check the shop manual for centering the timing chain cover before tightening
the bolts.
on your new harness install in line fuse to protect tail lamps and license
plate light where the "smoke" will stay in the boot.
James Sailer wrote:
>
> Arghhhhhh....
>
> I can hardly believe it....
>
> 1. After my engine rebuild (have 3k miles on it) I did not get a good seal
> on the timing cover seal around the crank.. So when I took out the engine
> for the total resto I had the pulley machined, a sleeve put on and a new
> seal added... but it still leaks... just sitting there!!! .... I am now
> readying myself to remove the radiator.. and attack this again again...any
> ideas?????
>
> 2. After my new wiring harness.... during first powerup I found a shorted
> tail light .. which I thought did no damage but I find it has fried my
> entire wiring harness... new harness time ... no ideas needed here.....
> S*&t .. I am not even imaging the amount of stuff I have to remove to put
> this in!!!
>
> 3. After sending my master cylinder out for resleeve and rebuild.. it of
> course leaks.... off come the carbs (again) to remove the master and put new
> seals in ..
>
> 4. I find that for some reason the Smitty conversion gives me a point on the
> clutch pedal pressure that gives additional pressure... i.e., push down
> smootly... then it get momentarily more pressure then goes to smooth
> pressure again... also there is sooo little room between the bellhousing
> and the clutch slave bleed screw I can not even reach it... (Maybe I need a
> different slave cylinder ,,???) soo unless I can figure out something on
> this I am going to pull the trans out and see what the deal is... I am
> contemplating going back to my healey trans ...
>
> so I am considering removing the engine/trans and testing everything before
> I put the engine in..
>
> On the bright side.... I got my new mini out of storage yesterday (now that
> the snow is gone) and am going to enjoy it for a while... and into the
> corner the healey goes for a while.... at least until the new harness comes
> and maybe until I get some enthusiasm ... gee.. maybe British Wiring will
> give me a break on a quantity discount.???
>
> Jim Sailer
> 66 BJ8 - progress going backwards...
>
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