[Healeys] Petronix II

[Bob Spidell]

Did you apologize to your Pertronix unit (they're pretty sensitive)? 

;) 


bs 




After many fruitless hours of searching, a new coil and a new Pertronix I 
think have found the problem. The clip on the outside of the distributor 
cap ( the one that is impossible to see and hard to snap ) was bend enough 
so that it would snap on when the cap was not all the way down. The snap 
would allow the cap to come loose on one side just enough to raise it enough 
so that the rotor no longer passed the metal tabs correctly. That might also 
allow the spring loaded center piece from the coil wire to no longer touch 
the rotor. It is very hard to see when in place and not noticeable unless 
you looked at the cap from the side.The gap was not more than 1/16" and only 
on the one side of the cap. That's why when I fiddled with the cap trying to 
find the problem it would start. After running for a while it would loosen 
up without actually coming off and she would stop again. For now, I think 
the problem is solved. If not you will not need the computer to hear me 
bitching. Cheers, JL 

James Lea 
PO Box 25 
Rockport Maine 04856 
1-207-236-3632 

1951 Triumph Renown 
1952 MG TD 
1952 Triumph Mayflower 
1958 Rover P4 
1962 Austin Healey BT7 
1980 Commuta-car Electric