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 Posted: 02-10-2019 05:09 pm
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 I'm surprised he kept it as long as he did, it sounds like a lot more hate than love in that relationship. While it was common on the TR-7 I haven't heard of engine warping being a J-H problem, overheated due to coolant loss maybe, which would be on him not the car. Also, anyone who sticks with an original Lucas fuel pump gets what they deserve. One of the first things I did when I got my J-H was install a Facet pump. That was about 25 years ago, I haven't given it a thought since.

Since he's the original owner I'd be interested, with all the problems he had, to see how many miles he put on the car. When I got my J-H in '93 it was cosmetically pretty rough but with 80,000mi on the clock it would have had to have been on the road most of time before I got it. In the 26 years I've had my J-H the longest it's been off the road was for 6mos for bodywork and paint. While it's only my experience I'd have to rate the Jensen-Healey as a pretty reliable machine.

I hope this guy enjoys his BMW "ultimate plain vanilla driving machine".