| To: | "varley@cosmos.net.au" <varley@cosmos.net.au>, "healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.team.net> |
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| Subject: | Re: [Healeys] water pumps and other repro parts |
| From: | Jean Caron <vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com> |
| Date: | Sun, 1 Mar 2015 15:27:09 +0000 |
| Delivered-to: | mharc@autox.team.net |
| Delivered-to: | healeys@autox.team.net |
| Importance: | Normal |
| References: | <1D8056D04B4E476398BE6C72276E7E4E@WINDOWST93OFP9>, <54F2A11E.4040305@cosmos.net.au> FILETIME=[2F987EA0:01D05434] |
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List=2C
I feel that in many cases the suppliers rely on the fact that the purchaser=
s/owners may complain to them but that's where it ends. This List may start=
something if enough purchasers/owners band together to let some suppliers =
know that some of their parts are not up to the task. I complained twice ov=
er five years to a supplier about the wiring harness for the signal lights/=
horns being of the wrong colour. They acted like it was the first time it h=
appened and I know another local owner had purchased the same harness and c=
omplained as well in that period of time.=20
I am very careful as to who I purchase certain parts from because I only wa=
nt to install it once. If the part fails before I complete a restoration=2C=
believe me it happened with two exhaust hangers and I had to change them=
=2C I cannot charge the owner twice for something like that=2C so it's done=
on my own time.
Here are a few items that I see problems with:
-Wiper motor mounting rubber=2C three of them needed.
-Signal lights/ horns wiring harness that goes through the stator tube.
-Inside piece for the ashtray=2C rechrome your old on as the new ones are n=
ot the same at all.
-Flasher unit
-Bottom rad hose
-Carpet set
If anyone wants to know where to get some of these with good quality built =
in them=2C contact me off list.=20
Jean=20
> Date: Sun=2C 1 Mar 2015 16:18:22 +1100
> From: varley@cosmos.net.au
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] water pumps and other repro parts
>=20
> Hi Guys=2C it is in fact very disappointing the quality of some of the=20
> reproduction parts available for our cars. Whenever possible it is=20
> better to recondition original equipment rather than take the road that=20
> can seem easier by replacing. I have seen the following. New complete=20
> BJ8 steering box where the sector peg was fully soft steel and wore out=20
> in 2000 miles. Alloy petrol tanks that continually crack at the end=20
> seams. Plastic fuel gauge tank unit floats that crack at the clip that=20
> retains them. Ball joint boots that disintegrate quickly. Cast=20
> aluminium 6 cylinder sumps that are porous and leak oil. Alloy 100=20
> cylinder heads sold as for the 100 when they were in fact Austin A70=20
> commercial heads with Healey valves fitted small deep combustion cambers=
=20
> and hopeless valve masking. And for goodness sake does anyone make a=20
> Healey exhaust mount that is properly vulcanised rubber to steel and=20
> doesn't fall apart? I know it is hard to make small volume production=20
> but in the real world the suppliers would be getting lots of warranty=20
> claims. My sample is just across 3 cars=2C so I'm sure there are more out=
=20
> there. Feel free to reply to the list with what parts have disappointed.=
=20
> While the list probably should not name and shame the suppliers=2C we=20
> should be pointing out what to be aware of when buying new reproduction=20
> parts. Wherever possible fix what the original manufacturer produced as=20
> it will have been made to a high standard=2C with repro=2C who knows.
> Cheers
> Larry Varley
>=20
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>List=2C<br>I feel that in many c=
ases the suppliers rely on the fact that the purchasers/owners may complain=
to them but that's where it ends. This List may start something if enough =
purchasers/owners band together to let some suppliers know that some of the=
ir parts are not up to the task. I complained twice over five years to a su=
pplier about the wiring harness for the signal lights/horns being of the wr=
ong colour. They acted like it was the first time it happened and I know an=
other local owner had purchased the same harness and complained as well in =
that period of time. <br>I am very careful as to who I purchase certain par=
ts from because I only want to install it once. If the part fails before I =
complete a restoration=2C believe me it happened with two exhaust hangers a=
nd I had to change them=2C I cannot charge the owner twice for something li=
ke that=2C so it's done on my own time.<br>Here are a few items that I see =
problems with:<br>-Wiper motor mounting rubber=2C three of them needed.<br>=
-Signal lights/ horns wiring harness that goes through the stator tube.<br>=
-Inside piece for the ashtray=2C rechrome your old on as the new ones are n=
ot the same at all.<br>-Flasher unit<br>-Bottom rad hose<br>-Carpet set<br>=
If anyone wants to know where to get some of these with good quality built =
in them=2C contact me off list. <br><br>Jean <br><div>>=3B Date: Sun=2C 1=
Mar 2015 16:18:22 +1100<br>>=3B From: varley@cosmos.net.au<br>>=3B To:=
healeys@autox.team.net<br>>=3B Subject: [Healeys] water pumps and other =
repro parts<br>>=3B <br>>=3B Hi Guys=2C it is in fact very disappointin=
g the quality of some of the <br>>=3B reproduction parts available for ou=
r cars. Whenever possible it is <br>>=3B better to recondition original e=
quipment rather than take the road that <br>>=3B can seem easier by repla=
cing. I have seen the following. New complete <br>>=3B BJ8 steering box w=
here the sector peg was fully soft steel and wore out <br>>=3B in 2000 mi=
les. Alloy petrol tanks that continually crack at the end <br>>=3B seams.=
Plastic fuel gauge tank unit floats that crack at the clip that <br>>=3B=
retains them. Ball joint boots that disintegrate quickly. Cast <br>>=3B=
aluminium 6 cylinder sumps that are porous and leak oil. Alloy 100 <br>>=
=3B cylinder heads sold as for the 100 when they were in fact Austin A70 <b=
r>>=3B commercial heads with Healey valves fitted small deep combustion c=
ambers <br>>=3B and hopeless valve masking. And for goodness sake does an=
yone make a <br>>=3B Healey exhaust mount that is properly vulcanised rub=
ber to steel and <br>>=3B doesn't fall apart? I know it is hard to make s=
mall volume production <br>>=3B but in the real world the suppliers would=
be getting lots of warranty <br>>=3B claims. My sample is just across 3 =
cars=2C so I'm sure there are more out <br>>=3B there. Feel free to reply=
to the list with what parts have disappointed. <br>>=3B While the list p=
robably should not name and shame the suppliers=2C we <br>>=3B should be =
pointing out what to be aware of when buying new reproduction <br>>=3B pa=
rts. Wherever possible fix what the original manufacturer produced as <br>&=
gt=3B it will have been made to a high standard=2C with repro=2C who knows.=
<br>>=3B Cheers<br>>=3B Larry Varley<br>>=3B <br>>=3B <br>>=3B __=
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