[Healeys] Engine problem

[Alan Seigrist]

Jack -

This is normal for all 6 cyl healeys, as the compression of a standard
spec piston is too high for using todays low octane fuels.

The best solution is to put in low compression pistons, but this is a
pain in the arse.

The second best solution is to do as Rich Chrysler suggests, which is
if you gently drop the clutch with the car in gear as you shut off the
ignition, you can usually drop it at the right moment in a way that
you get no lurching.

Make sure the idle is very low (with the 123 you can get it around 550
when hot) and mixture is slightly rich.

Thankfully here in hong kong I can get high octane (because all of the
supercars in this town!)

Cheers!

Alan


On 8/20/07, Ph.J.Aeckerlin <j.aeckerlin at tiscali.nl> wrote:
> Friends,
> Wednesday last I received my license plates and at last, after 6 and a
> half years, I am able to take my BJ8 out on the road. It's a fantastic
> experience but I have one point which worries me. When I switch the
> ignition off after a run of, say, half an hour, the engine continues to
> run for a few seconds. Very irregular, the engine shakes like hell until
> it dies out. I therefore now put my foot on the brake and release the
> clutch whilst in 1st gear - that does stop the engine but I don't like
> this kind of rough treatment.
> The ignition is a 123 electronic ignition, the carbs were synchronized
> by a pro, the engine was overhauled by a pro - what can be the reason
> and what can I do to stop it?
> Many thanks in advance for your reaction.
> Regards,
> Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands
> 1964 BJ8 29432
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-- 
Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8