[Healeys] Lucas Issue

[Earl Kagna]

Paul:

In addition to the suggestion from Alan:

Likeliest cause - invisible corrosion on the battery posts / cable 
terminals.  The exact same thing happened to me a few weeks ago - and that 
was with a previously applied coating of dielectric grease.  Cleaning that 
area solved the problem.

The other thing coud be the battery master switch itself - they have been 
known to go intermittent internally.

If you suspect the black / white wire as per Alan's suggestion, disconnect 
it at the switch in the trunk rather than the coil, in case the problem is 
somewhere along it's run in the wiring harness.

But I'd guess the battery posts.  Let us know.

Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BT7 tri-carb
BJ8

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PG" <bj8mk3 at shaw.ca>
To: "'Healey List'" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 5:43 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Lucas Issue


The Prince of Darkness has struck me for the first time in 3 years!



About three weeks ago, my 67 BJ8 suddenly lost all electrical power.  I was
in first gear and starting on an uphill slope.  The car  "lurched" a bit
when I let the clutch out and suddenly I was without power.  At that time, I
checked the "on/off" knob in the trunk and the connection at the starter
solenoid but could find no short or loose connection.  All the fuses were
fine and nothing else seemed out of order.



I was about to push it onto the side of the driveway when the electrical
started working again for no apparent reason.



I was going to write the list but....



Today, I was backing the car into a parking stall and Voila...the power dies
again.  Again, a miraculous cure after a few hours!.



Rear "on/off" know is fine, Fuses are fine, connections as starter solenoid
are fine..



I am thinking voltage regulator but would like some guidance first.



Thanks

Paul