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Brakes > brake drum removal 75 jh (6 replies - 11146 views) From this thread when I was trying to get my handbrake adjusted last summer:
"You should however, as Joachim says, be able to completely slacken off ... 12-01-2015 05:02 pm Engine & Transmission > 4 speed transmission crossmember (1 reply - 4786 views) Posted on the Facebook group with no response, so here I am:
Planning ahead... who's got a transmission mount crossmember for a 4 speed that doesn't ... 11-20-2015 06:45 pm Body & interior stuff > Side view mirrors (4 replies - 10085 views) Hi Frank!
Got these from Victoria British last year, they are very original looking and you can get the plinth kits as well.
http://www.victoriabritish.com/features/sm/smmi1.htm
My thread for last ... 11-16-2015 04:25 am Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) I am assuming it's already there (the head was removed about 7 years ago), I wasn't quite sure where to look for it. I ... 11-06-2015 07:39 pm Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Whoops, duplicate post. I'll save this for the next time I have something to report. ... 11-06-2015 03:45 am Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Cam towers are removed (learned a bit about how to keep the shims in place in the process, only had two fall out but I ... 11-06-2015 03:45 am Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) After a thorough degreasing and pressure washing of the engine, the new rear main seal was installed this weekend. It went pretty uneventfully.
Tip: ... 11-02-2015 08:11 pm Ignition > Spark plugs not firing (3 replies - 7966 views) Maybe too simple of a test, but have you tried swapping a couple of the plugs? Pull #2 and #4 plugs out, swap them, ... 11-02-2015 08:08 pm Engine & Transmission > Rear Main Seal and Oil Thrower (1 reply - 5277 views) After removing the rear main seal cover, I see a couple of issues, and figured I'd run them by the experts here. First, though ... 10-30-2015 03:39 am Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Engine came out last weekend without too much hassle and is now sitting on/strapped to a workbench I built just for the occasion, since it ... 10-28-2015 07:28 pm Brakes > Master Cylinder (4 replies - 9125 views) Hey Kurt. I have my old TR6 style master cylinder in the big pile o'parts (I think I kept it, anyway) and though the ... 10-27-2015 08:01 pm Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Thanks for the input, guys. Still haven't gotten an answer on the size of the bell housing bolts as far as mounting to the ... 10-22-2015 06:36 pm Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Ms. Jenavieve is off the road for the winter, and she's in her winter home at our British car clubhouse on a hoist. Preparing to ... 10-20-2015 05:35 pm Projects > Is this valued properly ? (9 replies - 16366 views) A bit far for me, but we have quite a few members down your way. Someone closer might be able to help you clear things ... 10-13-2015 05:12 am Intro Tech Board stuff > 502 Bad Gateway error (4 replies - 11809 views) Hey Jay... I had the same issue a while back. I was using Firefox as my browser, not sure if you are but regardless, ... 10-13-2015 05:10 am Projects > Is this valued properly ? (9 replies - 16366 views) Where are you located? You never know what parts someone (like me) might need. I'm kind of like Tim in that I have ... 10-12-2015 03:33 am Engine & Transmission > How much of a rebuild would you do? (5 replies - 10150 views) Thanks for the info, Kurt. At this point what I'm going to do is bring the head and block over to the machine shop ... 10-02-2015 04:13 pm Engine & Transmission > How much of a rebuild would you do? (5 replies - 10150 views) Well, I did some asking around at the local British car club, and they all recommended a local machine shop which I hadn't heard of. ... 09-29-2015 07:44 pm Engine & Transmission > How much of a rebuild would you do? (5 replies - 10150 views) With the momentous occasion of Ms. Jenavieve's odometer rolling over to all zeros, I'm thinking that this winter will be a good time to really ... 09-24-2015 04:00 am Engine & Transmission > Differences between MkII engine and GT engine? (16 replies - 22108 views) Thanks for the info. Brett, there is nothing wrong with my current engine other than that it is going to turn the odometer over ... 09-15-2015 04:46 pm Engine & Transmission > Differences between MkII engine and GT engine? (16 replies - 22108 views) Nope, I have the 4-speed. I would assume the bell housing will have to come off of the current engine and transferred. The ... 09-14-2015 08:46 pm Engine & Transmission > Differences between MkII engine and GT engine? (16 replies - 22108 views) Good information so far. The current engine in her is B74.03.6527. I think the items you mentioned will fall under the "peripherals" I ... 09-14-2015 07:44 pm Engine & Transmission > Differences between MkII engine and GT engine? (16 replies - 22108 views) Hey guys. Considering buying an engine for Ms. Jenavieve. Are there any differences between a MkII 907 and a GT 907 that I need to ... 09-14-2015 07:11 pm Wheels > Refinishing/restoring the stock JH wheels (19 replies - 32750 views) Wheels are scrubbed clean, polished, and the black accents have been repainted. I had to "invent" a machine (which I alluded to above). ... 09-08-2015 09:25 pm Wheels > Refinishing/restoring the stock JH wheels (19 replies - 32750 views) Got the blasted one back yesterday, it's nice and clean but not remotely polished at this point. Now, I'm working on a solution... will ... 09-04-2015 04:27 pm Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Not an intentional part of the project, but just when things are going well, Lord Lucas strikes again (though it's technically a mechanical issue, not ... 09-01-2015 03:57 am Wheels > Refinishing/restoring the stock JH wheels (19 replies - 32750 views) Yeah, I looked at their site (the price has gone up to $160 per wheel with exchange now). It's a possibility, though I want to ... 08-27-2015 08:43 pm Wheels > Refinishing/restoring the stock JH wheels (19 replies - 32750 views) Who has had luck refinishing/cleaning up the stock JH alloy wheels?
I have a total of 13 of them now due to various parts car ... 08-26-2015 07:52 pm Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) After some time just enjoying the summer, got quite a bit done on Ms. Jenavieve this weekend.
First order of business was to revisit the whole ... 08-24-2015 06:45 am Engine & Transmission > Sprocket timing (14 replies - 19204 views) Any luck yet, Frank? ... 08-05-2015 04:17 am Engine & Transmission > Sprocket timing (14 replies - 19204 views) Frank, somehow I think I'm telling you what you already know, but...
Have you checked to be sure that #1 is at TDC when you have ... 08-02-2015 04:33 am VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > Jensen Healey & Jensen GT VIN Database (342 replies - 542492 views) JH #12281, or most of her, is in my driveway on my trailer. 1973 JH Mk I. Will be scrapped after removal of ... 07-31-2015 05:21 am Engine & Transmission > Loose 4 speed shifter (4 replies - 7867 views) Frank, I'm sure you've checked this already, but I had the same problem with the loose shifter and it was just that the 4 screws ... 07-27-2015 08:55 pm Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Well. It's nice when things work out the way you hope they will.
Pertronix shipment arrived from Delta this afternoon. After supper, went ... 07-24-2015 06:58 am Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Did a few more "just because" things last night just to further rule things out.
Pulled the filter element out (K&N element in the stock "muffler"), ... 07-23-2015 06:35 pm Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Just a little more info:
Took her out for a drive last night, got her warmed up good, brought her back and checked the damper ... 07-21-2015 06:12 pm Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Here's where I'm at. Still no joy.
Hooked up a Mityvac at various places (not much to check since most of the vacuum lines are ... 07-20-2015 07:42 pm Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Well, I was hoping Jim was on to something with the dampers. I checked the oil level in the dampers and it was indeed ... 07-15-2015 04:28 pm Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Spent quite a bit of time trying to track down Ms. Jenavieve's misfire issue. After doing all of this, it still remains. ... 07-14-2015 06:32 pm Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 259712 views) Well, I just caused myself an afternoon of work (hopefully that's all it will take). Those of you who were at the Jensen East ... 07-10-2015 05:52 pm | |
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