[Healeys] Workshop manuals - Austin and Jaguar

[Patrick & Caroline Quinn]

G’day

 

Initially the suspension of the BMC Mini was built around rubber under
compression. Later when the 1100 series (Austin, Morris, MG, Riley, Wolseley
and Vanden Plas badged versions) the BMC Hydrolastic suspension was
introduced including into the Mini. 

 

The Hydrolastic fluid itself was an equal mix of alcohol and distilled water
plus a couple of other small additives to make it taste terrible as UK
customs officials were concerned that people would drink it. That’s a true
story.

 

It therefore had anti-freeze properties 

 

While a fluid, to service the suspension a special gun was required to pump
it into the system and unless you had one it was not possible to do it
yourself.

 

In mid-1978 BMC or BLMC as it was known then, did away with the Hydrolastic
suspension and introduced their Hydragas system.

 

Hoo Roo

 

Patrick

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of WILLIAM B
LAWRENCE
Sent: Sunday, 27 January 2019 5:31 PM
To: Mark Donaldson; simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com; 'Charles Schott';
editorgary at aol.com
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Workshop manuals - Austin and Jaguar

 

So did the hydrolastics run on vegetable or mineral?...

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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Mark Donaldson
<ardmorebusiness at xtra.co.nz>
Sent: Sunday, January 6, 2019 9:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Workshop manuals - Austin and Jaguar 

 

Obviously the very model of a modern Major General.   ;-)

 

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From: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
[mailto:simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com] 
Sent: Monday, 7 January 2019 4:18 a.m.
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Subject: RE: [Healeys] Workshop manuals - Austin and Jaguar

 

A friend of mine’s dad had the MG version of the 1300. BRG
.looked nice and
went well. Sadly, said friend and I took it out to a pub one night and
wrecked it on the way home. Actually, we were not at all drunk. It was
absolutely pouring with rain and, driving down a steep lane with banks on
both side, he aquaplaned it quite spectacularly. We spun round and round.
Seemingly, on each revolution, a startled oncoming driver would miraculously
miss us. It was 50% inexperience, 50% stupidity. The devil looks after his
own! I guess we were about 18 yrs old. Dangerous age.

The dad was a Major General and could be quite fierce but he took it
surprisingly well!!

Simon

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Mark Donaldson
Sent: 06 January 2019 04:39
To: 'Charles Schott' <schottc at knology.net>; editorgary at aol.com
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Workshop manuals - Austin and Jaguar

 

Charlie,

 

The Austin and Morris 1100s and 1300s were very popular compact BMC
four-door saloons in the sixties and seventies.

MG badged them too.  A friend had one with twin S.U.s  It was a fun car.

They all had 'hydrolastic' suspension.  You can check that out on Google.

 

Thousands were assembled CKD right here in Auckland by the Dominion Motor
Company.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMC_ADO16

 

Mark

Ardmore, NZ

 

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From: Charles Schott [mailto:schottc at knology.net] 
Sent: Sunday, 6 January 2019 3:43 a.m.
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Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys]Workshop manuals – Austin and Jaguar

 

Gary,

 

I'm looking for a workshop manual for my AH 100 BN1. What does the BMC
1100-1300 cover? Thanks.

 

Regards,

 

Charlie

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