I believe you should have a 12v coil, if in doubt with what yours is check
the resistance. The standard 12v is 3.2 ohms, the standard 6v is 1.5 ohms.
Even though you may not have either of these the figures should be a good
guide.
Excessive corrosion could be due to over-charging as has been suggested, but
that shouldn't penetrate between post and clamp sufficiently to insulate
them in two weeks, and particularly not to give 'normal' starting one
journey only to be disconnected the next. What type of clamps do you have?
Cups that screw in to the top of the post or clamps that go round the post?
If the former, change them for the latter now.
PaulH.
http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.hunt1/
-----Original Message-----
From: Brent Beermann <brent@sysmgrs.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 10 March 1999 17:15
Subject: 72' B acting up....
First off, the contacts on the points keep wearing abnormally quick,
like within 300 - 400 miles. We've replaced the entire ignition system
with all the original parts but still keep getting the same result.
Everything seems to check out fine at the local British Car shop and for
a mere $160 a pop, they test it all out and fix the problem by replacing
the vaccuum pump, points, and sometimes distributor cap. This is
getting expensive. Now, I'm well aware that Lucas's ignition system
was poorly engineered, but this bad? I've been told that I should
atleast get 3 - 4 thousand miles on a set of points, if not more. Is it
time to just bite the bullet and throw in a new electronic ignition
system and say goodbye to the original? Suggestions?
Second, quite frequently the car will just turn off and not restart.
We've narrowed the problem down to the battery cable connections. They
seem to abnormally corrode and gunk up around the contact points thus
shutting off the battery power to the car. New bateries and cables have
been installed but the problem persists. So as often as every 2 weeks I
remove the cables, clean and sand the ends down and put them back on.
And as you all know, the batteries are rather a pain in the butt to
access. Any suggestions here?
Thanks,
-Brent
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