[Healeys] BN2 peeing oil - SOLVED

[Bob Spidell]

I think they're 1/4" ... anyone know the length? I know one of them is 
shorter than the others so it doesn't hit a tappet; I need a 'long' one.

They're N/A at Moss.

bs


On 5/31/2025 8:29 AM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote:
> Try British Tools and Fasteners.
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Bob 
> Spidell via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Saturday, May 31, 2025 1:35 PM
> *To:* Michael Salter <michael.salter at gmail.com>; Healeys 
> <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] BN2 peeing oil - SOLVED
> 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:
>> They are BSF thread Bob. Don't  be tempted to use UNF, which will go 
>> in, as it screws up the thread in the block.
>>
>> M
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>> *To:* Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> <mailto:healeys at 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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