Gentlemen,
Unless there has been some sort of chassis distortion or metal replacement,
there should be close but adequate clearance. That said, there are two
things that could cause too litle clearance.
1. badly sagged engine mount rubbers and rebound rubbers
2. a steering column that has been adjusted too high.
The first instance is an obvious fix. There are by the way only one size to
the engine mount rubbers.
The second, to adjust the steering column can be done simply enough. Loosen
the3 fastening bolts at the steering box, and remove the bolt fastening the
upper column yoke to the strut under the dash. Loosen the 4 screws on each
steering column grommet plate (one on the firewall in the engine bay and one
up under the dash) to allow the grommet and it's plate to move and still
leave the rubber grommet on centre.
Now select a hole (there are 4 to choose from) in the under dash column
strut that will position the yoke lower to give better clearance with the
carb jet and replace the bolt, lock and nut in the yoke to strut. Finally
retighten the grommet plates so the grommets are not in tension but are
nicekly centred on the column.
Hope this helps.
Rich Chrysler
----- Original Message -----
From: "john spaur" <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net>
To: "John Snyder" <helyjohn@cablespeed.com>
Cc: "Ron Fine" <RonFineEsq@earthlink.net>; <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: Engine & drive train alignment -Tri-Carb Jet Clearance
> John,
>
> How does one adjust the clearance so that the jet does not rub on the
> steering column? It is so close on my healey that I have had to file the
> plastic; yuck! The only way I see is to raise the engine. I have new
> rubber mounting pads. Are there different motor mount heights between the
> car models?
>
> John
>
> At 06:01 PM 2/20/05, John Snyder wrote:
>>My only comment is that if your BN7 is a tri-carb, be very careful of the
>>clearance between the bottom of the rear carb jet (plastic) and the
>>steering column.
>>
>>John Snyder
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