- 21. Re: Rear Wheel Bearings--Octagon Wrench clarification (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 13:48:36 -0700
- The wrench I bought from Hemphills is not like these other ones. It's accurately abrasive-jet cut out of 1/4" steel and can be hit with a sledge hammer. I've used it several times with no distortion
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00548.html (7,898 bytes)
- 22. Re: Halogen Tail Lights (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:24:10 -0700
- Has anyone tried the LED bulbs? Steve Gerow Pasadena CA 59 BN6
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00654.html (7,292 bytes)
- 23. Teflon for Springs (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 13:50:55 -0700
- I used 2" x 18 yds DynaGlide adhesive-backed teflon tape between my spring leaves. Got it from Annapolis Performance Sailing. www.apsltd.com. Pete Roses used teflon window glide track material which
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00198.html (6,720 bytes)
- 24. Heresy on Friday (Almost) (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 06:41:50 -0700
- I thought I'd push the envelope on the Friday Funnies category to include heresy (early Saturday). Flame away! Reading about Bonham's Monte Carlo auction in the latest "Automobile" magazine--there's
- /html/healeys/2005-07/msg00484.html (7,275 bytes)
- 25. Los Angeles Area Caravan Sunday July 24 to Oxnard All Britsh (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:31:37 -0700
- Some of us are going to meet as we did a couple of years ago at the Autry Museum/Zoo parking lot for a caravan to Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard (See below) for the Central Coast British Car Meet.
- /html/healeys/2005-07/msg00510.html (7,787 bytes)
- 26. Re: Weber DGVs vs HD8s (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 05:41:09 -0700
- Weber DGVs are progressive-linkage 2-barrel carbs that have been used as conversions on Z-cars for many years. It's 4 x 34 mm. By my calculation that's 92% of the venturi area of the 2 x 2 inch setu
- /html/healeys/2005-07/msg00585.html (7,399 bytes)
- 27. Re: Weber DGV conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:15:02 -0700
- Hello All, I wasn't advocating changing the Healey to Weber DGVs--I was responding to a previous comment about a BJ8 that already had the conversion on it. I think the conversion is an elegant conver
- /html/healeys/2005-07/msg00590.html (6,704 bytes)
- 28. Surgeons Positive Experiences (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:01:53 -0700
- I've had many positive experiences buying parts from Healey Surgeons, though no work done there. Several times Inan has warned me about potential fitment issues with parts I needed for non-standard m
- /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00044.html (6,601 bytes)
- 29. Healey / UFO sighting (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 10:58:45 -0700
- Last night, on Turner, they showed "Earth VS the Flying Saucers" with Hugh Marlowe. Pretty good mid-50's B movie with an A cast. In his office parking structure, there's a gleaming 100 parked on the
- /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00225.html (6,558 bytes)
- 30. Re: Front End clunking (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 20:07:45 -0700
- I recently fixed the same clunk you describe--my front trunnion upper bushes were completely gone--so the top of the spindle was held in place by a half inch bolt through a 1" hole! The secret is ta
- /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00493.html (6,877 bytes)
- 31. Re: Knock-Offs self-tightening (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 12:22:01 -0700
- Someone on this list suggested making index marks with a Sharpie after tightening the knockoffs. I've been doing this a couple of years and they self-tighten every time. I advocate the Harbor Freight
- /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00634.html (6,665 bytes)
- 32. Disc Brake Stop Squeal (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 16:15:31 -0700
- Some people have used duct tape. I've used McKay's spray-on goop by itself without any shims on my wife's 240Z and it worked fine. -- Steve Gerow Pasadena CA 59 BN6
- /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00156.html (6,363 bytes)
- 33. LBCs at Retirement (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 18:42:04 -0700
- I like the financial services ad (Charles Schwab?) where the guy's out at the track with his Maserati 300S. Sounds like a fantasy retirment to me. -- Steve Gerow Pasadena CA 59 BN6
- /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00199.html (6,384 bytes)
- 34. Re: Is This British? Miscellaneous Hallucinations-No (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 19:10:19 -0700
- I found the horse drawn Trabant to be a great political joke, somehow. Gotta love it--a Trabant, too, fa cryin' out loud! I bet that farmer found a better use for the Trabby's nasty 2-stroke engine.
- /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00201.html (7,081 bytes)
- 35. Oil Filters - Fram (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 17:25:02 -0700
- The following pretty comprehensive study finds Fram oil filters to be among the worst. It makes plenty of suggestions for good ones. http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html -- Steve Gero
- /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00613.html (6,500 bytes)
- 36. No Oil Pressure suggestions gleaned from various places (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 17:32:16 -0700
- Peter Roses, who also has a BN6 had the same exact problem a couple of weeks ago--he drained his oil for 24 hrs then filled it up, then had no oil pressure. It took a lot of spinning to get it back
- /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00614.html (7,676 bytes)
- 37. Re: No Oil Pressure suggestions gleaned from various places (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 22:38:33 -0700
- Just because it's paranoid doesn't mean it's not valid--after all, even paranoids have enemies. -- Steve Gerow Pasadena CA 59 BN6
- /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00631.html (7,865 bytes)
- 38. Summit Point Results Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 11:40:29 -0700
- The main thing I'm interested in is how the DMD-engined card did. How fast was it? -- Steve Gerow Pasadena CA 59 BN6
- /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00654.html (6,461 bytes)
- 39. Re: Change to center shift? (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 08:14:53 -0700
- Suggest you consider the Smitty 5 speed conversion--the overdrive will add a lot of complexity and opportunities for arcane troubleshooting to the car (go ahead and flame away). Your center shift is
- /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00725.html (6,952 bytes)
- 40. Moss Tank Sender Install pictures (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 11:55:51 -0700
- FWIW--I installed a new Moss tank sender a couple of weeks ago. The unit seems to be much higher quality than the previous replacement version. I don't have a picture of the coil, but it's tightly an
- /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00827.html (7,801 bytes)
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