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holding out on important info. No mention of electronic ignition in your
original post... Good on you pal. Have a great trip
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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(______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
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BT7 engine and disk brakes
1967 MGB [image: MG]
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On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 5:13 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Rather than replacing parts on a wholesale basis without learning what was
> the cause of the car's suddenly stopping my hope/goal was to find a
> component/connection in the ignition system that appeared to be defective.
>
> This morning I started at the key switch and it tested fine. I then moved
> to the ballast resistor whose task is to reduce voltage to the MSD Blaster
> 2 coil and the Unilite ignition module. I wanted to check the ballast's
> value with an ohm meter and because of where it was installed--just above
> the starter on the inner face of the passenger toe box--I could not get the
> probes to the contacts, so I removed it to check it on the bench. When I
> unscrewed the bolt that held it in place a piece of its innards fell onto
> the floor of the garage!
>
> The Mallory 700 resistor, which along with the Unilite, has been in the
> car for 10-12 trouble-free years. It is supposed to have a value of 1.5
> ohms. On examining its remains on the bench I could see that the coiled
> wire appeared loose at one end and when I checked its value I got readings
> that were all over the scale. Luckily I had a spare ballast on hand--this
> one actually made by MSD and matched to the blaster coil--so I installed it
> in place of the old unit. I'm "cautiously optimistic" that I found the
> issue but of course that will have to be borne out by experience.
>
> My wife likes to ride in the Healey and we like Richmond VA, which is
> about 125 miles from home. The route down US 301 will keep us off of
> interstates, so we're heading down there in the morning for an overnight
> trip. I'll be bringing along a multimeter along with a spare coil, rotor
> and Unilite ignition module, wire and connectors, etc. Hopefully all will
> go well. Fingers crossed....
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
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<div dir=3D"ltr">holding out on important info. No mention of electronic ig=
nition in your original post... Good on you pal. Have a great trip<br clear=
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Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">A racing car is an animal with a=
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gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 5:13 PM Michael Oritt <<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:michael.oritt@gmail.com">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></d=
iv><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bord=
er-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"color=
:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;f=
ont-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Rather than replacing part=
s on a wholesale basis without learning what was the cause of the car's=
suddenly stopping my hope/goal was to find a component/connection in the i=
gnition system that appeared to be defective.=C2=A0</span></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(=
51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-s=
ize:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br></span></div><div class=3D"=
gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,5=
1,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:=
13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">This morning I started at the key s=
witch and it tested fine. I then moved to the ballast resistor whose task i=
s to reduce voltage to the MSD Blaster 2 coil and the Unilite ignition modu=
le. I wanted to check the ballast's value with an ohm meter and because=
of where it was installed--just above the starter on the inner face of the=
passenger toe box--I could not get the probes to the contacts, so I remove=
d it to check it on the bench. When I unscrewed the bolt that held it in pl=
ace a piece of its innards fell onto the floor of the garage!</span><br sty=
le=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,s=
ans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-seri=
f;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><span style=3D"color:rg=
b(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font=
-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">The Mallory 700 resistor, whi=
ch along with the Unilite, has been in the car for 10-12 trouble-free years=
. It is supposed to have a value of 1.5 ohms. On examining its remains on t=
he bench I could see that the coiled wire appeared loose at one end and whe=
n I checked its value I got readings that were all over the scale. Luckily =
I had a spare ballast on hand--this one actually made by MSD and matched to=
the blaster coil--so I installed it in place of the old unit. I'm &quo=
t;cautiously optimistic" that I found the issue but of course that wil=
l have to be borne out by experience.=C2=A0</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51=
,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);=
font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;b=
ackground-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-f=
amily:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;backgro=
und-color:rgb(250,250,250)">My wife likes to ride in the Healey and we like=
Richmond VA, which is about 125 miles from home. The route down US 301 wil=
l keep us off of interstates, so we're heading down there in the mornin=
g for an overnight trip. I'll be bringing along a multimeter along with=
a spare coil, rotor and Unilite ignition module, wire and connectors, etc.=
Hopefully all will go well. Fingers crossed....</span><br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(=
51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-s=
ize:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br></span></div><div class=3D"=
gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,5=
1,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:=
13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div></d=
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