[Healeys] Gas Milage

[Alan Seigrist]

Hi Greg -

You might want to check the bottom of your HD8s and make sure it isn't
leaking fuel.  Do you smell fuel?  If you do it probably means the jet
diaphragms have failed from sitting in the paint shop too long.

Alternatively check for sticky choke levers.

Best,

Alan

On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 12:20 PM Greg Mandas via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Evening,
>
> Just got my '65 BJ8 back from an extended stay at a body/paint shop. Old
> English white with a red interior. It looks great.
>
> Problem is, I ran out gas.  My trip Odo said 98 miles, I can usually go
> around 150 and, talking to a friend, he said he can go 200 miles on a tank.
>
> The car seems to run fine, not missing, no black smoke.
>
> Any ideas why my milage dropped 30% and should I be getting 200 miles on a
> fill-up?
>
> I don't smell gas in the garage, but I will be checking for leaks in the
> morning.
>
> Greg I-know-it's-not-a-Prius Mandas
>
>
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