I have a brand new heater resistor ordered from Delta some years ago and installed on my spare heater box.  I was quite surprised to ...   02-21-2006 05:16 pm

It probably does matter which way the two white wires go.  While it seems unlikely that you could damage a tach by reversing the connections, it probably wouldn't work ...   02-19-2006 06:58 pm

I used to have a 1956 Dodge pickup truck with two .30 caliber rifle bullet holes in the side of the bed.  I always thought ...   02-19-2006 03:49 pm

"... can I connect the a ground to one of the tach retaining screws and 2 - 3 of the other plugs to components under ...   02-19-2006 12:17 am

Here's a photo of what's on my car.  The photo is of the left side, forward wheel well.   ...   02-18-2006 03:01 pm

I'd be interested in seeing the photos, probably others would, as well.  If you haven't already, perhaps you could start a folder for your car ...   02-18-2006 02:42 am

Haven't tried it myself, but it looks possible.  I'd approach the repair by drilling a hole side to side through the rocker part of the switch, ...   02-17-2006 07:32 pm

Yes, that's correct.  Unfortunately, even when one does that, the dash lights are still on the dark side of dim. ...   02-17-2006 04:27 pm

Very probably the number stickers on the backs of the gauges refer to either the person who assembled the gauge, or, more likely, the one who ...   02-16-2006 05:54 am

I have a serious oil leak around the distributor.  I replaced the o-ring on the distributor shaft, but that didn’t seem to help.  I wondered ...   02-12-2006 11:50 pm

Jay, yours looks like a previous owner cobbled something together after suffering a glove box collapse of some sort.  Gary's is typical for a MkII ...   02-12-2006 12:47 am

Don't have access to my spare carbs today (too many other things in the way) but I believe the screw is a standard American thread, ...   02-09-2006 12:21 am

I think Kurt was referring to the heater fan resistor.  The voltage stabilizer, meaning the electrical gadget that regulates the power for the fuel and temp gauges, ...   01-31-2006 01:49 pm

Bad or inoperative solenoid. Inside the thing is a copper(?) plated disk that mounts to the end of the iron shaft that moves when the solenoid is energized.  This disk ...   01-28-2006 10:28 pm

Sounds like your wiring hookups to the starter solenoid are correct.  Since the starter turns when powered directly by the battery, the starter is almost ...   01-28-2006 09:07 pm

If your car doesn't have the battery junction, one would need to connect the brown wires to the main battery cable terminal on the starter solenoid.  You'd ...   01-28-2006 02:58 pm

It's been my experience that the Calif. DMV normally has no problem with 5-digit JH VINs, though some other states do and in consequence will create ...   01-27-2006 02:18 pm

Haven't tried this myself but apparently the thing will stay in place when installed the way you describe.  If not, then a more ambitious approach might ...   01-22-2006 11:19 pm

If it did this once only, then it was probably a momentary sticking of the oil pressure relief valve, or debris partially blocking the passage ...   01-18-2006 04:43 am

Of course the car can be saved, but it's a matter of the cost in time and dollars to do that.  If either one is ...   01-17-2006 01:19 am

"I pulled the carb and took out the float and float valve.  It's the ball-bearing kind, and it holds water under the faucet with only ...   01-15-2006 05:39 am

Edward, I've just taken a thorough look at my spare tach.  To respond to your most recent post: (1)  The negative end of the capacitor connects to +12 ...   01-13-2006 03:27 am

Assuming nothing is rusted in place, you can probably pull the gauge without removing the instrument pod.  The extra effort to pull the pod isn't all ...   01-12-2006 02:30 am

John, Very nice photo essay.  Your approach was somewhat different than the one I took but obviously yours has worked for you.  And your shop looks to be well ...   01-09-2006 04:10 am

Any updates on the status of this project? ...   01-06-2006 03:32 pm

The originals apparently aren't available nowadays, and AFAIK there are no replicas being made.  There are, however, alternatives: 1.  Several folks have used a cut-down Mr. Gasket rubber gearshift ...   01-06-2006 03:28 pm

Attached is a rather poor photo of the interior of a JH tach.  Either I'm an even worse photographer than usual, or my camera isn't ...   01-06-2006 03:47 am

Norm, You can attach one photo to each message you post.  Simply have the photo at some location on your computer, click on the Browse button below ...   01-02-2006 02:52 pm

Since you have tail lights, probably the grounds for the rear lamp housings are (mostly?) good.  Have you tested all your bulbs and examined all the ...   01-01-2006 10:17 pm

If it's a factory change, it would have been done very late.  Can you post photos? ...   01-01-2006 09:57 pm

For what it's worth, here's a schematic of the tachometer circuitry, from classictiger.com:   ...   12-30-2005 04:04 pm

The British car club sites have quite a bit of information posted on Smiths tachs, and much of it is pertinent to the JH.  Here's part of ...   12-30-2005 12:32 am

Used switches appear on eBay occasionally, and I've seen a couple for sale that claimed to be new old stock.  Other than that, new original ...   12-24-2005 03:20 pm

No reason why SUs shouldn't work, and I've seen a photo or two with SUs on a 907 engine, but with 2" carbs, you'd have carb-to-manifold ...   12-22-2005 03:51 pm

Edward, your door panels look to be worse than average, so the improvement will be that much greater when you get things done.  I added extra ...   12-19-2005 06:07 am

I used to think xerography copiers gave 1:1 reproductions but actually they can be off by several percent and may not be the same along both ...   12-18-2005 03:40 am

Mid-range on the JH temp gauge should occur at a coolant temp of about 190°F.  It is prudent to verify that your car's temp gauge works ...   12-18-2005 02:57 am

"... if one drove through a very deep puddle, water could enter the gap between the bearing retaining plate and the axle. It would then become ...   12-17-2005 04:11 pm

Here's the only photo I have on the radio blanking plate.  Nothing that shows the back side, I'm afraid.  According to the photo title, it measures 6.375" horizontally ...   12-17-2005 03:34 pm

Good question.  I'd suppose that it's present to provide a small sealed volume to capture whatever gets past the o-ring and bearing, so that the brakes are ...   12-16-2005 02:52 pm