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I am going crazy with metal glaze and compound curves. A bugeye bonnet is nothing but a mass of compound curves . . . thank you listing to my vent. only my bald head exceeds it. Do you know how hard it is to shave your head? flat razor blade . . . hard round top of head . . . well, sides of head, nature took care of the top. Don "Don May" 25139... MORE
Don't know. The car was not driven for almost a year and I do not know what all the PO did to it. The guy I bought it from bought it running, drove it home and a couple of times around the block, did some work on the battery pan, put in a new radiator and hoses then got too busy at his job to do more so never took it off the no-op license and let it sit for almost a year, then when he tried to drive before selling it discovered he could not get it into... MORE
I'm still trying to put a Datsun/Nissan A14 engine/5spd tranny in a 71 Midget. I have seen pictures of one in a 76 or 77. It looks like it comes from the factory. The Datsun engine seems to be an almost direct copy of the Spitfire engine, but with improvements: 5 main bearings, good oil seals front and rear thrust bearings integral with main bearing(it won't fall out!), aluminum head with great intake ports, etc. The 5 spd tranny is butter smooth and quiet. May not get you the horsepower a RX7 will get but it can produce 100+... MORE
Interesting experiments, Paul. The most simple well-working PCV system I ever had came on the '67 engine 5 main bearing engine which I installed in place of the 3 main bearng which came in my PO'd '64 MGB. Factory PCV valve (rubber diaphragm) intake manifold mounted breathing through the liquid/vapor flame arrestor mounted on the front of the timing case cover with matched vented/filtered oil filler cap. Replaced the diaphragm once and filtered cap once in a while. And introducing a little water into the intake manifold once a year will help keep things clean. There are also a... MORE
I am having problems with clutch not disngaging on my 1275 midget. T save cylinder dumped allm of its fluid. I have replaced cylinder and it is wirking correctly however clutch is still not disengaging completely and I am unable to get any gearsw when engine is running. Have changed slave cylinder for smaller bore 1098cc one to get more throw on cluthch lever to no avail. Car is running a five speed sierra box with roller release bearing but this seems o.k. Any suggestions as to why clutch still won't disengage properly before Iresort to removing engine and... MORE
I agree with you absolutely, Don. Reshelled equals another car. However, perhaps you've heard of the carpenter, apprenticed at age 12, worked until he died at 96, and owned only one hammer his entire life. Of course it sometimes needed a new head or handle. "Jeffrey Holmes" 25027... MORE
"Tube or lever shox" I am inclined to agree with you, David C. My current BE came with a tube shock set-up and I don't think it pays to convert BACK! The only reason I became familiar with tube shock kits to begin with (PO'd LBC) was due to the fact I couldn't find a rebuilt that would last more than 6 months and they just wanted too much dough for new. With Worldwide/Peter C. in the picture, this is no longer the case, especially in view of the fact he can supply alternative valves as well. Cap'n. Bob... MORE
Colin... Hah!! It can't even produce one hp per cubic inch and in any case, would upset the fore/aft balance of the BE in terms of understeer. Of course, I could compensate to some extent with a heavier rear bar. And Peter C. could supply firmer valves for lever shocks as well. Or I could simply go with firmer KYB tubes. Then I'd have to fabricate a hitch to tow the fuel tank around..not too difficult. And I'd definitely have to give up the 3.7 for the original 4.22 for decent acceleration. Ya' know, this might be doable....I must... MORE
Hi Don, Then it's similar to the catalyzed type I guess. The only problem with fiberglass to metal is the expansion contrction rate is different, so they can sometimes separate. That's onother reason you don't want to go too thick on the bondo. When you sand, you should use at least a 12 inch long "board" (I'm referring to the block sanders used for auto body work). This is especially important for the broad nearlt flat (but not really) area you are doing. Start with 80 grit and criss-cross from two dirctions to get the form right and contoured... MORE
Nelson, That is not what that bracket looks like either. I can't really make out the true shape that well, but it looks more like a hold down clip for a wire or brake line. -g "gerardchateau" 24965... MORE
As I continue to stretch my memory I am wondering if my smaller bracket could have a use connected with opening and closing the butterfly valve that opens the air intake to the heater. That part of the heater assembly is still in a box that has yet to be located. If that isn't it I'll just put it aside until I begin the major puzzle of trying to figure out where to place all the other pieces. Thanks, Nelson '62 Sprite (in pieces known and unknown) "witstock7" 24957... MORE
Nelson, No bracket that looks like the small one on the heater butterfly valve assembly. Could be those are foreign brackets that got mixed up with the 62 parts. As you stated it is best to simply sit them aside in case they are needed, but they sure do not look like any I have seen in my previous 62, 69, or 73 &74. All the best, Don "Don May" 24961... MORE
Hi guys Came across this link in my web travels this evening. Had a good chuckle at how a Club that's meant to represent Austin Healey's can get something so badly wrong. What are these guys smoking? Can someone please find me a Concours AH Sprite MkIV at $5,000USD please? I'll be over right away to buy it. *chuckle* Nigel http://www.healey.org/buyers-price-guide.shtml "amukdigiphoto" 24909... MORE
...might be on subject...but not 'specific' to the conversation.... I've been studying (extensively) the various emissions re-breather systems used on the various years and models of LBC's. Why? Trying to come up with a system that won't dump oil all over the back of the intake valves. Any of you that have ever pulled a head off an engine that has had a bit of blow-by due to worn rings, knows what I mean. The vapors (due to crankcase pressure) being discussed here, dump all that oil into the intake and end up burning onto, and crudding up the... MORE
Whereas studs have a plain portion usually in the middle, as opposed to studding which is threaded all the way. Screws have the thread going right up to the head, bolts have a plain portion of the shank under the head. Alan and yes, the Subject is a play on words "alan.east-jones" 24905... MORE
OK, Claire...let's work the problem a bit. You keep talking of a vapor/oil seperator. Where exactly is this part located on your engine, if not on the timing chain cover. I ask specifically because the year of the car may not be the year of the engine, Claire. Fr'instance, a late 10cc engine (1098) would have the vapor/oil separtor cannster located on one of the valve lifter side covers under the intake manifold instead of attached to the timing chain cover like the later 1275 engines. Factory stock PCV valve: The "appearance" of the rubber diaphragm can be decieving.... MORE
OK, Here is the "Gibbon method" again ! (thanks Cap'n!) Also favoured by vets of large domestic animals I have said this before, and it caused some amusement, but it is perfectly do-able lie under the car and to reach your arm, full length in along beside the prop shaft from the rear. Hold the front U/J with your fingers and guide it into the G/box tail shaft. Sounds like you need very long arms but it is really very easy. I used to mess around with coat hangers, bits of foam and bungee straps until one day I... MORE
Errr, no Bob, One identifies nuts and bolts be the item that they fasten. Sump bolts, timing cover bolts, steering wheel nut, header nuts, seat runner bolts. Get the picture? So, wheel studs and wheel nuts! Guy "Guy Weller" 24886... MORE
Actually.... The nuts go on the studs (as God intended and as it obviously should be) so they could be called "studnuts"? :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 24883... MORE
"What kind of head thing was that again"? Shame on you, Stanley!!! (please advise me off-list what kind of head thing it was:). Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 24870... MORE
What kind of head thing was that again??? "stanley hill" 24858... MORE
That's great to hear. My girlfriend is also very supportive and enjoys doing petrol head things. When we got to autojumbles she is poking around the junk as much as me. "Jeremy Cogman" 24808... MORE
I've just recently bought an 1967 Austin Healey Sprite that was in need of some TLC, however I've also since found out it's got a few parts 'missing'! One of those was the flame trap that connects through flexible hoses the block to the inlet manifold (it doesn't have the 'Y' connector). Since fitting the missing part it now won't run properly. It has started to kick out loads of white smoke & a little bit of blue. We've compression tested the engine, fitted a new head gasket & set up the carbs so they are fine. We've now... MORE
Ah, hah.... I see, Jason. Well, as Amy is fond of saying, just because a part is new, doesn't mean it's "good" or will give the expected service life. You didn't say anything about the cooling system temperature so I shall ass-u-me it remains "unchanged". I'd go through the steps of a major tune-up starting with compression and leak down checks. I know it's a PITA when you just got it done a couple of months ago but the problem is bound to make itself known as you go through logical steps. Coils underperforming can be a bear to... MORE
Hi, "Cheers"... Let's get our parts straight, first. I am a little confused by your terms and the way they are used. The PCV system on the '67 is very simple. It consists of a factory diaphragm type PC V valve mounted on (in) the inlet manifold, which is fed via a flexible hose from the vapor/oil separator (aka "flame arrestor) mounted on the timing chain cover on the front of the engine. It is a "graduated orifice" (diameter of hole specific to the application). It is an "outlet". The "inlet" consists of a graduated orifice embedded within the... MORE
