Hey David, Alan, et al.
If it comes to needing new tripple carb set.
Thare is a new set of HS4 carbs currently offerred on e-bay
with a reserve of approximately 35% less than current retail.
Item# 4559818125 ending July12, 2pm PDT.
Kirk
----- Original Message -----
From: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
To: "Blue One Hundred" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: Breaking down under load
> Alan,
> Yup, when you suggested that, I thought "it has been a while since I
> checked".... But unfortunately, they were only a smidge low, and topping
> didn't help. The car has new points condenser, cap, good plugs, coil,
> reset
> the timing, (static).
> I've fiddled with the carbs (mix) to the point where I'm going to have to
> pull
> the dashpots and start over from scratch with the adjustments, it isn't
> too
> lean, that's for sure! Now...
> This is really annoying, I keep thinking there will be an "Ahah !! THAT's
> it
> !!" ...But so far, no "Ahah!"
> David W. Jones
> '62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
> Cumberland, RI USA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Blue One Hundred
> To: davidwjones
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 9:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Breaking down under load
>
>
> David -
>
> These are all classic symptoms of not having enough oil in your
> dashpot pistons. Keep them topped up with oil reguarly (20 WT).
> Also, your engine is probably out of tune... possibly the mixture is
> lean... this will contribute to your problem.
>
> Easy check is to run the car with the choke on... if it accelerates
> better when you do this... the dashpot oil is likely your problem.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>
> On 7/6/05, davidwjones <davidwjones@cox.net> wrote:
> > Hello Sports (Car) Fans,
> > Kind of got into this a bit in the "4th of July" thread....
> >
> > '62 BT7 Tricarb. --Breaking down under load. Idles ok, and will run
> > relatively well in the higher gears, though stumbles badly when the gas
> pedal
> > is mashed. Stumbling is worst for some reason under (attempted)
> acceleration
> > in 1st gear. Sometimes accompanied by a backfire through the carbs.
> >
> > Question: If I manually twist the rotor in the distributor, advancing
> it,
> it
> > does not exactly "snap" back to the non advanced position. However, to
> my
> > recollection, it never has, in many years of driving.. --Does this,
> and
> the
> > symptoms warrant pulling the distributor and cleaning / lubricating the
> > mechanical advance, and or replacing any internal springs?
> >
> > The car has : New cap, rotor, condenser, points, plug wires, coil, and
> plugs.
|