Eoin,
The front carb lever will naturally be somewhat stiffer to move because it
is also moving the rod with the fast idle cam, whereas the rear one has no
extra such load
I suspect as before, the little trunnion screw gripping the stirrup between
the two levers has slipped again to the point where it is not gripping
sufficient travel. Then because the stirrup will automatically try to
equalize the pull between the two levers, it simply pulls much more on the
rear one, therefore hardly any on the front.
The remedy is again to carefully loosen the trunnion screw on the front
lever, pull more of the wire stirrup down through until they seem equalized,
and carefully tighten. I was always afraid to over tighten this trunnion
screw and break off the head of the screw. That's why it has slipped again.
Just for the enlightenment of the readers on this list, this is a freshly
restored car, completed only last July so undue residue or buildup is not an
issue here.
Rich
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at
autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Eoin Galvin
Sent: May-11-12 8:42 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Difficulty Starting
Hi all
I am having trouble starting the car (BN1 July 54). I noticed that when I
pulled the choke out the jet leaver on the front carburetor does not appear
to move much. I disconnected the choke cable to the carbs and manually moved
the Jet levers on both carbs. The rear carb leaver moves very freely and has
a nice smooth action while the front carb leaver is tight and it takes a lot
more effort to move. I removed the air filter on the front carb and moved
the piston with my finger and it had a nice smooth movement so I am guessing
nothing is binding inside the carb.B B Is the front jet leaver normally
tight. If not what should I look at.
Thanks
B EoinB
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