[Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 9, Issue 269
i erbs
eyera3000 at gmail.com
Fri Sep 30 07:08:07 MDT 2016
New plastic floats. We checked that. New needle and seats.
Thanks folks. Keep the ideas coming
Ira Erbs
1959 100-6
MKI engine and disc brakes
Portland,OR
On Sep 30, 2016 6:00 AM, "Jeffrey Lewis" <jmolewis at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I would check the floats in your carburetors. They have a tendency to sink
> and the fuel pump then keeps running. This can be dangerous as the fuel
> can overflow. I have a float with petrol in it in my garage from 10 years
> ago.
> Jeff
>
>
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> 1. 1953 BN1 (Wayne)
> 2. Fuel pump flustered (llennep at verizon.net)
> 3. Re: Fuel pump flustered (Bob Spidell)
> 4. ignition issues uipdate (i erbs)
> 5. Re: Fuel pump flustered (Len and/or Marge Hartnett)
> 6. Re: Fuel pump flustered (Michael MacLean)
> 7. Re: Fuel pump flustered (Larry Wendland)
> 8. Fuel pump flustered (josef-eckert at t-online.de)
> 9. Re: Fuel pump flustered (Derek Job)
> 10. Re: Fuel pump flustered (Bob Haskell)
> 11. Re: Fuel pump flustered (Simon Lachlan)
> 12. car dies at idle (i erbs)
> 13. (no subject) (Wayne Schultz)
> 14. nitrus oxide? (Richard Kahn)
> 15. Re: car dies at idle (Bob Spidell)
> 16. Re: car dies at idle (i erbs)
> 17. Re: car dies at idle (Bob Spidell)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:46:47 -0400
> From: Wayne <waschu2 at gmail.com>
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] 1953 BN1
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:15:56 -0500 (CDT)
> From: llennep at verizon.net
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
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> Listers,
>
> This one has really got me stumped. A couple weeks ago went on a 40 or so
> mile ride. Car ran great. No probs. At one point I was stopped and I
> could hear the fuel pump clicking away, 3-4 clicks per second. This was
> true whether at idle or higher rpm. I knew that normally at idle there was
> an occasional click.
>
> Once back home I restarted the car and same thing. Then over several days
> I attempted to fix the prob. A different pump gave the same results. I
> replaced the filter and still same thing. Oh BTW there was no fuel
> underneath as is the case when a float needle is stuck and fuel comes out
> the overflow. No fuel shows up anywhere.
>
> Why does the pump continue to click so fast????? Why does it NOT slow to
> an occasional click????? What is the fix???? I am flustered.
>
> Keith
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 19:35:31 -0700
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
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> Sounds like you have an air leak on the intake side of the pump. We
> had a similar problem on our BN2; although the clicking was more
> erratic--sometimes normal, sometimes clicking like mad. We checked
> everything; finally my dad cut the outlet tube out of the used tank we'd
> installed and found a small hole in the pickup tube by where the tube
> was soldered to the top of the tank. Dad deduced that the acid used in
> the flux used to solder the tube to the tank ate the hole in the tube.
>
> Try running an inlet tube into a bucket of gas--obvious precautions
> required--if that helps you've found the culprit; if not, the leak is
> elsewhere on the intake side.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 9/28/2016 1:15 PM, llennep at verizon.net wrote:
> > Listers,
> >
> > This one has really got me stumped. A couple weeks ago went on a 40 or
> so mile ride. Car ran great. No probs. At one point I was stopped and I
> could hear the fuel pump clicking away, 3-4 clicks per second. This was
> true whether at idle or higher rpm. I knew that normally at idle there was
> an occasional click.
> >
> > Once back home I restarted the car and same thing. Then over several
> days I attempted to fix the prob. A different pump gave the same results.
> I replaced the filter and still same thing. Oh BTW there was no fuel
> underneath as is the case when a float needle is stuck and fuel comes out
> the overflow. No fuel shows up anywhere.
> >
> > Why does the pump continue to click so fast????? Why does it NOT slow
> to an occasional click????? What is the fix???? I am flustered.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 19:46:47 -0700
> From: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> To: Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] ignition issues uipdate
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> Seems the the loose screw holding down the condenser was the most recent
> solution. Car ran great on my 50 mile RT to work today. So the toals: two
> bad Moss Lucas condensers, one poor roadside instalation of an old Lucas
> condenser. Hope I can go further than 200 miles. Rains are coming, so I
> might have to wait to drive that far.
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
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> From: "Len and/or Marge Hartnett" <thehartnetts at earthlink.net>
> To: "AH Mail List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
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>
> Inside the fuel pump are two one-way valves. They are plastic discs
> (Moss,
> Key #6 in the diagram. N/A). One of them could be defective allowing
> gasoline to circulate through the inside of the pump. I had the problem
> on
> a trip many years ago. I solved it at the time by cutting a disc out of
> the
> plastic from a blister pack of something. It worked and is probably still
> in my back-up pump that I carry.
>
> (The Other) Len
> Fairfield, CA, USA
> 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <llennep at verizon.net>
> To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 1:15 PM
> Subject: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
>
>
> > Listers,
> >
> > This one has really got me stumped. A couple weeks ago went on a 40 or
> so
> > mile ride. Car ran great. No probs. At one point I was stopped and I
> > could hear the fuel pump clicking away, 3-4 clicks per second. This was
> > true whether at idle or higher rpm. I knew that normally at idle there
> > was an occasional click.
> >
> > Once back home I restarted the car and same thing. Then over several
> days
> > I attempted to fix the prob. A different pump gave the same results. I
> > replaced the filter and still same thing. Oh BTW there was no fuel
> > underneath as is the case when a float needle is stuck and fuel comes
> out
> > the overflow. No fuel shows up anywhere.
> >
> > Why does the pump continue to click so fast????? Why does it NOT slow
> to
> > an occasional click????? What is the fix???? I am flustered.
> >
> > Keith
> > _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 02:51:27 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
> To: "llennep at verizon.net" <llennep at verizon.net>,
> "healeys at autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
> Message-ID: <932503888.894693.1475117487303 at mail.yahoo.com>
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> The pump speeds up like that from lack of fuel.? You might have something
> blocking the pickup in the tank.Mike MacLean56 BN260 AN5
>
>
> On Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:25 PM, "llennep at verizon.net" <
> llennep at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> Listers,
>
> This one has really got me stumped.? A couple weeks ago went on a 40 or so
> mile ride.? Car ran great.? No probs.? At one point I was stopped and I
> could hear the fuel pump clicking away, 3-4 clicks per second.? This was
> true whether at idle or higher rpm.? I knew that normally at idle there was
> an occasional click.
>
> Once back home I restarted the car and same thing.? Then over several days
> I attempted to fix the prob.? A different pump gave the same results.? I
> replaced the filter and still same thing.? Oh BTW there was no fuel
> underneath as is the case when a float needle is stuck and fuel comes out
> the overflow.? No fuel shows up anywhere.
>
> Why does the pump continue to click so fast?????? Why does it NOT slow to
> an occasional click?????? What is the fix????? I am flustered.
>
> Keith?
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> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:10:55 -0400
> From: Larry Wendland <bighealey3k at aim.com>
> To: llennep at verizon.net, healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
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> The only thing I can think of is one of the reed valves is broken (there
> are two). How you could have two pumps doing the same thing is odd. Where
> did the replacement pump come from? Was it removed for the same reason in
> the past?
>
> Larry
> '67 BJ8
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: llennep <llennep at verizon.net>
> To: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wed, Sep 28, 2016 10:42 pm
> Subject: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
>
> Listers,
>
> This one has really got me stumped. A couple weeks ago went on a 40 or so
> mile ride. Car ran great. No probs. At one point I was stopped and I
> could hear the fuel pump clicking away, 3-4 clicks per second. This was
> true whether at idle or higher rpm. I knew that normally at idle there was
> an occasional click.
>
> Once back home I restarted the car and same thing. Then over several days
> I attempted to fix the prob. A different pump gave the same results. I
> replaced the filter and still same thing. Oh BTW there was no fuel
> underneath as is the case when a float needle is stuck and fuel comes out
> the overflow. No fuel shows up anywhere.
>
> Why does the pump continue to click so fast????? Why does it NOT slow to
> an occasional click????? What is the fix???? I am flustered.
>
> Keith
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 07:07:26 +0200 (MEST)
> From: "josef-eckert at t-online.de" <josef-eckert at t-online.de>
> To: "llennep at verizon.net" <llennep at verizon.net>, "Healeys, Forum"
> <Healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
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> Keith,
> Check the suction line from tank to pump. The pump is probably sucking
> air. This is the reason for the fast clicking.
>
> Josef Eckert
> Germany
>
>
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
> Betreff: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
> Datum: 2016-09-29T04:32:13+0200
> Von: "llennep at verizon.net" <llennep at verizon.net>
> An: "healeys at autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>
>
> Listers,
>
> This one has really got me stumped. A couple weeks ago went on a 40 or so
> mile ride. Car ran great. No probs. At one point I was stopped and I
> could hear the fuel pump clicking away, 3-4 clicks per second. This was
> true whether at idle or higher rpm. I knew that normally at idle there was
> an occasional click.
>
> Once back home I restarted the car and same thing. Then over several days
> I attempted to fix the prob. A different pump gave the same results. I
> replaced the filter and still same thing. Oh BTW there was no fuel
> underneath as is the case when a float needle is stuck and fuel comes out
> the overflow. No fuel shows up anywhere.
>
> Why does the pump continue to click so fast????? Why does it NOT slow to
> an occasional click????? What is the fix???? I am flustered.
>
> Keith
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> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 08:10:47 +0100
> From: Derek Job <derek.c.job at gmail.com>
> To: llennep at verizon.net
> Cc: Forum <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
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> The noise means you are sucking air on the tank side of the fuel pump.
> Could be due to a loose connection or possibly a blockage caused by debris
> in the line. Is it an old tank? has it ever been re-lined?
>
> Derek
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 9:15 PM, <llennep at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > Listers,
> >
> > This one has really got me stumped. A couple weeks ago went on a 40 or
> so
> > mile ride. Car ran great. No probs. At one point I was stopped and I
> > could hear the fuel pump clicking away, 3-4 clicks per second. This was
> > true whether at idle or higher rpm. I knew that normally at idle there
> was
> > an occasional click.
> >
> > Once back home I restarted the car and same thing. Then over several
> days
> > I attempted to fix the prob. A different pump gave the same results. I
> > replaced the filter and still same thing. Oh BTW there was no fuel
> > underneath as is the case when a float needle is stuck and fuel comes out
> > the overflow. No fuel shows up anywhere.
> >
> > Why does the pump continue to click so fast????? Why does it NOT slow to
> > an occasional click????? What is the fix???? I am flustered.
> >
> > Keith
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> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 06:02:07 -0400
> From: Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net>
> To: llennep at verizon.net, healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
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> Keith,
>
> Which SU fuel pump are we taking about? The one way valve discs Len
> mentioned can be plastic or metal; depends on the model.
>
> The pump will run faster than normal when there's a leak in the system.
> It can be on the inlet, outlet, or internal.
>
> As Bob said, if the pump stops clicking when sucking fuel from a bucket,
> then you can rule out the internal and outlet leaks.
>
> You checked the carb throats - they're dry?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
>
> On 09/28/2016 04:15 PM, llennep at verizon.net wrote:
> > Listers,
> >
> > This one has really got me stumped. A couple weeks ago went on a 40 or
> so mile ride. Car ran great. No probs. At one point I was stopped and I
> could hear the fuel pump clicking away, 3-4 clicks per second. This was
> true whether at idle or higher rpm. I knew that normally at idle there was
> an occasional click.
> >
> > Once back home I restarted the car and same thing. Then over several
> days I attempted to fix the prob. A different pump gave the same results.
> I replaced the filter and still same thing. Oh BTW there was no fuel
> underneath as is the case when a float needle is stuck and fuel comes out
> the overflow. No fuel shows up anywhere.
> >
> > Why does the pump continue to click so fast????? Why does it NOT slow
> to an occasional click????? What is the fix???? I am flustered.
> >
> > Keith
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> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:16:11 +0100
> From: "Simon Lachlan" <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk>
> To: <llennep at verizon.net>, <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
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> It does seem likely that you have an air leak on the inlet side (tank to
> pump).
> A leak on the outlet side would be altogether wetter, messier and smellier.
> You can do quite a simple test by:-
> diverting the fuel from the carbs into a container
> and sealing up your tank's filler pipe ie where you pump in the fuel. Use a
> plastic bag and duct tape or similar effective bodge. If you manage to make
> a good seal, you should hear the pump do its normal clickety click when you
> switch on the ignition and then maintain its new/wrong rapid clicking. Once
> it has done its best to create a vacuum in the tank, it would normally slow
> down and stop. If there is an air leak, the clicking will continue and you
> may be able to find it by, say, listening through a piece of garden hose
> run
> around the pipework and connections.
> Worked for me. Start at the most obvious which is the banjo connections.
> They're brass and suffer from overzealous, ham fisted POs. May be just a
> little loose or needing a little PTFE tape.....
> Simon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> llennep at verizon.net
> Sent: 28 September 2016 21:16
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
>
> Listers,
>
> This one has really got me stumped. A couple weeks ago went on a 40 or so
> mile ride. Car ran great. No probs. At one point I was stopped and I
> could hear the fuel pump clicking away, 3-4 clicks per second. This was
> true whether at idle or higher rpm. I knew that normally at idle there was
> an occasional click.
>
> Once back home I restarted the car and same thing. Then over several days
> I
> attempted to fix the prob. A different pump gave the same results. I
> replaced the filter and still same thing. Oh BTW there was no fuel
> underneath as is the case when a float needle is stuck and fuel comes out
> the overflow. No fuel shows up anywhere.
>
> Why does the pump continue to click so fast????? Why does it NOT slow to
> an
> occasional click????? What is the fix???? I am flustered.
>
> Keith
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> Message: 12
> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 08:15:25 -0700
> From: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> To: Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net>
> 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
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> From: Wayne Schultz <waschu2 at gmail.com>
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
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> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know what size allen wrench the plug on the left side
> of the 100-4 engine is?
> I have a leak and need to change the gasket. I see Moss does have the
> gasket.
>
> Wayne
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> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:58:53 +0000
> From: Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>
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> Subject: [Healeys] nitrus oxide?
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> I need to "freeze" a stud to remove it. I understand that it can be done
> with nitrus oxide and I'm not sure where a small quantity of it can be
> obtained (like a spray paint can size). Dry ice is too difficult to use as
> it needs to be applied in the vertical position. Any one have any thoughts?
>
> Rich Kahn
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> Message: 15
> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:24:05 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> To: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> Cc: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] car dies at idle
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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
>
> 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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> Message: 16
> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:39:49 -0700
> From: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> To: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> Cc: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] car dies at idle
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> sorry meant to say brake cleaner. Dot 5 strips paint.
>
> 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:
>
> > 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?
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *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
> >
> >
> > 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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> Message: 17
> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:47:52 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> To: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> Cc: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] car dies at idle
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> 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').
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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>
>
> sorry meant to say brake cleaner. Dot 5 strips paint.
>
> 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:
>
>
>
> 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?
>
>
> 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
>
>
> 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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