[Healeys] More on routine Healey maintenance

J. Armour sebring3000 at bigpond.com
Tue Jul 26 07:29:37 MDT 2016


What you did not fit a Petronic ( who knows or cares how to spell it ),
electronic supersonic gadget!!  A true blue Healey long term owner operation
was your choice ­ great work

From:  Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of
<editorgary at aol.com>
Date:  Tuesday, 26 July 2016 7:46 PM
To:  <m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca>, <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject:  [Healeys] More on routine Healey maintenance

 Just so everyone won't think I've become one of those checkbook owners of a
classic car, on Sunday Tracy Drummond came over and between the two of us we
refreshed our rusty skills and memories by doing a deep-dive tune-up on the
Healey, setting the valves, replacing the spark plugs, checking, cleaning
and gapping the points, setting the timing (which required a little repair
to the distributor shaft clamp, then adjusting the carburetors. (While
photographing the process for a future article in the Austin-Healey
Magazine).
Now, those tasks aren't the sort you can trust to the young mechanic in your
local garage.

 
Gary Anderson
Registrar, AHCR
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Mirek Sharp <m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca>
To: editorgary <editorgary at aol.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 25, 2016 9:23 pm
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Oil change and Radiator Flush

Gary, I agree in part.  I use a mechanic who services my BMW and who
actually understands how cars work and fixes things instead of replacing
them.  He is no Healey specialist, but over the years I have seen him repair
most British sports cars, and even re-wired  DeLorean from scratch.  An oil
change and rad flush is well within his ability.  Finding someone competent
to do it is not the issue, it is how much time you have to spend on routine
maintenance and what other priorities are on the table.  When I am busy, I
will get a shop to do it, when I have time, I love to tinker around the car
and do it myself.  Also, as others have pointed out, spending time on your
own car provides an opportunity to spot other pending issues, frayed wires,
a loose or missing nut, leaks, loose fan belts, etc., etc.  There is no
right answer here, but thanks for the perspective ­ it makes us all think (I
hope).
 
Mirek
 
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