[Healeys] Not Healey XK 150 Brake Update - now fuel delivery - electric fuel pump test.

[Oudesluys]

Drain, clean, seal petrol tank, replace all rubber petrol hoses, 
replace/clean filter first.
Then test drive and go to the next checkpoint if required. Checking all 
three at the same time is useles.
Probably nothing wrong with the coil.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Jonas Payne wrote:
> It was the M. Cyl Rod.  I shortened the rod and everything worked great, for
> about 15 minutes of the cars inaugural ride.  Then it began suffering from
> what appeared to be fuel starvation (but could just as easily be a bad coil or
> condenser)
>
> Car would not rev over 3k and sputtered and backfired and lurched and stalled
> (repeatedy).  Then I would hit the ignition but not the starter, allow the
> fuel pump to click a few times, and it would run fine for about 500 feet and
> start the process over again.  The fuel pump sounded much weaker than it had
> previously by the time I got it home.
>
> Pulled the front fuel filter, full if "red clay" rust particles.  I haven't
> gotten to the one in the tank, but expect the worst.  Oddly enough there was
> plenty of fuel in the carb float bowls, so I'm a bit puzzled.
>
> Thus it is on to the usual suspects here.
>
>         1.  Drain and flush tank, replace filters
>         2.  Test Coil possibly replace
>         3.  Put in a spare condenser
>
> However, how do I test the electric fuel pumps (there are 2) in situ or on a
> bench?  They are new SU's just like the one I just installed in my healey.
>
> Jonas Payne