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 04:33 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 04:09 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 07:22 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 07:19 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 06:31 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 09:38 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 10:22 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 06:38 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 12:10 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 10:31 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 03:09 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 06:20 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 06:08 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 04:24 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 04:18 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 02:23 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 10:38 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 04:43 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 06:01 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 04:14 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 02:11 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 01:35 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 07:53 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 10:03 pm

Found this listing for a K&N filter for a Jensen Healey. https://www.lethalperformance.com/k-and-n-filters-replacement-air-filter-e-2240.html Vance ...   04-28-2025 08:35 pm

ptroot wrote: For instance, Robey has the turn signal stack for 130bp, that's about $170 here. It looks identical to the one on my ...   04-28-2025 07:53 pm

The simple thing to do is order the filter from Martin Robey in the UK . Vance ...   04-27-2025 01:57 am

Barthol wrote: sorry I meant at which valve clearance is the normal opening and closing figures of the valves given? Best regards Kim Old thread, but I thought ...   04-19-2025 07:14 pm

Lads: Having read this VERY old thread, I wanted to clear up some misconceptions that are woven into the discussion. First and foremost, lobe centers (that ...   04-14-2025 01:44 am

Lads: A small update on Rusty. I have installed the drivers switch panel and it is all wired in, and also the column switches. While doing so, ...   04-13-2025 11:44 pm

Lads: Not much in the way of earth shaking Healey news to report, but I have managed to get a couple more things done on Rusty. The ...   04-03-2025 02:14 am

Lads: Latest news on Rusty the car. The engine has been fully torn down and sent off for machining. I will be installing 0.030" (0.75mm) over ...   03-05-2025 11:09 pm

redracer wrote: I have always retrofitted them with the earlier style that takes 2 bearings. I have found that they are cheaper and easier to ...   02-20-2025 12:24 am

Lads: Engine is off at the machine shop for an overbore and a few odds and ends. I will want a new bearing for the cam tensioner ...   02-17-2025 09:58 pm

redracer wrote: Just read this--Sorry to hear about your problem. After 45+ years of working on these cars, I too have my first blown" head ...   02-15-2025 06:43 pm

Well, I found a reference that calls it a "Spray Shield". Apparently to protect the rear main seal from oil spray? Vance ...   02-01-2025 05:28 pm

Lads: Finished tearing down my engine in preparation for a trip to the machine shop. Getting some of the studs out was a real b****. ...   01-31-2025 09:32 pm

If the head is toast, I have a spare that's for sale. Let me know. ...   01-19-2025 11:50 pm

Jh092 wrote: You might want to consider new studs when you put it back together. Having just gone through disassembly of my engine, this may be ...   01-19-2025 06:28 pm

stewart.wigg@gmail.com wrote: I don’t have concrete measurement, but I was a little surprised how easily it was to undo the head nuts. The cam ...   01-17-2025 06:10 pm