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Subject: [Healeys] "Engine making a weird noise"
From: jjkbj7 at yahoo.com (John Kuzman)
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 23:23:13 +0000 (UTC)
References: <000001d2b23a$c4e3dac0$4eab9040$@homecall.co.uk>
Are you running an alternator or generator/voltage regulator? I am wondering if 
your charging system is shot and you were running on battery power only.
 

    On Monday, April 10, 2017 6:24 PM, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at 
homecall.co.uk> wrote:
 

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{}-->Hi,Advice from the experts required please:-(No just the experts. We can 
all have a go.So, I got this, below, from my nephew just now:-QUOTE:-Hi Uncle 
Simon!
?????. I went to work with the healey on Saturday. All went well in the morning 
but on the way back the engine stopped just after the gate... And it would not 
start: as if the battery was flat: not much happening when trying to start it! 
I spent 30 min checking the distributor, wires, etc. all seemed normal.
I called the assistance. They came with a battery booster which got the car 
started immediately. After 15min of driving I found myself in a traffic jam. 
The car kept on wanting to stop. I tried keeping the revs up but it did not 
work well: the engine was making a weird noise, the car had very little power 
and the revs did not want to go high: 4500 maximum. I don't see what that 
engine problem has got to do with the battery?
And I can't explain how the new battery can be flat!?
The engine stopped in front of my garage. It would not start. I pushed the car 
in it. And left. I was a bit fed up with it so did not go back. I might do in a 
few days...
Any ideas about the problem!?
PH UNQUOTEWell, the battery may be new, but I suspect it?s used quite 
frequently and doesn?t get time to get charged.Main problem is the lack of 
power and other related issues. Car is a BJ8 with a very recently fitted 
Pertronix EI and coil.I?m thinking coil or coil connections or timing. The 
car?s in a basement in Paris; I?m in Devon, UK which makes life tricky.Any 
thoughts would be much appreciated.Simon ? 
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