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any old school shade tree mechanic knows that trick :)
good to be reminded
Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> re: "Gapped it by sight!"
>
> Trivia: The folding cover of a matchbook--the old-fashioned paper
> variety--is approximately 0.015" thick; the nominal points gap setting, and
> pulling the cover through closed points will (somewhat) clean them.
>
> Bob
>
> On 6/9/2015 7:27 AM, Alan Seigrist wrote:
>
>> John -
>>
>> You must have had an old unit. I had the same thing happen to me 10
>> years ago and Pertrinix replaced it gratis. Turns out the old magnet
>> sleeves were just a bit too big and could delaminate after rubbing on the
>> contact plate. They fixed it with the new ones and it's no longer a
>> problem.
>>
>> Of course, I carried spare points in my car, swapped them out, had my BJ8
>> running again in 15 minutes. Gapped it by sight! Was good enough to to
>> get home,
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Alan
>>
>>
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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Bob Spidell=
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target=3D"_b=
lank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex">re: "Gapped it by sight!"<br>
<br>
Trivia: The folding cover of a matchbook--the old-fashioned paper variety--=
is approximately 0.015" thick; the nominal points gap setting, and pul=
ling the cover through closed points will (somewhat) clean them.<br>
<br>
Bob<span class=3D""><br>
<br>
On 6/9/2015 7:27 AM, Alan Seigrist wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
John -<br>
<br>
You must have had an old unit.=C2=A0 I had the same thing happen to me 10 y=
ears ago and Pertrinix replaced it gratis.=C2=A0 Turns out the old magnet s=
leeves were just a bit too big and could delaminate after rubbing on the co=
ntact plate.=C2=A0 They fixed it with the new ones and it's no longer a=
problem.<br>
<br>
Of course, I carried spare points in my car, swapped them out, had my BJ8 r=
unning again in 15 minutes.=C2=A0 Gapped it by sight!=C2=A0 Was good enough=
to to get home,<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Alan<br>
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