[Healeys] pertronix failure

[Bob Spidell]

re: "Gapped it by sight!"

Trivia: The folding cover of a matchbook--the old-fashioned paper 
variety--is approximately 0.015" thick; the nominal points gap setting, 
and pulling the cover through closed points will (somewhat) clean them.

Bob

On 6/9/2015 7:27 AM, Alan Seigrist wrote:
> John -
>
> You must have had an old unit.  I had the same thing happen to me 10 
> years ago and Pertrinix replaced it gratis.  Turns out the old magnet 
> sleeves were just a bit too big and could delaminate after rubbing on 
> the contact plate.  They fixed it with the new ones and it's no longer 
> a problem.
>
> Of course, I carried spare points in my car, swapped them out, had my 
> BJ8 running again in 15 minutes.  Gapped it by sight!  Was good enough 
> to to get home,
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>