Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil change and Radiator Flush

From: Tom Felts <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2016 20:09:35 -0400

The trip we took in 2001 with 13 other Healeys through Europe was a thrill of a lifetime.  I've been fortunate to have done a number of different things and visited lots of places in my life, but this was among the top of the list of pleasure and adventure------and it was the Healey and the other Healey people who raised it even higher.  

Healeys have a way of making you smile.

tom 
65 BJ8

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From: "Al Fuller" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 10:40:59 -0400

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Gary =E2=80=93 the idea of having someone do some of the work on any of =
my cars does have some appeal to me.

=20

As far as the Healey goes, maybe I=E2=80=99m not driving it as much as I =
could/should/want, but I actually spend more time working on it than =
driving it.  That seems off-balance=E2=80=A6

=20

Al Fuller

al at bighealey dot org

'65 BJ-8

'85 Rx-7

=20

From: Healeys [mailto:[email-masked]] On Behalf Of =
[email-masked]
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 1:55 PM
To: [email-masked]; [email-masked]
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil change and Radiator Flush

=20

When the specialist has another car to work on in the next bay, an oil =
change and radiator flush is only $60 since he only spends 30 minutes =
total on the car.=20
Of course, they also have to stay competitive with the local JiffyLube =
since they rely on short jobs by local residents.
(Also, I do get a 15 percent professional discount because I write the =
car column for the local newspaper).=20

=20

=20

Gary Anderson
Editor-in-Chief, The Star Magazine
Mercedes-Benz Club of America

=20

=20

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Mon, Jul 25, 2016 8:36 am
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil change and Radiator Flush

Gary, I would like to know where the shop is that you are at for 2 hours =
for a service and they charge only $60.00. Especially in the Bay Area =
where most shop labor rates are $125.00 and hour and up.=20

=20

So for $60.00 they did a proper service in less than 1/2 hour that =
includes bringing the car in and out of the shop. As well as having to =
pay for the hazmat disposal.

=20

=20

David Nock
209 948 8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com <http://www.britishcarspecialists.com>=20

=20

Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2016 6:39 PM

Subject: [Healeys] Oil change and Radiator Flush

=20

My Healey gets driven regularly, though only on short drives -- I go out =
for coffee with the other local donut derelicts on Saturdays whenever =
I'm in town, generally driving a long five mile loop on my way, and then =
it's only about a mile home. However, I hadn't found time to do much =
else and noticed the other day that the note on my garage white board =
indicated that the engine oil had been changed most recently in June =
2013, and that I hadn't changed the filter or the tranny oil at the =
time. I couldn't remember the last time I had replaced the radiator =
coolant. Then last week my car finally refused to start at all, after =
being very reluctant during the past six months.

It was time go get some work done. I started out by taking out the old =
battery, and dropping it off at the O'Reilly's and getting a new battery =
(when did batteries start costing over $100?). At the same time, I =
picked up seven quarts of 10-40 Castrol dino oil (specifically =
formulated, it said, for older engines), three quarts of 30 weight ND, a =
spin-on oil filter, radiator coolant and a pint of Water Wetter. I was =
ready to go.

Except that I had second thoughts. Jack and jack stands. Hot oil that =
would have to be recycled. Radiator coolant and radiator flush that =
would have to be disposed of.

So, this morning as soon as the local independent tire shop (Skips's =
Tires for you NorCal locals) I called my buddy Sam there and asked when =
he could do the oil change and radiator flush today. Two hours at the =
local shop, using my oil, filter, and radiator fluid, and $60, with the =
oil and coolant in his hazmat tanks, and we're all much happier. During =
that time I sat in his waiting room with my lap top and wrote a piece =
for RM Auctions for which I'll be paid $150.=20

Though oil changes used to be the one thing that we shade-tree mechanics =
could manage to do without screwing up, I really think in this day and =
age we should look at comparative advantages of professional shops and =
technicians versus amateurs in the driveway, and leave these routine =
tasks to the pros.

=20

Gary Anderson

  _____ =20

http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/[email-masked]

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>Gary =E2=80=93 the idea of having someone do some of the work on any of =
my cars does have some appeal to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
>As far as the Healey goes, maybe I=E2=80=99m not driving it as much as =
I could/should/want, but I actually spend more time working on it than =
driving it.=C2=A0 That seems =
off-balance=E2=80=A6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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>Al Fuller</span><span style=3D'color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
>al at bighealey dot org</span><span =
style=3D'color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
>'65 BJ-8</span><span style=3D'color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
>'85 Rx-7</span><span style=3D'color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> =
Healeys [mailto:[email-masked]] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>[email-masked]<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 25, 2016 1:55 =
PM<br><b>To:</b> [email-masked]; =
[email-masked]<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Oil change and =
Radiator Flush<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Whe=
n the specialist has another car to work on in the next bay, an oil =
change and radiator flush is only $60 since he only spends 30 minutes =
total on the car. <br>Of course, they also have to stay competitive with =
the local JiffyLube since they rely on short jobs by local =
residents.<br>(Also, I do get a 15 percent professional discount because =
I write the car column for the local newspaper). =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:=
p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:=
p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><i><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Gary Anderson</span></i><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><br>Editor-in-Chief, The Star =
Magazine<br>Mercedes-Benz Club of America</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:=
p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:=
p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:=
p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'=
>-----Original Message-----<br>From: David Nock &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>To: =
editorgary &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;; healeys =
&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>=
Sent: Mon, Jul 25, 2016 8:36 am<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil change and =
Radiator Flush<o:p></o:p></span></p><div =
id=3D"AOLMsgPart_2_364ab299-09ed-4ec4-8340-35897ae79542"><div><div><div><=
div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Century",serif;color:black'>Gary, I would like to =
know where the shop is that you are at for 2 hours for a service and =
they charge only $60.00. Especially in the Bay Area where most shop =
labor rates are $125.00 and hour and up. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Century",serif;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span=
></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Century",serif;color:black'>So for $60.00 they did =
a proper service in less than 1/2 hour that includes bringing the car in =
and out of the shop. As well as having to pay for the hazmat =
disposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Century",serif;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span=
></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Century",serif;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span=
></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Century",serif;color:black'>David Nock<br><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a><br>20=
9 948 8767<br><a href=3D"http://www.britishcarspecialists.com" =
target=3D"_blank">www.britishcarspecialists.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>=
</div><div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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om:</span></b><span =
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<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" =
title=3D"[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a> =
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Saturday, July 23, 2016 6:39 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
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<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" =
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[Healeys] Oil change and Radiator =
Flush<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p =
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style=3D'font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><=
/span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>My =
Healey gets driven regularly, though only on short drives -- I go out =
for coffee with the other local donut derelicts on Saturdays whenever =
I'm in town, generally driving a long five mile loop on my way, and then =
it's only about a mile home. However, I hadn't found time to do much =
else and noticed the other day that the note on my garage white board =
indicated that the engine oil had been changed most recently in June =
2013, and that I hadn't changed the filter or the tranny oil at the =
time. I couldn't remember the last time I had replaced the radiator =
coolant. Then last week my car finally refused to start at all, after =
being very reluctant during the past six months.<br><br>It was time go =
get some work done. I started out by taking out the old battery, and =
dropping it off at the O'Reilly's and getting a new battery (when did =
batteries start costing over $100?). At the same time, I picked up seven =
quarts of 10-40 Castrol dino oil (specifically formulated, it said, for =
older engines), three quarts of 30 weight ND, a spin-on oil filter, =
radiator coolant and a pint of Water Wetter. I was ready to =
go.<br><br>Except that I had second thoughts. Jack and jack stands. Hot =
oil that would have to be recycled. Radiator coolant and radiator flush =
that would have to be disposed of.<br><br>So, this morning as soon as =
the local independent tire shop (Skips's Tires for you NorCal locals) I =
called my buddy Sam there and asked when he could do the oil change and =
radiator flush today. Two hours at the local shop, using my oil, filter, =
and radiator fluid, and $60, with the oil and coolant in his hazmat =
tanks, and we're all much happier. During that time I sat in his waiting =
room with my lap top and wrote a piece for RM Auctions for which I'll be =
paid $150. <br><br>Though oil changes used to be the one thing that we =
shade-tree mechanics could manage to do without screwing up, I really =
think in this day and age we should look at comparative advantages of =
professional shops and technicians versus amateurs in the driveway, and =
leave these routine tasks to the =
pros.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nb=
sp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i><span =
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