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Re: Won't Start II

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Subject: Re: Won't Start II
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 06:09:05 -0700
Scott,


If the engine quitting was accompanied by a loud intake backfire,
you may have blown the soft plug out of the back of the intake
manifold.

Happened to me.


bs
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Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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Subject: Re: Won't Start II


> Scott -
> 
> It's very easy to see if your timing chain is broken.    pull off the
> dist. cap and turn the motor over... if the distributor rotor doesn't
> spin, then the chain is broken... I reckon this is not your problem
> since you are getting spark at all your plugs.
> 
> have you checked in your float bowls to see if there's gas in there? 
> If your fuel filter is clogged or you have grose jets or bad SU float
> jets, it may be that gas is getting TO the carbs... but not INTO the
> carbs.  This is a very common problem, check your float chambers to
> see if there's gas in them.  sometimes you can tap the float tops with
> a small hammer and that will get it going again.
> 
> Try that...
> 
> Alan
> 
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
> 
> 
> 
> On 5/31/05, scott willis <ahpowered@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Alan,
>> I did NOT check my timing when I switched to Pertronix. It ran great and I
>> drove like hell. Any ideas what could have happened? I suppose I need to see
>> if I broke the timing chain. Should I just pull off the cover?
>> 
>> I have tried two new rotor buttons and the fuel is getting to both carbs.
>> Starting fluid did not work for any sort of combustion. I get spark at all
>> plugs.
>> 
>> Thanks to all who asked...
>> 
>> ~Scott




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