generally speaking, regardless of ratio, healey differentials are bullet proof
!!
jerry wall
Simon Lachlan wrote:
>
> Yes, Dick. Alan's got it absolutely right. (In my opinion). If it ain't
> broke, don't fix it.
> I bought a 3:54 off a chap over here. He said it come out of an automatic
> Westminster, that it had done very few miles and that it was as good as new
> and should go straight in. I was sorely tempted to take it apart and frig
> about in there, but resisted - just - and hey presto, not a squeak from it.
> Smooth as anything.
> Simon.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Blue One Hundred
> Sent: 24 July 2005 01:56
> To: Richard Hosmer
> Cc: Ben Prince; Healeys
> Subject: Re: Pumpkin
>
> Dick -
>
> Pumpkins, on visual inspection if in good shape, are almost always
> ready to go.
>
> You definitely do not want to dissassemble a factory built pumpkin if
> it looks to be in good shape. Often enough rebuilding it you may
> easily put it in worse shape than just leaving it alone.
>
> Besides, if it is screwed up, the pumpkin goes in and out of the car
> relatively easily, it only takes about an hour to pop the thing out...
> that's alot less effort than dissassembling and rebuilding... that
> could take days.
>
> I'd leave it alone! Try it first...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>
> On 7/24/05, Richard Hosmer <rahosmer@citlink.net> wrote:
> > Alan,
> >
> > I have an original (not Lempert) 3.54 "pumpkin" that I purchased in the
> late
> > 60's, but have never fitted to my tricarb. I plan to do so shortly.
> >
> > It appears to be in PERFECT condition, but, it has almost no signs of use
> on
> > the teeth. I'd always thought I had a GOOD thing, as in it had just been
> > assembled but not used much, if at all. Are you saying I should have it
> > disassembled and checked?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dick Hosmer
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