The carbon wire will not last if you leave it there
. However if you I stall one temporarily to set the timing and the replace it
with the copper wire.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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> On Apr 22, 2017, at 5:55 AM, Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> 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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