw that when moved alters the lateral > movement of each shoe. With a little deft movement with a spanner and > screwdriver that was put to right. > > The front hoses were to be changed, but we found out that the new hoses > were > too short. So on refitting the old hoses, the thread on one of the front > cylinders was stripped. On checking it was three-quarter stuffed to begin > with. Anyway on checking the casting number we managed to find another > wheel > cylinder in amongst a dusty box and after a little honing and cleaning it > was > as good as new. > > Except that it was 1 inch diameter while those fitted to the BN3 are 7/8 > inch. > Same casting number, but different diameter. Can someone tell me please > what > the standard inside diameter of the front wheel cylinders of the BN1, BN2, > BN4 > and BN6 please? > > Excuse my ignorance of hydraulic science, but I am told that by increasing > the > front cylinders from 7/8 inch to 1 inch it will improve the brake > performance > considerably. The brakes are not boosted and the car is fitted with a > standard > AH100 brake master cylinder. > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia From Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au Sun Jan 31 19:40:04 2010 From: Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au (Quinn, Patrick) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:40:04 +1100 Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 Photo In-Reply-To: <80CA3FD9D1724F5E936899B9E119A448@OfficeDell> References: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D3@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <80CA3FD9D1724F5E936899B9E119A448@OfficeDell> Message-ID: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996DC@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> G'day Ron I have just realised that I really have put my foot into it and that some will probably think I am preparing a scam. Sorry folks, but I am not. I have taken on the editorship for our magazine and while I have written a piece I would like to add a photo with a sign that says something like "For Sale - One Owner - Cheap." Just ignore my drivel. However I still would like the photo. Perhaps a scan of a photo in an original sales brochure would make even more distant from a current owner/car. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: Ron Davies [mailto:rdavies1 at cox.net] Sent: Monday, 1 February 2010 1:29 PM To: Quinn, Patrick; 'Healey List' Subject: RE: [Healeys] BJ8 Photo Importance: High Pat: I'd love to help but I'm busy getting information together for an ex-military official in Uganda who has a $1,000,000 check for me. All I have to do is give him my bank account transfer numbers. Ron Davies Laguna Hills 67 BJ8 97 DB7 --------------- G'day I am preparing an article on the buying of a one-owner, divorce settlement BJ8 for just $15,000 - just send a deposit to an unnamed bank account in Eastern Europe. I need a high resolution (ie printable in hard copy) generic > front photo of a LHD BJ8, preferable without any means of identifying that it belongs to anyone in particular. Would anyone out there have one they can send me please? Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** From richard.ewald at gmail.com Sun Jan 31 19:46:48 2010 From: richard.ewald at gmail.com (Richard Ewald) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:46:48 -0800 Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 Photo In-Reply-To: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996DC@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> References: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D3@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <80CA3FD9D1724F5E936899B9E119A448@OfficeDell> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996DC@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: Patrick, I would love to be a buyer of the car, but all I have is this cashier's check drawn on the Left Bank of the Mississippi for for $300,000. Could you cash it and send me the difference back? Then ship the car when you get a chance. Rick :-) Yes I understand that you are writing an article about the pitfalls of selling on line, but after Ron's comment I just could not resist. On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Quinn, Patrick < Patrick.Quinn at det.nsw.edu.au> wrote: > G'day Ron > > I have just realised that I really have put my foot into it and that some > will > probably think I am preparing a scam. > > Sorry folks, but I am not. I have taken on the editorship for our magazine > and > while I have written a piece I would like to add a photo with a sign that > says > something like "For Sale - One Owner - Cheap." > > Just ignore my drivel. However I still would like the photo. Perhaps a scan > of > a photo in an original sales brochure would make even more distant from a > current owner/car. > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Davies [mailto:rdavies1 at cox.net] > Sent: Monday, 1 February 2010 1:29 PM > To: Quinn, Patrick; 'Healey List' > Subject: RE: [Healeys] BJ8 Photo > Importance: High > > > Pat: > I'd love to help but I'm busy getting information together for an > ex-military official in Uganda who has a $1,000,000 check for me. All I > have to do is give him my bank account transfer numbers. > Ron Davies > Laguna Hills > 67 BJ8 > 97 DB7 > --------------- > G'day > > I am preparing an article on the buying of a one-owner, divorce settlement > BJ8 > for just $15,000 - just send a deposit to an unnamed bank account in > Eastern > Europe. I need a high resolution (ie printable in hard copy) generic > > front > photo of a LHD BJ8, preferable without any means of identifying that it > belongs to anyone in particular. > > Would anyone out there have one they can send me please? > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > Sydney, Australia > > > > ********************************************************************** > This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain > privileged information or confidential information or both. If you > are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. > ********************************************************************** > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Healeys at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > You are subscribed as richard.ewald at gmail.com > > http://www.team.net/archive From Editorgary at aol.com Sun Jan 31 20:19:45 2010 From: Editorgary at aol.com (Editorgary at aol.com) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:19:45 EST Subject: [Healeys] Concourse? Message-ID: <15250.45f1f68d.3897a251@aol.com> In a message dated 1/31/10 3:32:01 PM, healeys-request at autox.team.net writes: > If I was to restore a car to concourse condition I could only expect > people to > walk all over it. If however it was concours it would be originally > correct > and very clean. Woe betide anyone who would attempt to walk all over it. > > Hoo Roo > > Patrick Quinn > And don't get Patrick started on the marques under the marquee, being shown by the marquis. Gary From sales at justbrits.com Sun Jan 31 20:44:50 2010 From: sales at justbrits.com (Sales at " Just Brits ") Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:44:50 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Our Own BN1 In-Reply-To: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996CF@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> References: <4B65C618.40709@pacbell.net> <84B91CE7-E2B5-4816-834D-6ED0F6AB1C50@cox.net> <751d05481001311115h2297c2a3x9ba1471049d2164c@mail.gmail.com> <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996CF@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: <4B664E32.8020504@justbrits.com> Patrick, me mate !!! << And I thought I was the only one who knew the difference between concourse and concours. >> All this time I had attributed the difference in words as being that YOU are "upside-down" ?!?!? In other words, in the Land of Oz, one restores their car to "concours" condition whilst "up here" we restore our cars to "concourse" condition because our folks "up" here trod thru our cars all the time. But from what I have "read" this does not occur in The Land of Oz BECAUSE you folks are up-side down ?!?!? Apparently I am incorrect ?!?!? I find that very hard to believe after all my years in things Healey !!!! Oh well, live and learn [I guess] !! Regards......... Ed From sales at justbrits.com Sun Jan 31 20:48:40 2010 From: sales at justbrits.com (Sales at " Just Brits ") Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:48:40 -0600 Subject: [Healeys] Bad Brakes - Now Good Brakes In-Reply-To: <751d05481001311831oae5d558vd9da12355da24ec2@mail.gmail.com> References: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D5@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> <751d05481001311831oae5d558vd9da12355da24ec2@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B664F18.9020005@justbrits.com> Curt, << I'm no expert. What say the rest of the list? >> IIRC I have read of "allfrictions" and I think it was on either MGT [series] List or Pre-war. Only a couple folks but comment were positive. Me From richchrysler at quickclic.net Sun Jan 31 21:04:26 2010 From: richchrysler at quickclic.net (Rich C) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:04:26 -0500 Subject: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) References: <163620.99862.qm@web53003.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Marty, Yes, absolutely. If they were originally production Healeys, then all their numbers and data possible need to be in the appropriate series' Registry. Rich Chrysler Hundred Registrar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Jansen" To: "Mike Brouillette" ; "I Erbs" ; "to Peter Schauss" ; "healey help" ; "Keith Turk" Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) > Are all Healeys permitted on the registries, including modified and nasty > boys > ? > > Happy Healeying, Marty www.jule-enterprises.com > > --- On Sun, 1/31/10, Keith Turk wrote: > > From: Keith Turk > Subject: Re: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was: > H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION) > To: "Mike Brouillette" , "I Erbs" > , "to Peter Schauss" , "healey > help" > Received: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 9:15 AM > > Well so long as the Engine number doesn't match a currently registared > vehicle > I'd say it's fine.... problem is so many nasty boys were built out of > these > cars... > > Bottom line... it is what it is... as long as it's "Not" a Stolen vehicle > ... > call it what you want and enjoy it... Life is Good... From healeyray at yahoo.com Sun Jan 31 22:39:13 2010 From: healeyray at yahoo.com (Ray Juncal) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:39:13 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Healeys] Bad Brakes - Now Good Brakes In-Reply-To: <3F6B02410E80C246B6B83165C250C21502AAA996D5@SLUGPEXMC02.central.det.win> Message-ID: <992303.50216.qm@web111411.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Patrick I'm not a hydraulic expert myself but I think it's the other way around. Smaller diameter wheel cylinders give more pressure for the same pedal travel. Let me know what replies you get. I very well could be wrong and I want to know. Regards Ray Juncal --- On Sun, 1/31/10, Quinn, Patrick wrote: G'day Perhaps you might recall a few months back I asked for the collective wisdom concerning the brakes on the BN3? I Excuse my ignorance of hydraulic science, but I am told that by increasing the front cylinders from 7/8 inch to 1 inch it will improve the brake performance considerably. The brakes are not boosted and the car is fitted with a standard AH100 brake master cylinder. Hoo Roo Patrick Quinn Sydney, Australia From caddi5 at comcast.net Sun Jan 31 22:46:17 2010 From: caddi5 at comcast.net (caddi5 at comcast.net) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 05:46:17 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Healeys] radiator placement Message-ID: <1252070064.1311701265003177909.JavaMail.root@sz0050a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Gentlemen, Can anyone give me the measurement for the space between the cooling fan and the radiator? Thanks Mitch 1959 BN4 100/6