[Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG

[Greg Mandas]

LOL, Maybe that answers it.  I wasn't doing 60. For the trip back I was
caught up in Sunday coming home from the cape, I-95 traffic, 75/80.

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Thu, 6/9/11, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Bob Spidell
<bspidell at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys]  Camshaft Question -- Now MPG
> To: "Greg Mandas" <gmandas at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "I Erbs" <eyera3 at gmail.com>,
"Healey Lista" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, June 9, 2011, 8:27
PM
> On my last 4K mile road trip we
> got  about 23mpg @ 60mph average.  Less
(19) with
> the pedal down a little more or 
> pulling a grade.
> 
> Bob
> 
>
> On 6/9/2011 1:36 PM, Greg Mandas wrote:
> > Any ideas on what MPG a 65 BJ8,
non-restored motor
> should be getting?
> > I just did a highway mileage check
and got 18.
> >
> > I'm thinking I should get better. I set the carbs up
> by
the book.  The plugs
> > are dirty brown, not black, but the exhaust smells
>
rich and spits little black
> > specks all over the trunk and my pants.
> >
>
> Greg
> > 65BJ8
> >
> 
> 
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