>>> Jay Quinn <jpquinn@cyberramp.net> 11/08/97 11:19am >>>
Ha Ha. When I'm done there will be nothing more to do or fix again!
(Don't tell anyone I said that) - Famous last words, of a Healey owner.
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At 06:12 PM 11/6/97 -0500, Jeff Habberfield wrote:
>Sounds typical of British cars, they came like that right out of the
box.....
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>Jay Quinn wrote:
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>> I was reading a persons sig file and it started me thinking about a chain
>> of events that led up to my Sprite being left in the condition that it's in
>> today. The sig eluded to: Don't think that by finding one problem, you
>> found them all. Something like that. Boy, thats the truth.
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>> It all started one day like this:
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>> 1. I noticed that the clutch was pretty stiff, gears were getting kinda
>> grindy, and noticed that the clutch slave was dripping fluid. Pretty
>> harmless stuff, right? Keep reading.
>>
>> 2. I bought a rebuild kit and rebuilt it one fine day. After doing so, it
>> was worse! The clutch fork wouldn't even return. It was like no slave
and
>> clutch system at all! I suddenly had a very bad feeling about this... It
>> gets better.
>>
>> 3. After determining the entire clutch system was in need a of rebuild, I
>> bought the three piece clutch kit. Help diagnosing this came from the
list.
>>
>> 4. In order to rebuild/replace the clucth kit, I had to yank the engine
>> and tranny out as one unit. I did. Then removed the tranny from the
back
>> of the engine. The problem was diagnosed properly. The clutch was
shot
>> completly. I replaced the clutch unit. I also had the flywheel turned.
>> Engine: Still on garage floor.
>>
>> 5. While in this current state of condition, I thought I'd locate a used
>> tranny to replace the one that was just pulled. It had been producing a
>> large amount of glitter in the oil when being changed very frequently.
>>
>> 6. I got a used tranny, only to find that it was in far worse condition
>> than the one I pulled. I ended up tearing both trannies apart and made
one
>> good one of the two. Of which, the final completion of putting the one
>> good tranny back together again has yet to be done. I hear it calling my
>> name now.
>>
>> 7. After doing the clutch thing, I thought I'd take a look at the drive
>> shaft. It was shot as well. After dealing with the sprung yokes, I took it
>> to a drive shaft shop to have to resprung, balanced and new spiders
put in
>> for me. Even the drivesahft guy flinched when I told him what it was
from.
>>
>> 8. Also while I was there, I decided I would put the 4.22 diff on. Well,
>> that required pulling off the wheels, etc. to get the half shafts out so I
>> could swap out the diff.... Ug.
>>
>> 9. Also while there, I decided to stick on duel lead pistons in place of
>> the single lead piston brake system. Well, I havn't completed this task
>> yet. No excuse.
>>
>> Well now, my car is in a thousand pieces. It all started from a dripping
>> clutch slave I thought a simple kit could fix. Now look what I've got
>> myself into!
>>
>> Talk about project scope creep from hell.
>>
>> Can someone please give me some encouragement? Some energy?
Some food for
>> thought so I can complete this garaged based disaster?!
>>
>> Jay Quinn
>>
>> Pieces and parts = '62 Sprite HAN6L2874
>>
>> PS The donar car which I still have, I can't seem to get rid of the damn
>> thing. I'm thinking of taking it to an Italian car show, and do one of
>> those Smash-O-Bash deals. You pay me a buck, you get three strikes
on the
>> Midget with a sledge hammer. I could make more money doing that
than
>> selling it as junk to a scrape yard. Any comments?
>> --
>> Jay Quinn
>> ITG - Customer Advocate - Telecommunications
>> jpquinn@cyberramp.net - Personal
>> jay_quinn@bcbstx.com - Work
>> http://www.cyberramp.net/~jpquinn/index.htm
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>this "while i'm at it itis , to quote Tim Taylor, once caused me to think
about checking into the Henry Ford Clinic...............................
HoYo
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