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1. [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: Greg Mandas <gmandas@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 16:36:16 -0400; 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 di; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00237.html (9,240 bytes)
2. Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:01:38 +0800; That's about right for a BJ8. Black specks is from old carbon deposits in exhaust liberated by water condensate - not an indication of richness. If it smells rich probably you are lifting dashpot pis; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00240.html (11,363 bytes)
3. Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:27:33 -0700; 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 -- ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net ** ___________; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00242.html (7,246 bytes)
4. Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:45:37 +0800; 23 mpg in a BJ8 is pretty impressive. When I had a high compression Mk 1 motor in my BJ8, I would get 22 all the time on the highway. But then I found and rebuilt a BJ8 motor and set it up to std sp; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00245.html (8,315 bytes)
5. Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:07:11 -0700; We've gotten that for years, esp. on flat ground with a low speed limit--Oregon, Washington, BC, Alberta, etc.--and lots of speed traps. I thought I'd get better with the 3.54 rearend, but it didn't; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00246.html (8,762 bytes)
6. Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: "Rich Chrysler" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>; Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:18:17 -0400; I recall a specific run back in 1983, westbound on I-94 headed for the '83 Conclave at Oconomowoc, Wis. We travelled across southern Michigan, Indiana and into Illinois. Three Healeys all running tog; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00258.html (7,930 bytes)
7. Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: Greg Mandas <gmandas@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:52:40 -0700 (PDT); 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. <bspidell@comcast.net> "Healey Lista" <healeys@autox.team.ne; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00260.html (9,392 bytes)
8. Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: Greg Mandas <gmandas@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:02:07 -0700 (PDT); Thanks for the confirmation. I'm feeling better, but from other responses I think I'll find a friendly garage and get the emissions checked. As for the oil, I found I started using less oil if I didn; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00261.html (10,757 bytes)
9. Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:22:03 +0000 (UTC); Power required increases proportional to the square of the speed increase; e.g. it takes four times the power and, roughly, the fuel to go twice as fast. Bob LOL, Maybe that answers it. I wasn't doin; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00265.html (7,971 bytes)
10. Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:14:04 -0700; Common phenomenon in airplanes. Many smaller engines--up to 360ci--have an 8-qt. sump, but won't hold more than 6 qts for long. Most, also, spec a minimum of 4 qts and will run, for a while anyway, o; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00268.html (8,714 bytes)
11. Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: Greg Wilkinson <gregwilkinson@roadrunner.com>; Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:34:20 -0700; I believe Kelly Johnston's SR-71 was the exception to that rule. I was watching an interview with two of the SR-71 pilots on the History Channel (IIRC). They said that when their fuel was getting low; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00297.html (8,449 bytes)
12. Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: I Erbs <eyera3@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:55:31 -0700; It was also porous on the ground. The skin tightened at elevation and speed I Erbs Sent from my iPod On Jun 11, 2011, at 8:34 PM, Greg Wilkinson <gregwilkinson@roadrunner.com> wrote: e.g. it takes fo; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00300.html (9,065 bytes)
13. Re: [Healeys] Camshaft Question -- Now MPG (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:07:06 +0000 (UTC); I saw that show too (I never miss anything on the Blackbird--my favorite At very high speeds the engines were essentially ramjets (now THAT'S overdrive). Bob -- Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA I believe K; /html/healeys/2011-06/msg00305.html (8,753 bytes)

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