[Healeys] Petronix II

[Alan Seigrist]

James - thanks for following up and sharing that.  It's good info to
know, and something to look for if I have the same problem.

Alan

On 4/29/09, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
> Did you apologize to your Pertronix unit (they're pretty sensitive)?
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> ;)
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> bs
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> 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
>
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Alan

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