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Re: [Healeys] Gas Milage

To: Greg Mandas <gmandas@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas Milage
From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:48:51 +0800
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Hi Greg -

You might want to check the bottom of your HD8s and make sure it isn't
leaking fuel.  Do you smell fuel?  If you do it probably means the jet
diaphragms have failed from sitting in the paint shop too long.

Alternatively check for sticky choke levers.

Best,

Alan

On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 12:20=E2=80=AFPM Greg Mandas via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Evening,
>
> Just got my '65 BJ8 back from an extended stay at a body/paint shop. Old
> English white with a red interior. It looks great.
>
> Problem is, I ran out gas.  My trip Odo said 98 miles, I can usually go
> around 150 and, talking to a friend, he said he can go 200 miles on a tan=
k.
>
> The car seems to run fine, not missing, no black smoke.
>
> Any ideas why my milage dropped 30% and should I be getting 200 miles on =
a
> fill-up?
>
> I don't smell gas in the garage, but I will be checking for leaks in the
> morning.
>
> Greg I-know-it's-not-a-Prius Mandas
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Greg -<div><br></div><div>You might want to check the b=
ottom of your HD8s and make sure it isn&#39;t leaking fuel.=C2=A0 Do you sm=
ell fuel?=C2=A0 If you do it probably means the jet diaphragms have failed =
from sitting in the paint shop too long.<br><br>Alternatively check for sti=
cky choke levers.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>A=
lan</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gma=
il_attr">On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 12:20=E2=80=AFPM Greg Mandas via Healeys &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;=
 wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><di=
v style=3D"font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-seri=
f;font-size:16px"><div dir=3D"ltr">Evening,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr">Just got my &#39;65 BJ8 back from an extended stay at a b=
ody/paint shop. Old English white with a red interior. It looks great.</div=
><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Problem is, I ran out gas.=C2=
=A0 My trip Odo said 98 miles, I can usually go around 150 and, talking to =
a friend, he said he can go 200 miles on a tank.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">The car seems to run fine, not missing, no black smo=
ke.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Any ideas why my milag=
e dropped 30% and should I be getting 200 miles on a fill-up?</div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I don&#39;t smell gas in the garage, bu=
t I will be checking for leaks in the morning.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"ltr">=
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Greg I-know-it&#39;s-not-a-Prius Mandas</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div></div></div>____________=
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