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Miscellaneous > "Why did you buy a JH... When you could have bought a New sports Car?" (20 replies - 36336 views) A few points come to mind:
1. Since the end of World War II, not once has a major US auto manufacturer been able to come close ... 10-11-2005 05:02 pm Suspension > KYB SHOCK #s (3 replies - 10588 views) I have no information on the KYB shocks that fit the rear of the car.
For the KYB front shocks I bought recently from Delta, the part number on ... 10-11-2005 03:04 pm Suspension > Lower ball joint removal (9 replies - 23656 views) As suggested by the attached photo, the ball joints do just press in, but they fit very tightly. If you have a 2- or 3-jaw puller of ... 10-08-2005 10:32 pm Electrical & Instruments > Side Marker Lights (7 replies - 16905 views) In Grenada, do folks drive on the left or right side of the road?
Judging from its photos at the JHP site, your car appears to be a European ... 10-06-2005 08:42 pm Ignition > Ballast Resistor? (29 replies - 74913 views) Congratulations on your success in dealing with a particularly difficult set of problems.
I'm curious about your 'new and improved' crank pulley. What is the 'gauge' you're using with it? How ... 10-03-2005 04:23 pm Miscellaneous > My anniversary (5 replies - 11675 views) George,
Thanks. I try to remember what other folks have done to fix problems with their cars, and combine that with my own experiences, a decent background in ... 09-26-2005 06:28 pm Engine & Transmission > Hesitation (6 replies - 13123 views) Unlike most cars of the period, which used a vacuum advance mechanism, the vacuum capsule on the JH retards the timing under high vacuum conditions. Supposedly ... 09-25-2005 11:21 pm Engine & Transmission > Hesitation (6 replies - 13123 views) Dave,
Unfortunately we're getting a bit beyond my area of expertise here, but as I understand things, a good-running engine should have relatively little O2 in the ... 09-24-2005 08:16 pm Engine & Transmission > Hesitation (6 replies - 13123 views) The torque peak of a stock 907 is at 4800 rpm. While an engine in decent tune should pull smoothly from 2000 rpm up, it just won't have ... 09-24-2005 03:52 pm Body & interior stuff > Seat Headrest, Tonneau Pins, Heater Function (1 reply - 6751 views) Headrests.
Moving the headrest takes some effort, or, if things are badly rusted, brute force. The headrest is normally held in position by a roller thing in the ... 09-24-2005 12:28 am Ignition > Ballast Resistor? (29 replies - 74913 views) That's correct only if the plugs are not shorted. A shorted plug will not allow the development of a voltage high enough to make a spark, trigger ... 09-23-2005 12:57 am Ignition > Ballast Resistor? (29 replies - 74913 views) It sounds like things are good right up to the spark plugs. Certainly that's about all that's left. ISTR that you mentioned checking the plugs, ... 09-23-2005 12:11 am Engine & Transmission > starting (5 replies - 11475 views) I'll assume you have normal fuel delivery and serviceable carburetors. A 907 in good shape should start with just a few seconds of cranking using an open throttle ... 09-22-2005 06:31 am Miscellaneous > Any Jensen Healey Owners in Sacramento CA? (4 replies - 10192 views) I can recommend my friend the professional mechanic. The shop where he's working at the moment, which IIRC is near Pittsburg CA, has had at least some experience with ... 09-21-2005 09:12 pm Carburetors > Single Choke vs Double Choke (1 reply - 8533 views) Mounted to the front Stromberg is the 'start enrichment valve' that's usually called a choke. A tube in this carb's float bowl connects the fuel in the ... 09-21-2005 07:59 pm Ignition > Ballast Resistor? (29 replies - 74913 views) Joel,
The Pertronix gadget is a magnetically activated solid-state switch. From the user's point of view, it works exactly like a set of points, with none ... 09-20-2005 10:19 pm Ignition > Ballast Resistor? (29 replies - 74913 views) It's almost certainly something strange with the distributor. Check the following:
1. Exchange the plug wires between a good cylinder and a bad one. If you now ... 09-20-2005 01:41 am Engine & Transmission > Engine Damper Location (4 replies - 10339 views) The damper attaches to the rear of the engine and to the firewall, as indicated in the attached photo. The far side of the firewall ... 09-19-2005 05:07 am Brakes > Brake Fade (8 replies - 19352 views) The symptoms are characteristic of a non-sealing tipping valve inside the master cylinder. Other possibilities in addition to the tipping valve problem include (a) air in the ... 09-18-2005 04:19 pm Ignition > Ballast Resistor? (29 replies - 74913 views) For testing, yes, anywhere that's hot when the ignition is on will work. But for actual driving, you'll want the tach to work, so you'll ... 09-17-2005 01:01 am Body & interior stuff > Dash Cap (2 replies - 9270 views) The dash cap is a good product and I've had one on my car for over four years now, without any ill effects. The cap is ... 09-16-2005 09:57 pm Ignition > Ballast Resistor? (29 replies - 74913 views) Good question, and one which a careful reading of the Pertronix website neglects to answer directly, shame on them. However, they do mention in their online PDF catalog that there ... 09-16-2005 09:03 pm Miscellaneous > Hole in Delta header? (6 replies - 13674 views) Ken,
Glad you enjoyed the humor. I try to use it sparingly, as it sometimes doesn't go over all that well.
The JH exhaust gaskets are individual, ... 09-16-2005 06:49 am Ignition > Ballast Resistor? (29 replies - 74913 views) Yes, the ballast (whether white ceramic brick or funny wire) reduces the voltage applied to the coil. The original factory coil, whether Lucas or Delco, requires ... 09-16-2005 06:26 am Miscellaneous > Hole in Delta header? (6 replies - 13674 views) Shortly after installation, the Delta exhaust system on my car went through a brief 'burn-in' period and became slightly louder than it had been. It hasn't changed ... 09-16-2005 12:45 am Engine & Transmission > Oil Sump fill levels (2 replies - 7978 views) Tony,
Yes, the baffles were installed by Lotus when the engines were built. It's my understanding -- which may not be correct -- that they were added ... 09-15-2005 02:08 pm Engine & Transmission > Oil Sump fill levels (2 replies - 7978 views) Having some time on my hands, I decided to see exactly how full a late-engine JH oil sump gets for various fluid quantities. Not having ... 09-14-2005 10:45 pm Miscellaneous > How light can the JH be? (16 replies - 28025 views) I'm not a structural engineer but did study the field many decades ago. I greatly doubt you could cut much weight from the frame, front crossmember, ... 09-11-2005 12:53 am Suspension > Noisy Over Bumps (3 replies - 9981 views) Finding Noises.
I don't know of any special method to find chassis/suspension noises other than to (a) bounce the car with its wheels on the ground, or ... 09-08-2005 10:29 pm Electrical & Instruments > panel light switch (10 replies - 20954 views) There's a spring-loaded ball on the side of the shaft and a corresponding hole in the knob. You have to insert a small punch (1/16" maybe) ... 09-07-2005 03:25 am Brakes > Different viewpoints on brakes (16 replies - 32658 views) Ran across the site below involving folks who put V8 engines into things such as Vauxhall Vivas. Naturally they then need improved brakes, and some ... 09-04-2005 12:28 am Ignition > Engine cuts off (1 reply - 7776 views) This is almost always caused by a bad ignition switch or the wiring and connectors associated with it. Normally, when the engine is cranking, an ... 09-03-2005 08:19 pm Electrical & Instruments > POLL: Headlights (15 replies - 28022 views) I drove my car at night recently, for almost the first time, and concluded that its headlights are charitably described as marginal. I'm interested in what other owners ... 09-01-2005 06:34 pm Electrical & Instruments > How many amps to fuse the Headlight circuit? (3 replies - 17222 views) My car's license plate lights only short out to the trunk lid when I try to remove them with the power on. I don't have a problem with ... 09-01-2005 05:41 pm Electrical & Instruments > Fusable Link or Mega Fuse? (1 reply - 6918 views) Ford used to use a really short fusible link for general system protection, but I'm under the impression they quit doing that in the late 1970s ... 09-01-2005 12:08 am Engine & Transmission > VALVE REPLACEMENT (1 reply - 6926 views) The 907 is a fairly complex engine and I'd be uncomfortable advising a novice to pull the head unless he/she's seen an engine disassembled in person or at least in a video. The ... 08-31-2005 11:51 pm Ignition > A distribution of distributor problems (17 replies - 30450 views) Joel,
The part where the clamp goes doesn't seal or hold pressure, it's just a mechanical stop, so you can try to re-use the distributor at ... 08-31-2005 04:09 am Suspension > Front suspension (53 replies - 90374 views)
When I finally got around to doing something about my car's suspension, I first installed Superpro bushings in the lower rear arms, as mentioned elsewhere ... 08-30-2005 10:03 pm Engine & Transmission > Gearbox Ratio's (6 replies - 16509 views) I agree with Judson, the stock 4-speed has excellent ratios. The ideal in most applications is to have the ratio between adjacent gears equal to ... 08-26-2005 03:16 pm Electrical & Instruments > Tachometer affected by brakes/blinkers (4 replies - 11036 views) Re the voltage stabilizer. Sorry for the confusion, I didn't explain that at all well. My thought was that the stabilizer used for the temp and ... 08-26-2005 02:59 pm | |
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