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Re: [Healeys] electrical problem

To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] electrical problem
From: <alfuller194@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2023 21:34:57 -0700
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Great news, jim - congrats!

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All the best,

Al Fuller

-----Original Message-----
From: alfuller194@gmail.com <alfuller194@gmail.com> 
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2023 1:13 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: FW: [Healeys] electrical problem

fired it up this morning.  started instantly.

>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: alfuller194@gmail.com <alfuller194@gmail.com>
>  To: healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net>
>  Subject: Re: [Healeys] electrical problem
>  Sent: Jul 28 '23 16:09
>  
>  OK Jim - sounds like it's all done!
>  
>  ----------------
>  All the best,
>  
>  Al Fuller
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: alfuller194@gmail.com <alfuller194@gmail.com>
>  Sent: Friday, July 28, 2023 11:48 AM
>  To: healeys@autox.team.net
>  Subject: [Healeys] electrical problem
>  
>  all i know is that the car is positive gnd now and will stay that way 
> for a while.  most people convert to neg gnd so they can add gps, radio, 
> phone charger, etc.  he apparently does not plan to do that.  if it had been 
> converted to neg gnd, there were no stickers stating that and the battery was 
> hooked up pos gnd.
>  
>  >  -------Original Message-------
>  >  From: alfuller194@gmail.com <alfuller194@gmail.com>  >  To: 
> healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net>  >  Subject: Re: 
> [Healeys] electrical problem  >  Sent: Jul 27 '23 21:53  >  >  Jim - 
> is it safe to assume the fuel pump that quit was also a  > negative 
> ground unit, on the positive ground car?
>  >
>  >  If so, then the troubleshooting is at the end.  If not, there may still 
> be an issue somewhere....
>  >
>  >  ----------------
>  >  All the best,
>  >
>  >  Al Fuller
>  >
>  >  -----Original Message-----
>  >  From: alfuller194@gmail.com <alfuller194@gmail.com>  >  Sent: 
> Thursday, July 27, 2023 3:21 PM  >  To: healeys@autox.team.net  >
> Subject: FW: [Healeys] electrical problem  >  >  car is positive 
> ground.  the distributor had a module for neg gnd in it.  petronix technician 
> could not believe it worked as long as it did.   my old fuel pump works fine 
> on his car and it is a pos gnd.   not sure exactly what did happen, but i 
> know that on joel goldberg's BT7 we put a new battery in and found out later 
> the posts were in wrong.  they gave us a new one but no damage was done as 
> nothing was solid state.  i am staying away from solid state units, they 
> scare me.   putting this one back to a points system so that i can fix it 
> when it breaks.
>  >
>  >  >  -------Original Message-------
>  >  >  From: alfuller194@gmail.com <alfuller194@gmail.com>  >  To:
>  > healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net>  >  Subject: 
> [Healeys]  > electrical problem  >  Sent: Jul 27 '23 11:51  >  >  All: 
> Following is  > Jim's response to one of our emails - I think I failed to 
> make it to the list, but might informative in helping troubleshoot the issue.
>  >  >
>  >  >  Jim: we all have several questions, including is the car negative or 
> positive ground, does anything else on the car not work, is it possible the 
> key was left on the 'on' position for an extended time?
>  >  >  ----------------
>  >  >  All the best,
>  >  >
>  >  >  Al Fuller
>  >  >
>  >  >  -----Original Message-----
>  >  >  From: healeymanjim <healeymanjim@hansencc.net>  >  Sent:
>  > Wednesday, July 26, 2023 2:20 PM  >  To: alfuller194@gmail.com  >
> > Subject: RE: [Healeys] electrical problem  >  >  al, this is the
> third  > solid state fuel pump that has quit on me.  put  > the 
> electrics from  > my spare on his pump body and it works fine.  do not know 
> problem with dizzy.  did not do anything to it.  battery was installed 
> exactly like the old one.
>  >  >
>  >  >  >  -------Original Message-------  >  >  >  From: 
> alfuller194@gmail.com <alfuller194@gmail.com>  >  To:
>  >  > 'healeymanjim' <healeymanjim@hansencc.net>,  >  > 
> healeys@autox.team.net  > <healeys@autox.team.net>  >  Subject: RE:
>  > [Healeys] electrical problem  > >  Sent: Jul 26 '23 11:44  >  >  Hi Jim:
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  It's hard to think of how a good battery properly installed
> > would  > > cause  this. On the other hand, it seems more likely that 
> > what ever  > > took out the  old battery has also now taken out other 
> > devices in the circuits.
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  Did the car start and drive OK after the battery replacement?
>  > Is  > > there  anything else electrical on the car that doesn't 
> work?  > Maybe  > > time for a  tune-N-tech session to dive into it...
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  ----------------
>  >  >  >  All the best,
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  Al Fuller
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  -----Original Message-----
>  >  >  >  From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of
> >  > > healeymanjim  >  Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 8:40 AM  >  To:
>  >  > healeys@autox.team.net  >  Subject: [Healeys] electrical problem
> >  > >  > changing a headgasket on a club members BN4 and realized battery 
> > was gone.
>  >  >  >  replaced battery and now after a few weeks  go to start it 
> and  > >  > discover both  solid state fuel pump and electronic 
> ignition are  > > > kaputt.  could the new  battery have done 
> something to cause  > this.  i  > > confess my ignorance in this  area of 
> expertise.
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