Thanks ALL!
If this plug is out will the engine show low compression? I have yet to look
for this.
I timed the engine statically and I'm back on points and not Pertronix. I
may be 180 degrees out as well.
When I am at TDC shold the Rotor be pointing to plug wire for cylinder #1
that is at TDC?
I have yet to pull the floats but gas spewed out of both sides of the lines
in to the carbs. I sprayed starting fluid light then heavily into the carbs
to see if I could get something while cranking. Got nothing.
Cheers,
Scott
>From: Blue One Hundred <healey.nut@gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Blue One Hundred <healey.nut@gmail.com>
>To: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
>CC: healeys@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Won't Start II
>Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 21:48:54 +0800
>
>Good point Bob, I forgot all about that. that's happened to me too.
>sometimes it doesn't pop all the way out, just partially, so you have
>to check to see if it's inserted firmly. This plug is located on the
>back of the manifold facing the firewall... if there's a hole there...
>bingo!
>
>Alan
>
>'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>
>On 5/31/05, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> > 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
> > ***************************************************************
> > Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
> > '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
> > ***************************************************************
> >
> > 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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