I just went through a similar symptom with my tricarb, but this sounds
different.
First, I'd try removing and cleaning the clamps and terminals on the battery.
If not that, then I'd think looking at the voltage regulator or the generator.
--But I'll just bet the terminals are not allowing good flow from and to the
battery.
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Rohan Marr
To: Austin Healey List
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 7:25 PM
Subject: Help with Ignition/Running problem with Heat
Heya,
Since I will be here in the States for at least another 6 months
(yippee) I took the 100~6 out for it's first spin in a long while and
I was surprised at how well she ran - initially. From cold she
started and warmed up nicely and one thing is she is definitely in
need of a tune and the triple carbs balanced, but even so she idles
and pulled ... until she warmed up. Nothing ever overheated but the
hotter the car became the worse she ran until she was sputtering and
I needed to rev to get her to pull at all. So I pulled over and after
sticking my head under the hood and hoping like a computer that a
restart would just magically fix everything, I found that now the
starter motor did not want to turn over. So I rocked in gear and
still it was sounding like the starter would throw and start turning
slowly as if it was out of juice. Then suddenly after many tries for
no reason the starter spun and she fires up again ... and then runs
like it is on 4 cylinders and needs to be driven like a 2 stroke with
a powerband.
I know I am asking the impossible but before I can even get the car
to a professional I need to get her running. So where do you all
recommend I start since I am figuring from all my reading it could be
any one of the following:
Timing
Ignition leads
Bad ground (where?)
Bad condenser
Battery not charging via generator
Vapour Lock
......
Please let me know your thoughts on how to attack this. My problem is
all my tools and battery meters etc are not with me .. so if I have
to buy some I guess I will. My gut is saying it is electrical with a
heat component, that gets worse as the car heats up.
OK now I am ducking since it is probably something really obvious.
Oh and if there is someone in Marin (CA) that can assist please let
me know since getting out to anyone I know of is not doable right now.
Rohan.
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Rohan Marr
('56 Longbridge BN4-O/28579)
aka 'Hellouise'
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