Jorge,
I stand by my first suggestion. Did you remove the upper chambers and
pistons, and pull the choke cables out fully, then look down into the carbs
to observe how much the jets are actually pulling down? I'd bet they aren't
moving down far enough to allow a rich enough mixture.
Also, with the choke cables fully pulled out, try moving the choke levers
manually to see how much further they could actually drop the jets. With the
levers pulled up manually to their extent (and the carbs reassembled, she'll
probably start. There is often either lost motion in the lever to cable
linkages or a maladjustment of the fast idle levers and where they seat.
Rich Chrysler
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jorge Garcia" <fortee9er@yahoo.com>
To: "John Loftus" <loftusdesign@cox.net>
Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Proper starting procedure for a BJ8
> John,
> This afternoon I checked for fuel by
> 1-disconnecting the fuel hose and letting the fuel
> pump run for a few seconds. I though I was going to
> spill some gas when I disconnected the hose but no gas
> came out of the hose (pump not running).
> 2-I put the hose in a bucket and let the pump run for
> a few seconds and several ounces of gas flowed into
> the bucket.
> 3-I checked the carburetor fuel bowls and they were
> both full so the grose jets don't appear to be
> sticking.
> I put everything back together and made sure there was
> no slack in the choke cable (outside temperature in
> the low 50s) and tried to start the engine no success
> AGAIN. I bought a can of starter fluid and I will try
> starting the Healey with starter fluid this weekend.
> In the meantime if anyone could give me some hints as
> to why getting my Healey to start after it sits idle
> for a while is such a b*tch I'd really be greatful.
> Thanks
> Jorge
>
>
> --- John Loftus <loftusdesign@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Jorge,
>>
>> The 'let the fuel pump run for about 30 seconds' and
>> 'smelling gas'
>> makes me think you have bad float, needle stuck open
>> (due to crud) or
>> too much fuel pressure problem. Does the fuel pump
>> keep clicking during
>> the 30 second time period? Once the fuel bowls fill
>> up the clicking
>> should stop with the motor off.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> John
>>
>
>
>
>
>
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