It sounds as though you need to adjust the choke cables. On my HS6s as well
as on the HS4s on my MGB you have to pull the choke about 1/8" beyond the
point where you feel resistance in order to pull the jet levers down far
enough to get a rich mixture for starting.
Peter Schauss
1963 BJ7
1980 MGB
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of BJ8Healeys
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 8:26 PM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: tune up problems
>
> Jim, your description pretty much matches the way my BJ8 started in the
> mornings last weekend after sitting outside in the rainy, cool mountains
> of
> Virginia each night. The cars are very cold natured, and if the temps are
> really cool or they have sat for several days, they can be reluctant to
> start. The moisture you feel at the tailpipe is most likely the normal
> H20
> that a cold engine generates until it warms up thoroughly. That's what
> rusts out the exhaust system so quickly on cars that are just driven short
> distances.
>
> Normally, during the mild winters here after my car has sat idle in the
> garage for a few days, I have to use starting fluid to give it a boost.
> That usually makes it start right up first time. Not having the starting
> fluid last weekend, I had to manually pull up on the carb jet levers while
> my wife turned the key to coax it to start. That worked successfully
> after
> grinding on the starter did not. Perhaps my chokes need a slight
> adjustment, but I usually have no problem starting the car as long as it
> isn't too cool and the engine has been exercised recently.
>
> My suggestion would be first to make sure your choke cables are adjusted
> per
> the manual, then to get yourself some starting fluid at your local parts
> store. A good shot of that into each carb will avoid long cranks on the
> starter.
>
> Good luck!
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jim Parish
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 8:23 AM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: tune up problems
>
>
> I have a minor tune up challenge. Starting my 1965 BJ8 has become near
> impossible. Lots of cranking, only an occasional fire followed by the
> starter releasing and winding up. After ten or so episodes where I get
> some
> spitting through the carbs and a backfire or two, with the choke pulled
> out
> as far as it will go, I get enough fire to keep the engine running at
> below
> 600 RPM. As it warms up, the RPM's increase to over 2000, and I can adjust
> the RPM's down by releasing part of the choke. When fully warm the car
> runs
> just fine from then on. During the startup process, while it is struggling
> to run, I can put my had behind the exhaust and it will shortly be covered
> with liquid, perhaps gas but not as strong smelling. Any suggestions?
>
> Jim Parish
> Parish Partners, Inc.
> 214-663-6000 mobile
>
> 8904 SE Porter Road
> Vancouver, WA 98664
> 360-828-8270 Washington office
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> 503-210-7115 fax
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