[Healeys] Engine misfiring

[tomfelts at windstream.net]

Points?  Who uses points anymore?


---- Rod Shepherd <rodshepherd at optusnet.com.au> wrote: 
> Hello folks,
> If your points are open more than 16 thou you will get misfiring as you
> speed up, if they are set less than 14 thou the car will tend to miss at
> idle but run fine.
> 
> Rod (in Queensland OZ)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Lawrence Wysocki
> Sent: Saturday, 15 August 2009 7:24 AM
> To: Dave Porter; Healeys Autox
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine misfiring
> 
> Take a look at your rotor, sparkplug wires. loose distributor shaft for
> openers.
>  
> Larry Wysocki
> BN 6
> 
> --- On Fri, 8/14/09, Dave Porter <frogeye at porterscustom.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Dave Porter <frogeye at porterscustom.com>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine misfiring
> To: "'Ron Ray'" <ronald-ray at sbcglobal.net>, healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 9:54 AM
> 
> 
> Points, Condenser, fuel mixture-supply issues.
> 
> frogeye at porterscustom.com
> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Ron Ray
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 8:29 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Engine misfiring
> 
> What would be the possible causes of an engine to "pop" or misfire upon
> acceleration?
> 
> Thanks.
> Ron Ray
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