[Healeys] pertronix failure

[I Erbs]

any old school shade tree mechanic knows that trick :)
good to be reminded

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
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