[Healeys] Fw: problem keeping Healey running

[WILLIAM B LAWRENCE]

Take a look at the metal fuel line between the carb float bowls. It may seem
trivial, but the angle of that line makes a lot of difference. The way the
fuel line connects makes the logical position of the line appear to be level.
That position causes the line to run too close to the intake manifold and it
will cause vapor locking, the ethanol fuel now avaiable exacerbates the
problem. Take a look at your carbs and if that line is level and close to the
manifold loosen the banjo plugs and rotate it to move the line as far from the
manifold as possible.

Good luck.

Bill Lawrence

> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:25:44 -0700
> From: frankyow_99 at yahoo.com
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Fw:  problem keeping Healey running
>
> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> From: frank yow <frankyow_99 at yahoo.com>
> To:
> Rich Chrysler <richchrysler at quickclic.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 7:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] problem keeping Healey running
>
>
> Rich and all the
> others, thanks for the advice, I have two fuel pumps, a facet and an SU,
> switching back and forth has no effect, I have an inline filter that is
> absolutely clean, may start doing more with SUs tomorrow, looking inside
fuel
> tank looks clean so that may not be the source of the problem. Frank
>
>
> From:
> Rich Chrysler <richchrysler at quickclic.net>
> To: 'frank yow'
> <frankyow_99 at yahoo.com>; healeys at autox.team.net
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011
> 4:24 PM
> Subject: RE: [Healeys] problem keeping Healey running
>
> Yes, crap from
> tank and contaminating everything forward of that.
>
> Rich
>
> -----Original
> Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of frank yow
> Sent:
> 2011-07-18 3:19
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] problem keeping
> Healey running
>
> Woke BT7 up from winter sleep about two weeks ago, started
> fine, took out
> for a spin, about 45 minutes into drive began to run poorly,
> then stopped in
> heavy traffic, got it started, went home without dropping to
> idle, running
> very poor. Next morning repeated the same, same behaviour. Have
> checked
> ignition (Pertronix), plugs and coil fine, a little sediment in carb
> bowls,
> what could it be that develops after some time under power, welcome
> advice.
> TIA, Frank Yow
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