- 1. Tach and Speedo (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 14:58:40 -0500
- My choke knob was loose in the dashboard so I wanted to tighten it. First I had to remove the tach. The PO had lost or broken the holding brackets so he held it in by putting double face foam tape ar
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00012.html (7,310 bytes)
- 2. Regulator Spindle O-Ring (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 09:09:55 -0500
- Does anyone have a replacement part number for the rubber o-ring that fits over the window regulator spindle of a BJ8. It is called an anti-rattle device by the parts book. Thanks, Ned Smith BJ8 near
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00135.html (6,379 bytes)
- 3. Painting Gear Shift Knob (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 11:20:43 -0500
- The windows have been reinstalled and are working smoothly. Thanks to everyone who helped. The pattern on the gear shift knob on my 67 BJ8 is not now painted. Where they ever? If so, has anybody trie
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00175.html (7,546 bytes)
- 4. Gear Box Cover (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 10:33:07 -0500
- I wanted to replace the nylon bushing at the end of the gear shit lever so I removed the after-market leather boot and found the old rubber boot in pieces underneath. The 2.5 metal housing that hold
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00209.html (7,004 bytes)
- 5. Summary of My Window Project (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 14:04:05 -0500
- A Lister has asked for a summary of the steps I took to fix my rollup Problem: The windows rattled and did not roll up smoothly. Cause: The nylon spacers/guides embedded in the glass channels had bro
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00214.html (8,666 bytes)
- 6. BJ8 Wheel Alignment (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 08:40:36 -0500
- I happened to notice yesterday that the left front wheel is tilted in at the top. The right one seems to be straight up and down. I assume/hope that this can be corrected by having the front end alig
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00226.html (7,602 bytes)
- 7. Hand Brake (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 09:23:07 -0500
- The Parts Code for the screws that hold the hand brake ratchet plate to the tunnel is 88G-293. I believe that makes them BSF. I think it also means that they are not available at my local hardware st
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00250.html (6,602 bytes)
- 8. Starting to Find Rust (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 11:24:12 -0500
- I am starting to find the rust that the PO said wasn't there. I took off the Gear box cover and one thing led to another. The corner where the fire wall and the floor pan meet the gear box cover is p
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00254.html (7,418 bytes)
- 9. Welder (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 08:31:50 -0500
- Yesterday I couldn't even spell Welder and now I are one! I bought a very cheap welder on sale at Harbor Freight. It is a flux wire welder, no gas. 90 amps on 110 volts. I hope it will do the minor p
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00330.html (6,598 bytes)
- 10. Rusted Part (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:50:26 -0500
- It turns out that the part with the holes is the gear box cover flange. The part is welded to the frame for one inch every 4 inches. This seems like an invitation to corrosion where the two parts tou
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00355.html (6,680 bytes)
- 11. Speedometer (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:10:54 -0500
- The Trip Reset shaft on my BJ8 speedometer was broken off right at the cotter pin hole. I have gotten an after-market shaft extension from Mo Ma. What is the length of broken off part? How much shaft
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00480.html (6,374 bytes)
- 12. Welding (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:22:41 -0500
- My attempts to weld patches in the floor pan are not going too well. My new Harbor Freight welder has a high and a low amp setting. I am using the low 62-68 amp setting. As someone on the list pointe
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00482.html (7,361 bytes)
- 13. Bonnet Seal (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:41:33 -0500
- My BJ8 seems to be quite different from photos and the parts manual when it comes to the "bonnet surround seal" I have two pieces of plastic edge trim most of the way around the engine compartment op
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00551.html (6,745 bytes)
- 14. Bonnet Seal (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:20:31 -0500
- Thanks to everyone who replied. Ned Smith BJ8 near Chattanooga, TN N34.98 W85.5
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00563.html (6,423 bytes)
- 15. Source of Repair Sheet Metal (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:27:58 -0500
- I have been asking my local body shops for scrap sheet metal (18-20 gauge) to make my welding repairs. They all said I should get a damaged hood with enough flat space to cut out what I needed. One s
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00575.html (6,599 bytes)
- 16. Jack Stands (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:30:02 -0500
- My BJ8 is up on jack stands now. The bottom of the frame members are 17" off the floor. This means me and my crawler can get under the mufflers with about an inch to spare. I would like to go 10" hig
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00612.html (7,508 bytes)
- 17. Front Apron Panel (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 09:09:46 -0500
- My BJ8 doesn't have a front apron. The Parts CD and Moss show the panel but no fasteners. Is it mounted between the bumper and the bumper brackets? Merry Christmas Happy Hanukah Ned Smith BJ8 near Ch
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00646.html (6,695 bytes)
- 18. Santa, Having Been Good To Me (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 20:14:26 -0500
- I got a set of gear wrenches. Star Wars Episodes I, II, and III A set of wing mirrors and My mother-in-law paid for my new welder. WOW! About the wing mirrors. I know the distance from the windshield
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00680.html (7,011 bytes)
- 19. Cement Blocks (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:26:26 -0500
- The consensus of replies was "Don't use cement blocks to raise you car." So I won't. I will build four heavy duty boxes out of 2x8s and put the jack stands on them. Thanks for your advice. Ned Smith
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00688.html (6,435 bytes)
- 20. Generator Light (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:06:08 -0500
- I have cleaned up my instruments and reinstalled them with new O rings. The generator light on the tachometer doesn't seem to work. Should that light go on when the ignition is turned on? I engine is
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00782.html (7,130 bytes)
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