[Healeys] Yet another mystery

[Bob Spidell]

If the bushes on the rear tie rod are rubber they could /look /OK, but 
actually be pretty soft (I went with urethane bushes years ago). That, 
combined with weak motor mounts could allow the engine to slide forward 
on hard deceleration.

If you watch them while you rev the engine the blades on the fan will 
flex just a bit forward. That, combined with weak bushings and/or mounts 
could cause issue. I presume you mounted the radiator as far forward as 
possible?

Bob

On 10/2/2025 1:32 PM, Richard Antal via Healeys wrote:
> Listers,
>     My BJ8 seems beleaguered with misfortune. A couple of weeks ago I 
> noted the oil pressure gauge wildly oscillating at various speeds. It 
> vanished two days later.
>     Yesterday a high speed. run of twenty miles produce an overheating 
> radiator with fluid spewing from the overflow tube. To my horror, I 
> saw that the Texas cooler fan which I'd had for at least 25 years had 
> confronted the engine side of the radiator leaving a distinct circular 
> impression and abrasion to the tip of one of the fan blades. That 
> radiator was rebuilt two years ago with an extra series of cooling 
> tubes and had given no problems for at least 5000 miles. I assumed the 
> harness which prevents the engine from sliding forward was faulty. 
> Inspection of the underside did not support that conclusion--it looked 
> fine to me: all bushings and nuts were in place. I ran the engine 
> after filling the radiator and saw no evidence of recurrence of the 
> fan nudging the radiator. I'm perplexed what to do next. Thanks for 
> your thoughts......
> Rich Antal
>
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