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1. Valve Job (score: 1): Author: "Mel Brunet" <mburnet@tampabay.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 14:42:26 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time); Fellow Enthusiasts I am about to remove the head from my 67 BJ8 6 and I need to know if there is anything that is unusual about the healey head that I should know about beforehand. It looks pretty st; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00234.html (7,017 bytes)
2. RE: Valve Job (score: 1): Author: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 15:35:25 -0400; Hi Mel, There is nothing really special about the healey 6 cyl head. Two things that seem to get a lot of people into trouble are: 1. the little oil feed pipe to the rocker shaft. The banjo bolt for; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00241.html (8,246 bytes)
3. RE: Valve Job (score: 1): Author: Dean Caccavo <healeybn7@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 13:25:40 -0700 (PDT); Mel to add to Mike's list, I would offer the 3. It accounts for half of the weight of the car. So, even after you loosen all the bolts, gravity will try to keep it in place. Keeping this in mind, be; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00245.html (7,639 bytes)
4. Re: Valve Job (score: 1): Author: Blue One Hundred <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 08:58:44 +0800; I would add to this list: 4) consider replacing the rocker assembly with a rebuilt unit. These tend to wear, and your head job & car running will be much better served from longevity's sake. 5) Consi; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00254.html (7,597 bytes)
5. Re: Valve Job (score: 1): Author: Eric (Rick) Wilkins <wilko2@cox.net>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:08:32 -0700; One thing to be careful of that was sort of mentioned has to with that oil tube and banjo fitting. The rest of the top lubrication system relys on the rocker shaft to deliver the oil to all of the ro; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00256.html (7,782 bytes)
6. RE: Valve Job (score: 1): Author: "Mel Brunet" <mburnet@tampabay.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 09:02:48 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time); I would like to thank Alan,Eric,Dave,Dean,Michael, and any others I may have overlooked in helping me with my valve job question. I now feel advised and good about proceeding with my project. Thanks; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00274.html (6,904 bytes)
7. Valve job (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 15:53:11 -0700; Thinking that my BJ8 was in good shape to begin the trip to Conclave at the end of June, I was very disappointed to find that I have low compression in two cylinders, 50K miles into an engine rebuil; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00231.html (6,967 bytes)
8. RE: Valve job (score: 1): Author: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey@charter.net>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 16:04:22 -0700; Did you use oil with plenty of ZDDF? Oil companies removed this additive a year ago and a rash of premature cam flattening occurred on new rebuilds. Tracy Drummond Gang Warily ! President AHCUSA www.; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00232.html (7,610 bytes)
9. Re: Valve job (score: 1): Author: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 20:28:17 -0400; Hello all, Another victim of lifter and cam lobe failure was shown to us last evening at our monthly Southern Ontario pub nite. A good friend's 100M fitted with a new Dennis Welch cylinder head which; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00234.html (8,182 bytes)
10. RE: Valve job (score: 1): Author: "Tom Felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 20:37:21 -0400; Except Valvoline VR1 racing oil 20/50--which I have been using for a long On the in had on studs them,; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00235.html (8,421 bytes)
11. RE: Valve job (score: 1): Author: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 20:47:51 -0500; I break in my race motors on Valvoline Race 20-50, and switch to Redline after one race weekend. I have never had an oil related failure...15 years. WST Hello all, Another victim of lifter and cam l; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00244.html (9,711 bytes)
12. RE: Valve job (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 19:14:37 -0700; I have always used Castrol 20W-50 exclusively in the Healey in the 23 years I have owned it. That includes the break-in period after the engine rebuild in '99, and all the way up to now. During the d; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00246.html (7,953 bytes)
13. Re: Valve job (score: 1): Author: <insptwo@msn.com>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 22:16:37 -0400; Curiosity got the better of me and I just did some on line reading on ZDDP, which gave me a headache with all the impurities, alchohol additives, ketone etc. I did note that I use Kendall GT-1 40 and; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00247.html (7,168 bytes)
14. Re: Valve job (score: 1): Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 21:38:26 -0500; I have not verified this, but I was riding with a fellow club member that sells oils and such from a local distributor, he said the oil world is changing fast as far as chemical make-up, he also said; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00248.html (7,448 bytes)
15. RE: Valve job (score: 1): Author: "Peter Schauss" <schauss@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 22:49:28 -0400; Adjust your valves and check the compression again. HTH, Peter Schauss 1963 BJ7 1980 MGB; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00249.html (8,587 bytes)
16. RE: Valve job (score: 1): Author: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey@charter.net>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 20:18:42 -0700; Tracy Drummond Gang Warily ! President AHCUSA www.healey.org VP/Events Director GGAHC www.goldengatehealeys.com I have always used Castrol 20W-50 exclusively in the Healey in the 23 years I have own; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00250.html (7,817 bytes)
17. Re: Valve job (score: 1): Author: Dave & M <rusd@sitestar.net>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 21:34:55 -0600; Hi Tom, No - Not even VR1. In my opinion, Valvoline is guilty of half truth advertising if not worse. They market two "Valvoline Racing" oils. 1- One oil comes in a light grey/silver container, is ma; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00251.html (8,405 bytes)
18. RE: Valve job (score: 1): Author: Robert Blair <rnbmail@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 22:58:15 -0700 (PDT); Tom is right I believe - that is the key - the oil can/bottle must carry the additive by name, and the VR1 does so the last time i looked. Turns out you should not mix old technology with new chemis; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00255.html (10,423 bytes)
19. Re: Valve job (score: 1): Author: "David Ward" <david@bighealey.ltd.uk>; Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 08:31:16 +0100; Unfortunately the vast majority of the "modern" day re-produced crap is hardly fit for purpose anymore. During the last twenty odd years that I was building engines I carried out a modification to th; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00256.html (9,282 bytes)
20. Re: Valve job (score: 1): Author: "E.A. Driver" <edriver@sasktel.net>; Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 16:15:52 -0600; Hi Tom You can use about 4 ounces (imperial) of GM EOS with each oil change. Kind regards Ed AHCUSA Historian Saskatoon '53 BN1 '65 BJ8; /html/healeys/2007-05/msg00281.html (7,289 bytes)

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