[Healeys] Captured nut thread size

Paul Blake brumby1009 at gmail.com
Fri May 16 16:17:50 MDT 2014


Originally these were 3/16 unf which is the same as 10-32. They also had
Posidrive heads which are still available from classic nut and bolt
suppliers.
Paul Blake
On 17/05/2014 4:01 AM, <healeys-request at autox.team.net> wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 13:25:10 -0400
> From: Michael <michael.salter at gmail.com>
> To: 1 2 <healeydohdahman at gmail.com>, <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Captured nut thread size, '59 BN-7
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> Hi Bob,
> I know that the insulation ones are 10/32.
>
> Michael S
> BN1 #174
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> Sent: b 5/b 16/b 2014 1:13 PM
> To: "healeys at autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] Captured nut thread size, '59 BN-7
>
> Hi All,
>
> Could someone be so kind as to advise the thread size on the captured nuts
> on the BN-7 firewall?  I think they are all the same, and the same size as
> the captured nuts that the bolts/threaded screws holds the insulation on
> the driver's side foot well, also?
>
> bob walker
> phx, az
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 10:35:51 -0700
> From: rwil at sbcglobal.net
> To: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> Cc: 'Austin Healey list' <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Coolant
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> Just to stir the pot a bit more:
>   Perhaps the reason that Water Wetter sometimes results in brown gunk
> appearing in the coolant is that it cleans out the passages in the
> block or radiator and it is that loosened gunk that is seen.  Maybe
> the reason that it does not always happen is that some folks start
> with a really clean cooling system.
>
> -Roland
>
> On Fri, 16 May 2014 16:28:50 +0000 (UTC), you wrote:
>
> >Well, if it's on the Internets it HAS to be true.
> >
> >I'll peruse these sites later, but I presume they are all controlled,
> double-blind experiments in which all possible factors--ambient temperature
> and humidity, type/composition of water, antifreeze and other additives,
> general engine condition and previous use of waters, additives, etc.,
> mileage
> of vehicle, condition of radiator and hoses, operating conditions, and so
> forth--were carefully controlled and the only variable was non/use of water
> wetter?
> >
> >IOW, "I used water wetter, my engine gunked-up, therefore water water
> causes
> engines to gunk up" is insufficient.
> >
> >Bob
> >
> >ps. I'm inclined to believe it, since there does seem to be a
> preponderance
> of anecdotal reports, but cannot say categorically that WW caused the
> problem
> without the aforementioned controlled experiments.
>
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