If it's a '73/Girling cylinder, then "wind" the screw in on the back' If it's the later/more common Lucas one, then remove the "rectangular" rubber ...   07-21-2020 01:43 pm

wow--1000 smackaroos! It usually takes me 5-6 hours to rebuild both(have done well over 150 pairs/sets) and at $72/h, that would be under $500 including ...   07-17-2020 04:27 pm

Richard: rebuilding the Strombergs is fairly simple(there are a few tricks, such as coating/using teflon tape for the bottom choke screw so gas doesn't leak ...   07-17-2020 02:26 pm

possible there may be a vacuum leak in the brake booster hose or the booster itself?? I've had to replace 2 boosters in the past ...   07-14-2020 05:15 pm

Use the points Disco mentioned; you can also put the jack stands: FRONT: at the foremost point where the long rails double up with the ...   07-04-2020 01:58 pm

This is a '73 wiring diagram as the fuel pump "hot" wire(W-91) is still a white wire(means ignition switched, unfused) instead of the later harnesses, ...   07-03-2020 11:11 pm

the shop manuals are written almost as an afterthought, and unless they had been required, would likely not have been made(the 4 speed tm. and ...   07-03-2020 09:03 pm

Disco--many thanks: Just went out and checked the 40 and 100 lumen LEDs from ClassicCarLEDs(U.K.) and yes, the 100 lumen ones are much longer than the ...   07-03-2020 08:55 pm

You may want to take a lok at Lloyd mats; I got them for mine and they are very well made and not that expensive; ...   07-02-2020 04:47 pm

Here's a copy I wrote for the White Lady back in the early -90s: I wrote about this over 25 years ago and had it published ...   06-30-2020 08:12 pm

Kart: the piece on the inner fender you're referring to is called the brake pressure differential switch. Here's what I wrote in 2012: Jay, Bob: what Sander ...   06-30-2020 08:06 pm

Very curious as to where you got your LED for the instruments? I got mine from ClassicCarLEDs.co.uk earlier this year; they were (then) the only ...   06-30-2020 02:54 pm

well--maybe it worked awhile ago, but this pops up: This site can’t be reachedobshttp’s server IP address could not be found. Try running Windows Network Diagnostics. DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN ...   06-28-2020 11:18 pm

You are correct; the very early speedos had spinning metal-on-metal, and would seize & break the cable. Many dealers would install a new cable and ...   06-28-2020 04:26 pm

Good info: I was watching this video(rebuilding hydraulic power steering gear boxes for my 1992 FORD E250 XL, 5.8L) when this came up. At 14:24 into this ...   06-17-2020 03:08 pm

Steve: I typed the article right after I sent the previous post( a "rewrite"). As for telling/checking whether or not you have already broken the ...   06-14-2020 04:34 pm

This will be a rewrite of the title: DON'T GET SHAFTED" I wrote for the WHITE LADY, issue #55, December 1990, pages 8-10. The ...   06-14-2020 01:55 pm

Since it's so dangerous, I've been asked to comment with a tech article on the upper 2 piece steering shaft(that's the part that's inside the ...   06-14-2020 01:26 pm

I've never left the lower steering shaft in place; if you unbolt the bottom part and loosen the rack as Dakota sauid, it's easy to ...   06-13-2020 08:27 pm

mt: the early J-Hs did NOT have a pigtail fuse(located under the regular fuse box) like the later cars(don't have the info when they started ...   06-11-2020 07:43 pm

I've got plenty of "good used" ones from all the cars I used to have; let me know EXACTLY which one it is if you ...   06-01-2020 03:27 pm

my guess for the split would be the usual; not replacing the black bottom webbing(MGB works well). As for the split itself, try a local upholsterer. ...   05-29-2020 09:34 pm

Hey Tim--you're preaching to the choir! I'm sure we could both bore each other for hours about the "junk" we've gotten from the land of ...   05-21-2020 10:21 pm

You sound like a mechanic but haven;t driven a stick? Get a friend to run you through the basics so the tm. isn't damaged, and ...   05-21-2020 01:18 pm

I'm sure they are now(fortunately, I got some 5000 & 6000lbs sets in the late '70s that were still made in the USA and ...   05-21-2020 01:15 pm

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/buying-maintenance/a32600586/harbor-freight-jack-stands-recalled-for-risk-of-collapsing/ ...   05-20-2020 07:13 pm

forgot nto mention that the fluid could be leaking INTO the brake booster, and may not show for a while. When you pull the master off, ...   05-20-2020 01:50 am

the steel 1/4"X 28 thds is NOT glued into place. There is(was in your case??) a brass split female insert(knurled on the outside) that expanded ...   05-19-2020 06:47 pm

The "cheap" version is the TR6 master cylinder which does not sit at the same cant as on the booster for the TR6. You will ...   05-19-2020 05:16 pm

If the plastic plug on the very bottom center of the bowl is leaking, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO START YOUR CAR. the rear carb sits ...   05-14-2020 01:59 am

Frank's correct; the GT has 2 holes in it: one about 7 1/2" from the edge for the Healey, and the GT a little farther ...   05-07-2020 04:28 pm

The early cam housings had an oil drain hole in the back, which was "plugged up" in the later housings. They felt it necessary to ...   04-30-2020 08:46 pm

Just ran across this thread now and unfortunately, not in 2016 when this first appeared. The cam seals MAY score the cam surface slightly; the trick ...   04-29-2020 05:57 pm

Simon: if you can't find one locally, I have some :used: ones. As long as we're on the subject of woodruff keys wallowing out their ...   04-23-2020 06:40 pm

Enjoyed reading all your trials & tribulations with this "never-ending-project"! One thing you may wish to change is "V" notching the tab on each ...   04-19-2020 03:28 pm

Pretty sure they painted the entire wheel black, and then machined off the high spots to expose the aluminum(you can see the groove marks). Then, ...   04-17-2020 06:02 pm

Likely the sprocket does NOT have the chamfer on the back to "capure" the steel ring. Aftermarket cam sprockets had been made WITHOUT this chamfer, ...   04-15-2020 02:19 pm

I'm sure I have a few good ones. email me at RedRacerbm@gmail.com if you're interested bruce ...   04-13-2020 02:47 pm

correct; ypur last photo is the earlier housing. It has the "ribs" slightly hollowed/grooved out, whereas the later ones have the little nib sticking up ...   04-12-2020 12:38 pm

Yes, they're the same. Again, the earlier cam housings were 0.001" smaller on each of the 5 cam housing "bearing" surfaces. ...   04-12-2020 12:16 am