[Healeys] A Christmas Story

[Michael Salter]

Yep ... sounds just like a normal day in my garage ... 🤣🤣🤣

On Sat., Dec. 26, 2020, 9:49 p.m. Mike Sinclair, <phoenix722 at comcast.net>
wrote:

> I like a happy ending.  A future Hallmark special, fersure.
>
> Mike
> On 12/26/2020 6:08 PM, gradea1 at charter.net wrote:
>
> A Christmas Story by Hank Leach
>
> Friday, December 25, 2020
>
> 5:41 PM
>
> This is a story of a new trafficator lever, a lost filter and a new
> flashlight for Christmas. How all three items relate is the makings of a
> Christmas Miracle.
>
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>
> It starts out by first obtaining the correct trafficator (directional
> flasher) lever to fit on my Austin Healey 100. That car uses the early
> adjustable steering setup so that lever is a curved chrome handle (same one
> used on the later adjustables). The non adjustable steering uses a black
> "birds beak" shaped lever.  That one was wrongly used on my 1953 BN1. So
> with new part in hand, the procedure is to remove the trafficator indicator
> unit, disassemble it and replace the lever. Lets just say it’s a time
> consuming task that requires nimble fingers and a set procedure. Upon
> completion of the project its time to check the working characteristics.
>
>
>
> Turn on the key, listen for fuel pump to stop then check horn and
> flashers…uh, oh, fuel pump is not stopping…stuck float. So now move to the
> rear carburettor float bowl, remove lid and free up brass float, clean
> needle and seat and check float height. Reassemble, being careful not to
> drop any parts. Darn, there goes the fibre washer, brass filter and spring.
> The washer was laying under the car, but the filter was no where to be
> found. Looked everywhere on floor, within the engine bay, on the frame, on
> the suspension too, but it was not located…it just disappeared. I tried
> blowing out the area with compressed air, then a vacuum maybe to suck it up
> from some obscure spot. Not found. That was Christmas Eve.
>
>
>
> Christmas Day we open presents and one was a 500 Lumens flashlight from my
> Sister-in-law; she is so thoughtful. So, after we opened the gifts, I
> thought, why not try out this super-bright flashlight and see if I could to
> locate the elusive filter-its out there somewhere. Shined the light on the
> engine, under the carbs, on the frame and master cylinder-where is it? As I
> moved the new flashlight toward the frame support, it touched the edge and
> the lens fell out into the Healey frame.  You know that spot. It collects
> any part you are unable to find, and it is curved just enough that you
> can't see to the bottom where it ends on the frame rail. I shined the
> lens-less flashlight down the frame and sure enough there was the lens…and
> the filter, and even a missing choke lever return spring lost during the
> re-assembly in 2015. With the help of the flashlight and a long armed
> grabber all items are now retrieved.
>
>
>
> Back to the trafficator, key on, horn and flashers work correctly with the
> new lever, so everything was assembled correctly, including the overflowing
> float bowl…a Christmas Miracle.
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