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Engine & Transmission > Changing motor mounts? (6 replies - 12265 views) I think I got them from Martin Robey in England. Been collecting parts from all over, so it's a bit hard to be really sure.
The ... 08-19-2009 06:01 am Projects > 18711 "Miss Jensen" (129 replies - 247825 views) Current project state: stalemate...
A "new" engine will be coming in from England in due time, but is likely to take at least another month before ... 06-07-2009 08:37 pm Carburetors > Z-S Carbs - "Choke" and fuel/air adjustment (8 replies - 17488 views) Sure you don't have a (major) vacuum leak somewhere? Brake servo, heater core vacuum valve, ignition retard? That would cause idle to rise when heating ... 06-06-2009 09:16 am Engine & Transmission > problem hot starts & milky oil on dipstick (18 replies - 35570 views) I bet you are eager to get the car back out on the road again, Oliver?
Miss Jensen has been sitting in the garage without ... 06-04-2009 06:18 am Engine & Transmission > cams, valve timing and ignition timing (106 replies - 146048 views) Esprit2 wrote:
The 907's combustion chamber is very tolerant of higher compression on pump gas. 11:1 isn't a problem on the pump gas available in the ... 05-26-2009 08:06 pm Engine & Transmission > cams, valve timing and ignition timing (106 replies - 146048 views) Esprit2:
You obviously know these engines well, do you have any experience with upping the compression for the 2.0? SJ Sportscars can provide 11:1 pistons for ... 05-25-2009 08:51 pm Suspension > Oversteer (19 replies - 30280 views) The inner, lower front bushings were like that, simplest ever to install. Wonder why they didn't make the rear ones like that? Could be a ... 05-20-2009 06:56 pm Suspension > Oversteer (19 replies - 30280 views) A word of advice if you haven't installed this kind of bushing before:
Installing the Superpros with a vice, I found that what looked really ... 05-20-2009 04:48 pm Engine & Transmission > Blown head gasket (10 replies - 17034 views) Does everyone? :-)
Thankfully, rebuilding these engines are mostly a matter of cost, I guess you have to be really unlucky to damage it beyond repair. ... 05-18-2009 09:35 pm Suspension > Oversteer (19 replies - 30280 views) This book holds a lot of information on how suspensions work, and is a good read. It does not offer any silver bullets, but rather ... 05-18-2009 06:06 am Engine & Transmission > Blown head gasket (10 replies - 17034 views) That long weekend could possibly be a long time into the future, I guess, better bet is to get it shipped. We are talking cost ... 05-18-2009 05:25 am Engine & Transmission > Blown head gasket (10 replies - 17034 views) smcmanus wrote:
I'd do the head gasket and fix the plug hole. Take your head to a good machine shop and they will have the plug hole ... 05-14-2009 07:24 am Engine & Transmission > Blown head gasket (10 replies - 17034 views) I am considering my options as I may be embarking on a dangerous journey after I concluded that my head gasket has called it quits.
Option ... 05-13-2009 06:23 pm Engine & Transmission > Mounts a 907 lotus engine in my jensen healey (5 replies - 11903 views) On mine, the other vacuum tube went to a T piece in the line between the inlet manifold and the brake booster.
I have removed and ... 05-13-2009 06:10 pm Projects > 18711 "Miss Jensen" (129 replies - 247825 views) Dang!
Road test last night, and suspension wise everything was great. What was not so great was that the coolant definately had oil in it, and ... 05-09-2009 04:25 pm Projects > 18711 "Miss Jensen" (129 replies - 247825 views) More work done tonight. Right side front suspension done, left side more than half way. The new bushings are sometimes a bit difficult to mount, ... 05-05-2009 09:48 pm Projects > 18711 "Miss Jensen" (129 replies - 247825 views) Progress at last!
Tonight, I was able to get some work done. Mounted most of the RHS front end last night, today I got new engine ... 05-04-2009 09:16 pm Engine & Transmission > Changing motor mounts? (6 replies - 12265 views) Got it!
The solution came to me while shopping for tools this afternoon. I had tried to do the mounts one at the time, which turned ... 05-04-2009 09:09 pm Engine & Transmission > Changing motor mounts? (6 replies - 12265 views) I must say it doesn't look like it's the header catching the steering shaft either.
I think I'm opting for plan B, dropping the front of ... 05-03-2009 06:49 pm Engine & Transmission > Changing motor mounts? (6 replies - 12265 views) You mean that the exhaust header is catching on the u-joint just above it? That sounds plausible. I'm not entirely sure on how to loosen ... 05-01-2009 10:03 pm Engine & Transmission > Changing motor mounts? (6 replies - 12265 views) The motor mounts turned out to be split in two, no wonder there was some movement when revving! Easy enough to get the first (left) ... 05-01-2009 08:53 pm Projects > 18711 "Miss Jensen" (129 replies - 247825 views) Back from Las Vegas last weekend, finally got some time to work on the car again. Putting it back together, fixing a few items here ... 05-01-2009 08:44 pm Projects > 18711 "Miss Jensen" (129 replies - 247825 views) Finally got to paint most of the rest of the suspension parts today. Only parts not painted now are the lower wishbones.
I never thought cleaning ... 04-13-2009 10:44 pm Miscellaneous > New steering column (9 replies - 15928 views) Mike, you know you can use the switch gear from a late MGB? Check the Moss catalog for pricing, but it's not insane.
Just remember to ... 04-03-2009 04:36 am Projects > 18711 "Miss Jensen" (129 replies - 247825 views) Just a little update. Progress is really slow at the moment, but it is happening. Prepping the rest of the suspension parts for paint, so ... 04-02-2009 04:17 pm Engine & Transmission > Timing the stock cams and sprockets (17 replies - 23523 views) I know for a fact a federal spec 907 will survive 2 teeth off on both cams... It will run like utter crap and will ... 03-31-2009 06:04 am Engine & Transmission > Timing the stock cams and sprockets (17 replies - 23523 views) The other markings are on the other face of the sprocket, i.e. facing rearwards at the moment. No reason to swap the exhaust sprocket for ... 03-31-2009 04:03 am Engine & Transmission > Timing the stock cams and sprockets (17 replies - 23523 views) If you flip them over, you will get markings 110in/115ex on the intake cam and 115in/110ex on the exhaust cam. That puts another 10 degrees ... 03-30-2009 07:19 pm Engine & Transmission > Timing the stock cams and sprockets (17 replies - 23523 views) Shouldn't you flip them over for 110/110? Hold a ruler between the centres of the cam drive retainer bolts, the timing marks should be really ... 03-30-2009 10:15 am Miscellaneous > fire extinguisher (12 replies - 19498 views) rossjfox wrote:
not sure how to do multiple photos...
Use one of the online photo album services, like photobucket.com and link them in using "img" tags. Easy ... 03-29-2009 06:42 am Suspension > Lower control arm bolt stuck in bushing (4 replies - 13429 views) Jensen Healey wrote:
How hard is it to get a bolt???
Don't know, haven't tried yet... :-)
I ended up going the saw route, since I encountered some ... 03-20-2009 11:09 am Wheels > New wheels (13 replies - 28966 views) Apparently, the radius rod is a 70's aftermarket upgrade. I don't know if the improvement is worth changing from a radius rod with fresh bushings, ... 03-19-2009 12:01 pm Suspension > Lower control arm bolt stuck in bushing (4 replies - 13429 views) Finally got back out in the garage today, tried the impact wrench. Result: diddely squat.
Time to start building a tool to press it out without ... 03-15-2009 09:00 pm Miscellaneous > Anyone in Las Vegas for NAB? (0 replies - 4518 views) I'll be in Las Vegas the week of the NAB show, April 18th to 23rd. It would be fun to meet some other JH owners.
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Joachim ... 03-14-2009 11:59 am Suspension > Special tool VR2026 (7 replies - 14608 views) That's the one...
I was thinking that using a 11/16 socket as a receiver for the bolt head, and devising a form of caliper press, I ... 03-08-2009 07:31 am Suspension > Special tool VR2026 (7 replies - 14608 views) :-)
Planning a press tool for getting that d#¤%&¤ bolt from the front lower arm too. If the impact driver doesn't free it, I'll have to ... 03-07-2009 01:43 pm Projects > 18711 "Miss Jensen" (129 replies - 247825 views) Dismantling the suspension is almost done, cleaning parts as I go, but I will wait with painting till everything is cleaned and primed, keep the ... 03-06-2009 08:45 pm Suspension > Special tool VR2026 (7 replies - 14608 views) Modifying it to double as VR2023 worked out nicely. A 46 mm socket is actually a bit small, so the bushings will get stuck in ... 03-06-2009 08:37 pm Suspension > Lower control arm bolt stuck in bushing (4 replies - 13429 views) One last bolt, the inner lower arm retainer bolt, is keeping me from removing the last piece of the suspension from the car, crossmember still ... 03-06-2009 08:17 pm Suspension > Upper control arm bolt and subframe (4 replies - 10513 views) I thought the crush tubes actually carried the load, not so much the bolt? When you torque down the mounting bolt, the crush tube is ... 03-04-2009 05:10 am | |
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