[Healeys] Bad ign rotors

[S and T Miller]

Thank you.  It appears that I had the number four rotor, until it broke
because of the rivet.  And sure enough I replaced it with the number three
rotor- the other piece of junk.  Just my luck.  Adv. dist. seems to be the way
to go.

The Millers
"British Car Nuts"

1957 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 35299

1959 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 77219

1964 MGB 40841

1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite AN5 34351

"Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a test
drive."




> From: ahbn6 at verizon.net
> To: stmiller96 at hotmail.com; healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Healeys] Bad ign rotors
> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:32:22 -0400
>
> Look in the Ignition section on the Technical page of my site for two
> articles on rotors.
>
> John Sims, BN6
> Aberdeen, NJ
>
> http://www.healey6.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of S and T Miller
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:19 PM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Bad ign rotors
>
> I recall that there were bad ign rotors in production some time ago. How
> can
> they be identified? Suggestions on good rotors?
>
> I have been chasing down a ign miss on our Bugeye. When I connected a
> jumper
> wire from the coil (H.T), held the end close to the rotor and turned the
> ignition- I got a strong spark. The rotor is grounding through the dist
> body.
> And it shouldn't ever spark. I'm correct here, right?
>
> The Millers
> "British Car Nuts"
>
> 1957 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 35299
>
> 1959 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 77219
>
> 1964 MGB 40841
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite AN5 34351
>
> "Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a test
> drive."
>
>
>
>

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