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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Vapor lock gas
From: "Len and/or Marge Hartnett" <thehartnetts@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 7 May 2021 16:22:46 -0700
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Bob:  Today, in Fairfield, Calif., price range across area was $3.69 to =
$4.35 for Regular gas according to Gas Buddy.

(The Other) Len
Fairfield, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031



  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: rfbegani@gmail.com=20
  To: 'WILLIAM B LAWRENCE'=20
  Cc: Austin Healey list=20
  Sent: Friday, May 07, 2021 12:47 PM
  Subject: Re: [Healeys] Vapor lock gas


  I have had trouble getting my BJ8 SU HD8 carbs to operate properly =
since taking them off during the engine rebuild. The engine would just =
not idle properly at 1000 rpm (never could get it lower and maybe the =
tack is off)  I am using color tune to get the mixture right without =
success.  My good friend George suggested Premium 92 Octane Non-ethanol =
fuel, so I bought a tank full and just tweaked the fuel mixture one turn =
rich and went for a drive.  Seemed to like something I did.  One tank =
later, the engine is idling better, and the engine response is better.  =
I thought $3.34 per US Gallon was very high compared to $2.69 here in =
south Florida.  Nevertheless, will continue to use as the engine seems =
to like it.  Yes, we have some of the lowest prices in the state of =
Florida thanks to Gulf Coast Refineries and delivery via barges.  Note =
there are no refineries in Florida.

  =20

  Ops, unleaded just jumped to $2.89 over night so I guess 92 will go up =
20 cents or more on my next fill up.  Probably, will send the carbs to =
Joe over the summer to see if he can make them run the engine better.  =
Afterall, the expense on the Healey and other toys in retirement is a =
SKI purchase,=E2=80=9D Spend the Kids Inheritance=E2=80=9D.  =20

  =20

  Bob Begani=20

  =20

  From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of WILLIAM B =
LAWRENCE
  Sent: Friday, May 7, 2021 12:47 PM
  To: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Michael Salter =
<michaelsalter@gmail.com>
  Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
  Subject: Re: [Healeys] Vapor lock gas

  =20

  During my jaunt to the west coast meet in Parksville, BC in 2012 I =
indulged in a tank of Premium non-ethanol fuel. As I recall it was =
priced by the liter and calculated to about $6.50 per gallon. The car =
loved it. The card, not so much...=20

        =20



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<DIV>Bob:&nbsp; Today, in Fairfield, Calif., price range across area was =
$3.69=20
to $4.35 for Regular gas&nbsp;according to&nbsp;Gas Buddy.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>(The Other) Len<BR>Fairfield, CA, USA<BR>1967 AH 3000 MkIII,=20
HBJ8L39031</DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Drfbegani@gmail.com=20
  href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com";>rfbegani@gmail.com</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dynotink@msn.com=20
  href=3D"mailto:ynotink@msn.com";>'WILLIAM B LAWRENCE'</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A =
title=3Dhealeys@autox.team.net=20
  href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>Austin Healey list</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 07, 2021 =
12:47 PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Healeys] Vapor =
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  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">I have had =
trouble=20
  getting my BJ8 SU HD8 carbs to operate properly since taking them off =
during=20
  the engine rebuild. The engine would just not idle properly at 1000 =
rpm (never=20
  could get it lower and maybe the tack is off)&nbsp; I am using color =
tune to=20
  get the mixture right without success.&nbsp; My good friend George =
suggested=20
  Premium 92 Octane Non-ethanol fuel, so I bought a tank full and just =
tweaked=20
  the fuel mixture one turn rich and went for a drive.&nbsp; Seemed to =
like=20
  something I did.&nbsp; One tank later, the engine is idling better, =
and the=20
  engine response is better.&nbsp; I thought $3.34 per US Gallon was =
very high=20
  compared to $2.69 here in south Florida.&nbsp; Nevertheless, will =
continue to=20
  use as the engine seems to like it.&nbsp; Yes, we have some of the =
lowest=20
  prices in the state of Florida thanks to Gulf Coast Refineries and =
delivery=20
  via barges.&nbsp; Note there are no refineries in=20
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unleaded just=20
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on my=20
  next fill up.&nbsp; Probably, will send the carbs to Joe over the =
summer to=20
  see if he can make them run the engine better.&nbsp; Afterall, the =
expense on=20
  the Healey and other toys in retirement is a SKI purchase,=E2=80=9D =
Spend the Kids=20
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  <B>On Behalf Of </B>WILLIAM B LAWRENCE<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 7, =
2021=20
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Michael=20
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal>During my jaunt to the west coast meet in =
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was=20
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loved=20
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