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Miscellaneous > Nice Jensen-Healey for sale on Bring a Trailer (7 replies - 5201 views) The bid is at $6,300 now which is still great deal. The sad thing is at the same time there's a '67 MGB GT getting ... 03-08-2021 04:31 pm Cooling > Is a radiator fan shroud needed? (9 replies - 7246 views) Brendan,
Is your J/H overheating or even running hot? I'd think that would determine what course of action to take, shroud, no shroud, fan on, fan ... 03-07-2021 03:10 pm Miscellaneous > Nice Jensen-Healey for sale on Bring a Trailer (7 replies - 5201 views) Looks pretty original, with the exception of Dellortos, always a nice addition. White paint, black interior which looks new. Like all of them it does ... 03-06-2021 02:39 pm Miscellaneous > AutoBlog Article on a Jensen Healey (3 replies - 2993 views) This is really sad. It looks like it's been in the junkyard for quite sometime judging by how much stuff has been stripped off of ... 03-06-2021 02:22 pm Cooling > AC (5 replies - 10271 views) Chrisl,
AC would certainly be a nice upgrade for a GT. If this is something you're considering I can recommend the Vintage Air unit. I installed ... 02-23-2021 02:58 pm Cooling > AC (5 replies - 10271 views) I realize this is an eight year old thread but since this message board isn't exactly teeming with activity I thought I'd chime in.
Trying ... 02-21-2021 02:42 pm Cooling > Water Pump -"SANDBLASTED" (4 replies - 3766 views) Bruce,
That's a great head's up, I didn't even realize that could be a problem. I don't think I've got the wire wraps in my hoses ... 02-21-2021 02:21 pm Wheels > Lug Nut Special Socket (4 replies - 3757 views) I'm still wondering who thought aluminum lug nuts was a good idea. ... 02-14-2021 03:10 pm Miscellaneous > Paint Interior Combinations (24 replies - 15032 views) Don,
I'm not even sure where to start here, maybe by saying "Your car, Your choice. But $22,400? Damn.
Let's take a moment to look at some ... 02-03-2021 03:18 pm Miscellaneous > Paint Interior Combinations (24 replies - 15032 views) Don,
From what I can tell in the picture your bonnet looks pretty good. While it has it's share of dings that need to be addressed ... 01-30-2021 02:23 pm Miscellaneous > Paint Interior Combinations (24 replies - 15032 views) Don,
Your pictures are causing me flashbacks. It looks like a body on restoration, nothing wrong with that.
A couple of questions; isn't media blasting supposed to ... 01-29-2021 07:03 pm Miscellaneous > Paint Interior Combinations (24 replies - 15032 views) Don,
What panels are you talking about, inner body, floor pan, or outer panels such as fenders, doors, etc.? Are we talking cutting and welding or ... 01-28-2021 02:57 pm Miscellaneous > Paint Interior Combinations (24 replies - 15032 views) Don,
"8 years of slow restoration", kinda of the way I did mine, I'm guessing you were doing mostly mechanical stuff. I'm curious, when you get ... 01-25-2021 02:23 pm Miscellaneous > Paint Interior Combinations (24 replies - 15032 views) Don,
You probably should have started this thread in the Projects topic, might have been a bit more visible. If you're interested you can go there ... 01-22-2021 03:33 pm Miscellaneous > Paint Interior Combinations (24 replies - 15032 views) Don,
What in the world are you doing that requires a $2500 estimate, bodywork, paint, interior, or what? Traditionally estimates are free.
Also, I'm not clear on ... 01-21-2021 03:01 pm VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > Jensen Healy 1972 (9 replies - 7185 views) Speaking of original plastic tees, I saw a '74 Europa recently on BAT, it had a Lotus twin cam, a pair of Zeniths, and yes ... 01-01-2021 03:13 pm VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > Jensen Healy 1972 (9 replies - 7185 views) Dennis,
The floorboards problem was largely caused by those damned molded rubber floormats that came with the car. They trapped water underneath them which caused the ... 12-11-2020 04:50 pm VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > Jensen Healy 1972 (9 replies - 7185 views) Dennis,
I've always found trying to make sense of VIN sequencing to be an exercise in chasing your tail, it's interesting but not particularly useful. I'd ... 12-10-2020 02:43 pm Engine & Transmission > Where do I lift the engine from? (7 replies - 15128 views) Anybody notice what's sitting next to Ron's Jensen-Healey? It looks like a Ford GT 40 or at least some kind of a replica. ... 12-04-2020 02:14 pm Engine & Transmission > Head removal? (19 replies - 14148 views) Jensendriver,
You're neck deep at this point, might as well go the rest of the way. You can't go wrong having your engine balanced. Think of ... 11-24-2020 03:15 pm Carburetors > ZS Float Bowl Plug (3 replies - 3765 views) Pokeyjoe,
Make sure you replace the O-rings on the plastic plug. They can start leaking when they get old, very bad. ... 11-22-2020 02:37 pm Body & interior stuff > Alternative convertible top securing (11 replies - 18095 views) Dale,
Regarding the back brace install, I have a canvas top from Caribou, I had to put a slit at one end of the rear pocket ... 11-22-2020 02:32 pm Carburetors > Warm Start Trouble (16 replies - 9460 views) Brett,
I agree, while Jensen-Healeys had many problems vapor lock didn't seem to be one of them. However the car is 45+ years old and who ... 11-19-2020 04:40 pm Carburetors > Warm Start Trouble (16 replies - 9460 views) Jag,
There's no warm start procedure other than a twist of the ignition key. When I hear hot start problems I think vapor lock. When you ... 11-18-2020 04:54 pm Intro Tech Board stuff > Frank Schwartz - RIP (5 replies - 5853 views) A fair wind and following sea Sir. ... 10-27-2020 03:42 pm Body & interior stuff > Hard Top Source (2 replies - 3326 views) Disco,
You're describing a factory hardtop, it's got stainless steel trim on rear of the side door windows. You won't find any NOS tops from Delta ... 10-10-2020 03:43 pm Miscellaneous > engine oil type (6 replies - 5647 views) Tim,
Good stuff, good info, as usual. Maybe you should be teaching this stuff at a college or something.
As for me, Castrol 20W-50W was known as ... 09-21-2020 03:08 pm Miscellaneous > sudden loss of power, for a while!!! (2 replies - 3082 views) Jomac,
I have experienced a similar problem on occasion usually after the car has sat for a while. The car starts and runs normally until I ... 09-21-2020 02:49 pm Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41212 views) You sure spend a lot of time at that gas station. ... 09-21-2020 02:27 pm Engine & Transmission > Anyone ever had to retrieve a nut that fell into the cam tower oil return passage? (7 replies - 6091 views) Oh, and Steve, awesome fab on your retrieval tool. ... 09-16-2020 03:20 pm Engine & Transmission > Anyone ever had to retrieve a nut that fell into the cam tower oil return passage? (7 replies - 6091 views) Richard,
It's called learning a lesson the hard way. Mine came in 1971 at 2am installing a carburetor on VW, the nut dropped into the intake ... 09-16-2020 03:16 pm Miscellaneous > Smog Equipment (18 replies - 12568 views) Since we're on the subject, I just read an interesting letter in the Standard from Ed Dias who lives in California. It sounds like he's ... 09-04-2020 03:57 pm Brakes > Lockheed Self Adjusters and Handbrake Function (13 replies - 23206 views) Bruce, I'm always amazed at the variety of parts you can come up with, what do you have, a Jensen-Healey graveyard out behind your house? ... 08-31-2020 05:16 pm Miscellaneous > Smog Equipment (18 replies - 12568 views) Well I think it's safe to say the more we discuss this subject the more confusing it becomes, at least for me.
I'm finding Pokeyjoe's car ... 08-31-2020 05:08 pm Projects > 19744 Running (14 replies - 24177 views) Well that is interesting, I could see them "starting" as many cars as possible to avoid '75 regs, maybe just punching out a bunch of ... 08-31-2020 04:01 pm Projects > 19744 Running (14 replies - 24177 views) Tom,
What was the build date of your car? ... 08-30-2020 07:54 pm Miscellaneous > Smog Equipment (18 replies - 12568 views) Since they built only 500 cars in the 8 1/2 months between our cars I wouldn't think they built very many cars after mine in ... 08-30-2020 07:30 pm VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > HELP with history on 73 VIN #11937 (10 replies - 18230 views) Answerman,
Looking at that picture you must have felt a bit like a turd in the punch bowl. ... 08-30-2020 05:08 pm Miscellaneous > Smog Equipment (18 replies - 12568 views) From what I've heard it seems there were about 10,000 Jensen-Healeys produced, I wonder how many were smog equipped cars.
I guess I've got a '74 ... 08-30-2020 03:49 pm Miscellaneous > The GO GOs (5 replies - 4566 views) It's a steel bumper car and looks like it's wearing stock wheels. Looking at the side of the car I can't tell weather it's got ... 08-30-2020 03:26 pm | |
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