[Healeys] Loss of power after hibernation

Magnus Karlsson magnuskarlsson at bornet.net
Tue Apr 22 00:15:59 MDT 2008


Make sure that you have the correct gap between the points in the dizzy.

Magnus Karlsson
Sweden
21 apr 2008 kl. 23.41 skrev Achim Spethmann:

> Last week I woke up my BJ8 after hibernation and started for a first  
> ride.
>
> After ten minutes I noticed some loss of power and the engine began
> coughing and spitting. Back at home I checked the sparks and saw a wet
> spark on cylinder 5. Changing the spark didn't help. The next day I
> changed the spark plug, started the engine, the same as before. I
> changed the ignition cable with no effect. Rough running of the  
> engine.
> When I pull of the spark plugs one after the other, there is no change
> in speed level on cylinder 5. Compression ratio is good, new spark,  
> new
> spark plug, new spark wire. What can I do next?
>
> Achim, Germany
> 1964 BJ8
>
>
>
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