Hi all,
Having been an observer for many months I have made the plunge and bought a BJ8 from the USA. I shipped it over to sunny England /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/england.gif and having driven it now for a few weeks I have a few questions. I have spent a few weeks generally preparing the car for the slightly damper climate and have read through various check lists that I have read on the internet.I found many of the posts helpful with the buying and they gave me lots of pointers to areas to look out for. SO.
firstly if I want to leave the car positive earth can you still jump start the car from a neagative earth car , assuming you connect - to - and + to + ??
The car has good oil pressure on start 60 psi which settles to between 40 and 45 after an hours constant driving at speed. Is this ok?
For UK members. Have you found Castrol Valvemaster to be an ok additive?
It has an ANSA exhaust. Is this a standard type exhaust or does it have any performance aspect ?
I have been told by the PO that the car, when restored some years ago had a higher lift camshaft fitted. He does not however have any details about what the spec is. My question is how do you accurately set the valves without knowing the details and without taking the engine to bits?
The steering idler is packed with grease rather than oil. I have heard of this in the past. Is it ok?
Having looked at the air filters I was a bit surprised to see fairly basic steel material inside. Even on my MGA the filters have some felt type material!! Does anyone have after market filters fitted and if so which ones. Are there any actual benefits in terms of engine care or performance? Do you need to fit different carb needles? Has anyone in the UK used the ITG filter as sold by Dennis Welch ?
What is the typical oil consumption in terms of mileage from MAX to MIN on dipstick ?
Are there any particular types of coolant fluid to avoid / choose?
Thanks for any help. I love the car and it has met all my expectations. I've had an MGA for 13 years so am no stranger to the ups and downs of these cars and am currently sorting out my sticky overdrive on the Healey !
Mike
Having been an observer for many months I have made the plunge and bought a BJ8 from the USA. I shipped it over to sunny England /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/england.gif and having driven it now for a few weeks I have a few questions. I have spent a few weeks generally preparing the car for the slightly damper climate and have read through various check lists that I have read on the internet.I found many of the posts helpful with the buying and they gave me lots of pointers to areas to look out for. SO.
firstly if I want to leave the car positive earth can you still jump start the car from a neagative earth car , assuming you connect - to - and + to + ??
The car has good oil pressure on start 60 psi which settles to between 40 and 45 after an hours constant driving at speed. Is this ok?
For UK members. Have you found Castrol Valvemaster to be an ok additive?
It has an ANSA exhaust. Is this a standard type exhaust or does it have any performance aspect ?
I have been told by the PO that the car, when restored some years ago had a higher lift camshaft fitted. He does not however have any details about what the spec is. My question is how do you accurately set the valves without knowing the details and without taking the engine to bits?
The steering idler is packed with grease rather than oil. I have heard of this in the past. Is it ok?
Having looked at the air filters I was a bit surprised to see fairly basic steel material inside. Even on my MGA the filters have some felt type material!! Does anyone have after market filters fitted and if so which ones. Are there any actual benefits in terms of engine care or performance? Do you need to fit different carb needles? Has anyone in the UK used the ITG filter as sold by Dennis Welch ?
What is the typical oil consumption in terms of mileage from MAX to MIN on dipstick ?
Are there any particular types of coolant fluid to avoid / choose?
Thanks for any help. I love the car and it has met all my expectations. I've had an MGA for 13 years so am no stranger to the ups and downs of these cars and am currently sorting out my sticky overdrive on the Healey !
Mike