Healey Milage

[tahoe healey]

I'm curious about how many miles our Healeys have compaired to age (the cars not ours).
My '64 has either 56,000 or 156,000. (BJ8)

 

[GregW]

Hi TH,
My ’67 has 89,000. Some of those were hard miles. My dad used to tow his 16’ racing boat with the BJ8 until he bought an El Camino. It seems he went through a few clutches going up the launch ramp. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[shorn]

My 64 BJ8 has 53K, 49K when I bought it two years ago. The PO provided numerous receipts dating back many years that seems to document the mileage. In addition the original interior is in very good condition (except carpeting, that I changed). A 40 year old car with such low mileage would seem unusual.

 

[R&M]

Hello TH
My 67 3000 has 51,000 on it. Just completing the restoration now. Entire engine & drive train rebuild, all body work & paint(previous owner drove it in Buffalo area winters) Only thing left is part of the interior & top. My wife is really pushing as the Aussie Healey Challange is running at Watkins Glen June 17 to 19.

I will trade winters with you anytime.

R&M /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif

 

[Keoke]

HI TH, 56K sounds about right and can be a ripe mileage for the rockershaft to start showing its age unless the PO owned a boat---Keoke /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[tahoe healey]

R&M, becareful what you wish for. They say we have two seasons here. Winter and road construction.

 

[healeygal]

Hard to say! When I got my car 30 years ago, the speedometer would bounce up and down +/- 10 mph of the actual speed being traveled, and the odometer would register about 1.5 to 2 miles for each mile driven. Then a few years back, the odo quit altogether. Just let the speedo do it's thing - it was kind of entertaining as you were traveling down the highway; speed didn't matter, because we were never going faster than anybody anyway, and it just seemed to fit with the car's other eccentricities, so it stayed that way for 27 years. In 2002, right before her first long trip (Open Roads 2002 - Tahoe), had the speedo repaired, and since then, we've gone about 20,000 miles - Tahoe twice and Eureka, and lots of trips to the grocery store.

A friend, George Keens, original owner of his '55 BN1, has about 45,000 miles on his car.

Sharon
BN1

 

[John Morralee]

my '63BJ7 had 62k on it when I bought it'five yrs ago having been abandoned in'73.I was interested in the comment about the speedo. 'jumping about'this is usually an indication of a wee drop of oil required down the cable.This certainly improved ,but not cured, mine.Do I read that this jumping can give an incorrect milage reading?

 

[Keoke]

HI John, Yes this problem can result in an incorrect reading of the speedo. Generally when this happens it signals a defective drive cable or an angle drive that may need cleaning relubricating or replacement. The speedo also could be in need of repair---Keoke