[Healeys] Off the Gauge

[Bob Spidell]

... and if they are shot replace with urethane bushes.

Bob


On 3/17/2014 2:59 AM, Alan Seigrist wrote:
> Patrick -
>
> I would highly recommend that you double triple quadruple bazzillion check
> that the gearbox tie rod buffers have not gone soft like your grandmother's
> wits if not completely rotted away... there's not much space there and if
> you hit the brakes hard enough, or are heading downhill in low gear with
> your plasti-fan in maximum whirr-mode, the blades can pull forward enough
> to touch the radiator.  HK is quite hilly so this is a constant concern for
> me.
>
> Best,
>
> Alan
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 3:39 PM, Patrick & Caroline Quinn <
> p_cquinn at tpg.com.au> wrote:
>
>> G'day
>>
>>
>>
>> Yesterday while out in our newly acquired BJ8 the radiator developed a leak
>> which in turn allowed the water temp needle to reach previously unheard of
>> heights.
>>
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately I was 50K from home, but after waiting for it to cool it
>> started and ran perfectly happily. I managed to find a number of discarded
>> drink bottles in the lay-by and eventually limped home. Later I removed the
>> radiator which I must admit was a piece of cake after dealing with the
>> radiator from the BN3. So what caused the never previously seen before hole
>> in the radiator?
>>
>>
>>
>> The car is fitted with one of those 5 bladed plastic fans, but one of the
>> four bolts holding it in place was three-quarters undone, one was just
>> finger tight and the other two not much more.
>>
>>
>>
>> Methinks that while I was enjoying myself going through the gears the fan
>> wobbled and flexed so much that a blade hit the tubes and decapitated two
>> of
>> them.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any comments would be appreciated please.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hoo Roo
>>
>>
>>
>> Patrick Quinn
>>
>> Blue Mountains, Australia
>>

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