[Healeys] Hd-8 diaphragms

[Don]

I end up replacing the jet assemblies about every 5 years ethanol or not
blue or black doesn't matter it is just like clockwork on my HD6's. 
Don
57' BN4

-----Original Message-----
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tomfelts at windstream.net
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 5:09 PM
To: Wayne; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Hd-8 diaphragms

I just replaced the diaphrams in one of my HD8's on the E-Type.  Bought
it from Welsh Jag.  It was black.  

1500 miles in 5 years?:):):)  Don't get her out much eh?

Tom


---- Wayne <Waschu2 at charter.net> wrote: 
> Hello List,
> 
>                I thought I would update the list as to what I found
with 
> my leaking HD-8 carburetor diaphragms. What I had installed five years

> ago where the Blue / Green diaphragms. After five years and 1500 miles

> the parts of the jet  diaphragms exposed to the fuel had turned
brittle 
> and black with numerous small cracks causing my leaks. The parts of
the 
> diaphragms not exposed to the fuel was still soft and pliable. I
talked 
> to Joe Curto today and he said "he has his own  diaphragms parts made 
> and has not had a history of people complaining about leaks."  Joe
said 
> his current diaphragms are black rubber. The current M*** parts are
also 
> black rubber, but I don't know their source. There are also new 
> diaphragms made by a company in Australia that are black  and are sold

> by Sports and Classics. They also state "they have no history of 
> complaints." I do not know the source of the Blue / Green diaphragms
and 
> I do not recall who I bought them from, but I don't think I would use 
> them again based on my experience. Alcohol free fuel does not seem  to

> be available in my area of Connecticut. This is also a major problem
for 
> my late Eighties boat with a Johnson outboard with a built in
fiberglass 
> fuel tank.  Ethanol fuel has become a major Pain in my Ass and has
cost 
> me a lot of money and grief and poor gas millage with my daily driver.
:(
> 
> 
>

>                                         Wayne