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Re: She's running. Wow! Loud! But clutch prob.

To: Scott Willis <ahpowered@hotmail.com>, N5572B@aol.com,
Subject: Re: She's running. Wow! Loud! But clutch prob.
From: Blue One Hundred <international_investor@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:27:03 -0700 (PDT)
Scott -

You have to replace the hose that goes to your clutch
slave cylinder.  Rubber can break loose in the hoses
over time creating a sort of check valve, cutting off
hydraulic fluid flow to the slave cylinder...

Regards,

Alan

'53 BN1 '64 BJ8

--- Scott Willis <ahpowered@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I didn't realize how loud the Healey's were while
> driving. The BN7 has a new
> stainless system. I'm used to my MGA with stainless
> exhaust. Which ever
> radio I do choose to install may not be used much.
> Great sounding exhaust.
> 
> I have not gotten very far before the clutch stops
> working. After I walk
> home to ge the truck and let it sit for a while it
> begins working agin. It
> sounds like air in system to me but I never see any
> while bleeding. It is a
> bear to get my hands in there to even perform the
> bleeding.
> 
> Any other ideas on what may be causing the clutch to
> stop working after a
> bit of driving and start working again after
> sitting?
> 
> This car has been in a barn for 25-ish years.
> 
> Cheers,
> Scott
> Mashed 60 BN7
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <N5572B@aol.com>
> To: <international_investor@yahoo.com>;
> <Healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 10:05 PM
> Subject: Re: Radios, Cd and IPOD
> 
> 
> > In a message dated 4/23/04 6:02:06 PM Pacific
> Daylight Time,
> > international_investor@yahoo.com writes:
> > Doug -
> >
> > If Dave drank a Guinness at the pub after driving
> his
> > Healey, that would mean he'd be a Welshman driving
> an
> > English car to get an Irish stout!
> >
> > Sacrilege!!!
> >
> > Cheers ;-)
> >
> > Alan
> > Or an example of a Globalyst...or at least a
> member of the UK...All in fun
> > boys, all in fun.
> > Dave Duffey
> > 59 BT7 project





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