[Healeys] Perhaps throw out bearing?

[richard mayor]

One more thing to consider.  When you step on the clutch you are pushing the crankshaft forward and into the thrust washers that are mounted between one of the main caps and crankshaft. It is metal to metal contact.  This will tend to slow the engine down.  If your idle speed to too low then this can cause your engine to stall.

Richard Mayor
boyracer466 at gmail.com



> On Jul 31, 2024, at 11:43 AM, Robert Markovich via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> I have two suggestions. The first is one I recommend for all Healeys and for that matter all vintage cars: Install a pusher fan in front of the radiator with a switch you control yourself to keep things as simple and foolproof as possible. These can mount on the front cross brace or Wizard sell radiators with the fan attached. The second is that your stalling problem may be related to the thrust bearings which are directly affected when the clutch pedal is depressed—a reason starting the Healey in neutral without touching the clutch is recommended. 
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> On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 1:59 PM, Dennis Gavin via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>> wrote:
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> I’m attempting to understand what my problem is with my BJ7. When I was in bumper to bumper Cape Cod traffic approaching the bridge the engine heated up to about 200 degrees. Not bad for a 90 degree day and barely moving. It was very difficult to get into 1st or 2nd gear and became more difficult as it heated up. Also when I pushed the clutch to disengage the idle would slow down and stall. I could keep it going by adding more gas  and if I put it in neutral and let the clutch out it would recover to good idle immediately. Could this be the throw out bearing becoming difficult or what do our experts suggest. It became almost impossible to drive so I pulled over and let it cool down for about 45 minutes. I met so many people stopping to offer help or water or just to chat as the traffic was so slow you had the time to chat. Let me know what you think and, as always, I’m very thankful to this group that has been so helpful to me for years.
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> Dennis Gavin
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