[Healeys] Idle dies

[Oudesluys]

Try replacing the coil and (re)check the condensor  and flexible wire in 
the distributor. Also check if the rotor and cap are compatible.
Kees Oudesluijs

Op 9-6-2016 om 4:14 schreef i erbs:
> new development
> car looses all power, bucks, backfires, catches and drive ok for a 
> bit, then big backfires and bucking, then it dies. almost like a loss 
> of power. it could be an intermittent power loss. Distributor cap 
> looks like . explosions. NOS cap, rotor, points and condenser . 
> Distributor was removed cleaned and re greased.
>
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
>       _______          _______
>      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>          (_________________________)
>           BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>
> On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 7:07 PM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com 
> <mailto:healey.nut at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Ira - with HD8s you can get leaking at the slow idle screw, which
>     will cause you to lose idle when the car gets hot.  Try putting a
>     couple drops of oil around the threads of the slow idle screw and
>     see if that stops the problem.  If so, you have to take the slow
>     idle screw out and replace and oil the O ring.
>
>     Also, the Teflon bushes can come out a bit if installed
>     incorrectly, something else to check.
>
>     Alan
>
>     On Wednesday, 8 June 2016, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com
>     <mailto:eyera3000 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Good point, I have HD8s, but the concept should be the same
>
>         Mr. Ira Erbs
>         Portland,OR
>         1959 Austin Healey 100-6
>         please forgive odd words and auto corrects as   my phone
>         cannot understand my misspellings
>
>         On Jun 7,
>
>
>
>
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