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101. Re: Limpert Differencial Gear Set (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:25:41 -0700; My "Lempert" gearset came with specific breakin instructions. I don't have them handy but if I recall breakin involved short, then increasingly longer runs with a sufficient cooling period in between; /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00545.html (8,400 bytes)
102. Re: Limpert Differencial Gear Set (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:25:47 -0700; Guess I owe it to the List to get this right, so I dug out the instructions that came with my Lempert gearset: "BREAK IN PROCEDURE A new ring and pinion installed with new bearings will initially gen; /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00551.html (10,085 bytes)
103. Friday Funny (PG) (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 07:39:16 -0700; Mum & Dad decided that the only way to pull off a Sunday afternoon "quickie" with their 8 year old son in the apartment was to send him out on the balcony with an ice cream and tell him to report on; /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00623.html (7,214 bytes)
104. Re: high rpm - misfire - followup (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 20:13:20 -0700; I second Alan's suggestion about the fuel pump (and the plug wires, though typically they'll work for awhile until the the dist. terminals mangle the core). Could also be: - some sort of vapor lock (; /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00689.html (10,947 bytes)
105. Re: high rpm - misfire - followup (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 06:52:58 -0700; I remember reading an article in "Skinned Knuckles" a few years ago about the author buying an old Cadillac at a bargain because it had exactly the symptoms you are describing (missing, lack of power; /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00697.html (8,678 bytes)
106. Re: BN2 water pump whine (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 07:23:03 -0700; All the aftermarket pumps I've seen (several) have sealed bearings ... there is no way to lubricate them. I think you either have to replace the pump or live with the noise. bs ** Bob Spidell San Jo; /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00701.html (7,974 bytes)
107. Re: Injun trouble (score: 1): Author: bspidell@comcast.net; Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:01:00 +0000; Could be your cam is mis-timed. Unlike most American cars, Healeys don't have marks on the crank and cam gears; they are aligned by counting links on the timing chain referenced to a special "bright; /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00708.html (10,065 bytes)
108. Re: Horns (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:47:46 -0700; I'd describe the paint on my BJ8's horns--what's left of it--as "semi-gloss." But they're also 39 years old ;) bs ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-He; /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00736.html (6,817 bytes)
109. Re: Steering wheel cover...Concours (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 09:55:12 -0700; "... same situation as having the underside of the car undercoated ..." As opposed to having the topside of the car undercoated, which is OK? ;););) bs ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.n; /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00064.html (7,639 bytes)
110. Re: K&N Air Filters (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 20:00:29 -0700; A while back I was working with the owner of a performance shop to prepare a K&N rig for BJ8s. Things were progressing well--he actually made a prototype set for me to test--but he has been unrespons; /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00134.html (7,366 bytes)
111. Re: Hack installs Pertronix! (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 06:25:41 -0700; I've heard of the rotor contacting the cap terminals after a Pertronix install, but never heard of the distributor "spindle" rubbing the pickup. Mine has a good 1/8" clearance or more. Actually, the; /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00255.html (9,137 bytes)
112. Re: Fun with Brake Servos (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 17:15:18 -0700; She didn't try to sell you TWO cans???!!! Worked on me ... turns out the HAZMAT shipping charges were so high it made the second can seem worthwhile. Only problem is the stuff has an expiration and t; /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00268.html (7,809 bytes)
113. FF - Bat Food (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 08:35:11 -0700; Looking for Food A vampire bat came flapping in from the night covered in fresh blood and parked himself on the roof of the cave to get some sleep. Pretty soon all the other bats smelled the blood an; /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00307.html (7,248 bytes)
114. Re: Food for thought - Friday - non humour (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 18:23:56 -0700; This ain't the right place for it--my apologies to the List--but I can't let this go unchallenged. The author's logic is sound enough, but he's overlooked one very important aspect: America is still,; /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00314.html (9,810 bytes)
115. Re: Buying a BJ8...what to look out for. (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 17:56:17 -0700; Start with a compression test and general inspection of big stuff and fluids. Get the front wheels off the ground and check for endplay or back-and-forth at the top/bottom of the wheel (new king pin; /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00339.html (9,239 bytes)
116. Re: Buying a BJ8...what to look out for. (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 18:05:57 -0700; Oh yeah, almost forgot. Get it out on an absolutely smooth and straight piece of road (if there is any in GB ;). At 55-60 mph it should shake like the wheels are going to fall off; if it doesn't it's; /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00340.html (10,494 bytes)
117. Re: Hubs and Splines (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 20:55:31 -0700; "have used creeps out due to heat and centrifugal force and goobers up your spokes" I use a little clear RTV to seal up the spokes inside the wheel hubs to keep the grease where it belongs. bs ** Bo; /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00345.html (8,298 bytes)
118. Internal Rust Protection (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 21:23:51 -0700; No question, rust is the eventual destroyer of many fine autos. Although most of us attend to surface rust, I've been concerned for years that our hollow, box-ladder frames could be rusting from the; /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00348.html (9,091 bytes)
119. Re: starting problem 2nd try (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 08:03:11 -0700; Had pretty much the same symptoms a couple months back on my BJ8. I could start it with the solenoid pushbutton for awhile, but eventually that quit working. New starter solenoid did the trick. bs **; /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00365.html (9,759 bytes)
120. Capeworks eNewsletter (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 07:18:14 -0700; Anyone wants to get on the Capeworks enewsletter send an email to: sales@cape-international.com bs ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M **; /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00437.html (6,506 bytes)

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