John,
You are mistaken! The overdrive combined with the Lempert 3.54 gears will
greatly increase your driving pleasure on the highway. I think the 4.10s were
specified for road conditions 60 years ago. For cruising on modern roads the
3.54s are much nicer and I use the overdrive nearly all the time.
Bill Lawrence
BN1 #554
> Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 22:03:45 -0700
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> From: jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net
> Subject: [Healeys] On the road again!
>
> I am declaring my 1962 MKII 3000 officially back on the road after a
> multi-year restoration. I have only driven it about 160 miles on
> short trips. There are a few things to finish up and it needs some
> fine tuning because it seems to lack the power I feel it should have.
> There is a little backfiring while accelerating and under load
> uphill. The front and rear carbs are a little rich and the middle
> carb seems fine as judged from looking at the plug colors. It is
> mostly stock except for a Denis Welch cam and a lightened flywheel.
> It also has a Lempert differential which kind of makes the OD useless.
>
> Many thanks to all of the listers. The help was invaluable and
> provided the answers and guidance that was so often needed during the
> restoration process. I am not leaving the list because I am sure to
> have more questions, need help and of course, help others achieve
> there goal of keeping these wonderful cars running.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> John Spaur
> San Jose, CA
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