Joesf,
I wasn't planning to change to carbon ignition wires for driving, just
for checking the timing.
Cheers,
Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
On 04/22/2017 03:55 AM, josef-eckert at t-online.de wrote:
> Installing carbon ignition wires in your classic sports car, Austin-Healey,
> Jaguar, MG, Triumph, etc. are the worst you can do anyway. They are prone to
> fail after some period of time and cause intermittent interruptions. The
> engine bay and the area where the wires run close to the engine, exhaust,
> etc. are much too hot.
>
> Josef Eckert
> Konigswinter/Germany
>
>
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] distributor cap
> Datum: 2017-04-22T02:10:46+0200
> Von: "Bob Haskell" <rchaskell at earthlink.net>
> An: "David Nock BCS" <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net>, "Healey List" <healeys at
> autox.team.net>
>
> David,
>
> The instruction manual suggested the same. I wasn't sure how well the
> carbon wire would work with the screw style cap. Thanks.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
>
> On 04/21/2017 01:06 PM, David Nock BCS wrote:
>> Bob, Make a carbon wire to install when setting the timing on the #1
>> plug wire. The replace it with the copper core wire to drive the car.
>>
>> This on the only way I have found to check the timing here in the shop
>>
>>
>>
>> David Nock
>> British Car Specialists
>> 209-948-8767
>> www.britishcarspecialists.com
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Bob Haskell
>> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 7:12 AM
>> To: Healey List
>> Subject: [Healeys] distributor cap
>>
>> Listers,
>>
>> I bought a used Snap On timing light and the instructions state that it
>> doesn't work with solid copper core spark plug wires. It doesn't. As
>> the carbon wires don't work well with the screw terminals in the
>> distributor cap, I was wondering if there was a cap for the DM6A
>> distributor for push on plug wires.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Bob Haskell
>> AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
>> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
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