It was the M. Cyl Rod. I shortened the rod and everything worked great, for
about 15 minutes of the cars inaugural ride. Then it began suffering from
what appeared to be fuel starvation (but could just as easily be a bad coil or
condenser)
Car would not rev over 3k and sputtered and backfired and lurched and stalled
(repeatedy). Then I would hit the ignition but not the starter, allow the
fuel pump to click a few times, and it would run fine for about 500 feet and
start the process over again. The fuel pump sounded much weaker than it had
previously by the time I got it home.
Pulled the front fuel filter, full if "red clay" rust particles. I haven't
gotten to the one in the tank, but expect the worst. Oddly enough there was
plenty of fuel in the carb float bowls, so I'm a bit puzzled.
Thus it is on to the usual suspects here.
1. Drain and flush tank, replace filters
2. Test Coil possibly replace
3. Put in a spare condenser
However, how do I test the electric fuel pumps (there are 2) in situ or on a
bench? They are new SU's just like the one I just installed in my healey.
Jonas Payne
Director of Preconstruction
Thor Construction
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