Yes, Dick. Alan's got it absolutely right. (In my opinion). If it ain't
broke, don't fix it.
I bought a 3:54 off a chap over here. He said it come out of an automatic
Westminster, that it had done very few miles and that it was as good as new
and should go straight in. I was sorely tempted to take it apart and frig
about in there, but resisted - just - and hey presto, not a squeak from it.
Smooth as anything.
Simon.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Blue One Hundred
Sent: 24 July 2005 01:56
To: Richard Hosmer
Cc: Ben Prince; Healeys
Subject: Re: Pumpkin
Dick -
Pumpkins, on visual inspection if in good shape, are almost always
ready to go.
You definitely do not want to dissassemble a factory built pumpkin if
it looks to be in good shape. Often enough rebuilding it you may
easily put it in worse shape than just leaving it alone.
Besides, if it is screwed up, the pumpkin goes in and out of the car
relatively easily, it only takes about an hour to pop the thing out...
that's alot less effort than dissassembling and rebuilding... that
could take days.
I'd leave it alone! Try it first...
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 7/24/05, Richard Hosmer <rahosmer@citlink.net> wrote:
> Alan,
>
> I have an original (not Lempert) 3.54 "pumpkin" that I purchased in the
late
> 60's, but have never fitted to my tricarb. I plan to do so shortly.
>
> It appears to be in PERFECT condition, but, it has almost no signs of use
on
> the teeth. I'd always thought I had a GOOD thing, as in it had just been
> assembled but not used much, if at all. Are you saying I should have it
> disassembled and checked?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dick Hosmer
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