[Healeys] hard starting

[Derek Job]

On a related issue, how long have you used NGK 5 plugs? They are pretty
hot, I thought most people used the 6 for normal use and the 7s or 8s for
competition.

regards

Derek




On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Maybe a fine crack in the plastic that opened up when hot.
>
> You can't judge a rotor by its appearance.
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> Bob
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> On 7/31/2013 5:42 AM, Richard Antal wrote:
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>> All,
>>       I wrote a few days ago about prolonged cranking before ignition
>> would occur on my BJ8 when the engine was warm but not problem when the
>> engine
>> was cold. The choke and carb settings were fine. The timing was too
>> advanced
>> and I corrected that. The NGK Bp5 plugs were old so I replaced them. All
>> to no
>> avail; the problem persisted. The rotor looked fine. I replaced it with
>> an old
>> one I had in the boot. Bingo! Problem solved. So why would a rotor work
>> fine
>> when cold and have no problem when running but then fail when hot? The
>> rotor
>> must have had some problem even though to my eye it looked normal.....
>> rich
>> antal
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