Len, interestingly, I did not receive an attachment with Dave's email
to the List. ????
Randy
Randy Hicks
'56 100M
'60 BN7 MkI (For Sale)
'62 BN7 MkII
'65 BJ8
'53 MGTD
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On Dec 31, 2007, at 2:31 PM, Leonard Hartnett wrote:
> Dave: Your e-mail to The List came through with an attachment
> which, I
> believe, should not happen. It appears that I could open that
> attachment,
> which I have NOT done.
>
> Did you send an attachment with your e-mail? You don't say so in your
> message.
>
> Is it possible that a third party has 'hijacked' your address book
> and sent a
> destructive attachment through The List?
>
> (The Other) Len
> Vacaville, California, USA
> 1967 3000 MKIII, HBJ8L39031
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Porter" <frogeye@porterscustom.com>
> To: "'Rich C'" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>; "'Jorge Garcia'"
> <fortee9er@yahoo.com>; "'Austin Healey'" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 10:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Proper starting procedure for a BJ8
>
>
>> ..or if you can smell fuel it's also possible that it is flooded.
>> Pull a
>> spark plug or two and inspect for wet plugs.
>> Dave
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: healeys-bounces+frogeye=porterscustom.com@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:healeys-bounces+frogeye=porterscustom.com@autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf
>> Of Rich C
>> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 11:31 AM
>> To: Jorge Garcia; Austin Healey
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Proper starting procedure for a BJ8
>>
>> Jorge,
>>
>> BJ8's are notorious for needing lots of choke to start from cold.
>> Settings
>> you can get away with in warmer weather will not be nearly enough
>> in cold
>> weather.
>> I would recommend removing the upper suction chambers and pistons
>> so you
> can
>>
>> observe two things.
>> 1. are the jets actually dropping adequately to allow a very rich
>> mixture
>> for cold starting, and
>> 2. as you suspect, is there fuel getting there from possibly
>> sticking float
>> needle/seat assemblies.
>>
>> Rich Chrysler
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jorge Garcia" <fortee9er@yahoo.com>
>> To: "Austin Healey" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 1:14 PM
>> Subject: [Healeys] Proper starting procedure for a BJ8
>>
>>
>>> I am having a hard time trying to get my Healey to
>>> start after a two month slumber. It cranks, there is
>>> spark, and I can smell the gas but it just doesn't
>>> want to start. My procedure is to pull the choke all
>>> the way out (regardless of ambient temperature), turn
>>> key and let the fuel pump run for about 30 seconds
>>> before cranking. Yesterday I tried to get it started
>>> and after half an hour I gave up. I tried last week
>>> and after half an hour gave up.
>>> Could the carburetor needle valves be sticking and
>>> preventing gas from flowing into the intake? I
>>> replaced the needle valve with Gross Jets a few years
>>> ago because the needele valves would stick open.
>>> Thanks
>>> Jorge
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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