- 81. Fw: DC electric motors (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:37:04 -0400
- I'm throwing out the beat up motor on my old Smiths blower assy, then, because it cant be original type.. if that's the case. At least this discussion gets one more piece of rusty junk out of my gara
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00481.html (8,073 bytes)
- 82. Fw: Radiator & Water Wetter (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 14:01:34 -0400
- For those of you using straight water, and water wetter, in areas where it freezes in winter.... do you add antifreeze for storage, or just drain it for the winter? Dave J. -- Original Message -- Fro
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00541.html (7,065 bytes)
- 83. Re: AH in Pieces (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 17:11:54 -0400
- essentially unrestored without knowing the completeness, nor the running condition of any of the major components. --I would think a minimum of $15K to make a driver out of it, and much much more, i
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00549.html (10,459 bytes)
- 84. Re: A spiritual successor to the Austin Healey 3000 (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 19:15:43 -0400
- Hey, I liked the design from what I could see.... although the front end proportions look a bit like the Solstice.... I didn't comment mainly because at this point, it still seems really highly specu
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00663.html (8,892 bytes)
- 85. Friday Funny WHY YOU NEVER QUESTION A DRUNK (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:47:04 -0400
- WHY YOU NEVER QUESTION A DRUNK A woman was shopping at her local supermarket, where she selected: A half-gallon of 2% milk, A carton of eggs, A quart of orange juice, A head of romaine lettuce, A 2 l
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00719.html (7,496 bytes)
- 86. Re: SGS Inspectors (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:28:33 -0400
- They might be able to do a tire and fender count, and tell you if it makes noises when the starter button is pushed... --But Healeys would be a pretty specialized item for them to do an inventory on
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00740.html (7,690 bytes)
- 87. Healey sighting (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:41:01 -0400
- Saw a Red over white 100-6 on "Arrested Development" tonight. --It was actually going down the road, side by side with one of those airport stairway trucks, -driven by the main character...then parke
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00776.html (6,522 bytes)
- 88. Fw: 100-6 on ebay (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:48:01 -0400
- It surely is a beautiful car, and while not concours, not far away, although I am not an expert on 100-6 trim. Seems like the starting bid is right at the max value for such a car, --but for a car in
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00799.html (9,236 bytes)
- 89. Re: steering wheel (Adjustable) (score: 1)
- Author: "david w jones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:53:39 -0400
- Same here, --If my original wheel were not cracked, I would have been unable to tell which was the new one. Dave J. -- Original Message -- From: tom felts To: Rich C ; doug rudnicki ; healeys@autox.t
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00800.html (7,928 bytes)
- 90. Re: New To Healey List (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:43:22 -0400
- Not as long as we get first crack...... and a price break! Since I am new to the Healey list, do they mind a person advertising a car or parts? Thanks
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00900.html (6,875 bytes)
- 91. Re: re best paint for BJ8 air cleaners (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 23:02:21 -0400
- I was going to paint the air cleaners myself, with the Hammerite, -but then found that one of the suppliers would do a professional job for me.. --So I sent them to be done. Came back perfect. Can't
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00918.html (7,860 bytes)
- 92. Mechanical advance (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 19:06:28 -0400
- STILL fighting with the loss of power under acceleration problem I wrote in I have another set of points and a rotor on order, even though those that are in are new and correctly set. All other ignit
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00073.html (8,263 bytes)
- 93. Re: Mechanical advance (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 22:44:58 -0400
- Thanks Alan. I went to the line for the third carb and opened it with the pump on. -It exceeded the min flow rate Norman Nock recommended, by a wide margin. All suggestions are appreciated, though. O
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00078.html (7,785 bytes)
- 94. Re: Under Dash Insulation (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 13:39:57 -0400
- It's kindof light tar-paper like stuff...... I don't think it has a lot of insulation effect, --but if you are trying to make the car original, it belongs there..... Maybe it has some minor advantag
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00234.html (7,196 bytes)
- 95. Re: Painting and Body Question (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 13:42:49 -0400
- If you are replacing any outriggers, rockers, or sills, or mixing and matching any body panels from various cars.... I would highly recommend using someone who has done Healeys. David W. Jones '62 Mk
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00235.html (7,121 bytes)
- 96. Re: Turn signal mechanism on Steering Wheel (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:05:16 -0400
- The steering wheel, or steering shaft don't actually do anything to hold the trafficator stable (keep it from rotating). --Coming off the back of the trafficator unit is a steel tube, or stator tube
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00244.html (9,545 bytes)
- 97. Fw: Trafficator Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 23:56:33 -0400
- Mike, Check the brass nut on the front of the steering box to be sure it is good and tight, if tightening it does not fix the problem, then your stator tube(s) are messed up. Since you have the adjus
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00258.html (7,813 bytes)
- 98. Re: Boilts, screws, nuts and washers (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:58:41 -0400
- Wow, I can just imagine what the cost of that would be.... But then, I DID spend an entire winter cleaning fasteners and tapping threads, and plating......... OK, I'm IN. -- Original Message -- From:
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00291.html (7,300 bytes)
- 99. Re: Re: BJ7 BRAKE DUST COVERS/SEALS - ARE THEY DIFFICULT TO (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 18:43:59 -0400
- I suppose you could let the caliper flop around on the end of the brake like, --but warning, --getting the caliper's piston boot seated into the groove on the piston is a pain in the -ss. It's easier
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00336.html (10,232 bytes)
- 100. Re: Mounting front shroud (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 13:11:58 -0400
- My shroud is underneath the extensions. --It has been completely apart, possibly several times..... but the last assembly of the body panels was supervised by a fellow with a 98 point BJ7.... For wh
- /html/healeys/2005-08/msg00353.html (7,832 bytes)
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