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Re: Intermittant ignition problem

To: "George Vernau Sr." <gvernau@containerhouse.com>
Subject: Re: Intermittant ignition problem
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:57:09 -0700
George,

Cheap test:

Get the engine warm, then park it in a dark garage and observe the secondary
ignition system (dist. cap and wires).  Watch for stray arcing, esp. on 
the dist.
cap.


bs


George Vernau Sr. wrote:

>I recently changed to a reduction gear starter on my 1967 BJ8 (a fantastic 
>improvement by the way) and thereafter started
>having intermittant ignition 'cutting out' problems.  My first thought was a 
>short resulting from the starter change but I think
>I've eliminated that as a cause.  I now have noticed that it occurs at roughly 
>the same distance from the house,ie, also the same elapsed time (about 25-30 
>minutes).  Could something be heating up and failing?  It has a Pertronics 
>Electronic Ignition so no condenser but it does have a rotor.  How about the 
>coil- could the heat be causing the intermittant cutting out- I think I last 
>changed coils in the 1970's.  It's not a fuel problem, I've checked it out.  
>I've owned the car since new so I'm pretty familiar with all the ways for Mr. 
>Lucas to trick me but I can't figure this one out.   I'd appreciate any ideas. 
>  
>Thanks,
> George Vernau Sr., Houston
>  
>
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Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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