The ideas do make sense.  However, that does not necessarily make them true.  If the cable is indeed correct, then the problem is at one ...   08-10-2007 06:34 pm

Dave, remove the cover, wash throughly with solvent followed by hot soap and water.  Dry very throughly, preferably with blowing air.  In a darkened room, ...   05-29-2007 04:49 pm

Jay, you must use the dual type on all 9XX Lotus engines.  When cool, the opening at the top closes and the lower opens.  The ...   05-17-2007 07:02 pm

  David, Well... some warning signs seem to be present.  If, as you say, the stem is visually higher than the others, then ...   03-23-2007 05:33 pm

The address below is to the Lotus Club of N.Y., N.J.  If the address doesn't work, the newsletter is May, 2004.  Anyway, the article is ...   02-28-2007 09:32 pm

You could suspend the kit and caboodle from a caboodle lift, just be sure the lift does not sag while holding up the caboodle.  have ...   01-08-2007 09:48 pm

HI Art! I'm in Chandler and would like to meet with yourself and other Jensen folks in the Valley.  So keep me infromed and thanks! Jim Sohl, ...   11-02-2006 02:15 pm

Hi all.  I feel that for those unfamiliar with the Jensen Healey 'reputation' for 'problems' of one kind or another, there really is no reason ...   10-18-2006 06:49 pm

Hi Tom, Let me first say that the advice given so far is quite good and very well may ...   08-09-2006 07:37 pm

Without endorsing either camp, I view 'dell's and all other carbureted engines as a chemically powered, very high gain, analogue amplifier.  A very ...   06-02-2006 06:53 pm

The value of the Getrag 5 speed is best measured in terms of risk of failure.  When they work fine, they work fine.  When ...   05-04-2006 07:43 pm

Hi Glen, I'm going to guess that you have a 5-speed with the high sn number you state.  It may be that the ...   04-28-2006 09:49 pm

Try a jewelry shop that offers repair work.  Such shops often have very small spot welders, and/or gas brazing equipment that may help in ...   04-25-2006 05:46 pm

Just a note of caution, most (nearly all) worldwide auto manufactures have stopped shipping 13" wheels as original equipment.  As a result, with ...   04-08-2006 12:12 am

Check out http://www.topline.com/Photo%20Album/Jensini/index.html it has been done, and I can imagine many times over.  As Judson correctly states, the parts are out there, the complete ...   03-30-2006 08:07 pm

I'm going to make a guess here, but I've seen similar things in the past in engines with mechanical oil pressure gauges, or some ...   02-27-2006 05:06 pm

Opinions differ, but the story I have heard (or read on the old board) is that the light is a Department of Transportation safety ...   02-27-2006 04:06 pm

Well,,  let's see.  I doubt 11210 shipped that way, so,, dealer installation or normal wear and tear?  If the bullet hole was part ...   02-19-2006 03:46 pm

My '73, sn11210, came to me as a repo from Cook County (Chicago) Ill.  I am apparently the second, or at most, the third ...   02-18-2006 05:34 pm

I have given some though to your request, and comment as follows: Check the absolute width from wheel mounting face to wheel mounting face ...   02-16-2006 07:17 pm

As I understand things, from reading the old message board and snooping around the web, etc., Jensen Healey's, as they left the factory, had ...   02-16-2006 05:25 pm

An easy method to determine whether the alignment has been disturbed is to leave the doors attached and make sure that they open, close, ...   02-09-2006 12:53 am

Regarding drilling a drain in the bottom of the differential: My '73 has a felt, or some other similar material, pad in the bottom ...   12-27-2005 04:53 pm

Ed, the black paint appeared with 74 model year cars, I'm not at all certain of the build month or serial number for the change. ...   12-12-2005 09:46 pm

Roughly in order, I've had: an Opel GT (too slow); a '69 Fiat 124 spider (fun in the sun, fell apart); a 73 Fiat 124 ...   10-12-2005 12:25 am

Lawrence, Congratulations! I have sn 11210! The door plate claims a build date of January, '73. I just had to write to say, ...   10-03-2005 04:48 pm

Sent my m.o. today. Thanks to all for getting this together. Now the fun part, waiting for the hard goods to show up! Jim 11210 ...   09-19-2005 09:07 pm

Are the numbers any where near close for an order?? I'm in, hope it helps. ...   08-29-2005 08:38 pm

If you have not already done so, the entire steering wheel - steering column assembly removes easily. After the dash is out, the steering ...   08-23-2005 05:19 pm

So what backspace and offset is found on the panasport wheels? Anybody? Who can state that they have experience whith wheels and/or tires that did ...   08-12-2005 11:20 pm

You may also find www.metricmechanic.com/ interesting. ...   08-08-2005 10:34 pm

Regarding 'ugly,' let's compare apples to apples and look at a few other 'new' sports cars of the 70's: Triumph Stag, TR7, Volkswagon 914 (sold ...   08-01-2005 04:43 pm

I concur with Mark. It seems to me at least possible that the throw-out bearing has become miss-aligned and/or the throw-out bearing has simply ...   07-18-2005 11:27 pm

May I ask, which Sumitomo's ? same f/r ? thanks, Jim ...   06-13-2005 06:03 pm

SN 11210 was in similar condition when I dissasembled the entire car. I took the parts to redi-strip since one is close. Did ...   05-16-2005 05:29 pm

Similar things have happened to me over the years. As unlikely as it seems, remove, clean, and securely re-attach the battery post connections. ...   05-12-2005 12:10 am

I have a question, the answer may be right in front of me, but I don't see it. Are the torque and hp curves ...   05-11-2005 10:48 pm

Ron, What is supposed to happen is that the interference fit between the ball joint shaft and the knuckle is tight enough to prevent the shaft ...   04-24-2005 10:40 pm

'Been there, done that.  Occasionally, improbable as it seems with anything J-H, the easy fix actually works! ...   04-18-2005 09:03 pm