[Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 11, Issue 89

HealeyRick healeyrik at gmail.com
Tue Mar 13 17:02:49 MDT 2018 

Go here and you will find it under "Miscellaneous'  about half-way down:
http://www.healey6.com/technical.htm  Another tip of the hat to John Sims!

Rick Neville


On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 5:56 PM Craig Cooper <cpcooper at ymail.com> wrote:

> Forgive me if I am posting incorrectly here, but I am searching for a list
> of fasteners posted some time ago entitled
>
> "Bolts, nuts & washers and more for BN2 cataloged.."
>
> Anyone know where I might find it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Craig
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>   1. Re: Radiator re-core (Harold Manifold)
>   2. Stator tube wiring loom succes! (Bert Van Brande)
>   3. Re: Radiator re-core (Michael Salter)
> Dave,
>
> I had a healey radiator recored about a year ago. I took it to a shop that
> recores highway trucks and industrial radiators as automotive shops don't
> seem to do this type of work anymore. Once you find a shop that can do the
> work discuss the make up of the core they can provide. The number of
> cooling
> fins per inch is about 12 but check your core and there should be at least
> 4
> rows of tubes. If you can increase the number rows of tubes to 5 it mat
> provide additional cooling. The top tank, bottom tank and side should be
> reused.
>
> The finished product should be painted and pressured tested before it is
> returned to you.
>
> Harold
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Elton
> Schulz
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2018 10:26 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator re-core
>
> If you are able to reuse the original side rails and top and bottom tanks,
> it should fit.
> Elton
> On 3/10/2018 8:15 AM, David Masucci wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Thanks to all who responded to my break in oil question. It's good to get
> a concensus of opinions like that. I have a plan.
> >
> > Now I need to have my radiator rebuilt with a modern higher efficiency
> core. I assume that I should be able to find a competent shop locally to do
> the work. I worry that it comes back dimensionally sized correctly so that
> it fits. Any advice from the group before I go forward with this?
> >
> > Thanks as always!
> > Dave
> >
> > 64 BJ8
> > 72 XJ6
> >
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> thanks for all the suggestions, it worked!
>
> I ended up drilling the lower portion of the wire out, pouring in some
> acetone to soften up the wires further, but not sure if this really
> helped.  Next day I used a 25" long 1/4" drill bit and after about 15-20"
> of drilling, which takes time, the wire harness started to shift and I was
> able to pull it out from the top.   But there was no way to pull a new
> cable through.   A 5/16 long masonry drill ($2.99 OSH clearance bin) ground
> down to stator tube inner diameter, about 9/32", was used to drill out all
> the rust, quite a bit came out of there!   Then a night soak in Evaporust
> and the harness (cotton/braided) slid right through without any cutting of
> bullets.
>
> Kurt was right about the rust, the wire harness cover wicks up moisture
> and the tube rust from the inside out, reducing the inner diameter of the
> tube.
>
> The Moto Lita boss need some machining to make room for the canceling arm
> but there was also a 3/32" or about 2.5mm protrusion of the splined section
> inside that needed to be milled off.
>
> Getting closer...
>
> Bert
>
> [image: Inline image]
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> Harold's advice is excellent and if followed should achieve a great result.
> A couple of other points.
> 1. Frequently there is little wrong with an original radiator if the shop
> can "rod out" the core which involves removing one tank.
> 2. I would not recommend having the shop paint the finished product. They
> seem to use a very thick type of paint which never lools correct. After
> getting the rad back with no paint carefully degrease it then spray with
> satin blach from a rattle can, the result will be far superior.
>
> M
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Harold
> Manifold <manifold at telus.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 12, 2018 12:00:58 PM
> *To:* 'Elton Schulz'; healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Radiator re-core
>
> Dave,
>
> I had a healey radiator recored about a year ago. I took it to a shop that
> recores highway trucks and industrial radiators as automotive shops don't
> seem to do this type of work anymore. Once you find a shop that can do the
> work discuss the make up of the core they can provide. The number of
> cooling
> fins per inch is about 12 but check your core and there should be at least
> 4
> rows of tubes. If you can increase the number rows of tubes to 5 it mat
> provide additional cooling. The top tank, bottom tank and side should be
> reused.
>
> The finished product should be painted and pressured tested before it is
> returned to you.
>
> Harold
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
> <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>] On Behalf Of Elton
> Schulz
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2018 10:26 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator re-core
>
> If you are able to reuse the original side rails and top and bottom tanks,
> it should fit.
> Elton
> On 3/10/2018 8:15 AM, David Masucci wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Thanks to all who responded to my break in oil question. It's good to get
> a concensus of opinions like that. I have a plan.
> >
> > Now I need to have my radiator rebuilt with a modern higher efficiency
> core. I assume that I should be able to find a competent shop locally to do
> the work. I worry that it comes back dimensionally sized correctly so that
> it fits. Any advice from the group before I go forward with this?
> >
> > Thanks as always!
> > Dave
> >
> > 64 BJ8
> > 72 XJ6
> >
> >
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