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You can get great copper-core ignition wiring kits from Tractor Supply =
Co.=20
A $20 bill will give you all the high quality wiring bits you'll need.
=3D=3D Alex in Maine
"The Blue Mainie," 1960 Austin Healey 3000 BT7
"Conkling," 1946 M.G. TC #1321
Former owner 1957 A-H 100-6, 1967 A-H BJ8,=20
1965 MG Midget =E2=80=B9(=E2=80=A2=C2=BF=E2=80=A2)=E2=80=BA
http://ai2q.org/
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Alan Seigrist=20
To: R. Price Lindsay=20
Cc: Healey List=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Missing under Load
As a final note on this, I have had the little floating graphite rotor =
contact in the cap fail on me as well, no way to tell really except swap =
out the cap.
On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 9:33 AM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> =
wrote:
If you are running suppressed modern wires into your standard Lucas =
cap, you can have huge problems, as the graphite type materials they use =
in these don't like connecting to the screw connector in the Lucas cap . =
You need to use metal core wires, such as bumble bee wire.
Also did you check distributor shaft wobble? If your dizzy bushes =
are worn, and you have excessive wobble, you could also be having =
similar problems.
Lastly, check internal wires/insulating washers in the dizzy make =
sure it is all kosher.
On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 9:24 AM, R. Price Lindsay <050.rpl@gmail.com> =
wrote:
Took the BJ8 out today. Changed the plug wire to #6 (there was a =
visible spark last night). The car struggled big time Had to change =
rotors every 3 miles in order to get the car home. Driving along and =
all of a sudden backfire, black smoke, nothing. Changed the rotor (it =
was noticeably hot) and got another 2 or 3 miles out of it. Looked =
tonight in the dark and the visible spark from number 6 plug was not =
there. Talked to Jeff with Advanced Distributors and he suggested it =
was plug wires. Strongly suggested I install points instead of the =
Petronics. At his suggestion, I checked the ohm reading on the plug =
wires and they checked out OK. Still wondering if it could be bad gas, =
I did add a product called =E2=80=9CHeat.=E2=80=9D Supposed to absorb =
any water that may be in the gas tank. Not much help, so far.
I=E2=80=99m waiting for the plug wires and distributor cap from =
Moss Motors to show up to install them. Hope that helps but not really =
convinced it=E2=80=99s the solution.
Do you guys have any words of wisdom for me?
Price Lindsay
67 BJ8
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial>You can get great copper-core ignition =
wiring kits=20
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial>A $20 bill will give you all the high =
quality=20
wiring bits you'll need.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial>=3D=3D Alex in =
Maine<BR> =20
</FONT><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><EM>"The Blue Mainie," 1960 Austin =
Healey 3000=20
BT7<BR> "Conkling," 1946 M.G. TC=20
#1321<BR> Former owner 1957 A-H 100-6, 1967 A-H =
BJ8,=20
<BR> 1965 MG Midget =20
=E2=80=B9(=E2=80=A2=C2=BF=E2=80=A2)=E2=80=BA<BR> =
</EM></FONT><A href=3D"http://ai2q.org/";><FONT=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dhealey.nut@gmail.com =
href=3D"mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com";>Alan=20
Seigrist</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3D050.rpl@gmail.com=20
href=3D"mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com";>R. Price Lindsay</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A =
title=3Dhealeys@autox.team.net=20
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>Healey List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 03, 2015 =
10:24=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Healeys] Missing =
under=20
Load</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>As a final note on this, I have had the little floating =
graphite=20
rotor contact in the cap fail on me as well, no way to tell really =
except swap=20
out the cap.</DIV>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_extra><BR>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 9:33 AM, Alan Seigrist =
<SPAN=20
dir=3Dltr><<A href=3D"mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com"=20
target=3D_blank>healey.nut@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; =
PADDING-LEFT: 1ex"=20
class=3Dgmail_quote>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>If you are running suppressed modern wires into your =
standard=20
Lucas cap, you can have huge problems, as the graphite type =
materials they=20
use in these don't like connecting to the screw connector in the =
Lucas cap=20
. You need to use metal core wires, such as bumble bee wire.
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Also did you check distributor shaft wobble? If your =
dizzy bushes=20
are worn, and you have excessive wobble, you could also be having =
similar=20
problems.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Lastly, check internal wires/insulating washers in the dizzy =
make sure=20
it is all kosher.</DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=3DHOEnZb>
<DIV class=3Dh5>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_extra><BR>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 9:24 AM, R. Price =
Lindsay=20
<SPAN dir=3Dltr><<A href=3D"mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com"=20
target=3D_blank>050.rpl@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; =
PADDING-LEFT: 1ex"=20
class=3Dgmail_quote>Took the BJ8 out today. Changed the plug =
wire to=20
#6 (there was a visible spark last night). The car struggled =
big=20
time Had to change rotors every 3 miles in order to get the =
car=20
home. Driving along and all of a sudden backfire, black =
smoke,=20
nothing. Changed the rotor (it was noticeably hot) and got =
another 2=20
or 3 miles out of it. Looked tonight in the dark and the =
visible=20
spark from number 6 plug was not there. Talked to Jeff with =
Advanced=20
Distributors and he suggested it was plug wires. Strongly =
suggested=20
I install points instead of the Petronics. At his =
suggestion, I=20
checked the ohm reading on the plug wires and they checked out =
OK. =20
Still wondering if it could be bad gas, I did add a product called =
=E2=80=9CHeat.=E2=80=9D Supposed to absorb any water that =
may be in the gas=20
tank. Not much help, so far.<BR><BR>I=E2=80=99m waiting for =
the plug wires=20
and distributor cap from Moss Motors to show up to install =
them. =20
Hope that helps but not really convinced it=E2=80=99s the =
solution.<BR><BR>Do you=20
guys have any words of wisdom for me?<BR><BR>Price Lindsay<BR>67=20
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