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141. Re: [Healeys] Incorrect Speedo Reading (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 08:19:53 -0400
Your question is an interesting one, but I'm afraid there isn't an easy answer. In comparing the reading on my BT7's speedometer to the GPS readout, I have found that around 50mph the two instrument
/html/healeys/2010-05/msg00782.html (10,596 bytes)

142. Re: [Healeys] Replacement Shocks/Apple Hydraulics (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:24:19 -0400
Apple has some problems occasionally. The best choice is World Wide Auto Parts http://www.nosimport.com/shoxcatalog.htm They are the best. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard whi
/html/healeys/2010-06/msg00160.html (8,635 bytes)

143. Re: [Healeys] Replacement Shocks/World Wide Auto Parts (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:21:10 -0400
Here is what Worldwide does to your shocks: *How World Wide Approaches Rebuilding Lever Shocks * First. What fails in a lever shock? Almost all of the (non-traumatic) failures result from lack of oil
/html/healeys/2010-06/msg00175.html (9,307 bytes)

144. [Healeys] BT7 door stuck shut (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:08:33 -0400
I closed the driver's (left) side door on my BT7 the other day and it will not open again. I've removed the inner panel that covers the top of the inside of the door. If I lie across the seats I can
/html/healeys/2010-06/msg00257.html (7,707 bytes)

145. Re: [Healeys] BT7 door stuck shut (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:56:14 -0400
I wish it had been that easy. See my other email outlining the real problem. Thanks. Charlie [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of mgcharlie.vcf] _____________
/html/healeys/2010-06/msg00286.html (9,746 bytes)

146. Re: [Healeys] BT7stuck door latch (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:59:28 -0400
You got the solution! I'm going to change your terms a bit to explain the problem further. To me the strike is the thing being struck by the plunger. The strike is the thing mounted on the body of t
/html/healeys/2010-06/msg00288.html (8,825 bytes)

147. Re: [Healeys] BT7stuck door latch (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:01:28 -0400
Continuation of response: As you say, keeping the old parts from a restoration is a good idea. First I pulled out the old assembly that came from my Healey which had all of the die cast zinc parts br
/html/healeys/2010-06/msg00290.html (9,043 bytes)

148. Re: [Healeys] Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix\British Car Day (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:16:16 -0400
There is a car like that in the Lancaster, PA area. That's over 200 miles from Pgh. I don't know who restored it for him. We will take the black tricarb again this year. Charlie [demime 1.01d remove
/html/healeys/2010-07/msg00378.html (9,236 bytes)

149. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive Deceleration (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:24:17 -0400
It seems that Austin-Healeys are one of the few makes that used a system to allow the overdrive to drop out only on acceleration. I've owned several Volvos with Laycock overdrives, both D and J type
/html/healeys/2010-07/msg00557.html (9,861 bytes)

150. Re: [Healeys] GOLDIE again (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:08:09 -0400
I think that Bruce is scaling back. He had a 100M for sale at The Original British Car Day near Frederick, MD in June. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of mgc
/html/healeys/2010-08/msg00148.html (8,215 bytes)

151. [Healeys] Smitty conversion (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:30:53 -0400
There is a Smitty conversion on Ebay, item #270623513754. It includes the transmission and the Smitty components at a buy it now of $750. It is located in Lenox, MA [demime 1.01d removed an attachmen
/html/healeys/2010-08/msg00550.html (7,414 bytes)

152. Re: [Healeys] Smitty conversion (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:27:33 -0400
That probably does not include the transmission, though I don't know what Pete Delaney's kit is up to now. $750 is a bargain, but additional components can be purchased from Pete if something is miss
/html/healeys/2010-08/msg00562.html (8,787 bytes)

153. Re: [Healeys] Smitty conversion (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:29:13 -0400
Shipping could increase cost quite a bit if it is far. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of mgcharlie.vcf] _______________________________________________ Heal
/html/healeys/2010-08/msg00563.html (11,482 bytes)

154. Re: [Healeys] OD Design Flaw? (was Munched Overdrive?) (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:50:27 -0400
There really isn't a design flaw here. The system will disengage the overdrive electrically before shifting into reverse via the 3rd/4th switch. And as already pointed out, the pressure dissipates af
/html/healeys/2010-09/msg00585.html (10,044 bytes)

155. Re: [Healeys] BT7 14,000 mile car on ebay (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:32:27 -0400
Thanks, Perry. If the car does not sell on Ebay, the plan is to have it back at Hershey this year also. Charlie [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of mgcharlie.
/html/healeys/2010-09/msg00838.html (10,379 bytes)

156. Re: [Healeys] BT7 14,000 mile car on ebay (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:36:25 -0400
Thanks Peter, In defense of the previous owner, he did a few things to personalize the car and make it easier to drive, but as you say kept the original bits. Charlie [demime 1.01d removed an attachm
/html/healeys/2010-09/msg00840.html (9,230 bytes)

157. Re: [Healeys] BT7 14,000 mile car on ebay (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:03:27 -0400
Hershey, to all of us familiar with it, means the AACA Fall Hershey meet which is Oct. 6-9 this year. If any of you are within striking distance, white Healey or not, Hershey is a wonderful experien
/html/healeys/2010-09/msg00843.html (10,474 bytes)

158. Re: [Healeys] Windshield glass makers (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:05:07 -0400
Today, as in most everything else, some technological advances have been made since the days when the 100S was new. Plexiglass is an acrylic, whereas a polycarbonate like Lexan may be better suited.
/html/healeys/2010-10/msg00251.html (12,398 bytes)

159. Re: [Healeys] Radiator filler neck (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:19:48 -0400
Your original is correct with a 1" (25.4 mm) filler neck and the new one is what they normally are- 3/4" or 19 mm. You need to get a new radiator cap. What you should do is allow the radiator to find
/html/healeys/2010-10/msg00390.html (8,862 bytes)

160. Re: [Healeys] low back pain (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:16:18 -0400
Most of you have seen reference here to the '60 BT7 with 14,000 miles on it. The reason that the former owner sold it to us was that he could not drive it for more than a few minutes before his back
/html/healeys/2010-10/msg00446.html (9,590 bytes)


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