- 1. Friday flight of fancy - British Cars we wish they still made (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 22:10:46 -0800
- I've got my own list: ERA Alta Squire MG K3 Magnette Triumph Dolomite 8 Triumph TR-S -- Steve Gerow Pasadena CA 59 BN6
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00069.html (6,599 bytes)
- 2. Re: Friday flight of fancy - British Cars we wish they still (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:00:43 -0800
- According to Automobile magazine, the 2-liter, 300 hp supercharged ERA is the fastest prewar racing car still racing. It's nearly as fast as some current Porsches and Ferraris. See: http://www.autom
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00075.html (7,041 bytes)
- 3. Checking Camber measurement (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:29:12 -0800
- I recently installed the Cape offset trunnion bolt setup, which I set to the maximum negative camber. My idea for checking the camber was to compare the angle of the rear wheel hub--which we may take
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00262.html (7,832 bytes)
- 4. Re: Checking Camber measurement (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:50:59 -0800
- The hubs are perfectly true and only a couple of years old--the ends were turned on a lathe as part of the manufacturing process and there's nothing rough about them. I didn't see anything move when
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00291.html (7,277 bytes)
- 5. Too Late for Halloween--Free Pumpkin in pieces, Los Angeles (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:44:01 -0800
- I have a BN2 pumpkin in pieces if anyone wants it for free. Will not ship. Bearings are shot, gears unknown but look OK. Castings look fine. -- Steve Gerow Pasadena CA 59 BN6
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00630.html (6,574 bytes)
- 6. Re: Datsun 240Z Muffler (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:37:21 -0800
- My wife has a 240z and the muffler is nothing like a Healey muffler. The Z has a single exhaust pipe into the muffler, which resides back by the rear bumper. There's a small bullet resonator in the m
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00712.html (7,041 bytes)
- 7. Alternative Mufflers (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:23:34 -0800
- With Eric's idea of using 2 glasspacks, you could make them even quieter by putting a balance pipe just in front of them. -- Steve Gerow Pasadena CA 59 BN6
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00717.html (6,434 bytes)
- 8. Re: mystery photo (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 09:25:20 -0800
- To me the hills make it look like Willow Springs here in Southern California. They're kinda deserty. FWIW--I realize this is unlikely. -- Steve Gerow Pasadena CA 59 BN6
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00794.html (6,241 bytes)
- 9. Cape Adjustable Trunnion Kit (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 11:27:48 -0800
- Would like to hear backchannel from anyone who's using the Cape Adjustable Trunnion Kit. -- Steve Gerow Pasadena CA 59 BN6
- /html/healeys/2005-11/msg00181.html (7,511 bytes)
- 10. Re: Wheel Shims--observations (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:12:05 -0800
- I reshimmed both my front wheels today using Norm Nock's method where you clean everything up to remove the grease. I have a bunch of the stock shims in the various sizes and some homemade brass shim
- /html/healeys/2005-11/msg00268.html (8,172 bytes)
- 11. Re: BJ8 Rear Springs (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 18:20:51 -0800
- Ed, Where does the problem come in on the BJ8? Is it hooking to the trunnion then being too far away from the axle for the u-bolts to reach? On my roadster, I attached the springs at the front and re
- /html/healeys/2005-11/msg00561.html (7,070 bytes)
- 12. Thanksgiving (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 08:48:04 -0800
- At this time, I'm thankful for the Healey newsgroup and all the generous persons who constitute it from all the far-flung nations of Healeydom. I was in the Alfa-Romeo club for 25 years and have lear
- /html/healeys/2005-11/msg00572.html (6,647 bytes)
- 13. Homemade Toe-in Caliper from scrap materials (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:09:15 -0800
- FWIW--I just built an adjustable caliper that makes possible accurate toe-in adjustment without any jacking of the car. The factory manual calls for measuring the toe-in in the center of the sidewall
- /html/healeys/2005-11/msg00613.html (7,983 bytes)
- 14. Valve Cover Leak (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:28:23 -0700
- Try this on your rocker cover: 1) get a new gasket and glue it to the valve cover with hardening Permatex Type A. While the Permatex is soft, put the valve cover on a piece of wax paper on a perfect
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00132.html (6,891 bytes)
- 15. Re: Anti Squeak (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:23:32 -0700
- FWIW--I've used McKay aerosol disc-brake stop squeal on older 240Z brakes which didn't have shims. You just spray the backing plates with it and the brakes don't squeak. This setup has worked for yea
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00266.html (6,385 bytes)
- 16. Are they the right spark plugs (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:12:50 -0700
- Moss lists the cheap Champions as RN12YC6--are these correct on healeys? Steve Gerow Pasadena CA 59 BN6
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00580.html (6,579 bytes)
- 17. Front Shock Valve questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:31:26 -0700
- I'm installing a front tube shock kit and understand the Armstrong shock valves need to be either eliminated or somehow disabled. I can see the shock needs to be dismounted so the valve can be unscre
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00296.html (6,880 bytes)
- 18. Re: Rear Wheel Bearings (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:17:37 -0700
- Hemphills has a wrench for the octagon nut and I'll bet Surgeons does as well. Hemphill's was around $50. -- Steve Gerow Pasadena CA 59 BN6
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00538.html (7,579 bytes)
- 19. Radiator & Water Wetter (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:30:13 -0700
- Re the Radiator discussion--don't overlook Water Wetter. FWIW--I recored my radiator a couple of years ago and recently replaced the coolant with a mixture of purified water, Red Line Water Wetter an
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00539.html (6,773 bytes)
- 20. Facet Pump Quieting (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:19:37 -0700
- Pegasus Racing sells both the box type of Facet pump as well as Holley pumps which are I believe the same as the Stewart Warner pumps of yesteryear--both are incredibly reliable. They also sell a rub
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00542.html (6,426 bytes)
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