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Re: [Healeys] Petronics

To: James Lea <clocks@midcoast.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Petronics
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:32:24 -0700
James,

How have you determined it's the Pertronix unit that failed?  My engine quit 
all 
of a sudden in Mesa Verde National Park, and I immediately suspected my 
Pertronix unit ... turns out is was a bum rotor.


Bob


James Lea wrote:
> We fired up the Healey for the first time this year yesterday. I drove 
> two blocks and she died. After checking everything I could think of I 
> have decided that the problem is the Petronics ignition. I have heard 
> that they can cause problems and several of my LBC friends have gone 
> back to standard points. My question is when the fail, do they normally 
> go all at once? This time the car just died and I could get nothing more 
> after that. Thanks, JL
> 
> James Lea
> PO Box 25
> Rockport Maine 04856
> 1-207-236-3632
> 
> 1951 Triumph Renown
> 1952 MG TD
> 1952 Triumph Mayflower
> 1958 Rover P4
> 1962 Austin Healey BT7
> 1980 Commuta-car Electric _______________________________________________

> 


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