Earl and Gary,
Well the car passed your test Earl but failed Gary's. It would pull in 4th
just fine. The only way I was able to get it to pull off from a start in 4th
was on a slight incline.
Keith
> When I bought my first BJ8, new from a dealer in the late 60's, I was told
> that in perfect tune, you could start the car, in 4th gear direct, no foot on
> the clutch or accelerator and she would pull away from that dead stop with no
> pressure on the accelerator. I tried it once, and decided that my car was not
> in perfect tune!
> GsryB
>
> > Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 21:42:06 -0700
> > From: kags@shaw.ca
> > To: pennell@cox.net; healeys@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Burbling exhaust
> >
> > Keith:
> >
> > Sounds like eveything is perfect - that's what a big Healey should sound
> > like when it's in good tune. Of course, you just might have to drive it a
> > lot all summer to confirm ----------!
> >
> > A wise old Healey mechanic once told me that if the engine is stock and
> > properly tuned, it will pull smoothly from 1000 RPM in 4th gear (overdrive
> > not engaged) on level ground with moderate throttle. Carb mixture setting
> > is particularly critical with this test - it has to be perfect. I've tried
> > it on my Healeys - it's a pretty good indicator of the state of the engine's
> > tune.
> >
> > If you try it, let us know how it goes.
> >
> > Earl Kagna
> > Victoria, B.C.
> > BT7 tri-carb
> > BJ8
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