Hi Ron,
It sounds like a carburetor linkage problem. I am not familiar with the BJ8
linkage as much as the BT7 and BT7 that had wrong twin HDs on it...
In several places on the linkages between the pedal and the carbs, there are
crimped connections between components. Usually an arm, attached to a rod that
has rotary motion when the pedal is pushed. Some of these are keyed so that
the rod fits the lever only one way, some are not keyed, and some that were
keyed originally are worn, allowing the rod to rotate without turning the
requisite lever.
One such crimped or friction fit is on the pedal shaft, where it exits the
footwell into the engine compartment. On yours, there may be additional
(brass) levers on rods further on in the linkage.
If these are not absolutely tight, or are worn, you could see slippage in the
linkage action on the down pedal, and then the rotated rod will prevent the
pedal from returning, when released.
If these joints cannot be tightened enough to prevent them slipping, you could
try inserting a thin piece of doubled over emery cloth into the joint before
tightening the arm down. (As a temporary fix).
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Davies
To: Healeys
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 8:03 PM
Subject: bj8 accelerator problem
I hope this has a simple solution.....
Was driving about today rather slowly in second for long stretches when I
went around a corner and uphill.
As I increased the pressure on the accelerator pedal it acted as though I
was on one carb or I was running out of gas.
I pushed to the floor but almost no power. It sat idling fine.
I looked down at the pedal and it WAS down by the floor.
I used my toe to pull it back level to the brake or a bit closer and POWER
BACK.
This happened once before after a trip to the mechanic and I figured out
the
quick fix when I got home ie lifting the pedal.
I couldn't see anything down there that would explain this behavior.
Any suggestions? I assume there is something I need to tighten but I sure
didn't see it.
Thanks so much in advance.
Ron
67 BJ8
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