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221. Re: re. Bias-Ply Tire Recommendations (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 20:23:24 -0400; Hendrix Wire Wheel will shave tires as a part of the true and balance process, if desired. Their theory is that all tires are slightly out of round as molded, but modern suspensions can compensate fo; /html/healeys/2004-04/msg00877.html (8,071 bytes)
222. Re: Baking paint or paint baking, whatever. . . (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 19:05:51 -0400; I use Plastikote engine enamel in a spray can, spray the parts, bake them at 300 deg. for an hour, and repeat two more times. This gives a tough, durable coating that resists rust. The better you cl; /html/healeys/2004-04/msg00921.html (8,159 bytes)
223. RE: Is Mine Really the Right Engine? (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 09:32:22 -0800; Ned, if your engine still has its serial number plate, and the number matches your VIN and body numbers, I think you can safely assume that the engine is original, especially if the plate is is chewe; /html/healeys/2006-03/msg00016.html (8,260 bytes)
224. RE: New Healey News - Reserve Yours Now (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:25:50 -0800; I'm not likely to reserve one of the 203 chassis numbers, but I've got dibs to be the keeper of the registry! It's got to be easier than trying to keep track of 17,712 BJ8s. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 B; /html/healeys/2006-03/msg00052.html (8,275 bytes)
225. RE: Does Anybody's Healey Run Well All or Most of the Time (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:27:26 -0800; Ned, I bought my BJ8 in 1984, and immediately started driving regularly on trips of about 350 miles each way. I once drove it 900+ miles in one day, from Pensacola, FL back to eastern NC. In all that; /html/healeys/2006-03/msg00072.html (10,775 bytes)
226. Re: Does Anybody's Healey Run Well All or Most of the Time? (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 10:05:42 -0800; Didn't you drive your newly-purchased BJ8 from Maine to N34.98 W85.5 when you bought it? That's about 1200 miles. Did you have any problems? Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC; /html/healeys/2006-03/msg00076.html (6,680 bytes)
227. RE: BJ8 Rear seat back (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 14:45:58 -0800; The bevel on the front edge of the long piece to which the hinges are attached is probably there to match the taper of the side pieces, which are thinner at the top and wider at the bottom. Perhaps; /html/healeys/2006-03/msg00192.html (8,854 bytes)
228. Paging Dick Hosmer (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:31:45 -0800; Dick, the e-mail address I have for you appears to be no longer valid. Could you contact me, please? Thanks, Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC; /html/healeys/2006-03/msg00269.html (6,188 bytes)
229. Re: Merlin engine (score: 1): Author: sbyers@ec.rr.com; Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:33:41 -0600; A few years ago at The Gathering British car show at Reynolda House in Winston-Salem, NC a guy showed up with a Merlin mounted on a trailer. It was a real work of art. It had a cut-down prop and was; /html/healeys/2006-03/msg00518.html (7,785 bytes)
230. Re: Adjusting Valves (score: 1): Author: sbyers@ec.rr.com; Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:48:00 -0500; Setting them cold is easier on the fingers. And I haven't found any Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC USA; /html/healeys/2006-02/msg00393.html (8,113 bytes)
231. RE: Trafficator finish (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:48:23 -0800; I painted both my steering wheel hub and the trafficator bakelite with gloss black Plastikote engine enamel in October, 1998. The only surface preparation was to clean thoroughly with 3M adhesive rem; /html/healeys/2006-02/msg00607.html (8,597 bytes)
232. RE: Intake Manifold Cleaner (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:46:44 -0800; There is a Naval Jelly made especially for aluminum. Phosphoric acid solutions like Metal Prep can be used, but you have to make sure to rinse them thoroughly. The exterior of the intake manifold sh; /html/healeys/2006-02/msg00664.html (8,110 bytes)
233. Was Re - Trafficator finish; now, Driving in Italy (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:52:46 -0800; I arrived in Naples a few years ago and was picked up at the airport by some U.S. Navy guys for transport to the air station. When they ran through several red lights in a row, I asked one why he was; /html/healeys/2006-02/msg00665.html (8,050 bytes)
234. RE: Intake Manifold Cleaner (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:30:06 -0800; It's true that some paint doesn't adhere as well to aluminum as to steel; however, I painted my engine and manifold with the Moss spray can green paint in 1999, and after 7 years and about 40,000 mil; /html/healeys/2006-02/msg00675.html (8,658 bytes)
235. RE: gauges fogging up (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 12:34:24 -0800; Fogging of the fuel gauge is a characteristic of Big Healeys. I found this out too late, and many years ago I took mine apart to "get the moisture out of it". In the process, I broke one of the tiny; /html/healeys/2006-01/msg00068.html (8,623 bytes)
236. RE: Cars in movies (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 02:52:17 -0800; The Royal Tenenbaums. I'm not sure that the white BJ8 was actually trashed. HBJ8L/36759 was offered for sale on eBay in August 2003 and again in April 2004, looking good and claiming to be the car in; /html/healeys/2006-01/msg00089.html (9,578 bytes)
237. RE: Healeys in Movies (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 16:15:23 -0800; I believe that was a Morgan. Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC Wasn't there a BJ8 in The War of the Roses with Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner? I believe as each destroyed the oth; /html/healeys/2006-01/msg00107.html (8,006 bytes)
238. RE: How did we pick our Marque? (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:14:27 -0800; In '84, it was time for my midlife crisis. I needed an additional car and the Fieros had just come out. They certainly seemed different to me than the usual car, and although they were not my cup of; /html/healeys/2006-01/msg00159.html (9,165 bytes)
239. RE: installing seal l/h door top (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 14:52:27 -0800; I made a tool out of sheet metal (steel) to make installing the seal and clips easier, without removing the door panel. It's about an inch wide, and looked at edge-on, it looks like a tall S. The wi; /html/healeys/2006-01/msg00293.html (7,588 bytes)
240. RE: Drain hole(s) in wings (score: 1): Author: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:40:24 -0800; Simon, if it were my car, I'd put in drain hole in the fender wing. Whenever I wash my car, I spray a strong stream of water from the hose into the gap between the wing fender and the inner splash sh; /html/healeys/2006-01/msg00563.html (8,552 bytes)

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