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I=E2=80=99ve never forgotten how obscenely difficult it is to remove =
those HD8=E2=80=99s=E2=80=A6I find myself in some pretty weird positions =
trying to get at those nuts.
I=E2=80=99ve had my car for 45 years, so they=E2=80=99ve been off a =
number of times, and I still don=E2=80=99t have any secret tricks to =
share on that one!
Stephen, BJ8
> On Jun 2, 2020, at 10:24 PM, Jean Caron =
<vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Brian, Yes the rear carb is especially difficult to remove. Two years =
ago I helped a friend with his Jaguar E-Type V12, it took me about 4 =
hours to remove four carbs, absolutely awful.
> =20
> Jean
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> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986> for =
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> Sent: June 2, 2020 6:19 PM
> Subject: [Healeys] Running Problem
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> Success! I would like to thank everyone on the list for the =
enthusiastic support I received in trying to get my BJ8 running =
properly.
> In the end I took both carbs off and took the right apart and cleaned =
them. Nothing seemed untoward or problematic Except while I was checking =
the screw hold one of the fuel metering needles into the piston I =
noticed that it seemed a little too loose. When I tugged on the need it =
easily slipped out of position. I am surmising that on one of the =
occasions that the car was popping back through the carbs , the action =
sharply pushed up on the piston and dislodged the needle which would =
have fallen down into the jet and blocked fuel from flowing. In any =
event when I positioned the needle correctly and tightened the screw =
then carefully made all of the adjustments and reinstalled everything, =
the car is now running better than it has ever run!
> I can only think that after starting the car after it=E2=80=99s long =
winters nap, one of the float needles hung open and dumped fuel out off =
the overflow. I have no explanation for the puddle of fuel under the =
engine but I am sure the everything was related.=20
> Again thank you all for the ideas, believe me I looked each and every =
reply. This list is an unbelievable asset.
> One minor thing, I had forgotten how obscenely difficult it is to get =
those carbs off and on. It took me over an hour to get the lower right =
nut on the stud for the front carb. If I had tiny hands it would have =
been a lot easier but we have to do with what we have.
> Brian Drab
> Vancouver BC
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">I=E2=80=99ve never forgotten how obscenely difficult it is to =
remove those HD8=E2=80=99s=E2=80=A6I find myself in some pretty weird =
positions trying to get at those nuts.<div class=3D"">I=E2=80=99ve had =
my car for 45 years, so they=E2=80=99ve been off a number of times, and =
I still don=E2=80=99t have any secret tricks to share on that =
one!</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Stephen, =
BJ8<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jun 2, 2020, at 10:24 PM, Jean Caron =
<<a href=3D"mailto:vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com"; =
class=3D"">vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, =
0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
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text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Brian, =
Yes the rear carb is especially difficult to remove. Two years ago I =
helped a friend with his Jaguar E-Type V12, it took me about 4 hours to =
remove four carbs, absolutely awful.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D""><o:p class=3D""> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D"">Jean</div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D""> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Sent =
from<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
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blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=3D"">Mail</a><span =
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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;" =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">From:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><a =
href=3D"mailto:bgdrab@redzone.ca"; style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: =
underline;" class=3D"">Brian Drab</a><br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Sent:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>June 2, 2020 6:19 PM<br =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; style=3D"color: blue; =
text-decoration: underline;" class=3D"">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">Subject:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>[Healeys] Running =
Problem</div></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D""> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span =
class=3D"">Success! I would like to thank everyone on the list for the =
enthusiastic support I received in trying to get my BJ8 running =
properly.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D""><span class=3D"">In the end I took both carbs off and took =
the right apart and cleaned them. Nothing seemed untoward or problematic =
Except while I was checking the screw hold one of the fuel metering =
needles into the piston I noticed that it seemed a little too loose. =
When I tugged on the need it easily slipped out of position. I am =
surmising that on one of the occasions that the car was popping back =
through the carbs , the action sharply pushed up on the piston and =
dislodged the needle which would have fallen down into the jet and =
blocked fuel from flowing. In any event when I positioned the needle =
correctly and tightened the screw then carefully made all of the =
adjustments and reinstalled everything, the car is now =
running better than it has ever run!<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span =
class=3D"">I can only think that after starting the car after it=E2=80=99s=
long winters nap, one of the float needles hung open and dumped fuel =
out off the overflow. I have no explanation for the puddle of fuel under =
the engine but I am sure the everything was related.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span =
class=3D"">Again thank you all for the ideas, believe me I looked each =
and every reply. This list is an unbelievable asset.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span =
class=3D"">One minor thing, I had forgotten how obscenely difficult it =
is to get those carbs off and on. It took me over an hour to get the =
lower right nut on the stud for the front carb. If I had tiny hands it =
would have been a lot easier but we have to do with what we have.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span =
class=3D"">Brian Drab<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span class=3D"">Vancouver BC<o:p =
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