[Healeys] Northern Hemisphere Lucas Demons

[J. Armour]

I am still living the dream with support from Lucas
Thanks  Joe

From:  I Erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
Date:  Thursday, 4 June 2015 2:13 PM
To:  J & L Armour <sebring3000 at bigpond.com>
Cc:  Forum <Healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject:  Re: [Healeys] Northern Hemisphere Lucas Demons


Sounds like quite a dream . What really happened when you woke up?

Mr. Ira Erbs

On Jun 3, 2015 8:16 PM, "J. Armour" <sebring3000 at bigpond.com> wrote:
> Down ­Under in the land of OZ I purchased my first BN.4 in 1966 and drove it
> every day. Sold it for a home deposit, purchased another BN.4 and drove it
> every day.Then went crazy and purchased a car that had been hammered around
> Sebring for 12 hours and not having learnt my lessonI purchased another Healey
> that did three LeMans 24 hour and two Sebring 12 hour races all fitted with
> Lucas stuff and they have never stopped. What is going on?  Maybe it is time
> to identify the reliable repair / retailer outlets ( and there are many about
> from the input I see on the list ) and pay the price they have learnt from
> experience to select the better product.
> On another occasion I was tuning the BN.4 and it only had 4 spark plugs in the
> head. I was lazy and turned the engine on the starter to check the valve
> clearance and bless my soul the old Lucas and SU system started the engine
> with two cylinders pumping air and unburnt fuel
> When I purchased the second BN.4 it had been freshly serviced by the not so
> well informed ex-owner working at a service station. Two weeks later the car
> had been performing well but then would not start. It turned out the good old
> Lucas system had fried the two stroke lawn mower spark plugs the before
> mentioned service station attendant had fitted!
> 
> I even drove a the 3000 home 90 km with the rotor button held together with a
> piece of electrial tape.  Good old reliable Joseph Lucas.
> 
> Joe
> 
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