[Healeys] update on shutdown issue

[Kees Oudesluijs]

Is it a gradual or instat shut down?
Kees

Op 20-9-2023 om 17:39 schreef Bob Spidell:
> re: "The pump pumps normally and each time I pulled the float bowl 
> caps, they have been full of gas."
>
> Which type/brand of pump do you have? I've seen pumps, both points and 
> SS, do some unexplainable things. Another thought: something in the 
> tank that intermittently blocks the pickup. We bought a used tank for 
> our BN2 and experienced erratic behavior from the engine; my dad 
> finally tracked it down to a pinhole leak near where the pickup was 
> soldered to the tank. Dad surmised the flux used to facilitate the 
> soldering eventually etched the hole (the tank was otherwise in good 
> shape).
>
> bs
>
>
> On 9/20/2023 7:46 AM, Tom Felts via Healeys wrote:
>> Since having the car towed home I have checked all connections in the 
>> ignition system, pulled the distributor base plate out and cleaned 
>> it--the the two pieces were very tight.  I have let her run in the 
>> garage for long periods of time and she has not shut down again so I 
>> haven't been able to check spark.
>>
>> When it did shut down, it wouldn't take long before she would start 
>> again then shut down.  Then start, then shut down.
>>
>> I know my trial and error method wasn't the best approach, but 
>> without being able to check spark it seemed appropriate to change out 
>> components.
>>
>> Tell me if my analysis is correct on this.  I thought it might be a 
>> fuel supply issue.  So---I pulled the float bowl covers and all was 
>> ok there--also pulled and cleaned the carbs.  If the float bowl jets 
>> were stuck in a closed position it would get no gas and eventually 
>> shut down---but---both would have to stick so each carb wouldn't get 
>> gas.  this seems like an unlikely condition.
>>
>> If they were stock in the open position it would be dumping gas out 
>> of the overflow tubes---so, again, unlikely since it would still 
>> run.  I have already changed fuel filter and blew out the line.  The 
>> pump pumps normally and each time I pulled the float bowl caps, they 
>> have been full of gas.  So--I have basically ruled out fuel 
>> starvation as a cause.
>> in the garage she sits and purrs forever with no shutdown------so, as 
>> I mentioned, I can't ch spark
>>
>
>
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