- 61. RE- Big Healey Motor Mount (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 12 May 1994 16:30:33 U
- It seems to be somewhat common. If those were the original, or at least fairly old engine mounts I wouldn't be surprised at all. I've seen several engines pulled which had the original engine mounts
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00348.html (7,378 bytes)
- 62. Re: The Jensen Lives!! (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 16 May 1994 17:29:58 U
- Whew! You're a better person than I am! I dread the day when spouse's Jensen-Healey needs an engine overhaul. I'll do it, but it's not on the list of things to which I'm looking forward with eager a
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00425.html (8,379 bytes)
- 63. SC Parts Group (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 17 May 1994 17:55:00 U
- SC Parts Group I just received an order of Big Healey parts from SC Parts Group in England. They say they handle parts for Healeys, Jaguars and Rovers. The stuff I got was moderately heavy (floors, s
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00463.html (8,208 bytes)
- 64. RE- MGA Runneth Over (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 12 Apr 1994 08:57:10 U
- RE: MGA Runneth Over Mike Duvall writes -- I'm not a wiz on MG's in general, but the radiator cap for Big Healeys requires an extra deep "plunger" or whatever it's called. The neck is a little bit ta
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00258.html (7,345 bytes)
- 65. Re- The first drive and Clu (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 14 Apr 1994 16:43:31 U
- I had a similar experience mating the tranny to my Spridget engine. I rotated the input shaft on the transmission slightly, and that let the splines line up with the pressure plate -- voila! It sound
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00337.html (7,357 bytes)
- 66. Moss' winged knock-off wren (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 7 Mar 1994 13:15:11 U
- Moss' winged knock-off wrench? I use a 2 pound rubber "dead blow" mallet on my knock-offs. Harbor Freight has them for about $10.00, or Stanley sells them for somewhere around $40.00 - $50.00. When a
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00159.html (7,142 bytes)
- 67. Big Healey V8 Mods (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 14 Mar 1994 14:48:28 U
- Big Healey V8 Mods Scott Fisher writes about Big Healeys -- Yeah, but there are still a few people around . . . Actually, a friend of mine is working on a Healey "Nasty Boy" into which he'll put a Fo
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00343.html (7,163 bytes)
- 68. Cutting Up Them Big Healeys (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 16 Mar 1994 09:14:15 U
- Cutting Up Them Big Healeys I briefly described a friend's ongoing project of installing a Ford V8 into a Big Healey. To which George Malits responded: And Kevin Burtch added: These are good sentimen
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00381.html (8,787 bytes)
- 69. misfiring (continued) (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 21 Mar 1994 09:50:06 U
- You might check your intake manifold for leaks (if you haven't already -- sounds like you've done the usual tests). A leaky manifold will lean out the mixture and cause misfiring. However, it usuall
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00457.html (7,112 bytes)
- 70. Spitfire/Spridget Engines Q (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 28 Mar 1994 09:54:58 U
- Spitfire/Spridget Engines Query A friend who's working on a '71 Spitfire (Mk IV ??) said he's been told the engine (a 1300cc) is the same block, crank and pistons as a 1275cc Spridget, and the the di
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00633.html (6,690 bytes)
- 71. Re- Spitfire - worn valve (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 29 Mar 1994 09:24:57 U
- Re: Spitfire - worn valve guides or ?? Hmmm, there will be a vacuum to suck in oil on every intake stroke, regardless of how fast you're going. The vaccuum will be higher when the engine is revving f
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00654.html (7,484 bytes)
- 72. J C Whitney Sway Bars on Sa (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 30 Mar 1994 15:31:26 U
- J C Whitney Sway Bars on Sale If anyone is considering getting an Anti-Sway bar for their car from Whitney, now's probably a good time. Their regular price is about $85, but they've got a sale catalo
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00694.html (7,052 bytes)
- 73. Interchanging Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 1 Feb 1994 08:32:36 U
- Interchanging Wheels I read Scott Fisher's list describing various wheel swaps which were possible for LBCs with four bolt patterns. I wonder if anyone has similar knowledge regarding five bolt wheel
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00004.html (7,968 bytes)
- 74. Re: Interchanging Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 3 Feb 1994 08:45:47 U
- I ASKED FOR INFO ON 15" WHEELS WITH 5 ON 5 BOLT PATTERNS -- SCOTT FISHER PROVIDED A RATHER COMPREHENSIVE LIST. THANKS SCOTT !! HE ALSO HAD SOME RELATED COMMENTARY. BINGO !! I'LL GET A COPY OF GRASSR
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00079.html (7,933 bytes)
- 75. Re: TR-6 restoration (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 4 Feb 1994 14:48:18 U
- I'm sure there are different opinions on this, I tend to favor keeping original colors. On the other hand, my wife bought a Jensen-Healey a few years ago that was Mandarin Orange. It needed a paint
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00148.html (7,442 bytes)
- 76. RE- Cleaning Headlamps (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 14 Jan 1994 11:27:19 U
- RE: Cleaning Headlamps Chris Kent Kantarjiev writes regarding a film on the inside of Lucas tripod headlamps -- I dunno about the coating on the reflector, but for cleaning grease films I use carbure
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00287.html (7,110 bytes)
- 77. Re- Questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 21 Jan 1994 09:14:47 U
- Re: Questions Geoff Bishel writes -- Okay, this may not qualify as a hint from Heloise, but I've had reasonable success with laundry detergent in a bucket. I use a five-gallon bucket (I get them by b
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00425.html (8,073 bytes)
- 78. Healey Engine Color (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 27 Jan 1994 11:41:27 U
- Healey Engine Color Someone posted a comment recently about finding blue paint on a Healey oil filter and valve cover (I believe). I've never heard of any color being used on big Healeys other than a
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00586.html (6,589 bytes)
- 79. Re- First start of stored (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 7 Dec 1993 09:02:59 +0400
- If you haven't already done this, I strongly suggest joining the Austin-Healey Club of America. Contact Edie Anderson at 708/255-4069. She is the membership officer and can steer you to local contac
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00103.html (8,996 bytes)
- 80. Re- Jensen-Healeys.. (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lapham" <Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com>
- Date: 10 Dec 1993 14:42:06 +0400
- Re: Jensen-Healeys.. In response to Jeremy Dubois' queries about Jensen-Healeys -- The numbers I've heard run around 10,500 of which about a third are believed to still exist. Still not a lot of cars
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00199.html (8,621 bytes)
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