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Yes Stephen, as is always the case with intermittent drivability issues, it
never does when you need it to =F0=9F=98=B3.
Of course it's that old "Prince of Darkness" thing again ... for goodness
sake the roror was probably only 50 or 60 years old ... just plain
junk=F0=9F=A4=A3=F0=9F=A4=A3=F0=9F=A4=A3
On Wed., Oct. 5, 2022, 1:25 p.m. Stephen Hutchings, <s.hutchings@rogers.com=
>
wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> I jdrove my Healey across the country (Canada) back in 1979. I had an
> intermittent mis-fire all through Ontario., then it cleared up. When the
> car quit completely in Alberta, it turned out to be the rotor, but like
> your experience, it took a while to diagnose. This would have been an
> original Lucas rotor=E2=80=A6.so I guess they sometimes fail intermittent=
ly, like a
> coil, making the process of elimination quite difficult.
>
> Stephen BJ8
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 4, 2022, at 3:00 PM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> For all of those who, I'm sure, have been having endless sleepless nights
> trying to decide what could be causing my mysterious misfire problem I ha=
ve
> the solution.
> It was the distributor rotor!!
> After making various other tests, I found time today to install a "mule"
> set of cap, leads and rotor and the problem was immediately resolved ...
> even to the extent that the idle speed, which I had found necessary to
> increase, needed to be readjusted back to its original settings.
> I then reinstalled the original 65 year cap, leaving the replacement roto=
r
> and all was well.
> My past experience with rotor failures, mostly from the poorly made cheap=
o
> repos, was immediate and total ignition failure. The failure of his rotor=
,
> a very old Lucas original, manifested itself very differently with the
> problem starting out as a very intermittent misfire which, over a period =
of
> several hours, became increasingly worse.
> Why the misfire vanished completely at least three times after refueling
> remains a complete mystery to me.
> Thank you to everyone who made numerous very helpful suggestions.
> All part of the "rich tapestry of life" I presume.
>
> M
>
> On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 7:02 PM warthodson--- via Healeys <
> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Has your gas tank ever been coated internally with a chemical liner?
>> Gary Hodson
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<div dir=3D"auto">Yes Stephen, as is always the case with intermittent driv=
ability issues, it never does when you need it to =F0=9F=98=B3.<div dir=3D"=
auto">Of course it's that old "Prince of Darkness" thing agai=
n ... for goodness sake the roror was probably only 50 or 60 years old=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0... just plain junk=F0=9F=A4=A3=F0=9F=A4=A3=F0=9F=A4=A3</div></di=
v><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On W=
ed., Oct. 5, 2022, 1:25 p.m. Stephen Hutchings, <<a href=3D"mailto:s.hut=
chings@rogers.com">s.hutchings@rogers.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc so=
lid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Hi Michael,</div>I jdrove my H=
ealey across the country (Canada) back in 1979. I had an intermittent mis-f=
ire all through Ontario., then it cleared up. When the car quit completely =
in Alberta, it turned out to be the rotor, but like your experience, it too=
k a while to diagnose. This would have been an original Lucas rotor=E2=80=
=A6.so I guess they sometimes fail intermittently, like a coil, making the =
process of elimination quite difficult.<div><br></div><div>Stephen BJ8<br><=
br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote=
type=3D"cite">On Oct 4, 2022, at 3:00 PM, Michael Salter <<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">michaels=
alter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">For all of th=
ose who, I'm sure, have been having endless sleepless nights trying to =
decide what could be causing my mysterious misfire problem I have the solut=
ion.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-seri=
f;font-size:small">It was the distributor rotor!!</div><div class=3D"gmail_=
default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">After makin=
g various other tests, I found time today to install a "mule" set=
of cap, leads and rotor and the problem was immediately resolved ... even =
to the extent that the idle speed, which I had found necessary to increase,=
needed to be readjusted back to its original settings. <br></div><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">=
I then reinstalled the original 65 year cap, leaving the replacement rotor =
and all was well.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-famil=
y:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">My past experience with rotor failures,=
mostly from the poorly made cheapo repos, was immediate and total ignition=
failure. The failure of his rotor, a very old Lucas original, manifested i=
tself very differently with the problem starting out as a very intermittent=
misfire which, over a period of several hours, became increasingly worse. =
<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-seri=
f;font-size:small">Why the misfire vanished completely at least three times=
after refueling remains a complete mystery to me.</div><div class=3D"gmail=
_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thank you =
to everyone who made numerous very helpful suggestions. <br></div><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">=
All part of the "rich tapestry of life" I presume.</div><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">=
<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-seri=
f;font-size:small">M<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 7:02 PM warthodson--- =
via Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank"=
rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px=
solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div style=3D"color:black;font:12pt Comic Sans MS,sans-serif">Has your gas =
tank ever been coated internally with a chemical liner?
<div>Gary Hodson<br clear=3D"none">
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