[Healeys] Question and parts

[Rich C]

I was the one who answered the potential buyer about the screw-in coil 
terminal. All Austin Healey production cars were fitted with the screw-in 
terminal from earliest BN1 through to end of BJ8. Perhaps you can find no 
change point to screw-in terminal because there was no change point, always 
screw terminal, using small brass split washer to splay the bared wire 
strands at the end of the wire, threaded acorn nut locks this arrangement 
into the nose of the coil.
Also positively stated on page 23 midway down the page, of 2009 Guidelines 
book of the National Concours Registry.

Regards

Rich Chrysler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell at comcast.net>
To: "healeylist" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 12:15 AM
Subject: [Healeys] Question and parts


> Posting this on behalf of Russ Koch, who has a question and a list of 
> parts for sale (if interested send me an email and I'll send you his Word 
> doc):
>
> "Bob,
>
> <name removed> was interested in the coil off my MK I (photos attached). 
> Most definitly as-is but OEM and the price is right, - and it works!
>
> <name removed> was told that all Healey coils have threads on the inside 
> for the matching small plastic cap.  However, I told him that earlier 
> coils like this only had a pressure fit rubber cap fitting over the end. 
> No threads for a cap to screw into.
>
> Thought you might know about it as the Healey books in my library make no 
> reference to the change to the threaded coil in the production record, or 
> when it occurred.  My guess is 1963.
>
> Also attached is the latest greatest parts list, with many new parts added 
> once again and with better descriptions.
>
> Would appreciate your help,
>
> Russ"
>
>
> AFAIK, the 100s had the plug-in cap in the coil and the later cars had the 
> screw-in terminal; anyone know for sure?
>
>
>
> bs
>
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