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Side note:
It's interesting--to a wonk like me, at least--that the Pertronix
Ignitor I for 4-cyl Healeys doesn't need/use the magnet 'collar' that
the 6-cyl cars' unit does. Apparently, the Hall Effect sensor in the
Ignitor is sensitive enough to detect the lobes of the distributor cam
by shape. When I opened the box for my BN2 I thought "Damn, they forgot
to pack the magnet collar;" but it wasn't mentioned in the instructions
so I installed it. It's worked flawlessly (but I only have a few hundred
miles on it).
I once owned/drove an old Subaru. It had a 'standard' distributor/coil
setup, but used an electronic points module that looked exactly like an
Ignitor I (AFAIK Pertronix didn't supply OEM manufacturers). That car
was driven hard by myself and a couple of my nephews, and had about 175K
miles on it when it finally met the scrapper.
bs
On 4/21/2021 6:39 AM, i erbs via Healeys wrote:
>
> Thanks folks.
> I had bad experiences with carbon wires and the bumblebees look really
> cool.
> Cheers
> Ira Erbs
> 1959 AH 100-6
> 1967 MGB
> Milwaukie, OR
>
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 2:52 AM Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net
>
> Ira,
>
> I believe that the only cap available for the DM6A distributor is the
> side entry with screws. The vertical, plug in, cap was fitted to the
> later 25D6 distributor.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
>
> On 4/21/21 4:28 AM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:
> >
> > I ran mine with side cap and bumblebees. No suppressors. No
> problems.
> >
> > Iâ??m pretty sure that â??they sayâ?? that graphite core wires donâ??t
> do well
> > in the old Lucases. The screws dig into the graphite and
> > time/vibration abrades the graphite and thus the contact. Anyhow, I
> > stuck with bumblebees on that advice.
> >
> > Simon
> >
> > *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
> > B LAWRENCE via Healeys
> > *Sent:* 21 April 2021 02:28
> > *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] another pertronix question
> >
> > Ira, the pertronix unit fits on the stock base plate in the
> > distributor. You can use the same cap. They recommend graphite core
> > wires, although I ran solid core wires with mine for several
> years and
> > never had a problem.
> >
> > Bill Lawrence
> >
> > BN1 #554
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 20, 2021 6:57 PM
> > *To:* Ahealey help <healeys@autox.team.net
> > *Subject:* [Healeys] another pertronix question
> >
> > If I get the adaptor kit will I need to change the cap and wires?
> >
> > I am using the side style cap and bumble bee wires. Will I need
> to use
> > suppressor carbon wires?
> >
> > Thanks all.
> >
> > Â Hope to meet many of you at Conclave.
> >
> > Ira Erbs
> >
> > Milwaukie,OR
> >
> > Â Â Â _______ Â Â Â Â Â _______
> > Â Â Â (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> > (_________________________)
> >
> > Â Â Â BT7 engine and disk brakes
> >
> > 1967 MGB MG
> >
> > A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario
> Andretti
> >
> > Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>
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Side note: <br>
<br>
It's interesting--to a wonk like me, at least--that the Pertronix
Ignitor I for 4-cyl Healeys doesn't need/use the magnet 'collar'
that the 6-cyl cars' unit does. Apparently, the Hall Effect sensor
in the Ignitor is sensitive enough to detect the lobes of the
distributor cam by shape. When I opened the box for my BN2 I thought
"Damn, they forgot to pack the magnet collar;" but it wasn't
mentioned in the instructions so I installed it. It's worked
flawlessly (but I only have a few hundred miles on it).<br>
<br>
I once owned/drove an old Subaru. It had a 'standard'
distributor/coil setup, but used an electronic points module that
looked exactly like an Ignitor I (AFAIK Pertronix didn't supply OEM
manufacturers). That car was driven hard by myself and a couple of
my nephews, and had about 175K miles on it when it finally met the
scrapper.<br>
<br>
bs<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/21/2021 6:39 AM, i erbs via
Healeys wrote:<br>
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Thanks folks.
<div dir="auto">I had bad experiences with carbon wires and the
bumblebees look really cool.</div>
<div dir="auto">Cheers<br>
<div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Ira Erbs<br>
1959 AH 100-6<br>
1967 MGB<br>
Milwaukie, OR</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 2:52 AM
Bob Haskell <<a href="mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net";
moz-do-not-send="true">rchaskell@earthlink.net</a>>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Ira,<br>
<br>
I believe that the only cap available for the DM6A distributor
is the <br>
side entry with screws. The vertical, plug in, cap was fitted
to the <br>
later 25D6 distributor.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Bob Haskell<br>
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar<br>
<br>
On 4/21/21 4:28 AM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:<br>
><br>
> I ran mine with side cap and bumblebees. No suppressors.
No problems.<br>
><br>
> Iâ??m pretty sure that â??they sayâ?? that graphite core wires
donâ??t do well <br>
> in the old Lucases. The screws dig into the graphite and
<br>
> time/vibration abrades the graphite and thus the contact.
Anyhow, I <br>
> stuck with bumblebees on that advice.<br>
><br>
> Simon<br>
><br>
> *From:*Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>
*On Behalf Of *WILLIAM <br>
> B LAWRENCE via Healeys<br>
> *Sent:* 21 April 2021 02:28<br>
> *To:* i erbs <<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com";
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>>;
Ahealey help <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] another pertronix question<br>
><br>
> Ira, the pertronix unit fits on the stock base plate in
the <br>
> distributor. You can use the same cap. They recommend
graphite core <br>
> wires, although I ran solid core wires with mine for
several years and <br>
> never had a problem.<br>
><br>
> Bill Lawrence<br>
><br>
> BN1 #554<br>
><br>
>
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><br>
> *From:*Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>
<br>
> <mailto:<a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>>
on behalf of i erbs <br>
> <<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"; target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com";
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>>><br>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 20, 2021 6:57 PM<br>
> *To:* Ahealey help <<a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>
<br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>><br>
> *Subject:* [Healeys] another pertronix question<br>
><br>
> If I get the adaptor kit will I need to change the cap
and wires?<br>
><br>
> I am using the side style cap and bumble bee wires. Will
I need to use <br>
> suppressor carbon wires?<br>
><br>
> Thanks all.<br>
><br>
> Â Hope to meet many of you at Conclave.<br>
><br>
> Ira Erbs<br>
><br>
> Milwaukie,OR<br>
><br>
> Â Â Â _______ Â Â Â Â Â _______<br>
> Â Â Â (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)<br>
> (_________________________)<br>
><br>
> Â Â Â BT7 engine and disk brakes<br>
><br>
> 1967 MGB MG<br>
><br>
> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
Mario Andretti<br>
><br>
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words<br>
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