[Healeys] Loss of power

[Alan Seigrist]

On your BN2, the fuel pump is right over the rear exhaust pipe.  That
means when it gets hot outside you're going to get vapor lock, causing
your exact symptoms.  The car recovers after the exhaust pipe cools
down and stops vaporizing fuel in the lines in and out of the pump.

Your pump should have a rubber insulator around it - that helps.  To
get rid of the problem, I just wrapped my BN1's exhaust pipe under the
pump with header tape, it fixed that problem permanently.

Alan

On 7/10/10, gardner5 at comcast.net <gardner5 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Just putting a freshly restored BN2 back on the road.B  Was today in 95
> degree
> weather, and at speeds over 50mph it struggled (kind of surgedB and fealt
> like
> it's not getting fuel?).B  Anyways, after doing this for about 4 miles, it
> died and then wouldn't crank.B  Waited 1/2 hour, then it started right up
> and
> ran great at speeds less than 40mph.B  Any ideas?
>
>
>
> Also, noticed an oil leak that will need to be addressed at the
> distributor.B
> I already had a groove machined and fit an O-ring.B  Any other ideas?
>
>
> Joel
>
> BN2
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