[Healeys] Proper starting procedure for a BJ8

[Randy Hicks]

Len, interestingly, I did not receive an attachment with Dave's email  
to the List.  ????

Randy

Randy Hicks
'56 100M
'60 BN7 MkI  (For Sale)
'62 BN7 MkII
'65 BJ8
'53 MGTD
Healey100M at gmail.com

On Dec 31, 2007, at 2:31 PM, Leonard Hartnett wrote:

> Dave:  Your e-mail to The List came through with an attachment  
> which, I
> believe, should not happen.  It appears that I could open that  
> attachment,
> which I have NOT done.
>
> Did you send an attachment with your e-mail?  You don't say so in your
> message.
>
> Is it possible that a third party has 'hijacked' your address book  
> and sent a
> destructive attachment through The List?
>
> (The Other) Len
> Vacaville,  California,  USA
> 1967 3000 MKIII, HBJ8L39031
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Porter" <frogeye at porterscustom.com>
> To: "'Rich C'" <richchrysler at quickclic.net>; "'Jorge Garcia'"
> <fortee9er at yahoo.com>; "'Austin Healey'" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 10:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Proper starting procedure for a BJ8
>
>
>> ..or if you can smell fuel it's also possible that it is flooded.  
>> Pull a
>> spark plug or two and inspect for wet plugs.
>> Dave
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: healeys-bounces+frogeye=porterscustom.com at autox.team.net
>> [mailto:healeys-bounces+frogeye=porterscustom.com at autox.team.net]  
>> On Behalf
>> Of Rich C
>> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 11:31 AM
>> To: Jorge Garcia; Austin Healey
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Proper starting procedure for a BJ8
>>
>> Jorge,
>>
>> BJ8's are notorious for needing lots of choke to start from cold.  
>> Settings
>> you can get away with in warmer weather will not be nearly enough  
>> in cold
>> weather.
>> I would recommend removing the upper suction chambers and pistons  
>> so you
> can
>>
>> observe two things.
>> 1. are the jets actually dropping adequately to allow a very rich  
>> mixture
>> for cold starting, and
>> 2. as you suspect, is there fuel getting there from possibly  
>> sticking float
>> needle/seat assemblies.
>>
>> Rich Chrysler
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jorge Garcia" <fortee9er at yahoo.com>
>> To: "Austin Healey" <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 1:14 PM
>> Subject: [Healeys] Proper starting procedure for a BJ8
>>
>>
>>> I am having a hard time trying to get my Healey to
>>> start after a two month slumber. It cranks, there is
>>> spark, and I can smell the gas but it just doesn't
>>> want to start. My procedure is to pull the choke all
>>> the way out (regardless of ambient temperature), turn
>>> key and let the fuel pump run for about 30 seconds
>>> before cranking. Yesterday I tried to get it started
>>> and after half an hour I gave up. I tried last week
>>> and after half an hour gave up.
>>> Could the carburetor needle valves be sticking and
>>> preventing gas from flowing into the intake? I
>>> replaced the needle valve with Gross Jets a few years
>>> ago because the needele valves would stick open.
>>> Thanks
>>> Jorge
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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