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Re: [Healeys] Am I on track, or crazy:) part 2

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Am I on track, or crazy:) part 2
From: Tom Felts via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 09:41:29 -0400 (EDT)
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After sending the first message---I thought of a way to check--all I had to do 
was see if there was spark at the plugs to see if the coil was working after 
she shut down-------too late now. so back to my first question. 


From: "Tom Felts" <tomfelts@windstream.net> 
To: "healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net> 
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023 9:37:33 AM 
Subject: Am I on track, or crazy:) 

OK---2 months ago, my BJ8 decided to shut off while I was driving----couldn't 
figure out why while sitting beside the road so had her towed home. Long story 
short--in the process of troubleshooting I have replaced may things--the coil, 
VR, fuel pump, ignition switch. cleaned the carbs--blew out the fuel lines, 
changed fuel filter (i have removed the internal filter and added an external 
one) . I THOUGHT that after the ignition switch was changed that I had found 
the problem--she ran beautifully for over a month. 

BUT----------2 days ago while driving------she shut down----sputtered for a 
short time them off----wouldn't start. AAA Tow home again. 

So I had another thought-------and this focuses on the theory that it is 
electrical. My thought was that maybe the cut-off switch had an internal 
problem such that it would open the wire leading from it to the coil. If it 
did, it would shut it down. The system would still be grounded through the many 
cut off switch. So, I disconnected the wire leading to the coil ( it doesn't 
need that anyway)-----and she has been purring ever since. Am I dreaming---or 
is this a possible cause? Is my thinking correct? I'm running low on AAA towing 
passes so don't want to go out on the road to test it yet. 


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<html><body><div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-s=
ize: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>After sending the first message---I thought=
 of a way to check--all I had to do was see if there was spark at the plugs=
 to see if the coil was working after she shut down-------too late now.&nbs=
p; so back to my first question.</div><div><br></div><hr id=3D"zwchr" data-=
marker=3D"__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker=3D"__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Tom F=
elts" &lt;tomfelts@windstream.net&gt;<br><b>To: </b>"healeys" &lt;healeys@a=
utox.team.net&gt;<br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, August 31, 2023 9:37:33 AM<br><=
b>Subject: </b>Am I on track, or crazy:)<br></div><div><br></div><div data-=
marker=3D"__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style=3D"font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' =
, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div>OK---2 months ago, my BJ8 d=
ecided to shut off while I was driving----couldn't figure out why while sit=
ting beside the road so had her towed home.&nbsp; Long story short--in the =
process of troubleshooting I have replaced may things--the coil, VR, fuel p=
ump, ignition switch. cleaned the carbs--blew out the fuel lines, changed f=
uel filter (i have removed the internal filter and added an external one) .=
&nbsp; I THOUGHT that after the ignition switch was changed that I had foun=
d the problem--she ran beautifully for over a month.</div><br><div>BUT-----=
-----2 days ago while driving------she shut down----sputtered for a short t=
ime them off----wouldn't start.&nbsp; AAA Tow home again.</div><br><div>So =
I had another thought-------and this focuses on the theory that it is elect=
rical.&nbsp; My thought was that maybe the cut-off switch had an internal p=
roblem such that it would open the wire leading from it to the coil.&nbsp; =
If it did, it would shut it down.&nbsp; The system would still be grounded =
through the many cut off switch.&nbsp; So, I disconnected the wire leading =
to the coil ( it doesn't need that anyway)-----and&nbsp; &nbsp;she has been=
 purring ever since.&nbsp; &nbsp; Am I dreaming---or is this a possible cau=
se?&nbsp; Is my thinking correct?&nbsp; I'm running low on AAA towing passe=
s so don't want to go out on the road to test it yet.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div></di=
v><br></div></div></body></html>
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