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Spider in fuel cap vent hole blocking free flow of air. Yes, I have=0Ase=
en it bring a Healey to its knees. Hank=0A=0A=09------------------------=
-----------------From: "Tom Felts via=0AHealeys" =0ATo: "healeys"=0ACc:=
=0ASent: Sunday September 17 2023 8:30:35AM=0ASubject: [Healeys] The si=
ngle most confusing engine shutdown problem=0Aever!=0A=0A Was our dri=
ving a while back, engine purring, and suddenly she=0Ashut down. Let it=
sit for a while and she would start and run for a=0Awhile--then shut do=
wn again. I tried many fixes which I will list=0Abelow. Several times af=
ter the fixes she went for miles and miles and=0AI thought I had "fixed"=
it. Nope-----yesterday----it was AAA tow time=0Aonce again (3 times thi=
s year). =0A The last 2 shutdown times came when she was idling waiti=
ng for a=0Alight or for a car to pass. =0A So here is what I have trie=
d: * new coil * new voltage regulator *=0Anew fuel pump * New ignition s=
witch * Blew out the fuel lines * pulled=0Afloat bowls and cleaned them=
(no debris inside) * Pulled the=0Adistributor plate out and cleaned and=
oiled it * disconnected the wire=0Aleading from the battery cutoff swit=
ch to the coil. * bypassed the=0Aentire battery cutoff switch * replaced=
the Pertronix with a new one *=0Achecked all the sparkplug wires to mak=
e sure they were on properly *=0Areplaced the distributor rotor *Replace=
d the distributor cap . *=0Achecked the small ground wire inside the dis=
tributor to make sure it=0Awas attached properly. =0A All this----and=
STILL o joy. I'm really out of ideas at this point.=0AIf anyone has any=
ideas for me to check please share them. =0A Thanks Tom
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<html><body>Spider in fuel cap vent hole blocking free flow of air. Yes,=
I have seen it bring a Healey to its knees. Hank<br><br><div clas=
s=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>-------------------------------------=
----</p>From: "Tom Felts via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "h=
ealeys"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Sunday September 17 2023 8:30:35AM<br>Subject:=
[Healeys] The single most confusing engine shutdown problem ever!<br><b=
r>=0A<div style=3D"font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12=
pt;color:#000000;">=0A<div>=0A<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:ar=
ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:=
400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spaci=
ng:0px;">=0AWas our driving a while back, engine purring, and suddenly s=
he shut=0Adown. Let it sit for a while and she would start and run=
for=0Aa while--then shut down again. I tried many fixes which I=
=0Awill list below. Several times after the fixes she went for=0Am=
iles and miles and I thought I had "fixed" it. =0ANope-----yesterda=
y----it was AAA tow time once again (3 times this=0Ayear). </=
div>=0A<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-se=
rif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:norm=
al;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;">=0A<br></div>=
=0A<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;=
font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;t=
ext-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;">=0AThe last 2 shut=
down times came when she was idling waiting for a=0Alight or for a car t=
o pass.</div>=0A<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica=
, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spa=
cing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;">=0A<b=
r></div>=0A<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, san=
s-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:=
normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;">=0ASo here=
is what I have tried: * new coil * new voltage=0Aregulator&=
nbsp; * new fuel pump * New ignition switch *=0ABlew out the=
fuel lines * pulled float bowls and cleaned them (no=0Adebris inside)&n=
bsp; * Pulled the distributor plate out and cleaned=0Aand oiled it =
* disconnected the wire leading from the battery=0Acutoff switch to the=
coil. * bypassed the entire battery cutoff=0Aswitch * replaced the Pert=
ronix with a new one * checked all=0Athe sparkplug wires to make s=
ure they were on properly =0A* replaced the distributor rotor=
*Replaced the distributor=0Acap . * checked the small ground wire insid=
e the distributor to=0Amake sure it was attached properly.</div>=0A<div=
style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-si=
ze:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-ind=
ent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;">=0A<br></div>=0A<div styl=
e=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16=
px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0=
px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;">=0A All this----and STILL=
o joy. I'm really out of ideas at=0Athis point. If anyone h=
as any ideas for me to check please=0Ashare them.</div>=0A<div style=3D"=
color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;fo=
nt-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;te=
xt-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;">=0A<br></div>=0A<div style=3D"color=
:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-st=
yle:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-tr=
ansform:none;word-spacing:0px;">=0AThanks</div>=0A<div style=3D"color:#0=
00000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style=
:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-trans=
form:none;word-spacing:0px;">=0ATom</div>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A</healeys@=
autox.team.net></body></html>
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