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Jumping in =E2=80=A6 I have this exact problem on my Longbridge 100~six. =
Does anyone have a source for a decent distributor cap? Can you even get =
Lucas? I bought a few from Moss and they were rubbish (for various =
reasons - some the plastic was too thin & cracked, others the screws =
were crossed threaded etc.)
I would love to know of a better source? (I am using bumble bee HTL)
Thanks,
Rohan (Aussie)
> On Jun 3, 2015, at 6:33 PM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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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.
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> 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.
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> Lastly, check internal wires/insulating washers in the dizzy make sure =
it is all kosher.
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> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 9:24 AM, R. Price Lindsay <050.rpl@gmail.com =
> 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 every 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 the 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=9CHeat.=E2=80=9D Supposed to absorb =
any water that may be in the gas tank. Not much help, so far.
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> I=E2=80=99m waiting for the plug wires and distributor cap from Moss =
Motors to show up to install them. Hope that helps but not really =
convinced it=E2=80=99s the solution.
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> Do you guys have any words of wisdom for me?
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> Price Lindsay
> 67 BJ8
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">Jumping in =E2=80=A6 I have this exact problem on my =
Longbridge 100~six. Does anyone have a source for a decent distributor =
cap? Can you even get Lucas? I bought a few from Moss and they were =
rubbish (for various reasons - some the plastic was too thin & =
cracked, others the screws were crossed threaded etc.)<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I would love to know of a better =
source? (I am using bumble bee HTL)</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Thanks,</div><div class=3D"">Rohan =
(Aussie)</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On =
Jun 3, 2015, at 6:33 PM, Alan Seigrist <<a =
href=3D"mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">healey.nut@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">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.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">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.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Lastly, check internal wires/insulating washers in the dizzy =
make sure it is all kosher.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br =
class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 9:24 AM, R. =
Price Lindsay <span dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><<a =
href=3D"mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">050.rpl@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br =
class=3D""><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. Changed the plug wire to #6 (there was a visible spark last =
night). The car struggled big time Had to change rotors =
every 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 the 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=9CHeat.=E2=80=9D =
Supposed to absorb any water that may be in the gas tank. Not much =
help, so far.<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
I=E2=80=99m waiting for the plug wires and distributor cap from Moss =
Motors to show up to install them. Hope that helps but not really =
convinced it=E2=80=99s the solution.<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
Do you guys have any words of wisdom for me?<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
Price Lindsay<br class=3D"">
67 BJ8<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
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