Hear Hear on the Pertronix!! Wouldn't leave home without it!
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Blue One Hundred <international_investor@yahoo.com>
> To: Big Sixer <healey@ledwith.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 4/13/04 2:56:28 AM
> Subject: Re: Oooom, cough cough cough, baahhhh - more carb problems
>
> Ryan -
>
> Sporadic firing of the timing light can be indicative
> of alot of things, including:
>
> 1) A bad Condensor
> 2) Dirty Contacts
> 3) Bad distributor "terminal" or leads (this is the
> little white plastic thingamabob on the front of the
> distributor - the wires have to be in good condition
> and the plastic can't be cracked)
> 4) An old coil that isn't recharging quickly enough or
> weak connections between your ignition switch, fuse
> box, distributor and coil.
>
> FYI a pertronix ignition module will put timing spot
> on like a Steinway metronome. Please don't flame me
> points/contacts purists!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>
> --- Big Sixer <healey@ledwith.com> wrote:
> > I've set the dwell. I've set the timing (another
> > email to follow), I've set
> > the valves. I've rebuilt the carbs again, and leaned
> > them out so the exhaust
> > doesn't make my eyes burn. But I've still got a
> > hesitation / roughness as I
> > accelerate, especially around 2000 rpm.
> > The mixture seems to be right since the idle doesn't
> > run up when I lift the
> > piston. The carbs are balanced.
> >
> > The only other thing I've noticed is that the timing
> > light doesn't run 100%
> > when I pull the trigger. It seems that the #1 spark
> > plug isn't firing all the
> > time.
> >
> > Could this be electrical? The coil is new, the
> > points well gapped. Could it be
> > the condensor? What would the symptoms be for a bad
> > condensor?
> >
> > I'm sort of stuck here. HELP??!!!!
> >
> > Ryan
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