Hi David, You will find it difficult to adjust the pulleys except in whole tooth increments. The factory moved the keyway on the pulley to create ...   03-30-2007 04:22 pm

Hi David, Precisely why my 107 cams are sitting on the bench. I hesitate to even remove the cam covers that don't leak. You are very lucky to ...   03-29-2007 08:03 pm

I have had more trouble with the cap and rotor. Even if the coil sends a spark to the cap it may not get to ...   03-25-2007 03:17 am

Hi Frank,  Do you smell fuel at the tailpipe? Assuming the car "ran when parked" it's probably gunk left from evaporating fuel or moisture in the ...   03-23-2007 11:21 pm

Dan, if you remove the cam tower, rotate the shims and re-install it you will find the measurements may change. Adjusting valve clearances on the ...   03-22-2007 04:37 pm

Do you mean what we commonly call the choke? I took the book's advise and left mine disconnected. I have learned to defer to the ...   03-20-2007 04:10 pm

Just run 20-50. How is it going to hurt the engine? Are your tolerances are so tight that hot 50wt can't flow? If you find that ...   03-20-2007 03:52 pm

I learned to do a right click copy so I can paste it back in if it gets lost. ...   03-17-2007 07:07 am

Dan, remove the gaskets and give them to Steve. ;-) Dedub, I have 86 shims if you want to borrow them. Just bring along your first born ...   03-16-2007 03:17 pm

I was talking to a guy who maintains a fleet of classic race cars. He said our diff was used in lots of British cars ...   03-14-2007 04:09 pm

I have been using grease. There was a zerk fitting on the cover plate of my first steering rack and I used it due to ...   03-10-2007 01:47 pm

  I agree with your assessment. The stock JH exhaust appears to be an "extractor" with each tube the same length to keep the pulses flowing ...   03-06-2007 07:50 pm

I have some vintage Lucas driving lights on my car. Their output is pitiful. I keep the covers on because they look cool. Kurt ...   02-05-2007 02:34 pm

Since the primary reason to relocate the battery is weight distribution there is not much call for it in the JH which has 51% of the ...   01-31-2007 07:41 pm

The early cam towers had the too-tight tolerance that required the use of STP. Of course once they're broken in and have no chance of seizing, ...   01-25-2007 05:07 pm

Go for it. I just picked up a case of VR1 but they were out of the K&N oil filter, but that's another subject. Kurt ...   01-25-2007 04:00 pm

Good find! Interesting that the Castrol GTX was 30 wt. in the 20-50 bottle! Looks like the GTX High Mile 20-50 and the Valvoline VR1 are ...   01-24-2007 06:03 am

There are several issues with the 907 that shouldn't occur on a modern engine. The dry starting and the heat expansion and flexing of the ...   01-22-2007 05:20 am

On three of the four cam carriers that I have the hole you speak of is not there. There is an aluminum web in it's place. ...   01-16-2007 03:31 pm

Oh, you want to access the top end of the bottom end? To remove the head, first remove the cam carriers. This is no big deal ...   01-15-2007 04:53 am

You have to "split the case". Remove the oil pan and you will expose the nuts to the bearing panel. The hardest part is removing ...   01-13-2007 06:57 am

The exotic Lotus engine is the heart and soul of the Jensen Healey. Without the engine you have a muddled collection of Vauxhall , Sunbeam, ...   01-11-2007 10:57 pm

If the hose from the head goes directly to the heater inlet it will only cool the #4 cyl. when the heater is ON. ...   01-09-2007 01:26 pm

You should hook up your heater hose to the intake manifold as intended by Lotus. Just drill and tap for a common hose fitting from ...   01-07-2007 06:49 pm

Update: SAAB shims are now more expensive than the shims available at the club store. Don't believe everything you read! Kurt ...   01-06-2007 02:21 am

I've found setting the valves a very frustrating process.  The clearances seem to change randomly each time the cam carrier is bolted on. I think it ...   01-06-2007 01:29 am

Only British aluminum can rust! ...   01-05-2007 05:34 pm

Good information Erik! I may have met one of the previous owners of your car here in the San Francisco area. Was it ever owned ...   12-28-2006 08:30 pm

Hi Dan, In one of your other posts you said that the shop that did the dowels was using CNC.  There's your cost problem right there. ...   12-16-2006 03:50 pm

The pistons need to match the liners. If you have three "A" and one "B" liner, you are good to go. ...   12-15-2006 02:15 pm

Dump a quart of oil? That would be pretty funny on the exhaust side! I use Red Line assembly lube but moly is just fine. Kurt ...   12-12-2006 02:29 pm

oops ...   12-09-2006 09:24 pm

I don't recall using any sealant. I think they are installed dry. ...   12-06-2006 12:24 am

I have never tested but there are tricks to get the best time that you probably know but here goes anyway. Rev the engine to ...   12-05-2006 02:44 am

Where are you located? I have a spare if you need it.   Kurt Housh ...   12-01-2006 02:40 pm

bump ...   11-22-2006 07:55 am

The 3/4" hose connects to the air filter to burn blow-by gasses. The small black plastic tube from the carbs connects to the carbon canister to ...   11-18-2006 04:40 pm

Hi MO, There is very little crossover to other makes of cars besides the obvious Vauxhall, Lotus, Sunbeam parts on the car. I have never heard ...   11-18-2006 01:33 am

Good info Paul. The article says the Castrol 20-50 is still ok for broken-in engines as is the Valvoline VR1. ...   11-17-2006 01:55 pm

Come on people. I know we have more than 10 cars. The purpose of this exercise is to provide data for Richard Calver on survival ...   11-16-2006 02:36 pm