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Ignition > Nothing happens in start position after working on dash wires (3 replies - 3641 views) the main problem(over 40 years ago) was the LOGIC box(on the side wall near where your left knee would be), that wouldn't let you start ... 09-09-2020 02:15 pm Miscellaneous > sudden loss of power, for a while!!! (2 replies - 3124 views) If it was "sputtering" s you said, it is most likely a fuel problem(if the TACH went to zero, then an electrical problem). Since the ... 09-07-2020 04:22 pm Miscellaneous > engine oil type (6 replies - 5728 views) put in one bottle of motor flush; change filter and oil; add cheap oil ; drive 100 miles, and repeat process, only this time add ... 09-01-2020 04:47 pm Miscellaneous > engine oil type (6 replies - 5728 views) MOBIL makes a 15W-50 synthethic but don't forget to use an oil flush(such as GUNK) twice, or your synthetic will get "dirty" very quickly as ... 09-01-2020 01:58 pm Brakes > Lockheed Self Adjusters and Handbrake Function (13 replies - 23405 views) basically(but inside, not outside). Got my 1st J-H('74 3/4, carmine with tan interior) in 1976, when I was back at Georgia Tech(still have and drive ... 08-31-2020 05:56 pm Miscellaneous > Smog Equipment (18 replies - 12706 views) I agree with you, but maybe the engine has been swapped for an a non-smog one? ... 08-31-2020 05:47 pm Miscellaneous > Smog Equipment (18 replies - 12706 views) Dusco: yes, the injectors went into the head; years ago I had gotten some stainless steel allen head screws just for that reason. ... 08-31-2020 01:27 pm Miscellaneous > Smog Equipment (18 replies - 12706 views) Patrick: thanks for the correct info--had forgotten about that. ... 08-31-2020 01:26 pm Miscellaneous > Smog Equipment (18 replies - 12706 views) wow--that really confuses me as all '75 & later cars had to have those items??
Can someone who knows more about the "smog" equipment dates step ... 08-31-2020 01:36 am Brakes > Lockheed Self Adjusters and Handbrake Function (13 replies - 23405 views) yes--I have plenty of that USED in very good condition.
persona; email:
RedRacerbm@gmail.com
If you want to talk. 404-261-2552 ... 08-31-2020 12:26 am Miscellaneous > Smog Equipment (18 replies - 12706 views) So then, yours came with the smog/air pumo and the cast iron header with the injectors? ... 08-31-2020 12:23 am Engine & Transmission > Starter Motor? (14 replies - 22874 views) No; bolts right up to it ... 08-30-2020 04:05 pm Miscellaneous > Smog Equipment (18 replies - 12706 views) Interesting: you're exactly 500 cars later than mine!
#19161, dated 4-12-74
seems strange they only made 500 or so more cars since mine ... 08-30-2020 04:04 pm Carburetors > Air box hose size (22 replies - 18170 views) Disco: sorry you've had such a difficult time with the airbox.
On the Huffaker race car, they built a very large aluminum box with a ... 08-29-2020 01:15 pm Carburetors > Fuel leaking from vent (39 replies - 26124 views) Jag: please call or SKYPE me ASAP. something VERY SIMPLE is not right.
bruce/RedRacer 404-261-2552;
SKYPE name: RockClimber52 ... 08-28-2020 10:42 pm Carburetors > Fuel leaking from vent (39 replies - 26124 views) the torque on the Grose jets will be JUST enough to start breaking into the fiber washer--no more. Adjusting the height to 11/16" is relatively ... 08-25-2020 10:09 pm Miscellaneous > The GO GOs (5 replies - 4625 views) thanks for the "blowup"; when I had looked at the video, the door side "protrusions" did not look like a Jensen, but more like an ... 08-24-2020 01:57 pm Carburetors > Fuel leaking from vent (39 replies - 26124 views) the aluminum tank was probably made by Antonio, who used to advertise on ebay:
Antonio: (619)802-4795(played pro soccer in Mexico)
Paypal account: FCOAntonioMorales@yahoo.com $400+ shipping
As ... 08-15-2020 04:26 pm Carburetors > Fuel leaking from vent (39 replies - 26124 views) Jag: the original anti-siphon valve is about the size of a .22 bullket and gets stuffed into the end of the hose(only later gas tanks ... 08-15-2020 01:41 pm Carburetors > Fuel leaking from vent (39 replies - 26124 views) Jag: you can leave out the fuel cannister but don't block the line or a possible vacuum could form. Many just run a short tube ... 08-14-2020 06:30 pm Ignition > Ignition switch wiring (14 replies - 14450 views) Don: from your pic, I believe you wired the correct white-with -red strip(#11) to the incorrect #10 wire. The #12 wire is the "light ... 08-14-2020 06:26 pm Carburetors > Fuel leaking from vent (39 replies - 26124 views) Tim: most of the rebuild kits do include both the gaskets, but I only use the one(originally it only had this one) that mounts to ... 08-14-2020 05:06 pm Carburetors > Fuel leaking from vent (39 replies - 26124 views) Here's a "free" version for Strombergs;
https://www.triumphwedgeowners.org/uploads/3/0/4/2/3042952/_zenith_stromberg_factory_tuning_manual_-_complete.pdf
Things I normally do:
1) block off both bypass valves by making a solid gasket
2)turn the 3/16" nut all the ... 08-14-2020 02:01 am Engine & Transmission > Help identifying cam pulleys (3 replies - 3856 views) could be the ones Dave Bean sold years ago; the aluminum looks anodized, so that's a plus ... 08-13-2020 02:01 pm Ignition > Ignition switch wiring (14 replies - 14450 views) #4, purple, is the constant power(#3/bottom fuse) that "buzzes" you if door is open, the seat belt is not latched(the "LOGIC" box that won't let ... 08-12-2020 09:47 pm Carburetors > Fuel leaking from vent (39 replies - 26124 views) here's a start from ROCKAUTO:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/jensen,1974,healey,2.0l+l4,1312383,fuel+&+air,carburetor+repair+kit,5964
I make up my own kits which include Grose jets and the large "O" ring the mounts on the back plate-y=to-intake ... 08-12-2020 08:42 pm Carburetors > Fuel leaking from vent (39 replies - 26124 views) Since an incorrect needle was used, I would be VERY suspicious of whomever did the last rebuild. I normally take 5-6 hours for rebuilding with ... 08-12-2020 08:14 pm Carburetors > Fuel leaking from vent (39 replies - 26124 views) Jag: as Jaochim stated earlier, you WILL DEFINITELY need to remove the carbs.
1)a vacuum.pressure gauge is needed; this is a standard item for most home ... 08-12-2020 08:01 pm Carburetors > Fuel leaking from vent (39 replies - 26124 views) B1CM needles were used ONLY in the '72 $ '73 cars with B1DK used in all the later ones. A "dirty" needle would have nothing ... 08-12-2020 06:23 pm Carburetors > Fuel leaking from vent (39 replies - 26124 views) Agree with Tom & Joachim: please DO NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO START CAR;; could be INSTANT FIRE ... 08-12-2020 12:58 pm Engine & Transmission > Anyone ever had to retrieve a nut that fell into the cam tower oil return passage? (7 replies - 6169 views) years ago I made up a "flexible" magnet from one of the SEARS magnet sets(bought some extra on ebay a couple of years ago because ... 08-12-2020 12:50 pm Body & interior stuff > new owner thrying to understand Door Lock function (20 replies - 15925 views) Paul: here's the "fix" for the trunk lockI posted in March, 2018. Every car that I have worked on I have done this since the ... 08-10-2020 10:40 pm Ignition > Ignition switch wiring (14 replies - 14450 views) Don: shuld have replied to this last year--sorry.
The usual reason for the "DELAY" was the logic box with the 12 wires in it(on the side ... 08-10-2020 10:31 pm Ignition > Distributor pulley drifting forward on shaft (8 replies - 6766 views) yes; there are 2 circlips; the one in the rear that keeps the shaft/rotor/ etc from moving forward, and the one in front that keeps ... 08-04-2020 11:32 pm Ignition > Distributor pulley drifting forward on shaft (8 replies - 6766 views) Disco: while you have it off, I would definitely shim the relief valve(just under 6mm, max).
I have sent you in private email the ypdates ... 08-04-2020 05:30 pm Body & interior stuff > new owner thrying to understand Door Lock function (20 replies - 15925 views) if you switched the cylinders, that means you had the door panels off, etc. You should look at the mechanism that's working and see if ... 07-29-2020 01:23 am Brakes > How to remove brake drums? (13 replies - 9835 views) The bleeder valve(located on the right rear ONLY) will be in the STTRAIGHT threads and on top. The "ANGLED" threads are for the lines feeding ... 07-21-2020 08:54 pm Brakes > How to remove brake drums? (13 replies - 9835 views) Put the new ones in the exact same way the old ones were. You're going to have a VERY difficult time getting the new spring ... 07-21-2020 08:40 pm Brakes > How to remove brake drums? (13 replies - 9835 views) keep them as they were; not much that would be easy to fix ... 07-21-2020 07:03 pm Brakes > How to remove brake drums? (13 replies - 9835 views) Yes.. they're reversed. Guess Nigel downed a few too many pints at the pub ... 07-21-2020 02:43 pm | |
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