Dan -
I guess what I was trying to say is I don't like it when I hear of shops
just swapping everything out - that means they are guessing. Most decent
mechanics will identify the problem first before they fix anything.
Do the diagnostic I describe - it will tell you everything you need to know.
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dan -
>
> You should learn to do some of the diagnostics yourself. Most shops will
> just keep changing things and guessing just to run up the bill. I started
> doing my own diagnostics when i realized it's cheaper and faster to
> understand this stuff yourself. Trips back and forth to the mechanic are a
> pain in the b***.
>
> Take your car out on the highway and when you get up to speed and it starts
> missing lot, immediately turn off the motor and coast to a stop (ideally
> pull off an exit on the freeway). Take the tops off the fuel chambers and
> see if there is fuel in both bowls. At highway speeds both bowls should be
> full of fuel, but if one or both are empty then you know it is a fuel
> problem.
>
> I still think you are having a fuel delivery problem. They didn't check
> your tank and they didn't swap out your fuel pump (and filter if you have
> it)... they didn't do the things they are supposed to do. You can have
> partial flow and if they turn on the ignition in the garage and then check
> the float chambers it won't tell them anything because they will be full of
> fuel.
>
> Alan
>
> '52 A90
> '53 BN1
> '64 BJ8
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