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If you are running suppressed modern wires into your standard Lucas cap,
you can have huge problems, as the graphite type materials they use in
these don't like connecting to the screw connector in the Lucas cap . You
need to use metal core wires, such as bumble bee wire.
Also did you check distributor shaft wobble? If your dizzy bushes are
worn, and you have excessive wobble, you could also be having similar
problems.
Lastly, check internal wires/insulating washers in the dizzy make sure it
is all kosher.
On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 9:24 AM, R. Price Lindsay <050.rpl@gmail.com> wrote:
> Took the BJ8 out today. Changed the plug wire to #6 (there was a visible
> spark last night). The car struggled big time Had to change rotors ever=
y
> 3 miles in order to get the car home. Driving along and all of a sudden
> backfire, black smoke, nothing. Changed the rotor (it was noticeably hot=
)
> and got another 2 or 3 miles out of it. Looked tonight in the dark and t=
he
> visible spark from number 6 plug was not there. Talked to Jeff with
> Advanced Distributors and he suggested it was plug wires. Strongly
> suggested I install points instead of the Petronics. At his suggestion, =
I
> checked the ohm reading on the plug wires and they checked out OK. Still
> wondering if it could be bad gas, I did add a product called =E2=80=9CHea=
t.=E2=80=9D
> Supposed to absorb any water that may be in the gas tank. Not much help,
> so far.
>
> I=E2=80=99m waiting for the plug wires and distributor cap from Moss Moto=
rs to
> show up to install them. Hope that helps but not really convinced it=E2=
=80=99s the
> solution.
>
> Do you guys have any words of wisdom for me?
>
> Price Lindsay
> 67 BJ8
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">If you are running suppressed modern wires into your stand=
ard Lucas cap, you can have huge problems, as the graphite type materials t=
hey use in these don't like connecting to the screw connector in the Lu=
cas cap .=C2=A0 You need to use metal core wires, such as bumble bee wire.<=
div><br></div><div>Also did you check distributor shaft wobble?=C2=A0 If yo=
ur dizzy bushes are worn, and you have excessive wobble, you could also be =
having similar problems.</div><div><br></div><div>Lastly, check internal wi=
res/insulating washers in the dizzy make sure it is all kosher.</div></div>=
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 4, 20=
15 at 9:24 AM, R. Price Lindsay <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:050=
.rpl@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">050.rpl@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<b=
r><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:=
1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Took the BJ8 out today.=C2=A0 Changed the =
plug wire to #6 (there was a visible spark last night).=C2=A0 The car strug=
gled big time=C2=A0 Had to change rotors every 3 miles in order to get the =
car home.=C2=A0 Driving along and all of a sudden backfire, black smoke, no=
thing.=C2=A0 Changed the rotor (it was noticeably hot) and got another 2 or=
3 miles out of it.=C2=A0 Looked tonight in the dark and the visible spark =
from number 6 plug was not there.=C2=A0 Talked to Jeff with Advanced Distri=
butors and he suggested it was plug wires.=C2=A0 Strongly suggested I insta=
ll points instead of the Petronics.=C2=A0 At his suggestion, I checked the =
ohm reading on the plug wires and they checked out OK.=C2=A0 Still wonderin=
g if it could be bad gas, I did add a product called =E2=80=9CHeat.=E2=80=
=9D=C2=A0 Supposed to absorb any water that may be in the gas tank.=C2=A0 N=
ot much help, so far.<br>
<br>
I=E2=80=99m waiting for the plug wires and distributor cap from Moss Motors=
to show up to install them.=C2=A0 Hope that helps but not really convinced=
it=E2=80=99s the solution.<br>
<br>
Do you guys have any words of wisdom for me?<br>
<br>
Price Lindsay<br>
67 BJ8<br>
<br>
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