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[Healeys] Fuel Problem Revisited

Subject: [Healeys] Fuel Problem Revisited
From: bighealey at charter.net (Tracy Drummond)
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:40:50 -0700
References: <20120326124553.JG879.4094.root@pamxwww03-z01> <4F70B153.9020007@chello.nl>
Anyone worth their salt fixing these cars deserves a "test out" for a BS in
Advanced Murphyology 

Warm Regards,
 
Tracy Drummond
 
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Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 11:12 AM
To: Tom Felts
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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel Problem Revisited

Replace the cap and rotor. I thought from the beginning it was an ignition
problem.
Kees Oudesluijs


Op 26-3-2012 18:45, Tom Felts schreef:
> In trying to isolate the reason for an occasional sputtering which I
attributed to sticking points in the fuel pump, I have made an observation
that "may" have some effect------I am interested in your thoughts.
>
> I pulled the dist cap and noticed a coating of oil on the rotor contact
point.  Also, the center pin in the dist cap was hung up in the cap.  With
no pressure on the rotor and with the rotor contact having oil residue on
it, could this be a cause for an occasional sputter.
>
> As some of you have pointed out, (thanks Steve and others), if the points
were sticking in one pump, the other pump would have kicked in and there
shouldn't be any sputtering------so---what do you think?  I
>
> I'd take her back out for a good run today, but sadly our summer weather
has slipped back to winter and I'm a top-down person.
>
> tom
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