[Healeys] Dipstick

[rrengineer.mike]

Kees,     Thank you and everyone else for the encouragement.  There is still some friction putting the dipstick in.  Not that I am worried about the dipstick flying out of the hole while operating the car.  What the heck kind of driving would I be doing for that to happen?  Besides, the dipstick in my Bugeye just falls into it's hole and I have not lost it in over 16 years of driving since the restoration.       Speaking of the Bugeye, that was a ground up restoration as much as my BN2 is.  As you say, a series of subassemblies, one at a time and eventually I will get there.  That is the exact same philosophy that I undertook with the Bugeye and it turned out quite well. (See picture)  as in the Bugeye restoration, I have several parts and service manuals along with hundreds of photographs of 100s in various states of assembly.  This past January I lost a very dear friend and mentor for restoring Healeys to cancer.  He was an invaluable source of parts and knowledge about these cars.  You know I would give away bothy Healeys if it would bring him back, but life does not work that way.  All I can do is keep plodding along with this restoration and tell anyone who would listen that I could never had even attempted to restore these cars if it was not for my friend who is no longer with us.I don't think there is anyone on this list that could not complete a restoration without help and encouragement of friends and family members.  I will finish this car, just at a bit slower pace now with one less resource.  You guys are going to have to pick up the slack.Mike MacLean


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-------- Original message --------
From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> 
Date: 12/26/16  5:47 AM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: healeys at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Dipstick 


    Do not straighten out (all) the bends
      as the dipstick is hold down using some friction from an on
      purpose wide V shaped bend in the dipstick. You do not want it to
      fly out.

      When putting together a car which is in bits, assemble the
      sub-assemblies one by one, not all together at the same time. It
      is very satisfying to have e.g. the engine completely done, or the
      front suspension, dashboard, rear axle etc. It also takes a lot
      less space.

      When all these sub-assemblies are done you are very nearly there.

      What you need first is a good Workshop Manual and, more
      importantly, a Parts Manual/Catalogue to see how and in what order
      things are assembled on the drawings.

      Kees Oudesluijs

      

      

      Op 26-12-2016 om 5:56 schreef Michael MacLean:

    
    
      
      
        OK, maybe I'm the
          dipstick.  Today my son asked to have a try at putting the
          dipstick in the block.  Ten minutes later he comes walking in
          the house and announces, "It's in."  He tried to put it in
          like I did, then started to twist it back and forth.  After a
          few seconds it slips to the bottom of the pan.  When we pulled
          it out (it needed to be twisted back and forth again).  I took
          a good look at it.  The dipstick was not exactly straight.  I
          straightened it out the best I could and took some emory cloth
          to the high spots.  It slips in quite well now.  I should have
          remembered that EVERY little job of assembly on this car is a
          battle.  I have to make everything fit.  Nothing is easy and
          it's eventually going to drain my bank account.  I have to
          keep telling myself it's going to be worth it.  Acquiring this
          car as rolling empty shell has done nothing to help me in the
          re-assembly.  Having nothing to go on, I have to rely on as
          many pictures as I can gather and help from you guys.  So
          please bear with me when I ask something stupid like today.  I
          should have known it was going to be a struggle as usual.
        Mike MacLean

        
      
      

      
      

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