[Healeys] Missing under Load
Bob Spidell
bspidell at comcast.net
Tue Jun 2 20:10:41 MDT 2015
re: "... I looked at the distributer and plug wires in the dark, and
there was some light at the location of plug No. 6."
I think you found your problem.
Bob
On 6/2/2015 5:55 PM, R. Price Lindsay wrote:
> Until recently my BJ8 has run like a champ. I now have a slight
> hesitation/miss on acceleration in all gears and when standing still.
> I have cleaned the carbs (some black silt was in the bowls) and
> re-tuned the engine a couple of times as well as changed the plug
> wires and cap last night. The engine ran like a top when I went to bed.
>
> Not being one to leave good enough alone I decided to check and see if
> it was the distributor cap or the plugs that were the problem (I
> thought it had to be one of the two). So this morning I put the old
> wires into the new cap, started it up and it ran rough. I then tried
> the new wires in the old cap, started it up and it ran rough. So I
> returned everything to how it was last night and now it runs rough
> with everything the same as last night. Goblins must have gotten in
> there over the night, I guess.
>
> Anyway, I’ve read the archives and tried most of the suggestions.
> Today I removed the fuel filter, no difference although there was a
> bit of the black silt in the filter and the fuel looked cloudy (never
> had this before, it’s always been clear - byw, silt was in the carb
> bowls as well). I looked at the distributer and plug wires in the
> dark, and there was some light at the location of plug No. 6. When I
> put my finger behind the left exhaust pipe I got only very hot air.
> When I placed my finger behind the right exhaust pipe I got a
> fluttering sound. I’ve put in 2 new rotors, no change.
>
> 1. The coil is probably 15 years (10,000 miles) old. I would test it
> but I don’t really know how. Any suggestions on how to test the coil???
>
> 2. I don’t want to jump to any conclusions, BUT, the miss started
> maybe 50 miles after filling up at a discount gas station (there was
> little choice). Could the gas I put in be the culprit causing issues
> somewhere down line from the tank, i.e. clogging the fuel pumps (do
> they have internal filters - I don’t know)??? I’ve read about the
> lining of tanks dissolving and causing issues. *_If_* the fuel I put
> in was high in ethanol, for example, could it dissolve the tank
> lining? Is the residue from a dissolving tank lining a fine silt like
> product or something else?
>
> I really appreciate any light you can throw on this and empathize with
> those that have preceded me with this kind of problem. It is totally
> frustrating!!
>
>
> Price Lindsay
> 67 BJ8
>
>
>
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