<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp7d82531dyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I'm late to this but I aaume the wire in the distributor is not frayed. I had this on my BJ8 and whenver the vacuum advanced activate it caused the wire to short on the plate and the negined died. If this has been covered I apologize.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Joe</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">#923</div><div><br></div>
</div><div id="yahoo_quoted_5868392800" class="yahoo_quoted">
<div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">
<div>
On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 03:37:13 PM EDT, Alan Garrison via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><div id="yiv7495624917"><style><!--
#yiv7495624917 filtered {}
#yiv7495624917 filtered {}
#yiv7495624917 p.yiv7495624917MsoNormal, #yiv7495624917 li.yiv7495624917MsoNormal, #yiv7495624917 div.yiv7495624917MsoNormal
{margin:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;}
#yiv7495624917 a:link, #yiv7495624917 span.yiv7495624917MsoHyperlink
{color:#0563C1;text-decoration:underline;}
#yiv7495624917 span.yiv7495624917EmailStyle19
{font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;color:windowtext;}
#yiv7495624917 .yiv7495624917MsoChpDefault
{font-size:10.0pt;}
#yiv7495624917 filtered {}
#yiv7495624917 div.yiv7495624917WordSection1
{}
--></style><div><div class="yiv7495624917WordSection1"><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal">Before you go out on a test run I suggest you purchase a can of “Dry-Gas”. If the car shuts down again then add the Dry-Gas and drive on to see if the problem re-occurs.</p><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal">The problem may be water in the gas tank either from condensation or from the underground fuel tanks at your gas station. This has happened to me a few times over the past 50+ years of ownership with the same symptoms you described.</p><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal">Good luck!</p><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal">Alan</p><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal">‘59 BN6</p><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"> </p><div id="yiv7495624917yqt44491" class="yiv7495624917yqt6117852730"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Felts via Healeys<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 20, 2023 10:50 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] update on shutdown issue</p></div></div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">Continued----I will next take her out on the road--and if she shut down on me again I'll try to get a quick spark test. Other than what I've done, not sure what happens next if she shuts down and I have spark. There is an auto-electric place near me--might consider taking here there.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">Tom</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;" class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"></span><hr align="center" id="yiv7495624917zwchr" size="2" width="100%"></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">"Tom Felts" <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:tomfelts@windstream.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tomfelts@windstream.net">tomfelts@windstream.net</a>><br clear="none"><b>To: </b>"healeys" <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br clear="none"><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, September 20, 2023 10:46:07 AM<br clear="none"><b>Subject: </b>update on shutdown issue</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">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. </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">When it did shut down, it wouldn't take long before she would start again then shut down. Then start, then shut down. </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">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. </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">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.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">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. </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">in the garage she sits and purrs forever with no shutdown------so, as I mentioned, I can't ch spark</span></p></div></div></div><p class="yiv7495624917MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yqt6117852730" id="yqt04364">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Support Team.Net <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/ah53@yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/ah53@yahoo.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div>
</div>
</div></body></html>