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Hi Michael,
I jdrove my Healey across the country (Canada) back in 1979. I had an interm=
ittent mis-fire all through Ontario., then it cleared up. When the car quit c=
ompletely in Alberta, it turned out to be the rotor, but like your experienc=
e, it took a while to diagnose. This would have been an original Lucas rotor=
=E2=80=A6.so I guess they sometimes fail intermittently, like a coil, making=
the process of elimination quite difficult.
Stephen BJ8
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> On Oct 4, 2022, at 3:00 PM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com> wrote=
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> For all of those who, I'm sure, have been having endless sleepless nights t=
rying to decide what could be causing my mysterious misfire problem I have t=
he solution.
> It was the distributor rotor!!
> After making various other tests, I found time today to install a "mule" s=
et of cap, leads and rotor and the problem was immediately resolved ... even=
to the extent that the idle speed, which I had found necessary to increase,=
needed to be readjusted back to its original settings.=20
> I then reinstalled the original 65 year cap, leaving the replacement rotor=
and all was well.
> My past experience with rotor failures, mostly from the poorly made cheapo=
repos, was immediate and total ignition failure. The failure of his rotor, a=
very old Lucas original, manifested itself very differently with the proble=
m starting out as a very intermittent misfire which, over a period of severa=
l hours, became increasingly worse.=20
> Why the misfire vanished completely at least three times after refueling r=
emains a complete mystery to me.
> Thank you to everyone who made numerous very helpful suggestions.=20
> All part of the "rich tapestry of life" I presume.
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> M
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>> Has your gas tank ever been coated internally with a chemical liner?
>> Gary Hodson
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Hi Michael,</div>I jdrove my Healey ac=
ross the country (Canada) back in 1979. I had an intermittent mis-fire all t=
hrough Ontario., then it cleared up. When the car quit completely in Alberta=
, it turned out to be the rotor, but like your experience, it took a while t=
o diagnose. This would have been an original Lucas rotor=E2=80=A6.so I guess=
they sometimes fail intermittently, like a coil, making the process of elim=
ination quite difficult.<div><br></div><div>Stephen BJ8<br><br><div dir=3D"l=
tr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On=
Oct 4, 2022, at 3:00 PM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com> wro=
te:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=
=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ari=
al,sans-serif;font-size:small">For all of those who, I'm sure, have been hav=
ing endless sleepless nights trying to decide what could be causing my myste=
rious misfire problem I have the solution.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"=
style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">It was the distribut=
or rotor!!</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans=
-serif;font-size:small">After making various other tests, I found time today=
to install a "mule" set of cap, leads and rotor and the problem was immedia=
tely resolved ... even to the extent that the idle speed, which I had found n=
ecessary to increase, needed to be readjusted back to its original settings.=
<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-seri=
f;font-size:small">I then reinstalled the original 65 year cap, leaving the r=
eplacement rotor and all was well.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty=
le=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">My past experience with r=
otor failures, mostly from the poorly made cheapo repos, was immediate and t=
otal ignition failure. The failure of his rotor, a very old Lucas original, m=
anifested itself very differently with the problem starting out as a very in=
termittent misfire which, over a period of several hours, became increasingl=
y worse. <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,s=
ans-serif;font-size:small">Why the misfire vanished completely at least thre=
e times after refueling remains a complete mystery to me.</div><div class=3D=
"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thank=
you to everyone who made numerous very helpful suggestions. <br></div><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small=
">All part of the "rich tapestry of life" I presume.</div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div>=
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ss=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 7:02 PM warthodson--- via Healeys &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>> w=
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