[Healeys] it's alive! Part 1

[Len and/or Marge Hartnett]

Bert:  Not to worry. You are not the only one to experience this.  I watched 
a segment of the Boyd Coddington (hot rod builder, August 28, 1944 - 
February 27, 2008) TV show as he and his crew tried to start a new engine. 
They cranked and cranked and stood around scratching their heads until 
someone removed the distributor cap to discover - no rotor.  If it can 
happen to the famous pros, it can happen to us lesser mortals.

(The Other) Len
Vacaville, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bert Van Brande" <bertvanbrande at yahoo.com>
To: "List Healey" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 7:33 AM
Subject: [Healeys] it's alive! Part 1


  .....I pushed the button, cranked the engine... no ignition... pulled a 
plug, no spark.  I knew the last thing I did was checking the points so I 
pulled the distributor cap.... we checked that the points were sparking, 
till we realized the rotor was gone!  I had pulled it out when 
checking/gapping the points the day before and forgot to put it back. I know 
I'll have to hear this for the rest of my life (specially from my neighbor 
Yancey!) but we had a good laugh!  A friday funny Healey comedy classic and 
a lesson learned that a small dollar part missing or broken can have you 
stranded.
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