[Healeys] BANG!

[Patrick and Caroline Quinn]

Hello Richard

A few years back I had the same bang once in a BJ8 I owned. Gearbox out, new clutch plate in and gearbox back in. Fixed!

Just last weekend we had expensive metal grinding noises from the BN3’s gearbox. Managed to get home, but the gearbox will have to come out and be dismantled.

Old cars as so much fun!!!!

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains Australia

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Richard Antal via Healeys
Sent: Friday, 18 September 2026 7:38 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] BANG!

Salutations fellow Healeyphiles,
     I came to a stop sign on the steep uphill slope and wanted to enter a busy road with a lot of traffic going 40mph. A window of opportunity presented itself finally. The stick was in 1st, my foot on the depressed clutch pedal. I
quickly move my right foot from. the brake, gunned the engine and quickly released the clutch. The car lurched forward the saluted me with a loud bang which I could feel through the floor and immediately became lost propulsion. No response to the stick in any gear. The initial lurch allowed me to ooze across the road and get most of the car out of traffic. The engine was running just fine. AAA to the rescue. I and my 65 BJ8 rode to Competition Motors in Portsmouth NH where they do extensive work on vintage cars of all makes. I await their diagnosis. What happened? What horrendous bill am I looking forward to? Thanks for your wisdom.
Rich Antal
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