- 141. Re: Greetings (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 18:11:19 -0400
- Welcome! You are beginning a very frustrating but rewarding endeavor. Keep tuned to this list as it can be really helpful. Recently I participated in the resto of a friend's BJ7 - let me know if I c
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00243.html (7,955 bytes)
- 142. Re: BJ8 hard top? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:10:29 -0400
- Not the Parrish HT I have for sale! Goes on with softtop folded down. Keith Pennell
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00276.html (7,171 bytes)
- 143. Re: Source needed for cotters (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:43:45 -0400
- I found some very tiny ones (not sure if tiny enough for what you need) at Ace Hardware Store. They have a very good selection of fasteners. Keith Pennell
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00284.html (6,697 bytes)
- 144. Re: BN7 Help Needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 23:34:33 -0400
- John, Rich, et al, I have the originals out of my BN7 which I carefully disected to get the measurements to make replacements. Give me a couple days and I will take whatever measurements you wish. Se
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00551.html (7,591 bytes)
- 145. Re: BJ8 Nuts and Bolts (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:04:44 -0400
- You are certainly correct in that there is a whole bunch of this hardware. I would say that 99% is a real stretch. Perhaps 90% because much of the soft trim in particular uses quite a number of shee
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00568.html (7,812 bytes)
- 146. Re: Cooling Down. New water pump and radiator cleaning. (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:13:38 -0400
- Go easy on the amount of black paint you put on the core. The thicker the paint the more insulation and the more insulation the poorer the heat transfer. On the red paint for the fan shroud use a or
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00769.html (8,126 bytes)
- 147. Re: Media blast or acid dip? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:31:42 -0400
- I suspect you will get the pros and cons from both camps on this- dipping vs blasting. I can only share what I did with my own BN7. I chose to have the frame/chassis sand blasted and the blaster did
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00782.html (8,682 bytes)
- 148. Re: Timing marks? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:58:13 -0400
- Have never seen but one mark on the pully, but my experience with engines is not as extensive as many on this list. I would bet the second mark was placed by a PO. Use a dig external tach if possibl
- /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00316.html (7,979 bytes)
- 149. Driving light covers (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 00:12:03 -0400
- A few years ago I came across a Lucas 576 driving light on a Chevy Suburban in a Shoney's parking lot. Long story made short, 15 minutes and $20 later I became its owner. With the unit came a light
- /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00339.html (6,782 bytes)
- 150. Re: adjustable steering column (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:43:43 -0400
- It sometimes takes a lot of force to loosen the hub nut. Try wraping a strong leather belt around it and twisting the nut. Move to progressively more aggressive means the last of which is probably a
- /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00445.html (7,272 bytes)
- 151. Re: Weight of BN7 Chassis (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:32:45 -0400
- Not sure of the weight but it is a strain for two fairly large and strong men to pick one up and move it anywhere! Keith Pennell
- /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00522.html (7,349 bytes)
- 152. Re: Horn blowing (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 23:40:48 -0400
- Usually the constant horn syndrome is due to the ground wire, brown/black I think, grounding on the stator tube at the very front. Check for chaffed wires where they enter the stator tube. The other
- /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00044.html (7,897 bytes)
- 153. Re: Car stopped puzzle (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 10:17:50 -0400
- Just had to say that my BJ8 still has the rotor as when I bought it in 73 - and is even older than that! Just goes to show "they don't make them like that anymore" Keith Pennell
- /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00140.html (8,626 bytes)
- 154. Re: re boot lid Austin Healey script (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 02:41:57 -0400
- May I also suggest a small wad of dum-dum around each stud before installing. Seals the hole. Carefully remove the excess squashed out onto the trunk lid. Keith Pennell and the
- /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00407.html (7,195 bytes)
- 155. Re: BJ8 Carpet Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 23:42:57 -0400
- I replaced my orig carpet many moons ago. I cut the pieces as near the same as the orig as I could - bought jute backed black wool carpet by the yard and had a neighbor do the sewing. The orig as we
- /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00421.html (7,585 bytes)
- 156. Re: Rattle when I lift off the gas? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 23:49:15 -0400
- I was caught in a 45 minute traffic backup yesterday in high 80s temp. Temp hovered around 210-220 the whole time. Not fun. Boiled over about half of my coolant before I could get out of the jam. Ra
- /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00422.html (8,672 bytes)
- 157. Re: Rattle when I lift off the gas? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 23:41:52 -0400
- Have you checked the clevis pin holding the clutch pedal? Maybe it is badly worn and the clutch pedal is able to bounce around until you touch it with your foot. Just a thought. Keith Pennell
- /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00472.html (7,866 bytes)
- 158. Re: Wiring Harness (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 23:50:20 -0400
- The best thing you could have is another car of the same type to go by. Correctly wired of course. Obviously a wiring diagram is a must, but be careful as I found a misnumbered wire in the diagram o
- /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00510.html (7,359 bytes)
- 159. Re: identification of steering colomn (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 20:14:15 -0400
- I believe there is also a difference in the spline count. One has 44 splines and the other 48 splines. Can't recall which is which. Any help out there? Keith Pennell
- /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00690.html (7,501 bytes)
- 160. Steering column (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 00:03:47 -0400
- Yesterday I sent an email reply about splines on steering column and said it is 44 for one and 48 for the other. After further though I believe it is 48 and 52. Don't ask me which is which as I have
- /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00712.html (6,511 bytes)
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