(Is the Eyerman fellow sarcastic?)
anyway
Maybe so, maybe so................. Bosch or Delco stuff may be better, but
when my Lucas system does the job OK, I turn my energy into other problem
areas. Like.......................eh........can't remember anything for the
moment, but there are probably a problem somewhere.
Kristian J
----- Original Message -----
From: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
To: kkj <kkj@privat.utfors.se>; <alpines@autox.team.net>; Jan Eyerman
<jan.eyerman@usa.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 7:31 PM
Subject: Good Old Lucas
> Very interesting, I keep hearing from Europe and England about the wonderful
> Lucas electrical systems and your "live forever" coils. For some odd reason
> Jaguar thought that it was worth their money to place big ads in US car
> magazines about 10 years ago saying "now with Bosch electrical systems".
> Strange that they would waste their advertizing dollars telling us Americans
> that they had dropped the absolutely wonderful, reliable and well made Lucas
> electrical equipment and went over to Bosch.
>
> Admittedly few Lucas coils manage to fail as spectacularly as my two did, most
> just produce less and less spark until in combination with the wonderfully
> effecient Lucas starters, the car won't start on cold days.
>
> I stand by the results of the Delco engineers- "either the people at Lucas
> don't know how to write specs or their suppliers are really ripping them off".
>
>
> Alot of variables enter into it-where it is mounted (heat), vibration
> (Hillmans are particularly bad here) and what materials were used in teh coil
> at teh time of manufacture.
>
> The late sixties and early seventies were definitely bad as was the early to
> middle fifties.
>
> Jan Eyerman
> 1962 Minx Series IIIC Convertible (with VW 12 volt coil)
> 1973 Plymouth Cricket (with '69 Dodge coil & resistor)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> kkj <kkj@privat.utfors.se> wrote:
>
> If that is true, what has happened to my Lucas coils that are still working
> after 40 years???
>
> Kristian J
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
> To: Jarrid Gross <jgross@econolite.com>; Thomas Wiencek <wiencek@anl.gov>;
> <MRSMWB1@aol.com>; Alpine, Message <alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 2:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [RE: engine problem?]
>
>
> > Lose connectors on a Lucas coil are probably the least of its problems.
> Many
> > years ago I worked for GM and had a Lucas coil analyzed by the engineers at
> > Delco-Remy (as it was called way back then). They were astounded by the
> > extremely poor quality of the materials used. From their analysis it was
> > obvious that a Lucas coil had a life expectancy of about 3 years or 36-40K
> > miles. Note that this was the standard Lucas coil, it seems the Lucas High
> > Performance coil is quite a bit better.
> >
> > Today I replace the Lucas coils with coils for a 12 volt VW beetle
> (1967-68).
> >
> >
> > Jan Eyerman
> > 1962 Hillman Minx Series IIIC Convetible
> > 1973 Plymouth Cricket
> >
> >
> > "Jarrid Gross" <jgross@econolite.com> wrote:
> >
> > Tom and Michael,
> >
> > One problem I had early on with my car was the prince of darkness coil
> > had rivit on spade temrinals, that had shaken loose to form rather
> > intermittant contacts.
> > The car would stall for seemingly no reason, then restart later as if
> > nothing was wrong at all.
> >
> > The spade terminals were lose and moving them would let me restart it.
> >
> > the solution was to replace the coil.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Jarrid Gross
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-alpines@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-alpines@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Thomas Wiencek
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:55 PM
> > To: MRSMWB1@aol.com; Alpine, Message
> > Subject: RE: engine problem?
> >
> >
> > Can anyone help Micheal with this problem? Please reply directly to him
> > at -
> >
> >
> >
> > MRSMWB1@aol.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MRSMWB1@aol.com [mailto:MRSMWB1@aol.com]
> > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 7:33 PM
> > To: tom@sunbeamalpine.org
> > Subject: engine problem?
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear Tom,
> > This is micheal Brown from Moline Ill and Ive bought parts from you
> > before. I have some questions for you because I need help. I have a 1964
> > alpine ane the engine runs great for about five minutes and it will quit
> > running. Ive replaced all the electrical components and it still quits
> > running light I turn off the switch. There will be no electric to the
> > plugs. Could you help me with some kind of answer? Is there a ballist
> > resister on my car and where could it be? cant find one. It seems like
> > that could be my problem. Thanks Please let me know.
> > Help!!!!!
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