all i know is that the car is positive gnd now and will stay that way for a
while. most people convert to neg gnd so they can add gps, radio, phone
charger, etc. he apparently does not plan to do that. if it had been
converted to neg gnd, there were no stickers stating that and the battery was
hooked up pos gnd.
> -------Original Message-------
> From: alfuller194@gmail.com <alfuller194@gmail.com>
> To: healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] electrical problem
> Sent: Jul 27 '23 21:53
>
> Jim - is it safe to assume the fuel pump that quit was also a
> negative ground unit, on the positive ground car?
>
> If so, then the troubleshooting is at the end. If not, there may still be
> an issue somewhere....
>
> ----------------
> All the best,
>
> Al Fuller
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alfuller194@gmail.com <alfuller194@gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2023 3:21 PM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: FW: [Healeys] electrical problem
>
> car is positive ground. the distributor had a module for neg gnd in it.
> petronix technician could not believe it worked as long as it did. my old
> fuel pump works fine on his car and it is a pos gnd. not sure exactly what
> did happen, but i know that on joel goldberg's BT7 we put a new battery in
> and found out later the posts were in wrong. they gave us a new one but no
> damage was done as nothing was solid state. i am staying away from solid
> state units, they scare me. putting this one back to a points system so
> that i can fix it when it breaks.
>
> > -------Original Message-------
> > From: alfuller194@gmail.com <alfuller194@gmail.com> > To:
> healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net> > Subject: [Healeys]
> electrical problem > Sent: Jul 27 '23 11:51 > > All: Following is
> Jim's response to one of our emails - I think I failed to make it to the
> list, but might informative in helping troubleshoot the issue.
> >
> > Jim: we all have several questions, including is the car negative or
> positive ground, does anything else on the car not work, is it possible the
> key was left on the 'on' position for an extended time?
> > ----------------
> > All the best,
> >
> > Al Fuller
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: healeymanjim <healeymanjim@hansencc.net> > Sent:
> Wednesday, July 26, 2023 2:20 PM > To: alfuller194@gmail.com >
> Subject: RE: [Healeys] electrical problem > > al, this is the third
> solid state fuel pump that has quit on me. put > the electrics from
> my spare on his pump body and it works fine. do not know problem with dizzy.
> did not do anything to it. battery was installed exactly like the old one.
> >
> > > -------Original Message-------
> > > From: alfuller194@gmail.com <alfuller194@gmail.com> > To:
> > 'healeymanjim' <healeymanjim@hansencc.net>, >
> healeys@autox.team.net > <healeys@autox.team.net> > Subject: RE:
> [Healeys] electrical problem > > Sent: Jul 26 '23 11:44 > > Hi Jim:
> > >
> > > It's hard to think of how a good battery properly installed
> would > > cause this. On the other hand, it seems more likely that
> what ever > > took out the old battery has also now taken out other devices
> in the circuits.
> > >
> > > Did the car start and drive OK after the battery replacement?
> Is > > there anything else electrical on the car that doesn't work?
> Maybe > > time for a tune-N-tech session to dive into it...
> > >
> > > ----------------
> > > All the best,
> > >
> > > Al Fuller
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of >
> > healeymanjim > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 8:40 AM > To:
> > healeys@autox.team.net > Subject: [Healeys] electrical problem >
> > > changing a headgasket on a club members BN4 and realized battery was
> > gone.
> > > replaced battery and now after a few weeks go to start it and
> > > discover both solid state fuel pump and electronic ignition are
> > > kaputt. could the new battery have done something to cause
> this. i > > confess my ignorance in this area of expertise.
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