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size=2 face=Arial>Brian,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406091601-29052020><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Another possibility is gunk and debris was sucked up my the
in-tank filter when you ran out of gas and it is fowled. There is a filter at
the end of the pickup tube inside the tank. The fuel lines are different on
a BJ8 than my Mk1 BT7 but a suggestion is to remove the line between the
fuel pump and the tank and flush it out and pressure test. Then blow compressed
air back into the tank through the fitting for the fuel line and flush the tank.
Check all of the fuel line connections for signs of leakage and check
the o-ring or gasket where the fuel lines connect to the
pump.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406091601-29052020><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Good luck ... Harold</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Healeys
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Bob
Spidell<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 28, 2020 6:00 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
healeys@autox.team.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Healeys] Running
problem<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>I had similar symptoms and an intermittent running poor condition on
my BJ8. After a lot of sleuthing I discovered that one of the vacuum piston
needles was loose and would drop into the jet hole, then get reattached and
lifted out down the road. Wouldn't explain your large puddle of gas,
though.<BR><BR>Bob<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 5/28/2020 4:50 PM, Brian Drab wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">About 4 years ago I rebuilt my HD8 carbs and the car has
run great since then with no adjustments required or
made.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">I put the car away for the winter in about November last
year. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">In probably mid January I decided to take the car out. It
was a gorgeous day and I had to go to the grocery store about a mile away. I
started the car and it ran fine. I noted that the gas gauge read between empty
and ¼ . I started of to the store, but I noticed an obvious smell of raw gas
when I was driving. When I got to the store lot, I parked the car, did my
shopping, and came back out. When I turned the key, I now noticed that
the gas gauge moved up to dead on empty whi8ch on my car means you are really
out of gas!. When I started the car, I got about 100 feet when the fuel pump
started hammering. I got another couple of feet and the car ran out of gas.
Fortunately, I was just across the street from a gas station so I took my
trusty gas can, went over and filled it, then came back and poured it in
the gas tank. The car started up fine but began running really rough. I went
another ½ block into another store, parked the car and went inside. When
I came back out about 15 minutes later there was a pool of gas, about
2-3’wide, under the front of the car. I started the car and it barely ran. I
literally had to coax it home. It sounded like severe fuel starvation –
running barely on about 3 cyclinders.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">There was no more smell of raw gas nor any fuel leak as
before.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">When I got home, I rapped the top of the float bowls on
each carb in caser it was a stuck float valve. and it seemed to run a lot
better. I felt at that time that a float valve had stuck and probably siphoned
the fuel out of one of float bowls through the overflow
tube.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Fast forward 3 months: <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Last night I was getting it ready to take it on a bit of
a road trip today it and when I took it out, it ran very poorly – again
like fuel starvation but not as bad as before. It also popped back through the
carbs frequently which I interpreted to be a very lean mixture
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">I did the following:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">put another 3 or 4 gallons of gas in the
tank<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Took the float bowls apart and cleaned them out – there
was a bit of sediment in them but nothing worthwhile. I also checked the
floats which were both leak free. I also cleaned out the float bowl filters at
the in line. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">I checked the Gros float valves and they seemed to work
properly – held upside down, they closed and opened right side
up.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">I disconnected the fuel line at the fuel pump and blew
air back into the tank thinking that when it ran out of gas, sediment in the
bottom of the tank may have plugged the intake. It blew fine into the tank.
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">I have 2 fuel pumps on the car – the regular SU and a
facet pump. I pulled of the fuel line at the float bowl and turned on the
ignition. The SU pump and the facet pump each filled a coke bottle
pretty quickly. I did not measure pressure. The gas looked clear and
pure. I do not have a fuel line filter. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">I checked the plugs all seemed good and were in fact
burning on the lean side. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">I pulled the distributor cap and it was nice and clean
inside with no sign of carbon tracks. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">I have electronic ignition so there is nothing I
can check there.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">I checked the timing – it was right on.
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">No matter what I did it didn’t make an
improvement.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">I replaced the Gros float valves but it made no
difference.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Today I pulled the carbs (which on a BJ8 is no easy task)
I checked the diaphrams and both were in good condition.
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Now I am stumped. Is it a fuel
problem or something else? Can any one offer any
suggestions?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Brian Drab<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Vancouver
B.C.</SPAN><O:P></O:P></P></DIV><BR>
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