[Healeys] electrical problem

[Alan Seigrist]

James -

Sounds to me like the rotor is grounding to the dizzy shaft, so when you
take it off the shaft it works, but when you put it back on, it doesn't
work.

Get a new rotor!

Alan


On 7/30/07, James Shope <healeymanjim at hansencc.net> wrote:
>
> 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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