Chris,
One novice to another ...
Get copies of the
Mechanical Service Parts List, and
BMC Workshop Manual,
Both are easily available.
I also suggest you contact British Car Specialists (David is on the list) and
get a copy of
Norm Nock's Tech Talk.
It has a great section on tune ups.
Greg
--- On Sat, 6/22/13, Chris Scholz <drscholz@visioncenterpc.com> wrote:
> From: Chris Scholz <drscholz@visioncenterpc.com>
> Subject: [Healeys] 1959 100-6 Healey
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 9:16 PM
> Hello, I am new to this list.
> Just purchased a 1959 austin healey 100-6 which
> has a newly rebuilt engine, and underwent a full restoration
> in 1990. I have
> some questions on things I found wrong on the car:
>
> 1. The car runs better with choke half out, high
> idle. I put the choke in,
> and it eventually stalls. Tonight, it may have
> flooded, or vapor locked
> because I cannot get it restarted. I will let it sit
> for a couple hours. Is
> this a simple carb tune-up issue?
>
> 2. The clutch makes a howling noise intermittently
> when fully engaged, and it
> is hard to shift into gear--this in intermittent. It
> is almost like the
> hydraulic fluid may be low, so the clutch is not fully
> disengaging. But why
> is it so intermittent?
>
> 3. This newly rebuilt engine has only a few hundred
> miles on it--I have the
> build sheet from the specialty British shop that did the
> work. But the car
> has some mild oil leaks. The seller says this is
> normal bbutecause of the
> leather gaskets--I noticed the biggest leak is on the
> passenger side, where
> the distributor assembly bolts to the block. Is it
> normal for all Healeys to
> leak some oil?
>
> The car is in great shape, but I don't feel comfortable
> driving it because of
> the worry it may quit or flood or vapor lock, or something.
>
> Looking forward to your opinions.
>
> Chris in Iowa.
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