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When I installed the hd8s on my bt7 engine my very petite daughter in law
as nd my son were living with us. Her tiny hands got a few nuts started for
me.
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
59 BN4
67MGB
65 AH Sprite
phone makes it's own choices. Forgive typos
On Tue, Jun 2, 2020, 8:25 PM Stephen Hutchings <s.hutchings@rogers.com>
wrote:
> I=E2=80=99ve never forgotten how obscenely difficult it is to remove thos=
e 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 numbe=
r 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:
>
> 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.
>
> Jean
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986> for
> Windows 10
>
> *From: *Brian Drab <bgdrab@redzone.ca>
> *Sent: *June 2, 2020 6:19 PM
> *To: *healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject: *[Healeys] Running Problem
>
> 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 wint=
ers 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.
> 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 nu=
t
> 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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<div dir=3D"auto">When I installed the hd8s on my bt7 engine my very petite=
daughter in law as nd my son were living with us. Her tiny hands got a few=
nuts started for me.<br><br><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">Ira Er=
bs<br>Portland,OR<br>59 BN4<br>67MGB<br>65 AH Sprite<br>phone makes it'=
s own choices. Forgive typos</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div=
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 2, 2020, 8:25 PM Stephen Hutc=
hings <<a href=3D"mailto:s.hutchings@rogers.com";>s.hutchings@rogers.com<=
/a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-w=
rap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">I=E2=80=99ve never forgotten h=
ow obscenely difficult it is to remove those HD8=E2=80=99s=E2=80=A6I find m=
yself in some pretty weird positions trying to get at those nuts.<div>I=E2=
=80=99ve had my car for 45 years, so they=E2=80=99ve been off a number of t=
imes, and I still don=E2=80=99t have any secret tricks to share on that one=
!</div><div><br></div><div>Stephen, BJ8<br><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cit=
e"><div>On Jun 2, 2020, at 10:24 PM, Jean Caron <<a href=3D"mailto:vinta=
ge_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">v=
intage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div s=
tyle=3D"font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant=
-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text=
-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-de=
coration:none"><div style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-fa=
mily:Calibri,sans-serif">Brian, Yes the rear carb is especially difficult t=
o remove. Two years ago I helped a friend with his Jaguar E-Type V12, it to=
ok 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">=
<u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></div><div style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:1=
1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jean</div><div style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u=
></div><div style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cal=
ibri,sans-serif">Sent from<span>=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"https://go.microsof=
t.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986" style=3D"color:blue;text-decoration:underlin=
e" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">Mail</a><span>=C2=A0</span>for Wind=
ows 10</div><div style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-famil=
y:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></div><div style=3D"border-style:=
solid none none;border-top-width:1pt;border-top-color:rgb(225,225,225);padd=
ing:3pt 0cm 0cm"><div style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-=
family:Calibri,sans-serif;border:none;padding:0cm"><b>From:<span>=C2=A0</sp=
an></b><a href=3D"mailto:bgdrab@redzone.ca"; style=3D"color:blue;text-decora=
tion:underline" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">Brian Drab</a><br><b>S=
ent:<span>=C2=A0</span></b>June 2, 2020 6:19 PM<br><b>To:<span>=C2=A0</span=
></b><a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; style=3D"color:blue;text-dec=
oration:underline" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.=
net</a><br><b>Subject:<span>=C2=A0</span></b>[Healeys] Running Problem</div=
></div><div style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cal=
ibri,sans-serif"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></div><div style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0=
001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span>Success! I would=
like to thank everyone on the list for the enthusiastic support I received=
in trying to get my BJ8 running properly.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div s=
tyle=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-ser=
if"><span>In the end I took both carbs off and took the right apart and cle=
aned them. Nothing seemed untoward or problematic Except while I was checki=
ng the screw hold one of the fuel metering needles into the piston I notice=
d that it seemed a little too loose. When I tugged on the need it easily sl=
ipped 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 t=
he piston and dislodged the needle which would have fallen down into the je=
t and blocked fuel from flowing. In any event when I positioned the needle =
correctly and tightened the screw then carefully made all of the adjustment=
s =C2=A0and reinstalled everything, =C2=A0the car is now running better tha=
n it has ever run!<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0=
.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span>I can only thi=
nk 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 ever=
ything was related.<span>=C2=A0</span><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style=
=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">=
<span>Again thank you all for the ideas, believe me I looked each and every=
reply. This list is an unbelievable asset.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div =
style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif"><span>One minor thing, I had forgotten how obscenely difficult it is t=
o get those carbs off and on. It took me over an hour to get the lower righ=
t nut on the stud for the front carb. If I had tiny hands it would have bee=
n a lot easier but we have to do with what we have.<u></u><u></u></span></d=
iv><div style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri=
,sans-serif"><span>Brian Drab<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style=3D"margi=
n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span>Van=
couver BC<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;f=
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