[Healeys] The single most confusing engine shutdown problem ever!

[john harper]

Have you checked that your fillercap small hole is open?

On Sun, 17 Sept 2023 at 17:59, Jean Caron <
vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Tom,
> Just out of curiosity, before all this happened, would you have pulled the
> float bowl cover off and not refitted it with the serrated washer in its
> right spot. I had similar situation happened to me several years ago and
> that was my pfonlrm.
>
> Jean
>
> Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada’s largest network.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Tom Felts
> via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 17, 2023 9:23:53 AM
> *To:* healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [Healeys] The single most confusing engine shutdown problem
> ever!
>
> Was our driving a while back, engine purring, and suddenly she shut down.
> Let it sit for a while and she would start and run for a while--then shut
> down again.  I tried many fixes which I will list below.  Several times
> after the fixes she went for miles and miles and I thought I had "fixed"
> it.  Nope-----yesterday----it was AAA tow time once again (3 times this
> year).
>
> The last 2 shutdown times came when she was idling waiting for a light or
> for a car to pass.
>
> So here is what I have tried:  * new coil  * new voltage regulator  * new
> fuel pump  * New ignition switch  * Blew out the fuel lines * pulled float
> bowls and cleaned them (no debris inside)  * Pulled the distributor plate
> out and cleaned and oiled it  * disconnected the wire leading from the
> battery cutoff switch to the coil. * bypassed the entire battery cutoff
> switch * replaced the Pertronix with a new one  * checked all the sparkplug
> wires to make sure they were on properly  *  replaced the distributor rotor
> *Replaced the distributor cap . * checked the small ground wire inside the
> distributor to make sure it was attached properly.
>
>  All this----and STILL o joy.  I'm really out of ideas at this point.  If
> anyone has any ideas for me to check please share them.
>
> Thanks
> Tom
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