- 1. Re: e-bay Healey (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 06:22:25 -0800
- I guess you're referring to the "rear brake lights are the smaller style as you see on earlier Healy's" (sic). I have never heard of any later BJ8s having the smaller turn/parking lights, though I'v
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00003.html (7,721 bytes)
- 2. Rivets (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:17:38 -0800
- Anyone know the size (dia.) rivets used to hold the boot pan to the rear shroud? TIA, bs ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@pacbell.net '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M ** Participate
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00029.html (6,599 bytes)
- 3. Re: BJ8 carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 06:53:35 -0800
- To get in the ballpark, adjust the mixture screws on both carbs--keeping the else the same--until you get maximum RPM. Then use the method Eric describes to fine tune (you'll be pretty close already)
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00042.html (9,871 bytes)
- 4. Paint Question - NO HEALEY CONTENT (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 07:00:08 -0800
- Any paint experts out there? An airplane I part own needs some "body work." It's painted with Imron that's probably about 10 years old. Anybody know if a dent could be gently pounded-out without crac
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00088.html (6,801 bytes)
- 5. Story (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 06:18:13 -0800
- I posted this a while ago but it's such a great story I thought I'd post it again for the newcomers: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/24/automobiles/24AUTO.html Requires registration at the NY Times ..
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00112.html (6,533 bytes)
- 6. Re: Overdrive wierdness - I'm not really sure (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 07:00:03 -0800
- This should probably be re-subjected to "O/D Technique," I suppose. Anyway, my O/D tecnhique is a follows: a) on "upshift" (from straight 3rd or 4th to 3rd-O/D or 4th-O/D) I just flip the fascia swit
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00151.html (10,880 bytes)
- 7. Re: Overdrive wierdness - I'm not really sure (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 13:37:40 -0800
- The throttle switch is there to prevent disengaging the O/D when there is reverse torque on the drivetrain--i.e. coasting--which could damage the internals. I asked about the "53 BJ8" because Austin
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00162.html (11,229 bytes)
- 8. Re: Brake Rotor removal (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 14:41:51 -0800
- There is one big nut holding the rotor/hub assembly--and bearings, of course--onto the spindle. Just remove the caliper, the nut and pull ... There's two sets of tapered bearings, (should be) a spac
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00167.html (7,557 bytes)
- 9. Re: Bigger Tires & Steering Effort (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 21:18:37 -0800
- I went from 165R15s to 185/70R15s and don't recall noticing any big change in steering effort ... but that was probably 18 years ago so who knows (maybe I was stronger then ;). The only clearance pr
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00201.html (8,483 bytes)
- 10. Re: "Your Mileage May Vary" (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:29:29 -0800
- For the last 15 years or so, I've taken an annual road trip in my (mostly) stock BJ8, averaging over 3K miles/trip. We've tracked the mileage religiously, and I typically get up to 24mpg @ 55mph, dro
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00293.html (9,695 bytes)
- 11. Starter Solenoid Connections (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 13:17:00 -0800
- Anybody know which cable goes to which terminal on the starter solenoid; i.e. does the terminal closest to the engine connect to the starter cable, or to the battery cable? I've always connected with
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00316.html (7,067 bytes)
- 12. Tangential Healey Content (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 07:57:17 -0800
- Kinda like fractional ownership in aircraft. Obligitory Healey reference: small photo, right center. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/automobiles/21AUTO.html ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@pac
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00481.html (6,647 bytes)
- 13. Re: Ride (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:14:44 -0800
- You sure it's the Healey that "skews old?" ;) bs ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@pacbell.net '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M **
- /html/healeys/2004-11/msg00526.html (7,029 bytes)
- 14. Re: BJ8 disc brakes, was knock-back (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 17:13:58 -0700
- That's what I thought. But Don has a late-model BJ8, which should take the 1/2" rotors, right? Sounds like he might have calipers from an earlier car? Moss, for one, shows one part number for all 6-c
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00006.html (9,540 bytes)
- 15. Re: Freeze Plugs and Substitutes (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 08:14:13 -0700
- The so-called "freeze plugs" are really just a vestige of the block's casting process. They are also called "casting plugs," which is probably more accurate, and the fact they pop out when an engine
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00026.html (10,691 bytes)
- 16. Re: fuelpump (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 07:18:09 -0700
- SU pumps are self-priming. Can think of three possible problems: 1) blockage inside fuel tank 2) one or both of the valves in the pump were put in backwards 3) if pump is beating furiously but no fl
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00049.html (7,643 bytes)
- 17. Article (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 03:51:28 -0700
- Passing mention of DMH, and otherwise interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/04/automobiles/04CARS.html bs ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@pacbell.net '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Heal
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00070.html (6,575 bytes)
- 18. Re: Master brake & clutch cylinders (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 21:50:03 -0700
- I recently bought a new MC from Vic. Brit. To my surprise, the new MC body is cast iron, whereas the one in the car--I presume it's original--has an aluminum body. Dave Nock told me that the origina
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00102.html (9,307 bytes)
- 19. Ruddspeed (was Re: Train Robbers Sports Car for Sale) (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 07:52:00 -0700
- One of the cars listed is a "Ruddspeed," apparently a speed conversion of some sort. A Teoma (web) search produced a few mentions, but nothing definitive on what a Ruddspeed conversion entails (esp.
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00150.html (8,387 bytes)
- 20. Re: Front Suspension (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:07:19 -0700
- IMO, you should stick with the rubber/steel-type "stock" bushings. I had nylon bushes and they squeeked and thunked. I took them out (this is one of the toughest, least-fun jobs to do on a Healey, B
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00215.html (9,436 bytes)
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