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Engine & Transmission > cam carriers SB 74-23 modification (19 replies - 15880 views) Just to be clear...
On top of the cylinder head, where the cam carriers go, at the front, there are two roll pin/ dowels sticking up. ... 02-25-2020 12:58 am Engine & Transmission > cam carriers SB 74-23 modification (19 replies - 15880 views) Pricelessjunk wrote:
(Snip)... when I removed my cam carriers, which had what looked like a factory paper gasket, one carrier looks like it has a ... 02-24-2020 10:06 pm Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 49119 views) Well, I'll have to defer to what you see in your hands, but the original 43/45 Lucas distributors used the same seals as the earlier ... 02-16-2020 07:37 pm Engine & Transmission > Valve Clearance (15 replies - 17337 views) Chuck,
No, 0.0003" isn't a lot of wear in a shim, and they can be re-used with considerably more wear... a deeper pocket. They're ... 02-16-2020 07:27 pm Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 49119 views) Chris,
Are you sure that machining is required? I'm not familiar with which 43D copy you have, but in all the Lucas and Pertronix/ ... 02-13-2020 06:55 pm Carburetors > carburetor (12 replies - 11933 views) The carbs in which I measured both needles dropping out at around 4.5-4.75 turns were on a stock 1979 Lotus Eclat's Federal 907.
Stop screw or ... 02-13-2020 05:37 pm Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 49119 views) discogodfather wrote:
Just picked up on this difference after re-reading Tim's explanation- there is a black metal ring on the bottom of the floor of the ... 02-13-2020 05:27 pm Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 49119 views) discogodfather wrote:
Powerspark, the UK company I contacted, has a version of the 43D (Snip)...
It seems to have the o-ring on the shaft.
They all have an ... 02-11-2020 05:56 am Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 49119 views) It's not unusual for installing an electronic ignition system to cause a tach to stop functioning correctly. The needle may still move, but ... 02-10-2020 10:32 pm Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 49119 views) At a glance, the obvious difference between the early 23D4 / 25D4 and the later 43D4 / 45D4 is that the head & ... 02-10-2020 10:28 pm Engine & Transmission > Valve Clearance (15 replies - 17337 views) Q1 - No, a performance cam wouldn't be the reason for 'tight' clearances.
Q2 - Use the clearances given in the Workshop manual...
0.005" - 0.007" Intake
0.010" ... 02-10-2020 08:10 pm Carburetors > carburetor (12 replies - 11933 views) Tom Bradley wrote:
I tried a comparison between SAE20 and 20W-50 and could not tell any difference. Maybe I am not that perceptive.The effect of ... 02-10-2020 06:41 pm Engine & Transmission > Cam tensioner - anyone got a solution? (11 replies - 10415 views) The attached JPEG applies to LOTUS engines, and doesn't apply to the early J-H tensioners and parts. So why post it here? ... 02-10-2020 04:38 pm Engine & Transmission > Cam tensioner - anyone got a solution? (11 replies - 10415 views) discogodfather wrote:
I found a kit on ebay by Garry Kemp at Lotus Engine parts in the UK. I found the old thread in which ... 02-09-2020 01:55 am Carburetors > carburetor (12 replies - 11933 views) Jensen-Healey and Lotus both called for 20W-50.
Regards,
Tim Engel ... 02-09-2020 01:45 am Miscellaneous > Drove 1974 Jensen Healey for the first time (9 replies - 8154 views) Ray,
I sent the following in a direct email, but we may as well take the conversation here.
Does the difficult shifting seem to be within the ... 02-04-2020 03:34 pm Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 49119 views) discogodfather wrote:
I can still hear Dema yelling at me about lobe centers.What Lotus calls MOP (Maximum Opening Point), we on this side of the pond ... 02-02-2020 06:22 am Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 49119 views) discogodfather wrote:
I have the petronix and will try and eyeball where cylinder 1 fires, thanks. Hopefully that gets me into the ballpark.FYI, ... 02-02-2020 04:11 am Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 49119 views) Disco,
If this project exceeds your reach, you're fortunate to be ~close to Spencer's Motorsports. Barry Spencer can time a 907 with his eyes ... 02-02-2020 02:21 am Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 49119 views) discogodfather wrote:
Since none of the factory marks seem to be present I always just marked the relative positions of the cam pulleys and distributor pulley ... 02-02-2020 12:48 am Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey Vin#11602 (40 replies - 91511 views) atgparker wrote:
11602 is running 45DCOE9 (that came off an Alpha Spider and had that cars OEM jetting in them when I got 11602, it was ... 01-14-2020 07:40 pm Carburetors > carburetor (12 replies - 11933 views) The viscosity of the damper oil is to a Zenith-Stromberg what the accelerator pump setting is to a Dellorto or other 'normal' carb. ... 01-14-2020 03:44 pm Suspension > Front Subframe outrigger disassembly (13 replies - 12675 views) They not only follow me home, they move in. I've sold three, so it's not like I'm totally without restraint... but I'm weak.
Tim ... 01-05-2020 04:29 am Suspension > Front Subframe outrigger disassembly (13 replies - 12675 views) The Jensen-Healey isn't at the back of my list by any means, it's just not at the absolute front. And I don't have ... 12-31-2019 08:56 pm Fuel Stuff > Interest in EFI article? (13 replies - 19727 views) Steve started 'JensenCars' on YahooGroups on June 13, 2013, and in the following 6+ years attracted only 17 subscribers. If that's all the ... 12-31-2019 08:25 pm Suspension > Front Subframe outrigger disassembly (13 replies - 12675 views) Well, I am an engineer, but I never worked for Lotus. As a car guy, I'm a Lotus fan first... I have been since ... 12-31-2019 02:44 pm Miscellaneous > Jensen Healey Key (34 replies - 29679 views) Hey, FRANK SCHWARTZ, I know you're not in Virginia, but you're a lot closer than I am, here in Minnesota. Ray is in ... 11-27-2019 06:39 am Miscellaneous > Jensen Healey Key (34 replies - 29679 views) Ray,
Ask BMC Autos for photos of the door jams... at least this one of interest. A friend was there recently, and commented that ... 11-19-2019 09:16 pm Miscellaneous > Jensen Healey Key (34 replies - 29679 views) Rdinstel wrote:
Thanks Tim, I would really appreciate any help you could provide. Do you know Brian or Paul, his lead mechanic, well enough to talk ... 11-15-2019 09:12 pm Miscellaneous > Jensen Healey Key (34 replies - 29679 views) Rdinstel wrote:
Tim, I completed the transaction with Tim Lynch and am in the process of getting the car titled here in Virginia.Ray,
Congratulations on closing the ... 11-15-2019 06:46 am Ignition > Pertronix Install (39 replies - 33966 views) flatlanderep wrote:
Determined TDC by aligning intake & exhaust cams to their marks, removed dizzy cap rotor points to #1 plug and crank pulley timing mark ... 11-05-2019 04:56 pm Miscellaneous > Jensen Healey Key (34 replies - 29679 views) The seller's correct email address is:
LynchKJ@comcast.net
y... not i
Tim Lynch, the owner's son-in-law.
I've edited the message above.
Regards,
Tim Engel ... 10-17-2019 05:02 pm Miscellaneous > Jensen Healey Key (34 replies - 29679 views) Ray,
I just PM'd you. Check your Inbox.
Tim ... 10-17-2019 03:26 pm Miscellaneous > Jensen Healey Key (34 replies - 29679 views) Okay, I've got some info. The owner/ seller is an older lady who is selling out of Minnesota and heading for Arizona. ... 10-17-2019 01:45 am Miscellaneous > Jensen Healey Key (34 replies - 29679 views) Rdinstel wrote:
Thanks Tim, do you happen to have any contact for the seller?Ray,
I saw the car at an open house/ car show at BMCAutos in ... 10-16-2019 07:25 pm Miscellaneous > Jensen Healey Key (34 replies - 29679 views) Ray,
Don't accept the problem as 'yours'. The seller needs to find the keys, or pay a locksmith to resolve the problem before the ... 10-15-2019 05:04 pm Carburetors > ZS Choke/Cable (20 replies - 18004 views) pokeyjoe wrote:
I picked up a set of proper JH carbs. I didn't feel like rebuilding the ones on the car.I'm not certain I'm interpreting ... 10-13-2019 04:23 pm Carburetors > carburetor (19 replies - 17666 views) Bruce & Patrick,
Sorry about the late reply, but I've been travelling. I'm a troglodyte with a dumb phone, so when I leave home, ... 10-09-2019 03:43 pm Carburetors > ZS Choke/Cable (20 replies - 18004 views) During closed throttle over-run (engine braking, or coasting), a very high manifold vacuum condition is created that leads to a spike in oxides of nitrogen ... 10-03-2019 07:12 pm Carburetors > carburetor (19 replies - 17666 views) redracer wrote:
...for a while in the mid '90s, all the impeller shafts were short, so I tack welded the impeller to the shaft inside(no problems, ... 09-25-2019 03:34 pm | |
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