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Might the brass floats also have pinholes, causing them to fill with fuel a=
nd preventing them from rising as they should? The new nitro phyll=C2=A0flo=
ats solve that issue. If=C2=A0not, I=E2=80=99d suspect the distributor (int=
ernal ground wire or advence weights). Might also be worth buying another P=
ertronix module and a=C2=A03-ohm coil=C2=A0(always smart to have a spare al=
ong anyway) and see if it isn=E2=80=99t one of those. Still, it sounds more=
and more like an advance problem if the engine won=E2=80=99t reverse.=C2=
=A0
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On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 2:49 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.ne=
t> wrote:
re: "The pump pumps normally and each time I pulled the float bowl caps, t=
hey have been full of gas."
=20
Which type/brand of pump do you have? I've seen pumps, both points and SS,=
do some unexplainable things. Another thought: something in the tank that =
intermittently blocks the pickup. We bought a used tank for our BN2 and exp=
erienced erratic behavior from the engine; my dad finally tracked it down t=
o a pinhole leak near where the pickup was soldered to the tank. Dad surmis=
ed the flux used to facilitate the soldering eventually etched the hole (th=
e tank was otherwise in good shape).
=20
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=20
=20
On 9/20/2023 7:46 AM, Tom Felts via Healeys wrote:
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=20
Since having the car towed home I have checked all connections in the ign=
ition system, pulled the distributor base plate out and cleaned it--the the=
two pieces were very tight.=C2=A0 I have let her run in the garage for lon=
g periods of time and she has not shut down again so I haven't been able to=
check spark.=C2=A0=20
When it did shut down, it wouldn't take long before she would start again=
then shut down.=C2=A0 Then start, then shut down.=C2=A0=C2=A0=20
I know my trial and error method wasn't the best approach, but without be=
ing able to check spark it seemed appropriate to change out components.=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=20
Tell me if my analysis is correct on this.=C2=A0 I thought it might be a =
fuel supply issue.=C2=A0 So---I pulled the float bowl covers and all was ok=
there--also pulled and cleaned the carbs.=C2=A0 If the float bowl jets wer=
e stuck in a closed position it would get no gas and eventually shut down--=
-but---both would have to stick so each carb wouldn't get gas.=C2=A0 this s=
eems like an unlikely condition.=20
If they were stock in the open position it would be dumping gas out of th=
e overflow tubes---so, again, unlikely since it would still run.=C2=A0 I ha=
ve already changed fuel filter and blew out the line.=C2=A0 The pump pumps =
normally and each time I pulled the float bowl caps, they have been full of=
gas.=C2=A0 So--I have basically ruled out fuel starvation as a cause.=C2=
=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 in the garage she sits and purrs forever with no shutdown-=
-----so, as I mentioned, I can't ch spark =20
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Might the brass floats also have pinholes, causing them to fill with fuel a=
nd preventing them from rising as they should? The new nitro phyll flo=
ats solve that issue. If not, I=E2=80=99d suspect the distributor (int=
ernal ground wire or advence weights). Might also be worth buying another P=
ertronix module and a 3-ohm coil (always smart to have a spare al=
ong anyway) and see if it isn=E2=80=99t one of those. Still, it sounds more=
and more like an advance problem if the engine won=E2=80=99t reverse. =
;<br><br><br><div class=3D"yahoo-signature"><a href=3D"https://apps.apple.c=
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nt-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Wednesd=
ay, September 20, 2023, 2:49 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> w=
rote:</p><blockquote class=3D"iosymail"><div id=3D"yiv8100604757"><div>
re: "The pump pumps normally and each time I pulled the float bowl
caps, they have been full of gas."<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
Which type/brand of pump do you have? I've seen pumps, both points
and SS, do some unexplainable things. Another thought: something in
the tank that intermittently blocks the pickup. We bought a used
tank for our BN2 and experienced erratic behavior from the engine;
my dad finally tracked it down to a pinhole leak near where the
pickup was soldered to the tank. Dad surmised the flux used to
facilitate the soldering eventually etched the hole (the tank was
otherwise in good shape).<br clear=3D"none">
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bs<br clear=3D"none">
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<div id=3D"yiv8100604757yqt95592" class=3D"yiv8100604757yqt0783226228">=
<div class=3D"yiv8100604757moz-cite-prefix">On 9/20/2023 7:46 AM, Tom Felts=
via
Healeys wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
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iv8100604757yqt0783226228"><div><div style=3D"font-family:arial, helvetica,=
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rif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;=
orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;w=
ord-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial=
;">Since having the car towed home I have checked all
connections in the ignition system, pulled the distributor
base plate out and cleaned it--the the two pieces were very
tight. I have let her run in the garage for long periods =
of
time and she has not shut down again so I haven't been able
to check spark. </div>
<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-se=
rif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;=
orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;w=
ord-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial=
;"><br clear=3D"none">
</div>
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rif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;=
orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;w=
ord-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial=
;">When it did shut down, it wouldn't take long
before she would start again then shut down. Then start,
then shut down. </div>
<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-se=
rif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;=
orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;w=
ord-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial=
;"><br clear=3D"none">
</div>
<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-se=
rif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;=
orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;w=
ord-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial=
;">I know my trial and error method wasn't the best
approach, but without being able to check spark it seemed
appropriate to change out components. </div>
<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-se=
rif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;=
orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;w=
ord-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial=
;"><br clear=3D"none">
</div>
<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-se=
rif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;=
orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;w=
ord-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial=
;">Tell me if my analysis is correct on this. I
thought it might be a fuel supply issue. So---I pulled th=
e
float bowl covers and all was ok there--also pulled and
cleaned the carbs. If the float bowl jets were stuck in a
closed position it would get no gas and eventually shut
down---but---both would have to stick so each carb wouldn't
get gas. this seems like an unlikely condition.</div>
<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-se=
rif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;=
orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;w=
ord-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial=
;"><br clear=3D"none">
</div>
<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-se=
rif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;=
orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;w=
ord-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial=
;">If they were stock in the open position it would
be dumping gas out of the overflow tubes---so, again,
unlikely since it would still run. I have already changed
fuel filter and blew out the line. The pump pumps normall=
y
and each time I pulled the float bowl caps, they have been
full of gas. So--I have basically ruled out fuel starvati=
on
as a cause. </div>
<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-se=
rif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;=
orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;w=
ord-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial=
;"> </div>
<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-se=
rif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;=
orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;w=
ord-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial=
;">in the garage she sits and purrs forever with no
shutdown------so, as I mentioned, I can't ch spark</div>
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