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Carburetors > Tuning a Weber 45 DCOE setup with Wideband (12 replies - 11661 views) Now that vacuum is being mentioned, I have a weird situation: I installed an aftermarket analog mechanical vacuum gauge on the dash. I got ... 06-21-2020 11:39 pm Engine & Transmission > Clutch Cable Installation--Help! (9 replies - 14541 views) My cable is attached via a bolt clip to the block just above the pan. It has some rubber tube to help with heat.
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https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/922/4DERT0.jpg ... 06-20-2020 09:48 pm Carburetors > Tuning a Weber 45 DCOE setup with Wideband (12 replies - 11661 views) Fuel mileage will be the last benchmark as soon as some of the popping is sorted out. Power seems great but I need to ... 06-20-2020 09:38 pm Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views) Well, everything is back up and running. After taking the head off I have successfully done my own valve job with a set of ... 06-19-2020 09:39 pm Carburetors > Tuning a Weber 45 DCOE setup with Wideband (12 replies - 11661 views) I thought I would start this thread anew to help guide people with some info on how to interpret wideband 02 sensor readings in a ... 06-19-2020 09:06 pm Engine & Transmission > Engine R&R with 2 piece header (10 replies - 7981 views) I've found the header to be extremely easy to remove if you remove the exhaust cam housing. If you don't, it's difficult. It's ... 06-14-2020 03:05 am Brakes > fromt brake hard lines (5 replies - 5711 views) Delta and JHPS should have it if it's the standard factory line. If not, most auto parts stores and Eastwood sell universal brake line ... 06-01-2020 02:36 am Ignition > 123ignition (9 replies - 8404 views) Any updates? Very interested it buying one of these. ... 05-28-2020 03:58 pm Engine & Transmission > Missing marks on auxiliary pulley?(replacing timing belt) (7 replies - 6894 views) Problem with going off of any objective marks on the dizzy wheel is that someone may have changed where the spark plug wires go (it's ... 05-28-2020 03:57 pm Engine & Transmission > Missing marks on auxiliary pulley?(replacing timing belt) (7 replies - 6894 views) I had the same problem in a recent thread I posted. I eventually realized that the dizzy pulley has no real objective marks, and ... 05-27-2020 04:49 am Miscellaneous > Harbor Freight Jack Stands Recalled for Risk of Collapsing (4 replies - 4547 views) Aren't they all made in the same factory in China?? I'm working every couple of days under something that looks awfully like those...... ... 05-21-2020 12:09 pm Brakes > Brakes master problem? (9 replies - 8145 views) kart54 wrote:
It is actually a much better car and much more comfortable than the Alfa
Kart54
Guys complain about how the British girls are so temperamental, ... 05-21-2020 02:27 am Ignition > 123ignition (9 replies - 8404 views) Been thinking about it, it's expensive. There is an outfit here in the USA which I guess is their US distributor, they seem to ... 05-18-2020 08:30 pm Brakes > Brakes master problem? (9 replies - 8145 views) If you can't find a puddle of fluid somewhere then yes, it's most likely the master cylinder. The good news is it isn't hugely ... 05-18-2020 08:17 pm Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views) I think I just answered my own question- cam timing is always TDC on the compression stroke. I think I measured it up for ... 05-16-2020 07:19 am Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views) Esprit2 wrote:
If you removed the nut & washer so you could see the ends of the camshafts in the pulley bores, then...
You would see that ... 05-16-2020 06:35 am Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views) So, ready to bolt on the heads, just waiting for a couple extra shims to get me to .007" and .012" on intake and exhaust. ... 05-14-2020 04:21 am Brakes > Front brake calipers (10 replies - 10440 views) gmgiltd wrote:
Have a look at this previous post - my GT was the prototype and they have been on the car for nine years with ... 05-09-2020 03:19 am Brakes > Front brake calipers (10 replies - 10440 views) TXJH wrote:
I will have to do some more measurements to see if the 4 pistons will fit. I'll get the biggest I can that will ... 05-09-2020 03:15 am Brakes > Front brake calipers (10 replies - 10440 views) TXJH wrote:
13x7 aftermarket alum wheels came with the car and I don't think 4 piston calipers like the JHPS/Outlaw M16 will fit.
They fit ... 05-08-2020 10:31 pm Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41022 views) Got the valve job done. Cut a 3 angle with a friends Neway tools, then resurfaced the valves with his Gizmatic (also a Neway ... 05-08-2020 10:37 am Brakes > Front brake calipers (10 replies - 10440 views) BTW, don't get the EBC "slotted" rotors (that are very expensive) that's in my picture. I reviewed them in another thread and it's silly ... 05-08-2020 05:18 am Brakes > Front brake calipers (10 replies - 10440 views) The JHPS calipers were very nice but they are discontinued. I have always steered clear of the off the shelf or custom applications so ... 05-08-2020 05:13 am VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > Spark Plugs for Lotus 907 - 2.2L Hi Compression Engine (7 replies - 9300 views) This trigger on the 43D Lucas copy I ordered from a shop in the UK seems to be using something that hasn't been seen before- ... 05-05-2020 06:38 am Miscellaneous > Jensen Healey musings from The New York Times (10 replies - 16567 views) Unfortunately it seems to just perpetuate the general idea English cars are unreliable and don't run and specifically the myth that the JH is particularly ... 05-03-2020 03:27 am Engine & Transmission > ARP Head Stud Installation Procedure (Lotus 907 Jensen Healey) (14 replies - 13682 views) I did, thanks Brett. Used the ARP nuts to tighten to 27ft lbs which seemed just about right. They all sit at around ... 05-01-2020 12:56 pm Engine & Transmission > Oil cooler hose replacement (2 replies - 3879 views) I just did this last week. The stock cooler uses 5/8" BST fittings and they leak, it's just not a good design really. ... 05-01-2020 12:09 pm Miscellaneous > I think I just got an upgrade! (4 replies - 4950 views) If you're getting people calling it an MG or a Triumph you have people that at least can ID it as British. Every time ... 04-29-2020 03:34 am Engine & Transmission > ARP Head Stud Installation Procedure (Lotus 907 Jensen Healey) (14 replies - 13682 views) Also, the lower end of the head stud threads to the block with a M12 X 1.75 thread, and ARP sells a chaser for that ... 04-28-2020 03:12 am Engine & Transmission > ARP Head Stud Installation Procedure (Lotus 907 Jensen Healey) (14 replies - 13682 views) Thanks for clarifying Tim. I made that graphic but it seems as usual I am confusing different things, obviously that procedure is for the ... 04-27-2020 11:39 pm Engine & Transmission > ARP Head Stud Installation Procedure (Lotus 907 Jensen Healey) (14 replies - 13682 views) I've been researching installing this ARP head stud kit I just received and there are a few things that are confusing. I am using ... 04-27-2020 09:46 pm Engine & Transmission > Lubrication system diagram (25 replies - 22707 views) Speaking of oil returns, is there any function to the holes surrounding the head studs? I removed the old head studs, waiting on an ... 04-24-2020 06:25 am Electrical & Instruments > WOSP Starter Motor Install, 3x the torque and 1/3 the size and weight (15 replies - 16625 views) If I had known about Gustafson I probably would have gone that route, especially here in the States. They look almost identical. ... 04-21-2020 11:34 pm Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41022 views) Esprit2 wrote:
If you know the owner and they're open to it, I'd appreciate a name, if not an introduction.
His name is Stefan and he's in ... 04-21-2020 11:15 pm Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41022 views) Thanks Bruce, I will do that mod on the brakes. Makes sense.
Yeah Tim, I had a feeling this will be the last ride for ... 04-21-2020 11:05 pm Electrical & Instruments > WOSP Starter Motor Install, 3x the torque and 1/3 the size and weight (15 replies - 16625 views) nrb993 wrote:
Hi - Please may I ask, what is the cold start wire and how does it work, I am not sure I understand. I ... 04-21-2020 07:19 am Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41022 views) Decided to pull the head in early April because Covid has me at home out of work. I always wanted to get a better ... 04-19-2020 11:52 am Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views) It frustrates me. Without the specs who knows whats really going on. Dema Elgin taught me years ago that the way people bought ... 04-18-2020 02:24 am Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views) One thing that's again bothering me is the info about opening and closing. Ken at Dave Bean didn't seem to have this information, all ... 04-17-2020 10:29 pm Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views) I called Barry Spencer and he gave me really good info. He thought it was a Dave Bean cam so I called them. ... 04-17-2020 08:49 pm | |
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