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Tom, what do the basic troubleshooting tasks tell you? E.G., when it stops
is there fuel in the carbs? When it quits is there signal to the spark
plugs? Are the carbs getting air?
________________
Best Regards,
Al Fuller
On Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 8:22 AM Tom Felts via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
wrote:
> Was our driving a while back, engine purring, and suddenly she shut down.
> Let it sit for a while and she would start and run for a while--then shut
> down again. I tried many fixes which I will list below. Several times
> after the fixes she went for miles and miles and I thought I had "fixed"
> it. Nope-----yesterday----it was AAA tow time once again (3 times this
> year).
>
> The last 2 shutdown times came when she was idling waiting for a light or
> for a car to pass.
>
> So here is what I have tried: * new coil * new voltage regulator * new
> fuel pump * New ignition switch * Blew out the fuel lines * pulled float
> bowls and cleaned them (no debris inside) * Pulled the distributor plate
> out and cleaned and oiled it * disconnected the wire leading from the
> battery cutoff switch to the coil. * bypassed the entire battery cutoff
> switch * replaced the Pertronix with a new one * checked all the sparkplug
> wires to make sure they were on properly * replaced the distributor rotor
> *Replaced the distributor cap . * checked the small ground wire inside the
> distributor to make sure it was attached properly.
>
> All this----and STILL o joy. I'm really out of ideas at this point. If
> anyone has any ideas for me to check please share them.
>
> Thanks
> Tom
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<div dir=3D"auto">Tom, what do the basic troubleshooting tasks tell you? E.=
G., when it stops is there fuel in the carbs? When it quits is there signal=
to the spark plugs? Are the carbs getting air?<br><br><div data-smartmail=
=3D"gmail_signature">________________<br>Best Regards,<br>Al Fuller</div></=
div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 8:22 AM Tom Felts via Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:hea=
leys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc =
solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans=
-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div> <div style=3D"color:#000000;font=
-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-va=
riant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spac=
ing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space=
:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-colo=
r:initial">Was our driving a while back, engine purring, and suddenly she s=
hut down.=C2=A0 Let it sit for a while and she would start and run for a wh=
ile--then shut down again.=C2=A0 I tried many fixes which I will list below=
.=C2=A0 Several times after the fixes she went for miles and miles and I th=
ought I had "fixed" it.=C2=A0 Nope-----yesterday----it was AAA to=
w time once again (3 times this year).=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"color=
:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:n=
ormal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:40=
0;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:non=
e;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-de=
coration-color:initial"><br></div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:a=
rial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-lig=
atures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:norma=
l;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;w=
ord-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial=
">The last 2 shutdown times came when she was idling waiting for a light or=
for a car to pass.</div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helv=
etica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:no=
rmal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-al=
ign:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spaci=
ng:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></d=
iv><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-=
size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps=
:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:=
0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration=
-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">So here is what I have tried:=
=C2=A0 * new coil=C2=A0 * new voltage regulator=C2=A0 * new fuel pump=C2=A0=
* New ignition switch=C2=A0 * Blew out the fuel lines * pulled float bowls=
and cleaned them (no debris inside)=C2=A0 * Pulled the distributor plate o=
ut and cleaned and oiled it=C2=A0 * disconnected the wire leading from the =
battery cutoff switch to the coil. * bypassed the entire battery cutoff swi=
tch * replaced the Pertronix with a new one=C2=A0 * checked all the sparkpl=
ug wires to make sure they were on properly=C2=A0 *=C2=A0 replaced the dist=
ributor rotor *Replaced the distributor cap . * checked the small ground wi=
re inside the distributor to make sure it was attached properly.</div><div =
style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16p=
x;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;=
font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text=
-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:i=
nitial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style=3D"color:#000000=
;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;fo=
nt-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter=
-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-=
space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration=
-color:initial">=C2=A0All this----and STILL o joy.=C2=A0 I'm really out=
of ideas at this point.=C2=A0 If anyone has any ideas for me to check plea=
se share them.</div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica=
,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;=
font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:s=
tart;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0p=
x;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><d=
iv style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:=
16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:norm=
al;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;t=
ext-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-styl=
e:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Thanks</div><div style=3D"color:#0=
00000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:norm=
al;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;l=
etter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;w=
hite-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decor=
ation-color:initial">Tom</div> </div></div></div>__________________________=
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