LOL, Maybe that answers it. I wasn't doing 60. For the trip back I was
caught up in Sunday coming home from the cape, I-95 traffic, 75/80.
--- On
Thu, 6/9/11, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> From: Bob Spidell
<bspidell@comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG
> To: "Greg Mandas" <gmandas@yahoo.com>
> Cc: "I Erbs" <eyera3@gmail.com>,
"Healey Lista" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, June 9, 2011, 8:27
PM
> On my last 4K mile road trip we
> got about 23mpg @ 60mph average. Less
(19) with
> the pedal down a little more or
> pulling a grade.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 6/9/2011 1:36 PM, Greg Mandas wrote:
> > Any ideas on what MPG a 65 BJ8,
non-restored motor
> should be getting?
> > I just did a highway mileage check
and got 18.
> >
> > I'm thinking I should get better. I set the carbs up
> by
the book. The plugs
> > are dirty brown, not black, but the exhaust smells
>
rich and spits little black
> > specks all over the trunk and my pants.
> >
>
> Greg
> > 65BJ8
> >
>
>
> --
>
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> Bob
Spidell
> San Jose, CA
> bspidell@comcast.net
>
>
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