[Healeys] BN2 peeing oil - SOLVED

[Bob Spidell]

Send them straight away (I'll pay shipping+tariff ;).


On 5/31/2025 8:02 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
> My source 😊
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> *From:* Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> *Sent:* Saturday, May 31, 2025 9:35:02 AM
> *To:* Michael Salter <michael.salter at gmail.com>; Healeys 
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> *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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>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> 
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>> Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
>> *Sent:* Friday, May 30, 2025 11:11:31 PM
>> *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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