noomg wrote: Vance, In my case for whatever reason a PO had removed the fuse box and replaced it with 3 or 4 in line fuses ...   12-12-2025 04:28 am

redracer wrote: ?Fuse for cigarette lighter? This is already fused by the bottom fuse which has the purple wires("always HOT, but fused) coming out of ...   12-10-2025 05:38 pm

noomg wrote: Vance, Reconnecting the battery after I finished restoration was how I burned up my wiring harness so I'd be nervous too. Mine was caused ...   12-09-2025 12:06 am

noomg wrote: Vance, This project is very reminiscent of your TR7 Sprint project but at least you don't have Tirebiter chipping in! FYI, of the 6 or ...   12-07-2025 06:19 pm

Rusty is still in intensive care, but may come out of his coma soon. The latest snag is the drive line. Recall that I am swapping ...   12-06-2025 08:48 pm

noomg wrote: Vance, You're right it is bolted, the sheet metal screws at the base I thought were mounting screws were actually remnants from a PO ...   12-04-2025 06:53 pm

noomg wrote: Vance, When I restored my interior I of course inspected the bare cockpit, mainly looking for rust, for any possible problems. I did note ...   12-03-2025 03:26 am

noomg wrote: Cowl shake, in a uni-body Jensen-Healey? I submit anyone who thinks they are experiencing cowl shake in their J/H has never driver an ...   11-30-2025 05:37 pm

Hmm. Any chance the float bowl vent is clogged or capped off? The float bowl vent must be open to air. If the emissions gear has ...   11-29-2025 03:46 pm

Old thread, but I wanted to post a thought. There is a steel plate behind the center stack but in front of the heater. It ...   11-29-2025 03:29 pm

Carone wrote: Pictures have now been added to the listing. Does anyone know the history on this car? Looks like it’s had a non mechanical restoration. ...   11-27-2025 08:07 pm

JAF6025 wrote: Ok, so I just checked Moss Motors web site and it seems I have a series 3 valve that I put on my just ...   11-27-2025 07:37 pm

Lads: No pictures of Rusty for this update. Sorry. I have installed the 5 speed gearbox. Woo-hoo! I chose to do this separate from the engine because in ...   11-09-2025 01:57 am

Fellow Jensen Heads: Major update on Rusty - I have the engine back in the car. It took seemingly forever to get the engine ready, ...   10-18-2025 11:46 pm

vnavaret wrote: The main part of my missive is asking for recommendations for the cam belt cover. I have attached a picture showing the area ...   09-29-2025 12:17 am

Lads: The engine is more or less back together, having suffered a few setbacks during reassembly. I managed to crack my intake manifold. It didn't take much, ...   09-27-2025 11:36 pm

Fellow Healey-heads: No pictures, just some miscellaneous ramblings on the car that my wife calls "The other woman", a.k.a. Rusty. The engine is slowly going back together. ...   08-11-2025 05:33 pm

Excellent! You are a true steely-eyed British car man!  Vance P.S. When I get in these situations, I tend to start spouting anatomically unlikely combinations of the part ...   08-11-2025 05:09 pm

Sorry, but it is not that easy (I am assuming we are talking 4 speed, correct?). To replace the oil seal, you need to remove the ...   08-08-2025 08:22 pm

JH16196 wrote: I will be pulling the head this week along with my mechanic who agrees that it is most likely a blown head gasket. ...   07-13-2025 08:19 pm

JH16196 wrote: Greetings All, My wife's JH recently developed a lot of white smoke from the exhaust. Prior to this the car ran fine with ...   07-09-2025 07:31 pm

redracer wrote: Vance: hope I' don't "insult" your engine rebuild knowledge, but there is a VERY important step when reinstalling the oil pickup tube & ...   07-07-2025 10:38 pm

Rusty update: I have started to assemble the engine, and of course niggling little problems are percolating to the surface. I have installed the ...   07-05-2025 11:22 pm

JHPS is very fussy about pics. It will not accept photos larger than 102kb. If you are taking photos with your phone they are probably ...   06-30-2025 07:38 pm

mgfaber53 wrote: Okay, here is where things are now. Crank pulley is beyond TDC alignment. Intake cam is aligned at 110 IN. exhaust cam pulley is between ...   06-30-2025 01:10 am

Lads: The impossible has happened. No, I didn't get a date with Heidi Klum. =:-( I got my engine back from the machine shop before Christ returned. ...   06-29-2025 11:31 pm

You can use a socket on the crank pulley and perhaps a breaker bar after putting the gearbox  in neutral. Instead of a socket, you ...   06-29-2025 04:09 am

19JH74 wrote: Bent seat frame center I wonder. If you straighten the brackets, can you sell the non original seats and get a few bucks which ...   06-14-2025 07:20 pm

Yes, you are shrinking them too much, but at least you got one to post =:-) Hard to tell, but it looks to me like all ...   06-14-2025 07:08 pm

Check out the attached image in windows Paint. I have circled two things in red; at the top is the tool you use to resize ...   06-14-2025 05:24 am

Your experience is very close to mine, although to be fair the seller was selling it "as is" with many photos, but the photos were ...   06-13-2025 05:18 pm

To load the picture, you must use the "Reply" option, not the "Quick Reply" option. There will be an "attachment" option at the bottom of ...   06-13-2025 03:23 am

19JH74 wrote: Thanks, the seats and rails have been replaced, but they rock like there are parts missing, I have the original seats. I'll get ...   06-11-2025 11:38 pm

19JH74 wrote: Hello All, I am new to the Jensen Healey world and have a few questions, 1) do the seats adjust and how do you remove ...   06-11-2025 05:43 pm

Lads - A minor update on Rusty... I have learned that the engine torque damper can cause cracks in the firewall if it seizes. Thankfully mine has ...   06-04-2025 07:01 pm

noomg wrote: It's interesting that two fairly knowledgeable guys have two completely different opinions about the same thing. When this happens I usually ask Mr. ...   05-30-2025 05:14 pm

Esprit2 wrote: Separate, and not vacuum related... If the Thermal Compensator is suspect or not working, then don't bother fixing or replacing it. Simply ...   05-28-2025 03:11 am

Arrrgh! Another delay on the Healey engine. =:-( Got a call from the machinist - He found a crack in my head after skimming it. <mumble> It is ...   05-28-2025 02:35 am

redracer wrote: I see in your write up that you replaced the water pump with a Robey Rebuilt? new?. If they are still ...   05-25-2025 08:53 pm

Lads: Latest on Rusty the car. I have completed the interior at long last. The center stack took me quite a while to get in place, as ...   05-24-2025 11:03 pm