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Subject: [Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 10, Issue 63
From: jc9821 at msn.com (John and Judy Carter)
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2017 00:37:46 +0000
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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Re: removing the 8-way flasher box (kerry)
>   2. AH Club USA - membership renewal. Help? (Bluehealey)
>   3. Re: AH Club USA - membership renewal. Help? (Bob Spidell)
>   4. Re: AH Club USA - membership renewal. Help? (E.A. Driver)
>   5. Re: AH Club USA - membership renewal. Help? (Jean Caron)
>   6. Trans oil foaming (Roger Grace)
>   7. Heat Shield Install (R. Lindsay)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 20:40:47 -0800
> From: "kerry" <kerrygl at shaw.ca>
> To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] removing the 8-way flasher box
> Message-ID: <008201d28e58$2c822a80$85867f80$@shaw.ca>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
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> Thanks for the idea of going through the back to replace the flasherbox..I
> had thought about backing the two top scews out from the wheel well access
> just couldn't figure out how to get them back in after installing new box
> .maybe staring at it for a couple more months will help..darn air hose !
> 
> 
> 
> Right now I only make left turnsJ
> 
> 
> 
> Kerry
> 
> BT7
> 
> Victoria BC
> 
> 
> 
> From: Jean Caron [mailto:vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com] 
> Sent: February 22, 2017 3:16 PM
> To: Bob Spidell; healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] removing the 8-way flasher box
> 
> 
> 
> Bob,
> 
> No these boxes are not sealed, they have three prongs, two at one end and
> one at the other that hold the cover in place. As Bruce Steele, I had done
> an article on these a while ago for Healey Marque, and I have done about a
> dozen of these and they are still working well and the outside liiks
> original.
> 
> 
> 
> Jean
> 
> 
> 
>  _____  
> 
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Bob Spidell
> <bspidell at comcast.net>
> Sent: February 22, 2017 4:39 PM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] removing the 8-way flasher box 
> 
> 
> 
> Are these boxes sealed?  We got into ours from a BN2, and had to drill out a
> couple spot welds.  
> 
> After installing a new harness, the turn indicators didn't function
> properly.  'Assuming' the problem was in the relay box, we opened it up only
> to find out later the harness had a couple wires mislabeled (wrong
> color/trace).  This really pissed me off as otherwise I had the harness
> wired 100% correct (not to mention 'violating' an original flasher box).
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/22/2017 8:04 AM, i erbs wrote:
> 
> I don't have my air hoses in place yet, so It is a straight shot to the top
> nuts. My mechanic removed mine and cleaned and adjusted the internal points.
> It gets rusty in there. So Simon, you might take a look inside once you get
> it out and I would bet you will find rust and crud in there. Using a
> multi-meter you should be able to check the contacts.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ira Erbs 
> 
> Portland,OR
> 
>      _______                                  _______
>     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>         (_________________________)
> 
>          BT7 engine and disk brakes
> 
> 
> 
> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
> 
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 7:21 AM, Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>
> wrote:
> 
> Simon,  I've had mine out twice, most recently last weekend when I replaced
> it while the engine is out for a rebuild (it was a lot easier to sit in the
> engine bay than reach over!).  Using a long thin flat blade screwdriver,
> loosen the terminals one at a time.  I was perhaps fortunate that my wires
> are basically "trained" to lay in order so keeping them straight was not a
> problem, but if in doubt label them first.  Ira's right-seeing the color
> codes can be tricky unless everything is really clean!    Remove the bottom
> screw last.  Removing the top 2 screws is the problem as they are blocked by
> the air trunking.  If there is no way to get to them from the front, and
> there probably isn't, you can drill them out through the captive nuts in the
> wheel well.  Yes, that ruins the nuts, but there is an easy solution to
> that.  Before reinstalling the relay unit, put 2 U-type spring clip speed
> nuts on the flange over the outboard holes.  Install the bottom machine
> screw to finger tight to hold the unit in place, then use 2 sheet metal
> screws through the drilled out nuts to secure the top.  Or 1 screw-I'm
> pretty sure 3 screws in that is overkill.  You may have to move the unit
> slightly side to side to line up the holes, but it will work fine and is
> much easier than trying to go in from the front.
> 
> 
> 
> Bruce Steele
> 
> Brea, CA
> 
> 1960 BN7
> 
> 
> 
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of i erbs
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 9:19 AM
> To: Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk>
> Cc: Pierre Henri Claret <yosmovies at hotmail.fr>; Healey List
> <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] removing the 8-way flasher box
> 
> 
> 
> try using a 1/4 drive ratchet and extension with a knuckle in between the
> extensions
> 
> I would mark the wires in case the color coding is hard to read.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ira Erbs
> 
> Portland,OR
> 
>      _______                                  _______
>     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>         (_________________________)
> 
>          BT7 engine and disk brakes
> 
> 
> 
> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
> 
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 7:30 AM, Simon Lachlan
> <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> My car is RHD so accessing that wretched thing is easy enough by Healey
> standards. Nothing much above it. However it seems that my nephew may have
> to remove his from his LHD '64 BJ8. So the brake fluid reservoir is in the
> way, plus its pipework and the steering column...or is that a bit lower?
> 
> Anyhow, can one get the 8-way box out without a major kerfuffle or what does
> one have to do? Just grow tiny treble jointed wrists and elbows? The usual
> in fact..
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Simon
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:10:21 -0000
> From: "Bluehealey" <bluehealey at gmail.com>
> To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] AH Club USA - membership renewal. Help?
> Message-ID: <059801d28e86$35ed6d40$a1c847c0$@gmail.com>
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> Team.
> 
> This is a shout out to report a problem with the Austin Healey Club USA
> (Healey.org) website. I'm trying to renew my membership and the site isn't
> accepting my username/password. I know they are correct as they are written
> down in my secrets stash and also cached in my Chrome browser.
> 
> On trying to exercise the 'forgotten password' link, that also fails as the
> 'Captcha' applet appears to be broken too.
> 
> 
> 
> Any suggestions what the quick and dirty might be to get membership renewed
> as it expired 3 days ago (according to my Outlook calendar) and I don't want
> to miss my magazine fix?
> 
> Cheers all.
> 
> 
> 
> AlanB
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 06:20:33 -0800
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] AH Club USA - membership renewal. Help?
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> Hmmm ... Didn't find any webmaster info, but the President's--Mark 
> Schneider--phone# is on the 'Contact Us' page: 503-643-7208
> 
> I'd say this is an emergency; go straight to the top!
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
>> On 2/24/2017 2:10 AM, Bluehealey wrote:
>> 
>> Team.
>> 
>> This is a shout out to report a problem with the Austin Healey Club 
>> USA (Healey.org) website. I?m trying to renew my membership and the 
>> site isn?t accepting my username/password. I know they are correct as 
>> they are written down in my secrets stash and also cached in my Chrome 
>> browser.
>> 
>> On trying to exercise the ?forgotten password? link, that also fails 
>> as the ?Captcha? applet appears to be broken too.
>> 
>> Any suggestions what the quick and dirty might be to get membership 
>> renewed as it expired 3 days ago (according to my Outlook calendar) 
>> and I don?t want to miss my magazine fix?
>> 
>> Cheers all.
>> 
>> AlanB
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 09:14:00 -0600
> From: "E.A. Driver" <edriver at sasktel.net>
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] AH Club USA - membership renewal. Help?
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> Hi Bob and Alan
> 
> The web master of AHCUSA is Tracy Drummond  his email address is 
> bighealey AT charter.net and
> membership director is Mark Schneider  Marksbj8 AT icloud.,com
> 
> Cheers
> Ed
> Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 24/02/2017 8:20 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:
>> 
>> Hmmm ... Didn't find any webmaster info, but the President's--Mark 
>> Schneider--phone# is on the 'Contact Us' page: 503-643-7208
>> 
>> I'd say this is an emergency; go straight to the top!
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2/24/2017 2:10 AM, Bluehealey wrote:
>>> 
>>> Team.
>>> 
>>> This is a shout out to report a problem with the Austin Healey Club 
>>> USA (Healey.org) website. I?m trying to renew my membership and the 
>>> site isn?t accepting my username/password. I know they are correct as 
>>> they are written down in my secrets stash and also cached in my 
>>> Chrome browser.
>>> 
>>> On trying to exercise the ?forgotten password? link, that also fails 
>>> as the ?Captcha? applet appears to be broken too.
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions what the quick and dirty might be to get membership 
>>> renewed as it expired 3 days ago (according to my Outlook calendar) 
>>> and I don?t want to miss my magazine fix?
>>> 
>>> Cheers all.
>>> 
>>> AlanB
>>> 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:58:58 +0000
> From: Jean Caron <vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com>
> To: Bluehealey <bluehealey at gmail.com>, "healeys at autox.team.net"
>    <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] AH Club USA - membership renewal. Help?
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> Perhaps send a message to Tracy Drummond at bighealey at charter.net, he 
> looks after the website. I just renewed my membership 4 days ago and has no 
> problem.
> 
> 
> Jean
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Bluehealey 
> <bluehealey at gmail.com>
> Sent: February 24, 2017 10:10 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] AH Club USA - membership renewal. Help?
> 
> 
> Team.
> 
> This is a shout out to report a problem with the Austin Healey Club USA 
> (Healey.org) website. I?m trying to renew my membership and the site isn?t 
> accepting my username/password. I know they are correct as they are written 
> down in my secrets stash and also cached in my Chrome browser.
> 
> On trying to exercise the ?forgotten password? link, that also fails as the 
> ?Captcha? applet appears to be broken too.
> 
> 
> 
> Any suggestions what the quick and dirty might be to get membership renewed 
> as it expired 3 days ago (according to my Outlook calendar) and I don?t want 
> to miss my magazine fix?
> 
> Cheers all.
> 
> 
> 
> AlanB
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 08:18:10 -0800
> From: "Roger Grace" <roggrace at telus.net>
> To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] Trans oil foaming
> Message-ID: <8515F329CB4643728B47B2F3B9EA5C52 at WINDOWST93OFP9>
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> I recently had the OD on my BJ8 apart to replace some parts ? 
> bearing/accumulator/gaskets/O rings etc.
> For a first sort of sacrificial oil fill I decided to use a non detergent 
> Castrol 30 wt oil. Date codes less than 18 months old. Plan was to switch to 
> the expensive Redline MT90 after testing and after a few hundred miles. This 
> 30 WT oil is often recommended by OD experts. I have built an electric 
> variable speed rest rid to be able to test the transmission outside the car.
> Overdrive worked fine and transmission sounded OK and ran it for about 2 
> hours to get the temp up (52C on OD case) and hunt for leaks.
> So far so good.
> 
> Then after a few days of standing, and 2 minutes of running, I drained the 
> oil (to fix a leak) and was amazed to see that the oil had foamed badly and 
> there were big classic fish eye bubbles on the surface of the oil. Ambient 
> was about 14C. I did note that the oil coming out of the transmission was 
> somewhat foamier than that from the overdrive drain plug.
> See enclosed pix.
> After standing overnight the oil looked normal again.
> 
> What disturbs me is that unless I had drained the oil I would not have been 
> aware of the foaming and put it into service .... 
> Have now replaced with the MT90 that shows no sign of foaming on the dip 
> stick.
> Wonder if others have any ideas about this weird phenomenon and is it  a 
> concern ?
> rg
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:02:06 -0700
> From: "R. Lindsay" <050.rpl at gmail.com>
> To: Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] Heat Shield Install
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> I would like to replace the heat shields in the engine bay of my BJ8. Is it 
> possible with the engine in place?  There are three screws across the one on 
> the fire wall  how do I get to the middle one?  Can the foot well pieces be 
> accessed from below?
> 
> Any words of wisdom or direction would be wonderful. Thanks in advance. 
> 
> Price Lindsay
> 67 BJ8
> 
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