If you can get you idle down to 750rpm or less it'll help.
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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Subject: observations and questions
> if everyone can agree that i have done a proper penance for my misdeed, i
> would like to rejoin the list and pass on some of my observations and beg for
> a little help. i haved just got back from a 2000 mile round trip to oregon
> where i attended the rendevous. i drove the healey hard and made excellent
> time, sometimes travelling over a couple of hours at 3500-4000 rpm. i
> experienced zero problems. not one thing went wrong. maybe it is because i
> use my car every day, but it just kept on trucking along. did not burn or
> throw oil. if the wind noise had not been so bad i might have even drove
> faster, but i believe a well maintained healey can take off for anywhere. i
> have also towed the healey 800 miles on four wheels and did not disconnect the
> drive line. that was over a year ago and so far no adverse effects. what i
> need help on is this. i had the distributor rebuilt before this summer and
> readjusted timing, carbs, etc., i now have a dieseling problem i did not have
> before. this occurs intermittently and can go on for up to 20 seconds or so.
> it is not related to type or brand of gas, how long it has been driven, heat
> of the engine or air temperature, type of driving, phase of the moon or the
> age of aquarius. i cannot figure it out. i have checked for air leaks and
> checked all settings. any help will be appreciated. healeymanjim
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