Keeping The Door Open - 6 Cyl Healey {sal about keeping t open’ the cr doers thats, When your 6 linder Hesley lef the factory it was engineered to have the doors sty open a a 4 degree ange so twas easier to enter and ext ‘he car. it was a great idea Donald and or Gery designed into the cr and the system that keeps the oor open isthe “ukimate in simplicity’. The unit is called the door check assembly, anditis located between the front door and the frewall doar jam, just between the hinges. ts a smal sve (twas ‘hon new) unit wth two beksint the firewall jamb and ataches toa chrome bracket held int the front of the door by wo chrome Philips head screws To repalr it you rst must understand how and why c works n most cas see the door check assembly does not function propery Because it has been ol greased/ubrcated. This is probably the ony thing on the car you should not lutricate 1 ts function is but on “reson. That ight, simple frtion ax you open the door keeps open. ere’ how kt works. When the doors opened the forkes arm surrounding the rut ee istration) ‘urs the nut which tightens down on the black star shaped washer which In turn presses a crulor ‘rico pad and creates te pressure to hol the door open. AS you now understand, olor grease impaics up the operation. “o correc the situation, remove the unit by unboting irom the frevall dcr jam and unscrew the slotted head screw. There ls no need te remove the chrome plece on the door unless you want to leant up. Remove the 5/16 bol holding the forked arm and then the nut, BUT be careful the nut may unscrew ina diferent diection than you think! ft out the washer and fiber washer and clean everthing up. Remember originally was al zinc pated except the star washer that | blleve the concours guide nccated was anodized black. ithe fer washer I missing or damaged you cn get 2 replacement from Brtsh Car Service 208 948-8767 (tell Michael youreaditin the Fash) Reassemble and finger tighten the nut but donot put the forked pieced on yet. Put the unit back ‘onto the car and watch the operation asthe door opens. Now istl the forked arm and adjust the rut to provde the tension to keep the door open This stil and error process accomplished by turning the bol until the door opens without dragging and stays open, Good luck Ils an e85y project and actually fun as you can usually see positive resuits qucly.Austin-Healey 3000 Colors ‘ Discovery ny maa) What is of intrest i thatthe 3000 lntcarsofhae cole were produced bt (QM for tose who want fo clealy s+ rowing ta al 3000 QL) were nat {ings from the Nil) has evo chip offered withthe some rage of ear is books one with Pai Geen and Pre sirpsng nd intresting (one qucston tat says comes up is fal the ber omg hes aloe. There weres er Woon aah watatcolor incomes foray car? Sone Furthermore the vin es nese to; biatons offered #8 well on both the infomation has some’ Hghtreceoly 1530 wae pritd wits fro ferent 0:6 and 300 ITnrnoduces vito what iss been cover, one testing H war forthe Blsk’Colra Red fay well understoed un! now ‘Rust Heley"3000"and the oer the Colorado Rea Black “Phere ze sees color chip book- "3000" Ml Tas sugges ta Pace Pale ary Bch les thet mere preted covering me Green and Piaroe wee dropped sof. 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Omer ‘Soverile and eatifeaton purer are AtsieHeley 3000 Fabulous Sucessor infomation tha ut be documented ‘nied atte sane fine and hed be lth 10:6" One marked 1124-E/BW, also welcomes we cotinly maka cee Inestionaly stupas found S00N.939 liste Pace Green and Prim: felon al ado, lesser oral in The Original dusthtealey by Tse a8 color ees. The ther marked mei you have setts make, © Anders Clasnge and als published in AUI24EU, A00N-2460 docs ot st {he Concours Guidlines vary White ees wo clos “Abo ihe ator: Roger Moment is lisedas Pleo. Publications S31 and So ise that cas bul so Janae meuber ofthe Rocky Momats AC and ISDVIA do on give a mimberfr Ivory U9) 1960 could have come in Pele hay bean an abd Ale enh! for herb 3B abo calle k WTS. Gren ee Prose, bu later 5000 did aretha thirty yere, Hr expert i CO’ Paint and Trim Color Chan for Auset0t Given he ikl tie elys between Big eae is wie recognized and he Tiley Type BNT and BTT, No. composting predscton line changes iro fequen confor to CHATTER. Kitttecs dled ta 1-éOauoreies to smddsrbunor ot rechresitistmper: aswel‘ the ghalran of te Big He Ivory Wis leo om this dta ust when te Tey Concours Teeca! ComteMetallic Paint on Austin-Healeys 1 could easily see ght refectins from individual alumi tm particles. This is no the case with metallic paints hed en our Ausn-Hesleye were produced “Talking ove his late wth my local Dupont pin ex- pets [lard that the metal fake available Inthe "30s nd "60s wae moh fine tan tha sed in moder psn “This extemely fine pact size i sll valle Tor mie ‘ant jst mis the shade apd then ad the sturum. When You have metalic plat mined, wheter from a coor ehip Formula or estom, important 1 specify vo Your pais shop that they wee the finest metalic parle available Tor the type of paint you're using. (Lave recently heard ‘that iter may have the very fine aminum Make aai- heck this on 901) the “Sparkle” or “liter” from the larger arcs in re- (anes if a slower reducer is used andthe color coat Is Tak down weer: Tas tecnique gives te metal panicles smote time Yo lay dow flat and results in more of a me- falc "shen, Recenly a BIB Ive been working on was sprayed in Healey Ble here in Denver, and it ate out looking ex: “The car wae spayed in Dupont veekane Cestge ~ wth ‘lear coat) using a slow reducer and wet color oas. The psatr aso ued lower alr pressure ~ be sald this painting fecnnigue (lower alr pressire, wet application, and Siow fede lets the metal pate "sink dow into the olor ‘more and minimizes thee indvivalrelestions, The te: fills were ovtstanding! "While is somewhat Gifficah to pot down in words te sbulediferences in metalic spearance, i you spend ove tve looking at plat on aew Cas and old enpetally ‘you can ind a perio pat ab form the 1980s or 1960s, ‘you wil appreciate wht I've been attempting to dese ‘And in the process you wll buildup your owa knowledge ‘hse tothe poin where you'll know enaclly wha cor rector not And of eure, i you have 8 sample of OF tal Healey Blue (suchas fom stetng column blankie plate) and ean coreflly polish Ie abt to see the original Plot Gnish, tat Is the best example 19 match wo Healey Marque Mapaine December 2002 23Removal of the chrome grill surround assembly Bodywork sues ate rogue and hee ae ew resources ‘hat wl answer all quetons, thu, the Healey List using te expertise of hundreds of dvetets fo ost cas ls a Invahable source fist hand experience. Dan White recent Iyahed Ive checked the shop manual i th it archives cant slve my problem Fm tying to resin the chrome irillesuround assembly on my BN? MIL. The wuts are Femoved fom the backside (op and boon) an looking. from the bcksde, ean ee the mounting abs op ond bes tom, which would prevent pulling out fom the front. $0 Fm pushing ic om the nt 1 ge ou Fo the rear and {Cost docs want to move ITU push any hasdr Tin fad Til damage the stoud opening, Any thoughts Rlore te 2 Jager hamner™ Joh Snyder responded that: “The gril surround wall only ome cut rom the ont. The gril tel comes out Tom the back. You must remove the gril ft then the gil sur round. There ate? very small us athe outhoard ends of the gel hood” which must be removed bore the gill Ssuround and gel hood ae removed aun. Then push the top ofthe Sutroundood rocking it forward then iit up to clear the Boom tabs. A tare harimer, or any han ‘erie no good saliion, ‘Dan made x posing on the net dy tht he Bad Bean sce Fula vemaving the gle sueround, thanked th stand sd thar he wat ow going to ave to fd another ase for bis hammer = hopetly fr away from his et, You crespo dent had io make this sme repr sever yars ag and wish. tht heh ad the Benefit of these posting, shih would have saved several scraped kl, snd some words that sould not be in publi.Bonnet Reinstallation ‘This oes 0 obvious that suspect was suggested yes “The hod ("bonne in Espen, “ood Temes) on or Bis recently developed saul sues cack whch Toecesfly ‘guored nl wat so lnge small and ep Soca see thle As made plans to remove the bood for epi and cpa, {remembered he uma saline a signing te hws ae » complete epi, ‘Donal provided geneous sient (sued Hales) foreach of the bolts two on cath ie). which atch the Bond tote ood hinges. So generous, ft tat romttrresesjstncn ‘Sone ncn or more, an llth a fon of asd fore han a al ach. Aajs-and-y wl et you tee oe Aly bat inthe process may very well est damaged poe ‘het he ear ofthe hood cer (or dosen't cca he sod the soo. Been tee. done th and pai he il for reps "pci aes. Since he hood was propel aligeed ts re, the challenge became how 10 isa er seals ait without going through the adjs-dry proces al over Ses. Sober is “what worked fr me While the hood wet sil on he et. {ie "dante oles two 0s eh nd, Prem Burs ‘Woueh th hod Mange and hinge. (Sex sesh) The he Hood a removed fo repepain When reinstalling the too, (wh pesty lp and my best ‘ote owes torte the seu) Iie, cent gon ‘he fou atching bol. ial aligmen ws accomplished 8y Insting the sta en of for Uf diameter dil ates the previously dled bole, then ihening tne our mighng okt oa Perec ajnmem sed o sell pata @ eprinied with permission from The Koockofnewslener of the Middle Tennessee At ChA Handy Guide toa Beautiful Boot Bottom Tampa Bay ae Polo Mena! Spor myst frm ang an sre bot oe Fe etain wich ey toa Bette Boot Boom ee le of toa replaced be ray wun Moo ingcirtes cess oepne ete sir hed puns cence ae en whl many yer ier en tera Cts set ores dent ned a Restoration Compulsion Sikes Again inde tne be eaentt competion Sick ai a September of 998 when feond sppleced but sry orig! and Stal cd well So, vi amos Top: Wate de Beneath Bot dof (BE ot ee? Bote, If Bat boot (grrde under tk od atric. ‘tem, aes der on! ows mot event a the rocker ones ited tre nou se her sues are el oe ted A aw Saige solved that poblem The as Sic Sal hae te boo oor eseth nig adhe ol wah evel me dame Si ay an ahem for which ood reponse eadiy ‘vlad Reps Best of i r- yee whe cee sod ‘ec Enneneets ny aonive 9B gab ig oc i a age ‘Xr Tea lise cnn pet round spot wes notype es {Hem bout damating 261 nbocen: pr Seely a one alien US. ie pd ter, aie on es vealfanbeios Toeweteusk be Heys Wnogeaers may be cvs by tockng thier net iting wha jack pice ‘Sn te cw snr sds ach mes aay by undoing he our bls ne pone for Hee, Cuesy aesisble Syste pial vary rom nga pet ‘eatin and may etre ener fest Ing and Bending i seq The boot 1Eitimpite daach by acemeting te Cable ahd unsteniagheOve 88 Wah Scoese ad leat he welds whe Jo Ime ender feet the rea fencers hold tf sbesmall res attaching the fender the ear dor pla and he ukPov Tank Probleme rch ofthe oat eth sop ‘obture between hemes and te oor orode and gas fumes in the ot may Eifnat'¢ peered tak tom. Te ot fine trope tien spe openg het the ee fame member ving 1 sonvelet lection for the dain bo ited rorl snp y {o the Hor and cacomecing ie rubber Scoping oe ler beh in nd thetic othe sending si Nowe ine {Benjy impectng ean and nde Fepaingrldfa n at ee tn a sage ho a pene ial metal stripping foci ater which & ie ty peraony speared ea ne Pilea aa coating othe ners [nin etecve eat to dt oor nk Ia ad yo we ee an chesp at a, texonrtc eae helene et iy leas ae Mee of ex vapor or oe ih he fever noel vith the tious the vrous tank esa Armacrd ling ore ieee. Dione ten pore of ‘evwlng brett and witieg nt east he lower two amp to provide cleat ‘ofing en Gather yu vast ges ena deacon and get ag 10s Sewell ohn ry id foo bom! Extracting a Corrodet Floor A good pace lo bein exacting your ese erode oe oe ee eat wheres connect the soe of toe Sheu by amerve rivets To aod eo iin the oie nthe so, we tarp ‘Shuchita wh the tusk. Tee ‘ie lor ng wis fhe sides where t's speweled to the ener ade Sony esd se ‘8st and pot. sing sll nite wheel ici Bg 6 cl hom be ‘oles foe mig welding the ‘new Hor nto sac A Gere i agi seal to “ceded i separate the panels bt stold be i ford afte bs oe (Rand weed vee se ‘cane {tewrd fons whic ae next he sping Sneed eyed ge wich end Sonos The oo tte ft around the turer supp where iey atch he Sig bee There lt flanged and erste spr eneah the btm the bmp sop do te oor sealing ofthe ote lees, Deiting Out Spatwee ‘The spel oling the Naor 0 the curved Ringe the spin boxes may he anbetieky and coon willbe he fhnges nat The speng box ges and "tampls Ale goer Wiha cting ‘the! nda cel wil sept te ld ‘or tom the bumper spp her 2s here crt wo heutige Sei Sd i et the ead onsect the thee braces from the rar of ihe tre athe ace Te Yet of he fuertacempetly th ons bench he Tips te flor welded i place Rtom: Bot area wth sew flor and pun sessile tad. ta sound hem fom ibm he nied te sare ces stl imerere tne ela fi weld ‘fra oe se fr te spring boxes whee ibs boot Nor at tase to he wo metanglsrenenon of the forard ones Use the seed cover Hon above to aves dumpng teen Seas unterceuth hen ire pth ie ger faci tough yon! wei ini eS ows sd te User the rear fame member Now he Md Areal ae Ay as hc ot ‘aning ations severed Cttng 20) ‘Beowtporons of testo ance oa‘The Gaping Hole Neds Futiog As the shop manval aways say ing Sana Novena ee Deere aarti eee Maren ee erotic ge SSSEEEAC CASA en peat! ote riche ol tet oe SSRs eda ete mel eam Se ee ena seep es iy Mane’ wp tot bt ae, contr cman fe oear foa Sate cereale Coe ae aca pe decir Bau pits, en ehoc flog ee Lik foul ic hes Getta ears Sac Screg ie tacrpar at Spee ety ney fe ORY Lose Tae Ln of ly intact cheeky ‘lr tr Slag suitors Ot atm cern ape st Be at i aoa dea than (eet aan mea Seoariane hatte he eet Original Armacond a cleaned ond rfid ser dap I ewe fl tk the tee braces mst be sgt he or ‘ough 1 clea Be fel tank Jacks aod Foor wis bi gu the sow ier fees va an aru) f lamp ‘it clomps ple between the holes a Mange to arp oi The ain tse Sees ee Soumanergran sie 18 Title aioe ads pond 2 ‘les ‘eho Se ser he SM Fast °N Fim sae fom above an Eocene Selconeuct vigrerectinaares SoSving jst completed installing the fear wbedl arch interoe pleces on my Austin-Healey ‘ther mab have te some problems | ‘ig With is ace U hope fo singly ‘More ofea than no the rae whet sche on yout BNG or BNT roster are Protas rote Putingon vinyl pols Stile Ustning ad feling he euch of Totes wood en confirm thi I your ar Gee caught ou he als wet {ely he wood got wer. Evenualy i rot lis jus pr ofthe ambience of omn- {ing 2 British spor ear ft. here ‘ing wood probably contributes to tat \onderfl roma wealove, None of the Completed rear wheel och on the intron of John Lares B07. od pieces I've found had any wood “The wood pieces canbe resily pu tary also be other sources The iter fone A purchased frm Mos toes ad some ofthe wood pieces, bt not ll fof them, and go inurictons oo bow ‘seme the re hel ach coves As far a1 know this procedure ithe same Using British Ca Specialists tee. {ng sce ode the pat (is an befound on page 43 of thereto) te Top ieee ~ A, 1 Suteer Poa“, + Brac for plywood -D. + Plywed Pel E F* (The pane le & F were incled in my Moss ‘ado purhane spar) ‘ood Pane E with To Fee A Sik Post and Brace fr plywood D aaled hiveto make minor adjusients tosome athe pieces you loo col a Sriker Post yo'll mice snared eof sll hat supports te door surround Also, Thad to ute off panel Eo eae form tthe flor pan. Actaally | found the pats it prety wel OF course once theca soe of these part ate wsbe salt secrete ces On pars You tave fo reiove the lumiaum door tim panels inorder to remove the striker port Ae fare kow only tre or four ‘emiytothe door id wood seem‘coming uf fom the botom ofthe top piece indicating it im have been taste fist If tha ee, hom could ou over i mally believe oly the ster posses renee oakiqgatFigue 2 youcaa see how the F plywood panel earn te Chace. The i plywood bens gue ay, Heres wie you'll weed gle and wo serew to ol the panel in pice. Don't forget to counter snk the died hoes {provide smoot sufoce forthe iy covering. Ta lack aboardpane ws supped inthe Most mounted the {Cree alg Blom the black pane board ach allow room forte F panel see to eovide = wrath erate for ine shos ow he pues fogs Yer pont to erly he ftom the car and make minor cages before (nce de panels ae covered spare they ae joned ‘opeteratbrareD nd insaled the car Is Figur 4 you an see tht by sewing te of four wond screws ito the ker por (rough the tal door tsanbracke) oth of the pieces willbe secured othe cr. fn Gary Anderson's book ‘hen testoration Guide sin Hele 10071003000, ‘on page 117 (upper pio), se ctvome screw athe base ‘of tne whe eth em nt sure tht Teall ecesary oF ‘tga, vi would help old he completed rch panel pice, obo Lere, member AHCA an editor of the “Side Cur tain News ncwsiter ofthe Gateway Healey assoeaon St Louis Mineo ealey Morgue MegarineFront License Plate Bracket Plan | Note: Drawing not fo scale, 18 duly 1995 CHATTER A Front License Plate Bracket Withou Drilling Holes in the Bumper Mart gon AMC ‘Are you hiking of eptating therm bp your Heya vostro eed oon he ren let's simple slain you want keep your bumps ri sland ockig go Tout" Sage ou a 18 gauge ae following the dng onl te in pron Edy mater Aer ding he ker stn ilo nde ae ne Ruth vo “Trade 6.3) ae showa. (These are aati. blind et vi bin dead aloe Ings ae fated Io mea oot Uren) (Abend her nite eng a mating pref 5, Spray pa wt rier an los lack enamel, Using sina maine cows (it a} den meter Not: loading ssp oft rb il pve exes ae Reprinted fom Wing Noe vith thts. EdHealey Technical Boot Lock Disassembly and Re-Assembly sat tonn Back when I got anew ign 5, There iss second small pin that other brass pices hat willbe corre kon switch for my 100, it retains the tumbler towards ts end, for your key from ater locks (the ame witha matching tue This fs well offset from the axis of den have to be boot locks). Jus bier Mrthe hoot. Now I cant figure the handle (ihe pin actualy rides in swap ou the specific ones you nets ‘out how to ge the boot handle apstt_ a groove in the tumbler casting). to. You may alzo be able to inter to insll he new wumbler so thatthe Drive the pin out carefully and don change some that te alread in plac ‘anion key wil it both the ignition lose In your tumble. If you cant find and the boot lock, I this possible to brs pce with the proper configs 6. You need « key that works the dinesemble the boot handle without 7 raion to perfectly fi that postion i tumbler to remove b. Insert the key he tumBler, use one thet pushe ‘wen the womb Then daw Keough too far ad file the slo leotard meets oe Ob fo that you can install nev ey the tumbler you frst tit wih dhe Key inser the end ¢ eed tobe sre tha iste same Mush with the tumbler suace 1, Tete 6 aca cup that ses up sere ashe ignition. There were FADO NOT fe he prruding part @ onthe quae sl Is held by foot series Rey munbers on 100, FP on 6 the brs plese. When you are peened areas on the shal corners. cylinder roadters and FS on the 6 191 the new bras plc, jst pst “Te cup acl bara sping onthe eylinderconveible if you dom ieback into che slo. I will nay Inside hat posbes hac sins the havea tumbler wth the same series “Home” and have the proper cas pecnings. You need io hammer back eters as your ignition ~ and yu 05 "ang. Aeseoying the lock? tumblers do the following the peenings or grind them away. know sf your igaition key doese't 9. Tp reinsert the tumbler, insert th Hammering is preferred, as you'll sie ito the slot ~ den youl have gy adie iio the handle hous need the metal to respeen when find a boot tumbler of the proper ing, being ute to engage thes yow're all done series, or perhaps adjust ste match far in he handle. Them press th ‘he ignition key. rennin pi home 2 Once the cup can side down the shaft the bezel will side offas well, 9, To reskey a tumbler, grab one of ve reckeyed many locks this wa the protruding brass pars that side and had no uouble. The mest dif Jn the housing with grppy pless cut partis finding the die pins ane and pull firmly. twill come out. getting them out without losing “There ica small pring under the wh them. Cm er-asembly yl need tt that protrudes from one side. This hold the cas cup fly against the 4 Those a sliding cat piece that wll kely remain in its hole, Watch beteVbase so thatthe spring is com “tumbler operates. Watch for it that you dont lose it, When a key iS pressed while you repeen the sha ‘when you remove the cumbler and inscred it draws the tumbler into edges. If you're creative enough t rote the orientation ofall parts as the slot ~ how far depending on the ge. that far in the proces, yout ig you take them apart rotches in the key. You can find ure outa way to doth ast step. WF 3, The chrome handle i held tothe shaft by 4 small ple that goes ‘through its boss. Drive this out care- fully and dont tse—_—_—_——————_—___= @cuttle Vent for Your Healey Gary Hodson Bonner Springs, Kansas tbecomercosse and, owt nsrament pel)Carburetor Access Panel apa 012