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Re: [Healeys] Idle dies

To: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Idle dies
From: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 19:14:19 -0700
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new development
car looses all power, bucks, backfires, catches and drive ok for a bit,
then big backfires and bucking, then it dies. almost like a loss of power.
it could be an intermittent power loss. Distributor cap looks like .
explosions. NOS cap, rotor, points and condenser . Distributor was removed
cleaned and re greased.


Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
      _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)
          BT7 engine and disk brakes

Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words

On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 7:07 PM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ira - with HD8s you can get leaking at the slow idle screw, which will
> cause you to lose idle when the car gets hot.  Try putting a couple drops
> of oil around the threads of the slow idle screw and see if that stops the
> problem.  If so, you have to take the slow idle screw out and replace and
> oil the O ring.
>
> Also, the Teflon bushes can come out a bit if installed incorrectly,
> something else to check.
>
> Alan
>
> On Wednesday, 8 June 2016, i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Good point, I have HD8s, but the concept should be the same
>>
>> Mr. Ira Erbs
>> Portland,OR
>> 1959 Austin Healey 100-6
>> please forgive odd words and auto corrects as   my phone cannot
>> understand my misspellings
>> On Jun 7,
>>
>

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, catches and drive ok for a bit, then big backfires and bucking, then it d=
ies. almost like a loss of power. it could be an intermittent power loss. D=
istributor cap looks like . explosions. NOS cap, rotor, points and condense=
r . Distributor was removed cleaned and re greased.<br><div><br></div></div=
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l_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR=
</div><div><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif">=C2=
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le=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (___=
___ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times N=
ew Roman&#39;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,s=
erif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (_________________________)</span><=
/div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 BT7 engine and disk brakes</di=
v><div><br></div><div>Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled wor=
ds</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 7:07 PM, Alan Seigris=
t <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com"; target=3D"_=
blank">healey.nut@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-l=
eft:1ex">Ira - with HD8s you can get leaking at the slow idle screw, which =
will cause you to lose idle when the car gets hot.=C2=A0 Try putting a coup=
le=C2=A0drops of oil around the threads of the slow idle screw and see if t=
hat stops the problem.=C2=A0 If so, you have to take the slow idle screw ou=
t and replace and oil the O ring.<div><br></div><div>Also, the Teflon bushe=
s can come out a bit if installed incorrectly, something else to check.</di=
v><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><div><br></div></font></sp=
an><div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">Alan</font></span><s=
pan class=3D""><span></span><br><div><br>On Wednesday, 8 June 2016, i erbs =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">eyera3000@gmai=
l.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr">Good =
point, I have HD8s, but the concept should be the same </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Mr. Ira Erbs<br>
Portland,OR<br>
1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br>
please forgive odd words and auto corrects as=C2=A0=C2=A0 my phone cannot u=
nderstand my misspellings </p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jun 7,=C2=A0</div>
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