[Healeys] low compression

[Dave Porter]

Right, the symptom is that it will run for several minutes before
"sputtering" and dying. That is a fuel starvation issue.
Dave

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-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Oudesluys
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 3:19 PM
To: Attean Lake Lodge
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] low compression

If the pistons and rings have not bedded in yet you could have 
differences in the compression. Also being stored for years does not 
help. You cannot take proper readings with a cold and not run in engine. 
Besides these compression figures do not indicate it is the cause of the 
bad running, it should run rather well..
Check leaks in or around the intake manifold, vacuum pipe for the servo, 
manifold/carb gaskets? How did you set the idle mixture? Are the pistons 
in the carbs going up and down freely? Do the pistons in the carbs drop 
with a distinctive click if you lift and drop them? Blocked fuel line? 
Do you have enough fuel pressure at the carbs, should be around 5psi. It 
sounds very much like a simple fuel/carburettor problem  resulting in a 
very weak mixture.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL

Attean Lake Lodge schreef:
> Since I first started my car a couple of weeks ago I have just not been
able
> to get to run even close to normal, in fact the only way I can keep it
running
> is to hold the chokes out most all the way. ...............
>
> Brad Holden
> 67 BJ8
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