[Healeys] drive BN2 without safety gage

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Tue Mar 14 07:54:20 MDT 2017


If he can't find a suitable bolt or plug I think a laboratory grade rubber stopper would work if you 'screw' it in.


Bob


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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA

> On March 14, 2017 at 12:53 PM John Davidson <jdavidso at shaw.ca> wrote:
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>     And now I know. The radiator fitting thread I believe to be BSP (British Standard Pipe) and is not easily found in North America. And the radiator is pressurized to 7 psi normally. I have no further suggestions for the temperature gauge. Sorry
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>     John R Davidson, P. Eng.
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>     H (204) 895-4523, C (204) 295-9207
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>     From: goldengt [mailto:goldengt at cal.net]
>     Sent: March-13-17 11:39 PM
>     To: John Davidson <jdavidso at shaw.ca>; 'healey list' <healeys at autox.team.net>
>     Subject: RE: [Healeys] drive BN2 without safety gage
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>     Sure.  Thatis the best way but he has already shipped his gages to the rebuilder.
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>     Ken 
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>     Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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>     -------- Original message --------
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>     From: John Davidson <jdavidso at shaw.ca>
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>     Date: 3/13/17 5:52 PM (GMT-08:00)
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>     To: goldengt at cal.net, 'healey list' <healeys at autox.team.net>
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>     Subject: RE: [Healeys] drive BN2 without safety gage
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>     While not knowing the background reasons for not installing the gauges, I would strongly recommend temporarily installing the oil pressure and water temp. Lay a cloth or suitable non-scratch material over the cowl in front of the windshield, tape done (or otherwise hold from sliding) and tape the gauges down onto it. Connect the gauges into the engine and radiator. Support the hood on a block of rubber or wood to allow the piping to exit the engine bay and you should be good to go. This is faster and less risk than a jury rigged plug letting go unexpectedly or worse yet, without knowing that it has let go.
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>     Again, not knowing the reason for not installing the gauges; just my 2 cents worth.
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>     John R Davidson, P. Eng.
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>     H (204) 895-4523, C (204) 295-9207
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>     From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of goldengt at cal.net
>     Sent: March-13-17 5:07 PM
>     To: healey list <healeys at autox.team.net>
>     Subject: [Healeys] drive BN2 without safety gage
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>     My friend needs to drive his BN2 to my house without his gages installed. I could tell him to use a bolt for the radiator, but I don't know what size to tell him, I thought it might be non standard. Would someone tell me, thanks.
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>     For the oil, he remove the hose from the block and replace with a upside down screw head and a nut like the steering box olive nut.
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>     Ken Freese
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>     65 BJ8
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