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Re: [Healeys] BN2 peeing oil - SOLVED

To: Michael Salter <michael.salter@gmail.com>, Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BN2 peeing oil - SOLVED
From: Bob Spidell via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2025 06:35:02 -0700
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Thanks, Michael. Got a source?

BTW, Tom Monaco of Tom's Import Toys told me yesterday all the parts 
suppliers have a lot of backordered stock; he's a Moss distributor and 
said Moss has (something like) 125K parts backordered (they supposedly 
sell 10x that in total).

Bob

On 5/31/2025 4:32 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
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> Spidell via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, May 30, 2025 11:11:31 PM
> *To:* Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [Healeys] BN2 peeing oil - SOLVED
> I finally got a chance to get under the car while it was running (I have
> a grease pit). At first, it appeared--as suggested by many--that the
> leak came from the tachometer take-off as it had oil on it. Then, I
> looked about and saw it spurting from the tappet cover just behind the
> tach that had a bolt either missing or sheered-off (the second-most
> suggested solution).
>
> I believe these bolts are Whitworth; can anyone confirm? 1/4", about
> 3/4" long?
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Bob
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    Thanks, Michael. Got a source?<br>
    <br>
    BTW, Tom Monaco of Tom's Import Toys told me yesterday all the parts
    suppliers have a lot of backordered stock; he's a Moss distributor
    and said Moss has (something like) 125K parts backordered (they
    supposedly sell 10x that in total).<br>
    <br>
    Bob<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/31/2025 4:32 AM, Michael Salter
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            <div class="PlainText">I finally got a chance to get under
              the car while it was running (I have
              <br>
              a grease pit). At first, it appeared--as suggested by
              many--that the <br>
              leak came from the tachometer take-off as it had oil on
              it. Then, I <br>
              looked about and saw it spurting from the tappet cover
              just behind the <br>
              tach that had a bolt either missing or sheered-off (the
              second-most <br>
              suggested solution).<br>
              <br>
              I believe these bolts are Whitworth; can anyone confirm?
              1/4", about <br>
              3/4" long?<br>
              <br>
              Thanks for the help,<br>
              Bob<br>
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