[Healeys] pertronix failure

[Gil Rockwell]

But who carries a matchbook anymore????

 

Gil

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of I Erbs
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 11:12 AM
To: Bob Spidell
Cc: Ahealey help
Subject: Re: [Healeys] pertronix failure

 

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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