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Re: [Healeys] Idle dies

To: I Erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Idle dies
From: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 15:55:03 -0400
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My guess is a leaking needle and seat in a carb slowly allowing 1 carb to
flood.
Just leave the ignition on without the engine running and see if fuel
starts coming out of the carb overflow tubes after a while.
Michael S
BN1 #174
On Jun 7, 2016 9:16 AM, "i erbs" <eyera3000@gmail.com> wrote:

> Car runs great cold. When up to temp the car idles fine at a red light.
> After a while the toms start to drop. Then it dies.
> Prof. Rebuilt carbs. Cleaned and greased distributor . New points, cond.
> New coil, plugs and wires.  I also replaced the fuel pump and filter. Choke
> cables are new and greased.
> Ideas???
>
> Mr. Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
> 1959 Austin Healey 100-6
> please forgive odd words and auto corrects as   my phone cannot understand
> my misspellings
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">My guess is a leaking needle and seat in a carb slowly allow=
ing 1 carb to flood. <br>
Just leave the ignition on without the engine running and see if fuel start=
s coming out of the carb overflow tubes after a while. <br>
Michael S <br>
BN1 #174</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jun 7, 2016 9:16 AM, &quot;i erbs&quot; &lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com";>eyera3000@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br=
 type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0=
 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr">Car run=
s great cold. When up to temp the car idles fine at a red light. After a wh=
ile the toms start to drop. Then it dies.<br>
Prof. Rebuilt carbs. Cleaned and greased distributor . New points, cond. Ne=
w coil, plugs and wires.=C2=A0 I also replaced the fuel pump and filter. Ch=
oke cables are new and greased.<br>
Ideas???</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Mr. Ira Erbs<br>
Portland,OR<br>
1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br>
please forgive odd words and auto corrects as=C2=A0=C2=A0 my phone cannot u=
nderstand my misspellings </p>
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