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I've had problem Tom.
Traced it to ignition by installing a spark tester (photo) semi
permanently. When the engine stopped, left the ignition on lifted the
bonnet and cranked with the solenoid button.. no spark.
After pouring cold water over the coil it immediately restarted.
However... pretty sure you have changed the coil. =E2=98=B9=EF=B8=8F
M
On Wed., Sep. 20, 2023, 10:59 a.m. Tom Felts via Healeys, <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Since having the car towed home I have checked all connections in the
> ignition system, pulled the distributor base plate out and cleaned it--th=
e
> the two pieces were very tight. I have let her run in the garage for lon=
g
> periods of time and she has not shut down again so I haven't been able to
> check spark.
>
> When it did shut down, it wouldn't take long before she would start again
> then shut down. Then start, then shut down.
>
> I know my trial and error method wasn't the best approach, but without
> being able to check spark it seemed appropriate to change out components.
>
> Tell me if my analysis is correct on this. I thought it might be a fuel
> supply issue. So---I pulled the float bowl covers and all was ok
> there--also pulled and cleaned the carbs. If the float bowl jets were
> stuck in a closed position it would get no gas and eventually shut
> down---but---both would have to stick so each carb wouldn't get gas. thi=
s
> seems like an unlikely condition.
>
> If they were stock in the open position it would be dumping gas out of th=
e
> overflow tubes---so, again, unlikely since it would still run. I have
> already changed fuel filter and blew out the line. The pump pumps normal=
ly
> and each time I pulled the float bowl caps, they have been full of gas.
> So--I have basically ruled out fuel starvation as a cause.
>
> in the garage she sits and purrs forever with no shutdown------so, as I
> mentioned, I can't ch spark
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<div dir=3D"auto">I've had problem Tom.<div dir=3D"auto">Traced it to i=
gnition by installing a spark tester (photo) semi permanently. When the eng=
ine stopped, left the ignition on lifted the bonnet and cranked with the so=
lenoid button.. no spark.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">After pouring cold w=
ater over the coil it immediately restarted.</div><div dir=3D"auto">However=
... pretty sure you have changed the coil. =E2=98=B9=EF=B8=8F</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></=
div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
Wed., Sep. 20, 2023, 10:59 a.m. Tom Felts via Healeys, <<a href=3D"mail=
to:healeys@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys@aut=
ox.team.net</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><di=
v style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000=
000"><div> <div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-ser=
if;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-vari=
ant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text=
-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-de=
coration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Since having the car =
towed home I have checked all connections in the ignition system, pulled th=
e distributor base plate out and cleaned it--the the two pieces were very t=
ight.=C2=A0 I have let her run in the garage for long periods of time and s=
he has not shut down again so I haven't been able to check spark.=C2=A0=
</div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-c=
aps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-inde=
nt:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decorat=
ion-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style=3D"co=
lor:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-styl=
e: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">When it did shut down, it wouldn't take long=
before she would start again then shut down.=C2=A0 Then start, then shut d=
own.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helveti=
ca,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:norma=
l;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"><br></div>=
<div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:no=
rmal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px=
;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-st=
yle:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">I know my trial and error method=
wasn't the best approach, but without being able to check spark it see=
med appropriate to change out components.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"co=
lor:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-styl=
e: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"><br></div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-famil=
y:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-=
ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:no=
rmal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:norma=
l;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:init=
ial">Tell me if my analysis is correct on this.=C2=A0 I thought it might be=
a fuel supply issue.=C2=A0 So---I pulled the float bowl covers and all was=
ok there--also pulled and cleaned the carbs.=C2=A0 If the float bowl jets =
were stuck in a closed position it would get no gas and eventually shut dow=
n---but---both would have to stick so each carb wouldn't get gas.=C2=A0=
this seems like an unlikely condition.</div><div style=3D"color:#000000;fo=
nt-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-=
variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-sp=
acing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-spa=
ce:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-co=
lor:initial"><br></div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvet=
ica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:norm=
al;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-alig=
n:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing=
:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">If they w=
ere stock in the open position it would be dumping gas out of the overflow =
tubes---so, again, unlikely since it would still run.=C2=A0 I have already =
changed fuel filter and blew out the line.=C2=A0 The pump pumps normally an=
d each time I pulled the float bowl caps, they have been full of gas.=C2=A0=
So--I have basically ruled out fuel starvation as a cause.=C2=A0=C2=A0</di=
v><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-s=
ize:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:=
normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0=
px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-=
style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"colo=
r:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:=
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ne;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-d=
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