[Healeys] problem keeping Healey running

[Greg Mandas]

If you let it sit with a tank full of 10% ethanol it may be the snot-like gunk
that forms. There's a new additive, Startron, which is supposed to clear it
up.  It's an enzyme thingy that eats it as opposed to Stay-bil which tries to
inhibit it, but looses it's ability to work over a long winter's nap.

Or so they say.

Greg
65BJ8

Sent from my iPhone so please excuse typos and brevity.


On Jul 18, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Austin Healey <pajtamuvek at gmail.com> wrote:

> A few carburettor/injector cleaner additive to the fresh petrol solves the
> problem sometimes.
>
> Gergo
>
> 2011/7/18 Rich Chrysler <richchrysler at quickclic.net>
>
>> 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