[Healeys] Champions(again)

[Alan Seigrist]

Jim -

Don't tell the Concours committee!!!

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:08 PM, <healeymanjim at hansencc.net> wrote:

> spent saturday morning helping a club member get his MGB running correctly.
>   he had stated that it would not idle and he and some other MG owners had
> tuned it up and had tried to adjust the carbs.  it had been sitting a few
> months so i cruised on over in the bn6 to check it out.  i took my
> compression guage and timing light as i suspected a burnt valve.  took the
> plugs out to do compression check and noticed they were new champions. my
> suspicions were aroused, especially as the compression check was good.
>  started engine and it was running rough at high idle.  plug wires had not
> been replaced so decided to check plugs and wires by pulling each wire to
> tests rpm drop.   #4 no change.  swapped #2 and #4 plug, now #2 no change.
>  suspicions confirmed.  got set of NGK and installed them.  all four
> cylinders now firing.  trash canned the champions, timed the distributor and
> adjusted carbs.  engine smooth as any 4 cylinder now.  CAVEAT EMPTOR.   hjim