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101. Re: Mirrors (was: It don't matter what's BEHIND you) (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 18:19:39 -0700; Good tip re: the Talbot web-site - I have a couple of old ones that could use some parts. What some of us here have been doing ( only feasible on BJ7 - BJ8's): Mounting the Lucas wing mirrors on the; /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00649.html (8,346 bytes)
102. Re: Tranny out and flywheel surfacing/lightening? (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 09:18:32 -0700; I agree. I've run Bill Bolton lightened flywheels on both my BJ8, and my BT7 (which has a BJ8 clutch/flywheel set-up) for several years. A barely noticeable change at first, and then it is never rea; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00082.html (10,364 bytes)
103. Re: More fun... Tranny out and flywheel surfacing/lightening? (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 19:55:22 -0700; Sorry, one of us should have mentioned - the 'rear main seal kit' that we all talk about is not in the original workshop or parts books - it's an aftermarket kit that most of us seem to be using to; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00091.html (9,419 bytes)
104. Re: Car stopped puzzle (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 09:25:43 -0700; As others have suggested - 1st thing to check - bad rotor (grounded.) Seems to be happening frequently to a lot of Healey owners. The white/black wire at the distributor runs directly back to the ba; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00146.html (11,066 bytes)
105. Re: what color scheme do you have on your Healey? (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 10:06:28 -0700; BT7 tricarb #18617: Colorado Red - all soft trim (and top and tonneau) is the original, including seating in red / black piping, red carpets and panels, black top and tonneau. Boot armacord is black; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00147.html (9,524 bytes)
106. Re: Car stopped puzzle (P.S.) (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 20:48:39 -0700; It has occurred to me when planning and executing the Smitty Toyota 5-speed conversion on my BJ8, that, when I get to be a real old fart, a Toyota automatic might slip right in. After all, a lot of; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00170.html (7,781 bytes)
107. Re: Car Stopped Puzzle - confused (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 21:14:25 -0700; I have had this happen to me: the battery master switch allowed power to the car - engine ran, everything worked. The ignition grounding section of the switch failed - engine quit. I somehow had the; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00171.html (9,336 bytes)
108. Re: Oil leak on lifter cover (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 09:25:08 -0700; Little trick I learned a long time ago - use a Subaru sealing washer p/n 81276-4110 at the dealer. It's a rubber cup sealing washer - works like a damn, and one cannot tell it's there. Earl Kagna Vi; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00265.html (7,516 bytes)
109. Re: brake booster test (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 16:40:45 -0700; I take it that no-one responded to your first post about this - I'll give it a try. My gut tells me no. Most problems with re-built Girling boosters seem to centre around not getting the vaccuum pis; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00275.html (8,677 bytes)
110. Re: brake booster test (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 10:48:04 -0700; I agree with Bob - the air valves are activated by the movement of the brake fluid itself, which in turn activate the vaccuum piston. It's been my experience that the whole deal tends to be pretty d; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00291.html (8,848 bytes)
111. Fw: brake booster test (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 11:22:11 -0700; You pose an interesting theory - I've been looking at the servo section of the workshop manual and reading through the description of how it operates. Bob makes a good point of the input pressure be; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00317.html (10,698 bytes)
112. Re: BJ8 Carpet Question (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 16:05:34 -0700; My original factory carpet in the BT7 is one piece, covering both the transmission cover and the prop shaft housing. I'm virtually certain that the BJ8's were the same - one piece from the factory.; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00417.html (8,314 bytes)
113. Re: sluggish tach (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 08:33:55 -0700; I've had this happen to me. From your description, the tach needle operates smoothly, it's just sluggish. If that's the case, it's likely a lubrication problem in the instruments head, and the tach; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00521.html (8,398 bytes)
114. Re: Synchro Ring replacement (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 21:57:26 -0700; Lots of little bits! I have had the same condition with a couple of gearboxes - the deposit of synchro ring material onto the gear cone. You don't want to do anything to damage even slightly the har; /html/healeys/2004-05/msg00547.html (9,285 bytes)
115. Re: Fender Mirrors - Flat or Convex? (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 13:47:01 -0700; I was always under the impression that the forward position of the 'Lucas Wing' mirrors ( ie: single post, threaded nut from the bottom) on the wings chosen by the factory / dealers was to expedite; /html/healeys/2004-04/msg00135.html (11,049 bytes)
116. Re: pinion flange (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 10:28:43 -0700; To this point, I have 'rescued' 7 or 8 complete 3:545 diff pod assemblies from large British saloons - including one from a Morris Isis, a couple from Wolesleys, and the rest from Westminsters (all; /html/healeys/2004-04/msg00785.html (7,565 bytes)
117. Re: Diff Ratio (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:46:29 -0700; I've seen various different stamp markings on diffs in addition to the basic 2 numbers, which represent the number of teeth on the crown wheel and pinion - hence the ratio. The 'T' may have had some; /html/healeys/2004-04/msg00824.html (8,556 bytes)
118. Re: 100 car problem (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 10:35:45 -0700; I'm not completely certain, but the Healey sounds pretty normal to me. It has been my experience that most Healeys (and many other British cars!) have the 'heat-soak' problem that you describe - I k; /html/healeys/2004-04/msg00872.html (9,158 bytes)
119. Re: Is Mine Really the Right Engine? (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:45:23 -0800; My BJ8 is car# HBJ8U/42845, engine tag 29K-RU-H/17340. I would guess that your numbers are the correct originals for your car as per the certificate. Your car would have left the factory with 1/2" p; /html/healeys/2006-03/msg00013.html (8,050 bytes)
120. Re: Removing the overdrive (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 18:04:37 -0800; Ouch! But remember that we've all done stuff like that - for sure more than once in my case. I strongly recommend removing the gearbox/od to do the fix. It is possible to get the overdrive off the g; /html/healeys/2006-03/msg00103.html (9,111 bytes)

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