- 1. Intermittent miss--good news and bad (score: 1)
- Author: Awgertoo@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:07:44 EDT
- Last week at Dave Russell's urging I directed my attention to the mixture. He suggested that I start by doing nothing more than increasing the weight of the oil in the carb dampers, so I did this. Wh
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00817.html (8,950 bytes)
- 2. RE: Intermittent miss--good news and bad (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 11:14:12 -0400
- Hi Michael, I would suggest that the first thing to do is short out the plug wires one at a time to see if there is any change in the noise when a particular cylinder is not firing. Michael Salter ww
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00822.html (9,710 bytes)
- 3. Re: Intermittent miss--good news and bad (score: 1)
- Author: Alan Schultz <alan@andysnet.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:33:18 -0500
- And if the noise changes (becomes less noticeable), pull the sump and check the rod bearing for the cylinder making the noise. Hopefully, the rod bolts are only loose. Alan S HBJ8
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00827.html (8,151 bytes)
- 4. Re: Intermittent miss--good news and bad (score: 1)
- Author: Awgertoo@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:46:23 EDT
- I tried that one at a time and there was no difference at all--the noise is the same regardless, just changed by the rpm's decreasing when I detached the plug lead, but not lessened by a particular c
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00832.html (8,287 bytes)
- 5. Re: Intermittent miss--good news and bad (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:10:54 -0400
- ...Maybe the timing chain tensioner failed, (loosened up/stuck) and the chain is slapping against the chain cover at idle??? If that's a possibility, I would not do much revving of the engine....
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00835.html (7,740 bytes)
- 6. Re: Intermittent miss--good news and bad (score: 1)
- Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 17:18:11 -0400
- I hate to be the bearer of bad news, so I hope I'm wrong, but a deep, hollow clunk is more characteristic of a main bearing. Rod big ends typically make more of a tapping sound, and a timing chain wo
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00837.html (8,213 bytes)
- 7. RE: Intermittent miss--good news and bad (score: 1)
- Author: "Alan Bromfield" <alan.bromfield@virgin.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:38:31 +0100
- Sounds like the front pulley a little loose to me. Had a similar problem on the BJ8 - frightened me to death 'cos I was sure it was a big end at first. Let us know what you find. Cheers.........Alan
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00840.html (8,456 bytes)
- 8. Re: Intermittent miss--good news and bad (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Dimmock" <cd3000@bigpond.net.au>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 07:47:47 +1000
- Check that your front pulley is on properly. Put the car in gear, handbrake on, grab the fanbelt and move it, while watching the pulley. Good luck Chris is the decreases increase. I location, a
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00841.html (8,895 bytes)
- 9. Re: Intermittent miss--good news and bad (score: 1)
- Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 18:26:34 -0400
- Whoops -- meant to say "knocking" in relation to the big ends. Guess it's a combination of approaching senility and not having been near a knocker for too long. -- John Miller "Your attitude determin
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00843.html (7,983 bytes)
- 10. Fw: Intermittent miss--good news and bad (score: 1)
- Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:30:27 -0700
- Been watching this - here is an idea that may or may not help. Years ago, a friend's Healey had a similar problem - started making a similar noise very suddenly for no apparent reason. Turned out it
- /html/healeys/2004-07/msg00845.html (10,485 bytes)
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