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Re: Follow-up to the Mechanical Mystery Tour

To: <STEV0001@aol.com>, <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Follow-up to the Mechanical Mystery Tour
From: "Mark and Kathy" <mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 22:13:06 -0500
So how is that Duct tape holding over the hole?

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <STEV0001@aol.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 2:10 PM
Subject: Follow-up to the Mechanical Mystery Tour


> Hello:
>
>    You may recall that six weeks or so ago, I asked  the list for help in
> diagnosing a problem with my BJ8.  The problem  happened as I was driving 
> when,
> following a very loud grinding noise,  something exploded through the bell
> housing, leaving a large hole.   Following the incident, the car continued 
> to
> start, shift and drive with no  problem.  I received many helpful 
> suggestions
> from Healey list members and  promised to report back once the car was 
> diagnosed
> and undergoing repair.
>
>    This morning, the transmission was removed and the  mechanic (Mike from
> John Bull Automotive) found three crunched up washers and  spring remnants 
> in
> the bottom of the bell housing.  Mike surmised that an  earlier starter 
> change
> (prior to my ownership) resulted in these "extras" from  the old starter 
> being
> left to roll around in the bottom of the bell  housing.  Since the car was
> not driven hardly at all before I bought it,  the problem likely took a 
> while to
> "surface." But wow...when it did  surface, it did so with a 
> bang...literally.
>
>
>    So...thanks again for all of your suggestions and  encouragement.  Once
> again, this list has proved to be a wonderful  resource.
>
> Steve Gizzi
> Benicia, CA




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