[Healeys] No Power

[Alan Seigrist]

Steve -

It's hard to say without more data, but sounds like fuel starvation.
If cars sit for a long time, the fuel tanks rust up and the rust scale
clogs up the fuel pump causing it to work overtime.  The fact that it
worked for a short while suggests this is your problem (ie it took a
few minutes to suck the rust into your system)

I'd say drain and flush your tank and take out the fuel pump and
dissassemble and clean.

To be honest as I get older I think SU pumps have a bad wrap. They
actually work fine, but they fail usually when they get clogged with
crap.

All cars I buy, I ALWAYS pull the tank and fuel pump and clean them
out thoroughly.



On 5/31/09, Steve <stevesylvia2 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>             Well I gave the old girl her first test drive today and what
> pick up!  Before I began to drive I let the engine get good and warm but
> after a couple of minutes of driving, all of a sudden there's no power
> and acts like it wants to stall.  I've got the timing around 5 degrees.
> I didn't rebuild the engine because the compression test was good so I
> just replaced all the electrials and gaskets.  I also didn't rebuild the
> carbs.  I'm wondering if the carbs need adjustment.  When I give the
> gas, you can hear the air sucking in through the air filters a bit too
> long before the engine revs.  Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Meyer
> 61 BN7
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Alan

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