[Healeys] Valve guides/gas gauge
Dan Stromquist
dan at warner-associates.com
Wed Oct 26 13:19:21 MDT 2011
We all missed you. Good advice on the gas gauge. Mine sticks and one or
two taps and starts working fine just as you stated. There is a little
bounce from time to time and I aim to pull the sender and solder the fine
wire from the float to ground at the tank as some have suggested.
Dan
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From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of BJ8 Healeys
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:13 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Valve guides
I shied away from manganese-bronze guides when I rebuilt my head because at
the time (1999) there was publicity about MG XPAG engine valves seizing in
bronze guides. I went with standard cast iron guides and Stellite-faced
exhaust valves and I, too, have 80K miles on the engine without any valve
problems. Just returned from a 1600-mile roundtrip to Southeastern Healey
Classic in Alabama. I had a temporary fuel pump hiccup entering Atlanta,
but switched to the backup pump and kept going. The main pump is fine now
and I drove halfway home on it. Also had a leaky tire, but wouldn't you
know it: I was only about 50 miles west of Hendrix Wire Wheel and heading
east....
Anyone miss me?
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 Bob Spidell
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 8:32 AM
To: Oudesluys
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Valve guides
FWIW, I've got bronze guides in my (iron) BJ8 head. No problems for 80K
miles.
Bob
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