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Re: [Healeys] The single most confusing engine shutdown problem ever!

To: "'Tom Felts'" <tomfelts@windstream.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] The single most confusing engine shutdown problem ever!
From: Hank Leach via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2023 16:25:30 +0000 bmD/B1U0tsf2haOXyhkf7w/DP1JXDcgfnjkNtcbf375nY0nwKOZL/jpjhh/Je5u9BhZYvOcRAxfabg9Fc3HRqqNydVYHl2h5H5dVNQOKCZJPq/pv+KQeo5GD
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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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Let it sit for a while and she would start and run=
 for=0Aa while--then shut down again.&nbsp; I tried many fixes which I=
=0Awill list below.&nbsp; Several times after the fixes she went for=0Am=
iles and miles and I thought I had "fixed" it.&nbsp;=0ANope-----yesterda=
y----it was AAA tow time once again (3 times this=0Ayear).&nbsp;&nbsp;</=
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:&nbsp; * new coil&nbsp; * new voltage=0Aregulator&=
nbsp; * new fuel pump&nbsp; * New ignition switch&nbsp; *=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&nbsp;=
 * 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&nbsp; * checked all=0Athe sparkplug wires to make s=
ure they were on properly&nbsp;=0A*&nbsp; 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&nbsp;All this----and STILL=
 o joy.&nbsp; I'm really out of ideas at=0Athis point.&nbsp; 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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