[Healeys] Loss of power

[Alan Seigrist]

Because wrapping header tape around the pipe takes all of about 10
minutes... and the car remains original.

On 7/10/10, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:
> Why not reposition the lines and pump away from the exhaust?
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
>
>
> Alan Seigrist wrote:
>> 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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