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Re: LONG: Chain of events: Dont let this happen to you!

To: Jeff Habberfield <jeffh@colba.net>, Jay Quinn <jpquinn@cyberramp.net>
Subject: Re: LONG: Chain of events: Dont let this happen to you!
From: Jay Quinn <jpquinn@cyberramp.net>
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 1997 11:19:44 -0600
Cc: healeys@Autox.Team.Net, spridgets@Autox.Team.Net, mgs@Autox.Team.Net, british-cars@Autox.Team.Net
In-reply-to: <34624EC5.1E0F096E@colba.net>
References: <3.0.2.32.19971105115819.009295b0@cyberramp.net>
Reply-to: Jay Quinn <jpquinn@cyberramp.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
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.

Q

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.
>>
>> It all started one day like this:
>>
>> 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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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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