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Body & interior stuff > Alternative convertible top securing (11 replies - 20057 views) I havent had any issue sliding the bar into the pocket .Perhaps they have overcsewn a seam by accident
... 11-21-2020 09:06 pm Body & interior stuff > Pontiac Fiero Seats (12 replies - 23490 views) Looks very nice
... 08-05-2018 07:22 pm Body & interior stuff > Pontiac Fiero Seats (12 replies - 23490 views) Well NOOMGI did it because the foam on both the Drivers Seat bottom and back was pretty well done for .The cost to reupholster was ... 08-05-2018 07:21 pm VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > 1973 Oil System Diagram (8 replies - 18419 views) It was a stock item on the Mark 1 engine as far as I know ... 08-02-2014 12:26 am VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > 1973 Oil System Diagram (8 replies - 18419 views) Here is the oil pan connection
... 07-27-2014 03:04 pm VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > 1973 Oil System Diagram (8 replies - 18419 views) here are some pics .
The upper hose connects to the spigot by the oil pressure sender underneath the distro .
The middle hose connects to the ... 07-27-2014 03:03 pm Body & interior stuff > Pontiac Fiero Seats (12 replies - 23490 views) I have just started replacing the old original seats in my JH with some seats from a 1987 Pontiac Fiero.
The bottom foam was shot and ... 07-27-2014 01:20 am VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > 1973 Oil System Diagram (8 replies - 18419 views) I have no diagram of the internals ,but would a pic work ?
I have a 1973 Mark 1
David Drake
... 07-26-2014 12:42 pm Body & interior stuff > Installing Exterior Weather Strip (10 replies - 22098 views) It's never too late (haha)
I did use the tiny screws to install my weather strip as that was how it had been done ,at the ... 05-17-2014 11:18 am Body & interior stuff > Seats (2 replies - 9154 views) Haven't jumped yet myself ,but there has been a recent discussion about seats .
I seems that Fiero ,Miata (mid to late 90s ) and I ... 04-26-2014 12:14 am Body & interior stuff > Dashboard Vinyl paint? (5 replies - 10626 views) I did try the chrome paint and it did lookalike a very bright silver ,but it was very soft and scratched quite easily .i then ... 02-07-2014 08:40 pm Body & interior stuff > Dashboard Vinyl paint? (5 replies - 10626 views) I have just used Duplicolor ,fabric vinyl paint in a Flat finish .it is a little glossy ,I would had described it as a satin ... 02-06-2014 01:08 am Projects > Fresh Air Vent (4 replies - 10702 views) What a great idea !
I have just fabricated a new vent for the drivers side and was wondering how to accomplish this ... 01-27-2014 11:23 pm Body & interior stuff > Installing Exterior Weather Strip (10 replies - 22098 views) I just purchased the weather strip from Macgregor and they advised me that the preferred method of attachment was the screws!
I asked about the clips ... 01-25-2014 02:20 am Miscellaneous > Foot Too Big? (11 replies - 20818 views) I always understood that the pedal placement was to facilitate heel & toe footwork .
However I have developed the habit of using the side of ... 01-25-2014 02:10 am Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey Vin#11602 (40 replies - 97372 views) Okay now you have left my comfort ,zone ! ... 07-17-2013 02:33 am Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey Vin#11602 (40 replies - 97372 views) You need to soak the rope seal gasket in oil for a couple of days before you install it .
The result of not soaking it ... 07-15-2013 01:37 am Carburetors > Stromberg carb manifold gap (8 replies - 18493 views) What are the symptoms caused by frothy fuel?
I would suspect it to manifest by fuel starvation ,which I do experience in hard left hand ... 06-05-2013 02:00 am Carburetors > Stromberg carb manifold gap (8 replies - 18493 views) Thank Kurt
I wonder why there was concern with that gap at all?
It's not as if there w as a calculated air leak that was supposed ... 06-01-2013 11:01 am Carburetors > Stromberg carb manifold gap (8 replies - 18493 views) Has anyone determined what the gap should be between the carb flange and the intake manifold ?
The WSM indicated 0.070 in one section and 0.040 ... 06-01-2013 12:37 am Body & interior stuff > Alternative convertible top securing (11 replies - 20057 views) Great idea about elongating the tops side mounting bracket holes .
As you mentioned the header rail seems wider than the top fabric by approximately half ... 03-30-2013 02:25 am Body & interior stuff > Alternative convertible top securing (11 replies - 20057 views) I agree that you most likely have a shrunken top .My 10 year old Robbins was shrinking width wise ,length was not a problem as ... 03-28-2013 12:09 am Electrical & Instruments > Horn, headlights blinkers repaired (9 replies - 18730 views) I would think ,or at least hope they could be put up on the Jensen photo alblum .
I have no idea how to go about ... 10-19-2012 01:09 am Electrical & Instruments > Horn, headlights blinkers repaired (9 replies - 18730 views) How did you get Johns diagrams? I haven't been able to get back to his site for sometime now .
I used his front end rebuild ... 10-18-2012 11:55 pm Carburetors > Fuel stavation (8 replies - 15630 views) Oh damn !!
that is such a pita
I'll check the plugs first :-(
... 10-02-2012 02:30 am Carburetors > Fuel stavation (8 replies - 15630 views) Tank level doesn't seem to make a difference ,I never let it get below 1/2 a tank ( don't trust the sender below that level ... 10-02-2012 02:26 am Body & interior stuff > Weather proffing the soft top (8 replies - 16249 views) yOU KNOW WHAT i REALLY REALLY HATE ... IS WHERE THE LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ENDS UP ,RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY LAP ... 09-30-2012 12:23 am Carburetors > Fuel stavation (8 replies - 15630 views) I haven't checked the plugs ,I will do that .
Wouldn't the issues you mention float level and line blockage affect straight line running and right ... 09-29-2012 11:16 am Carburetors > Fuel stavation (8 replies - 15630 views) Can someone explain to me why when I make a hard left turn from a stop, the engine initially starts pulling strong but as ... 09-29-2012 02:19 am Body & interior stuff > Weather proffing the soft top (8 replies - 16249 views) Brett
I was concerned with the soft top and the leaks right at the top of the A pillars .
It sounded like you had poured ... 09-24-2012 01:37 am Body & interior stuff > Weather proffing the soft top (8 replies - 16249 views) Brett
although it was sometime a go ,do you have a picture of your cure to fix the top leak ?
David Drake
73 JH
... 09-23-2012 11:25 pm Engine & Transmission > The rope seal (4 replies - 9861 views) I had the same problem
!Had the engine rebuilt and the new rope seal leaked like a sieve after about 100 miles .
I called Delta ... 05-12-2012 12:19 am Body & interior stuff > Rocker Panels (3 replies - 9371 views) I have some pics that I downloaded of someone else's rock replacement project .I can send them to you offline if you wish ,they maybe ... 03-18-2012 12:16 pm Electrical & Instruments > Turn Signal/ wiper Switch Clamp Broken (3 replies - 10341 views) Thats a good idea .Not too long ago I bought the MG switch from Delta and it is too short !
It is quite functional but ... 02-28-2012 11:33 pm Body & interior stuff > Seat Reset for tall drivers (5 replies - 12112 views) Those seats do not look original to me . Do you know what they are out of
... 11-19-2011 11:38 pm Body & interior stuff > Soft Top Hardware (4 replies - 9767 views) try MCMASTER CARR
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-ptfe-washers/=eys2q2
Lots of boat parts there for my American cousins !!
... 11-17-2011 12:48 am Miscellaneous > Parts cars in Ontario, Canada? (3 replies - 8468 views) Stephen
I live in Keswick so thats not far away 10-15 miles .
I guess the first clue is the "pictures just won't do it justice" ... 10-12-2011 01:01 am Miscellaneous > Parts cars in Ontario, Canada? (3 replies - 8468 views) Stephen
where north of Toronto was this car ?
I live North of Toronto myself
... 10-09-2011 01:54 am Brakes > Brake flex line length (5 replies - 14367 views) Mason
I just installed 2 new flex lines from Delta myself .While talking with Jeff ,he mentioned they were out of stock of the original 15 ... 10-08-2011 11:01 pm | |
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