Technical Trivia Four
compiled by Jim Werner
From the Healey Internet Mailing List (HML), referenced sources and the cobwebs of my mind (JW)
Have you ever seen the mirrors that fit in the side curtain sockets on a roadster? This type of mirror can be obtained from a Harley Davison Dealer. I got the wide angle mirrors. They are available in both left and right side with long or short arms. I got the short arms. They work great and cost about $30 each. HML
Marion Brantly showed us a neat way of carrying spare parts at Conclave. Marion uses a Tupperware pie container to carry spare parts. Located under the spare tire it fits neatly inside the tire and is painted flat black to blend in with the boot. Bill Fryrear added that he folds a piece of plastic under the tire. When it comes time to change a tire he can kneel on it and stay clean.
On the support bracket for the bonnet lock mechanism ( BJ8 ) there are stamped numbers, what do they mean? We researched this question when writing our restoration book and documented
the info there. As nearly as we have been able to determine, this number was stamped on the panels that were removed during assembly in order to get them back on the right car. If your hood and trunk lid are original, they should both have the same number stamped on them, and it should match the number stamped on the lock release support shelf. On the 3000s, they don't match any other number on the car (in contrast to the 100s, at least up through the first series BN4s, where numbers stamped in these locations matched the body number.) HML
Mechanical Tach leaking oil? There is a small oil seal in the tacho drive on the engine block. It will
have worn and the inner tacho cable will "worm" the oil up the inner cable.
Common problem! HMLHave you ever seen the mirrors that fit in the side curtain sockets on a roadster? This type of mirror can be obtained from a Harley Davison Dealer. I got the wide angle mirrors. They are available in both left and right side with long or short arms. I got the short arms. They work great and cost about $30 each. HML
Marion Brantly showed us a neat way of carrying spare parts at Conclave. Marion uses a Tupperware pie container to carry spare parts. Located under the spare tire it fits neatly inside the tire and is painted flat black to blend in with the boot. Bill Fryrear added that he folds a piece of plastic under the tire. When it comes time to change a tire he can kneel on it and stay clean.
On the support bracket for the bonnet lock mechanism ( BJ8 ) there are stamped numbers, what do they mean? We researched this question when writing our restoration book and documented
the info there. As nearly as we have been able to determine, this number was stamped on the panels that were removed during assembly in order to get them back on the right car. If your hood and trunk lid are original, they should both have the same number stamped on them, and it should match the number stamped on the lock release support shelf. On the 3000s, they don't match any other number on the car (in contrast to the 100s, at least up through the first series BN4s, where numbers stamped in these locations matched the body number.) HML
Mechanical Tach leaking oil? There is a small oil seal in the tacho drive on the engine block. It will
have worn and the inner tacho cable will "worm" the oil up the inner cable.
Common problem! HML
