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      • Opening your healey (hood--how do you)
      • Which Healy blue Code Bu.2 should I pick for 1966
      • Anyone near Scarsdale, NY 10583 who can help?
      • Tire sizing
      • Alpine 500??
      • Proper lubrication in a modern world
      • Interior Restoration Referral Needed for 1960 BT7
      • Location of AIR DUCT HOSE for cold air box
      • Restoration Specialists in Southern California
      • girling brake systems
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      • Need to find a mechanic in S. Fla
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      • Stalled on the G. G. Bridge
      • For Sale - BT7 - 1960 MkI 3000 barn find
      • Any experience with Kool Mat?
      • Looking for experience and advice for interior Kit
      • Stuck Water Outlet Cover (boss-stud) \'60 3000
      • New BN4 Healey owner needs help
      • Location of Lucas Distributor model no. on BN-1
      • Website of ALLISON (CRANE-ALLISON) electronic ign.
      • What year is our BN-1 / LUCAS distributor Model No
      • Correct Black Paint for Front End and Rear Axle
      • BJ8 Brakes
      • U.S. suppliers for BN-1 contact points(EARLY )
      • BJ7 Interior
      • Modern equivalent -BN-1 Sparkplug: CHAMPION N5Y
      • RESTORATION : Front fender question
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      • Engine Machinist
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      • New Guy Introduction
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      • what kind of paint?
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      • Parts List
      • Replacing CONTROL PANEL-heater on BJ8
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      • Trailering my Healey
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      • points , condenser
      • Professional Rag Top Installer
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      • wiper refills, BJ8
      • Moss Seat Kit
      • SU Carb rebuilds
      • FUEL GAUGE ACTING UP!
      • My Austin Healeys
      • Installing top on 1960 BT7
      • Torque Specs
      • Dash Covering Contact Cement
      • What spare parts do you carry with you?
      • Can\'t get right part for BT7 Tri Carb Float
      • Dunlops vs Daytons
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      • Finding Info on Your Healey
      • Need source for REAR WHEEL HUBS (Bearing Housing)
      • Hood for Early 3000 BT7
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      • Help for the Under 50 YO Owners
      • RESTORATION
      • Installing Pertronix Distributor
      • need engine for my 59 bn6
      • 1959-60 AH 3000 Seat Belts
      • Removing BN2 steering wheel
      • AH 104 Problem
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      • Hard Top Storage for BT7
      • overdrive
      • Rear Seat Back - 1960 BT7
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      • Tires 1967 MKlll 3000
      • Tubes
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      • side curtains\' rubber weatherstripping, installing
      • Shattering Window Glass
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      • clutch/flywheel problem
      • stuck bushing
      • Upholsterers in the Santa Cruz area
      • Grill Replacement
      • Finding My Fathers 100
      • Jule replecement chassis etc
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      • Revised:1960 BN7 front shroud wanted
      • Needing Information on an Orginal 100/4 Hardtop
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      • Help with 100/4 for new member
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      • rear spring rattle
      • Healey Blue Paint Formula
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      • Welch rear main seal
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      • 1960 BT-7 Hood Frame
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      • Wiper Motor repair BT7
      • new restoration -correct welding/weld finishes
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      • Paint Color
      • Healey Blue Paint Formulae
      • Positive to Negative Ground
      • Repair Door Mechanism
      • 1959 100-6
      • LAY SHAFT BN1 3 SPEED TRANSMISSION
      • BJ8 Fuel pump problems
      • Fan, 6-Bladed (Plastic)\"Texas Kooler\"
      • help
      • very Early Bn1 Brake bleed
      • heat problems with starter & overdrive
      • Glove Box - BJ8
      • Rear Suspension Sequence
      • bn 1
      • Front Seats
      • BT& windscreen replacement
      • Healey frame experts on the east coast
      • Bump Boxes
      • Alluminum body on a big 1957 Healey
      • Seat cushion Restoration
      • Clutch Master Cylinder - Shims
      • BJ8 FUEL PUMP
      • Fuel gauge
      • Engine Number Missing
      • searching for interior color specification
      • 1957 Vintage racing Healey 100-6 question
      • Engine Dies
      • Replacement Gauge Faces
      • unleaded fuel
      • car jack
      • PERTRONIX IGNITION FOR 1967 AUSTIN HEALEY BJ8
      • Horns - Restoration
      • matching #\'s
      • Number plaques
      • Brakes pulling
      • MOTOR CONTINUES TO DIESEL FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER
      • 3000 Rear Drum Brakes
      • Brake Lines
      • Resortation of a 1962 Tricarb 2+2
      • Steering problem- 1955 AH 100
      • Strange sound?
      • nuts and bolts
      • replace lower bushing
      • nuts and bolts
      • Timing
      • \'58 Healey 100-6 door latch / striker plate
      • Manual Choke for Tri-Carb Set-up
      • temp . gauge where sensor tube goes thru fire wall
      • Trafficator
      • Removing Temp Gauge
      • Welch Header
      • side curtains rebuild early BN1
      • Speedo Cable
      • TIMING
      • Paint selection
      • gas smell in trunk
      • heat insulation
      • looking for BT7 Rear Seat Back
      • Correct steering wheel for 64 BJ8
      • Breaking in newly rebuilt gearbox & engine (BJ7)
      • brake drum paint
      • 100m Bonnet Strap
      • Shock Absorber Fluid for BN-1
      • Sorry made a posting mistake!
      • Tire selection
      • 100-4 hardtops
      • 100-4 hardtops
      • Tires for Early BN-1
      • Fuel level sender unit with dual brushes
      • Looking for passenger Idler Arm?
      • Phoenix Upholstery - Warning
      • Part numbers for BN6 brake drums
      • camshaft nut
      • Overdrive not engaging when engine is warm
      • Clutch not disengaging
      • Wheel Alignment
      • Front Disc Brake problem
      • Front Disc Brakes
      • Tire Size Recommendations
      • Ceramic coating of exhaust
      • Working on door gaps
      • Pertronix distributor problems
      • How to fix bonnet buffers
      • Brake Fluid Front Disc wear
      • Details on Lighting Switch
      • HD8 carb tuning
      • How do I tell if I have a hypoid Rear axle
      • LOSS OF POWER REAR CARBURETOR BJ8
      • Rear Brakes
      • BN2 OVERDRIVE RELAY CHECK
      • vehicle emissions testing
      • Inserting cotter pin on front axle spindle
      • Newbie question about removing door regulator
      • 100-4 frame and top
      • Hand Brake Handle
      • Tranny changability
      • Irish Mist Metallic
      • 1955 BN1
      • Removing Scratches on Plastic WIndows
      • tire
      • Buckingham Classic Upholstery
      • Third Brake Light
      • In need of some metal any suggestions:
      • 20 Footer value - BN1
      • spacers under front shocks
      • Stabilizer
      • skuttle shake modification
      • Velcro
    • Club Discussion
      • Welcome to the forum
      • Howdy ! ! !
      • Purchases from the Club Store
      • San Diego Club Reunion
      • 2008 Resource Book
      • Austin-Healey Lanyards for ID badges
      • MANY THANKS!
      • Fires in Australia
      • HOW TO MAKE CONTACT???!!!
      • XXIV Southeastern Classic
      • How long does it take to receive a membership...
      • Viewing of Past Magizine Articles
    • Concours Topics
      • Concours Wins
      • Door shut lines on BJ7 and BJ8
      • 2008 Concours Guidelines Order Form
      • Turn Buckles
      • Carburetor bowl
      • BJ7 rear carb to air cleaner spacer
      • wire wheel hubs
      • Air Deflector
      • documenting a build?
      • Lucas Wiring Harness Decal Location
      • Air filter paint color?
      • Fire Extinguisher Recommendation
      • BMC Body number plates for US Cars
      • trying to determine matching numbers
      • Spraying Nozzles on BN6
      • Door Seal BT7
      • Trying to Locate a Healey Owner!
      • Trying to Find a Healey Owner for a Special Event!
      • 100 Horn Color
    • Magazine Discussion
      • Next (November) Issue
      • Sept / Oct issue - ? about the hydraulic reservoir
      • December Issue and Calendar
      • restoration methods
      • Letters to the Editor
      • Heater Shut Off Valves
      • May 2009 BN4 Calendar Picture
      • magazine late ?
      • Magazine Menu
      • March/April issue mag
      • May-June 2010 issue printed yet?
      • what\'s the latest issue???
      • When will final (6th) 2010 issue be printed?
      • Aluminum Valve Covers/BJ8
    • Modified Healeys
      • Best V8 drive train?
      • AH 3000 Electronic Fuel Injection
      • Front Air Intake Vents
      • Alternator Conversions
      • petronix ignition
      • Pertronix Ignition
      • Healey 4000 on ebay
      • disc brake conversion for a 100-6 with disc wheels
      • Tube Shock Conversion, 3000 Mark III BJ8
      • 3000 Mk I - MkII grille
      • Cam followers
      • important question......
      • Modfiy 100-6 2.6 to 3000cc
      • Rear Disc Brakes
      • BJ8 rear seats
      • jule frame
      • Putzke`s FAHRSPASS Bilstein shocks for Big Healey
    • Racing Healeys
      • Welcome racers and race fans
      • MG Reunion at Laguna Seca Raceway Mar 15-16
      • April 5-6 at Infinion (Sears Point) Raceway
      • 2008 HMSA Portland Historics
      • SOVREN Columbia River Classic Race & Portland ABFM
      • 100-6 Engine
      • Bonneville 2009
      • Healey 100/4 Endurance Car
      • 100-4 Hop up
      • Welch rear main seal
      • Where\'s all the Big Healey Racers these days?
    • Sprites
      • Bugeye Sisters Restoration Project - Tech Sessions
      • Welcome
      • VIN PLATES
      • Bugeye hubcap letter color
      • Next Tech Session Nov 3rd!
      • Which pumpkin do I use?
      • Bugeye Floor Mats
      • Electrical
      • trunnion thrust washer
      • Sprite 50th Jubilee in Carlisle, PA
      • PAINT SCHEME/COLORS FOR 59 BUGEYE
      • orginal paint color--looking for a sample chip or
      • Rear Dampers
      • AN9 Sprite Clutch question
      • Front Shocks new vs. rebuilt
      • Supercharger and Valve Cover Hose Fitting
      • Registration with no chassis number
      • Tool for use on steering rack oil nipple
      • Steering wheel suggestions for Bugeye Sprite
      • new wiring harness
      • Side Window Replacement
      • Fender Beading on Bugeye Sprite
      • Tie Rod Ends
      • Where to start??
      • The Unholy Midget
      • SU carb vs Weber carb
      • Steering column not grounded
      • A New Sprite owner with all sorts of questions
      • Bugeye
      • New Sprite, two puddles
      • Close Ratio Gearbox
      • Electrical Charge
      • Tonneau Cover
      • Repair work in Las Vegas
      • Bugeye color- John Rose\'s gallery photo!
      • Steering wheel hub/adapter
      • Steering wheel hub/adapter for \'60 Bugeye
      • fuel gage
      • Floor Button
      • Bugeye Concours Photos
      • Windscreen replacement
      • Sprite transmission rebiuld
      • my 65 sprite having hard time starting lately
      • Electric Tachometer repair/replace?
      • Need help starting after 25 years
      • Sebring 1967
      • DISC BRAKES CONVERSION KIT
      • 1960 Bugeye
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    • Tops and Hardtops
      • Rebuilding your Hardtop - Part 2
      • Rebuilding your hardtop Part I
    • Tools
      • Make your own 4 and 6 cylinder engine dolly
      • Build your own 7 / 16th square drain plug tool
      • Build yourself a Bugeye rollover jig
      • Wheel Balancing Adapter
      • Home Made Tools
    • Suspension Rear
      • Rear Suspension Repair
      • Rear Spring Noise — Sprite MkI & II
      • Rear Spring U-Bolts
      • Rear Spring Replacement
      • Sagging Rearend
    • Jensen Healeys
      • Jensen-Healey Engine Rebuild
    • Interior and Trim
      • Keeping bucket seats in shape
      • One man's mirror mania
      • Minimizing heat and vibration
      • Door Hinge Repair
      • Veneering BJ8 fascias
      • Removing the Big Healey Steering Wheel
      • 100/4 Headlight Gaskets
      • The Trafficator
      • Interior Details of the 6-Cylinder Two-Seaters
      • Door Check Mechanism
      • 100/4 Headlight Gaskets
      • Replacing BJ-8 window vent seals
      • So That's How It Goes!!
      • Draught Seals for the Austin-Healey 100
      • Carpet Replacement Sprite & Midget
      • Carpeting Your Healey
      • Steering Wheel Finishing
    • Misc Healey
      • Driving Habits for a Healthy Healey
      • Getting Down and Getting Under
      • Magazine - Tech Article Index
      • Spring Check-up
      • Tire Sizes
      • Identification of Threaded Fasteners
    • Rear End
      • Removing a drive shaft when being towed
    • Restoration
      • Tool Kits for the 3000 Mark I
      • Tools
    • Tech Tips
      • More on "Beating the Heat"
      • Thoughts on low oil pressure, tires
      • Taking your Healey out of storage
      • Fastener Part Numbers
      • Preparing for Winter Storage
      • Reading Tailpipe Smoke
      • Making Sense Out of Sidewall Markings
      • Cold Weather Starting
      • Make Your Own Grease Cup Puller
      • Bumper Brackets and Bonnet Buffers
      • Interchangeable Parts
      • How to Have a Dripless Oil Change
      • Speedometer Checking on the Fly!
      • Make Your Own - Engine Dolly
      • Pre-Touring Checklist
      • Tire Sizes
      • Parts to Carry When Traveling
      • Heater Control Valve
      • Spring Check-up - Getting Your Healey Back on the Road
      • Repair it don't Replace it
      • Reducing Cockpit Heat
      • Motor Oil and Your Healey - ZDDP
    • Tech Sessions
    • Body Work
      • Recipe for a Sandblasted Sprite
      • Rust Belt Rebuild
      • Rust Repairs Simplified
      • Paint Colors and Sources
      • Scuttle Seal Installation
    • Brakes
      • Squeaky Brakes?
      • Power Brakes
      • Correcting brake fluid leaks in 100-6s, BN6s, and 3000s
      • Bleeding 100 Brakes
      • Hydraulic System Woes
      • Girling vs. Silicone Brake Fluid
      • Working principles of the 100-4 master cylinder
      • 100-4 Master Cylinder
      • Al-Fin Brake Drum
      • Brake Fluid Facts
      • The Power Booster - Air Valve
      • Power Brakes
      • Squealey Healey
      • Brake Drums
      • Squeaky Brakes
      • Brake Adjusting
      • Troubleshooting Your Healey's Brake System
    • Cooling
      • Heater Hose for 100-6 and Early 3000s
      • Sprite Runs Hot
      • Engine overheating – the alternative solution
      • Cockpit Heat
      • Installing Radiator Baffles
      • Coolant Recovery
      • The Subject is Heat
      • Converting a Sprite for a Crossflow Radiator
    • Carburetors
      • Thermo Carburetor Adjustment
      • The "BLACK ART" of S.U. Carb Maintenance
      • Sticking Choke on HD-8 carburetors
      • Carburetor Tuning (Part 3 of 3)
      • Carburetor Tuning (Part 2 of 3)
      • Carburetor Tuning (Part 1 of 3)
      • HD-8 SU Carburetors
      • Electronic Fuel Injection
    • Engine
      • Worn rocker arms
      • Fixing oil leaks
      • Low oil Pressure 2
      • Timing Chain
      • A Postscript on Oil Pressure Diagnostics
      • Oil Pressure Diagnostics
      • Replacing The Oil Filter
      • Camshaft Replacement
      • 100-4 Cylinder Head leaks
      • Core Plugs, Welch Plugs, Freeze Plugs, Etcetera
      • Tuning a Six Cylinder Healey
      • Valve Cover Gasket Leak Repair
      • The Banjo Bolt
      • The Tune-Up and How To Do It
      • Low Oil Pressure
      • Rebuilding the Healey Six Cylinder
      • The Healey Shaft
      • Oil Pressure
      • The Tune Up
      • Keeping the Oil in the Engine
      • Setting up Main and Rod Bearings
      • Building a No-leak Engine
      • Cam Timing
    • Electrical
      • Get the right wiring harness
      • Electrical controls in overdrive units
      • Ammeter Installation
      • A Negative approach to a Positive issue
      • Electrical testing of your car's wiring
      • Batteries for the 100-4
      • The Generator
      • The Little Black Box or Your Brake and Turn Signal Relay
      • Simple Electrical Checks
      • Converting to Negative Ground
      • Lucas Wiring
      • Polarity Reversing
      • Flasher operation
      • Trouble-Shooting Healey Indicator Systems
      • Flashing lamp direction indicator relay DB10
      • Overdrive fuses
      • Change Polarity
      • The Generator and its Commutator
      • Testing the Generator
      • Fusing Tail Lights For Safety
      • Alternators and generators—advantages and disadvantages
      • Wiring Color Codes
      • Working principles of the voltage regulator
      • Battery lugs
    • Fuel System
      • The SU Fuel Pump
      • Throttle linkage, and some thoughts on carbs
      • Where did the click go?
      • Throttle Slop
      • Overhaul your fuel system
      • Fuel Smell in the Cockpit
      • Fuel pumps for the Big Healey, 1953-1967
      • Oxygenated Fuel
    • Suspension Front
      • Installing a rack and pinion steering in a 100-4
      • Avoid Axle Damage by Adjusting Wheel Bearings
      • Down the Primrose Path
      • Shock Tower Replacement
      • Front Suspension & Steering
      • Steering Box
      • Austin-Healey Front Suspension
      • Front wheel bearings BN1
      • Cracked Spindles
    • Instruments and Gages
      • Installing an Ammeter
      • How Accurate Is Your Speedometer?
      • Electric Tachometers
      • Eight easy steps to modify a Sprite tachometer for negative ground
      • Mounting strap for temperature gauge capillary tube
      • Speedometer Needle Waver
    • Transmission
      • Clutches
      • Always Check Your Transmission Oil Level
      • My Smitty Conversion on a 1960 BT7
      • Alternative clutch set-up
      • Replacing Worn Synchro rings
      • Aligning Engine to Transmission
      • 100-4 clutch linkage wear
      • 3000 Transmission; Removal & Replacement
      • Universals
    • Ignition
      • Static timing
      • Comparing Rotors
      • Lubricating the Distributor
      • Sprite Distributor Bearing Modification
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