[Healeys] Carb Adjustment Help Requested - BJ8 MkIII

[BJ8Healeys]

Dave, are you sure about those numbers?  I believe the manual specifies 10
BTDC static and 15 BTDC @ 600 RPM.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
AHCA Delegate at Large
Havelock, NC  


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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David
Porter
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 7:20 PM
To: Bob England; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Carb Adjustment Help Requested - BJ8 MkIII

what are the compression numbers? Timing is set at 750RPM and 6 degrees
BTDC. Is it better or worse with chokes engaged? DP



On 8/13/2017 3:23 PM, Bob England wrote:
> I've had a rough idle in the car since we picked it up in May and it seems
> to have gotten worse ever so slightly since then.
>
> I've putzed around trying the easy stuff and finally got the bullet and
> pulled the carbs yesterday (that was fun!) as one of the carb pistons was
> sticking ever so slightly.  Stripped the carbs except for the throttle
shaft
> and found the floats were set a bit low.  Put it all back together and
still
> having an issue as she is running quite rich, hence the call for help.
>
> Car: late '64 build BJ8 MkIII
> Carbs : HD8 (I think they were new about 15 years ago - not original to
> car).
> Cam : Dennis Welch DWR-1 (installed about 15 years ago).
> Distributor : stock with Petronix Ignitor (Petronix installed last weekend
> in the hopes it would help).  New rotor.
> Coil : Lucas Sportcoil
> Plugs : new Autolite gapped at 25 (installed a couple of weekends ago)
> Timing : 15 degrees with strobe (my attempt at static timing was a dismal
> failure!).
>
> I set the carbs as per the manual - 3.5 turns open on the idle trim screws
> and 2.5 turn rich on the jet adjusting screw.  Fast idle adjusting screw
> completely off of the cam lobe.
>
> The best I can get it is with the jets totally lean (i.e. not sitting on
the
> cam lobe) and the fast idle screws setting the idle speed.  Idle trim
screws
> backed way out with little impact on idle.  Carbs are still running rich.
>
> I think I have memorized the adjustment procedure from the manuals I read
> them so many time - (Bentley, BMC, and Haynes), and Norman Nock's
wonderful
> collection of papers.
>
> Should I be going to a leaner needle in the carbs?  Or am I just screwing
up
> somewhere?  This is my first attempt at adjusting SU's and I'm not too
happy
> with what I have done so far.
>
> Any and all suggestions appreciated (except maybe if I have to yank the
> carbs again).
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bob England
>
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