[Healeys] electrical problem

[Richard Ewald]

Earl,
The spark is firing down though the rotor into the distributor shaft.  Look
inside the bottom of the rotor.
Good luck,
Rick

On 7/29/07, Earl Kagna <kags at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> Healeyman:
>
> Try a new rotor first - sounds like it's shorted to ground, through the
> distributor shaft.
>
> You've been hit by the 'great lousy Healey rotor syndrome', the only cure
> is
> to have three or four spare rotors in the car at all times.  That and a
> great overhand throw to get rid of the bad one as far as possible into the
> weeds.
>
> Lets us know.
>
> Earl Kagna
> Victoria, B.C.
> BT7 tri-carb
> BJ8
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Shope" <healeymanjim at hansencc.net>
> To: "healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 8:41 PM
> Subject: [Healeys] electrical problem
>
>
> this is a new one for me.  driving tri-carb about 30 miles from homedrome
> and
> it starts to run erractic and finally quits.  lots of trouble shooting
> finally
> pinpoints area of problem to top of dist cap and rotor.  no spark to
> plugs,
> however, big time spark with cap off.  rotor is sound but no spark through
> rotor, yet when rotor held with pliers inside cap, spark goes to any
> contact
> selected and that cylinder will actually fire.  cap back on, no spark to
> plugs.   have spare cap and wires to try tomorrow(had to abandon car at
> daughter's house).  any ideas of the problem?   healeymanjim
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