[Healeys] car dies at idle

[i erbs]

not spraying brake fluid, meant brake cleaner. Old school way to check for
vacuum or exhaust leaks.

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
      _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)
          BT7 engine and disk brakes
*Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.* – *Enzo Ferrari*
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words

On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Dot 5 is silicone ... doesn't strip paint, but you don't want any silicone
> product--Armorall, etc.--anywhere near paint if there's a chance you might
> want to repaint someday (unless you're going for the 'fisheye effect').
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> sorry meant to say brake cleaner. Dot 5 strips paint.
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> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
>       _______                                  _______
>      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>          (_________________________)
>           BT7 engine and disk brakes
> *Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.* – *Enzo Ferrari*
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> wrote:
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>> Don't think I'd spray brake fluid on the manifold ... could get messy
>> (and DoT5 isn't flammable).  Propane from an (unlit) torch, maybe?
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>> *From: *"i erbs" <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
>> *To: *"Ahealey help" <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> *Sent: *Thursday, September 29, 2016 8:15:25 AM
>> *Subject: *[Healeys] car dies at idle
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>> Now that I seem to have sorted the ignition issue I have another problem.
>> After driving the car for a while and I stop at a light, my car begins to
>> drop rpms and will then die if I do not blip the gas. Rebuilt carb, and
>> distributor, new plugs and ignition bits. Could a manifold leak cause this?
>> 3 AM thoughts on the problem. I'm going to try the brake fluid spray on the
>> manifold trick to see if the engine changes sounds while idling.
>> Cheers
>> Ira Erbs
>> Portland,OR
>>       _______                                  _______
>>      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>>          (_________________________)
>>           BT7 engine and disk brakes
>> *Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.* – *Enzo Ferrari*
>> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>>
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