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Re: Bang! and then nothing

To: "Brent Barnes" <brentbarnes309@yahoo.com>, <healeys@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Bang! and then nothing
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:26:15 -0800
Except for the big cloud of smoke, the same thing happened to my BJ8.

I blew the soft plug out of the intake manifold; don't know off the top of my
head if a BT7 has a single manifold or one for each carb.


bs
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Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brent Barnes" <brentbarnes309@yahoo.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 9:47 AM
Subject: Bang! and then nothing


> List,
>
> Last evening, I was taking her down to the climatized warehouse for a winter 
>nap...about 5 miles into the 30 mile 
> trip, doing about 65 (top down, about 30 degrees, but hey!), when BANG! BANG! 
>coupla huge backfires, big cloud of oil 
> smoke and then nothing. Engine would turn over on the starter but would not 
>fire at all. No oil on the rear, no oil 
> under the hood, lots of oil on the dipstick. Three hours and three flatbeds 
>later, she's at least enclosed. Ideas 
> anyone? I guess I'm also looking for a good engine doc in the Northeast....
>
> Brent Barnes
> (wuz a) 60 BT7 MK1
> Garden State




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