[Healeys] Carbs overflowing on 60 BN7 - SOLVED!

[scott willis]

Hey kids,
I finally got some time to mess with the Healey while I watched the Titans
lose in the background. A local friend Bill Davis came over with his 62 to try
and swap parts to diagnose my problem. I now had no spark yet the car ran and
then stopped. After much fiddling we discovered that the lead wire from the
cap to the coil was bad with an intermittent short. These were new wires! I
put the old wire back on the cap and WHAM-O she fired right up. Running like a
top again. Just returned from a long awaited country cruise.

Thanks for the advice.

Cheers,

Scott Willis
Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA
59 MGA
66 E-Type FHC

http://www.bgeuroclassics.org
BG Euro Classics Car Club President
Bowling Green, KY




> From: don at anglesey.us
> To: glemon at neb.rr.com
> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:52:03 -0600
> CC: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Carbs overflowing on 60 BN7
>
> FWIW,
> I have used the Facet successfully for years with no carb overflow
problems.
> I have replaced two over those years and they usually just stop pumping
> fuel.  I have also used a Carter which puts out a bit more pressure with no
> bad results on my HD6's as well.  I think the previous poster's got it
> right.
>
> Don
> 57' BN4
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Greg Lemon
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 9:56 PM
> To: Alan Seigrist; Bob Spidell
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Carbs overflowing on 60 BN7
>
> I had similar problems when I used a Facet low pressure pump in my Healey,
I
>
> rebult the SU and all was well, I kept the newer pump as a spare.
>
> Greg Lemon
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