[Healeys] Problems continue

i erbs eyera3000 at gmail.com
Sun Jun 19 09:56:36 MDT 2016


New switch, but I agree. I reconnected the wire. Was going yo pull it and
see when I get home. Thanks

Mr. Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 Austin Healey 100-6
please forgive odd words and auto corrects as   my phone cannot understand
my misspellings
On Jun 19, 2016 8:29 AM, "Skip Saunders" <tfsbj7 at mindspring.com> wrote:

> The black/white wire from the distributor to the battery cutoff switch is
> “intermittent”.   When that wire is grounded, you get no spark, when that
> wire is disconnected all is well.   Somewhere between the distributor and
> the switch (or perhaps the switch itself) is an intermittent grounding.
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> Good luck, … and happy Healeying once you find where that grounding is
> taking place.
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> -skip-
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> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *i
> erbs
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 19, 2016 10:35 AM
> *To:* Ahealey help
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Problems continue
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> After having my distributor rebuilt, the car ran fantastic. I worked until
> 11:30 PM Friday night finishing ip small projects on car. Woke up early
> Sat. Packed for drive to Randevous. Met up with tour group and off we went.
> I got another 16 miles of driving and then she died. No spark. Car turns
> over, fuel pump ,pumps, nothing.  Had car towed home and drove wife's Mazda
> to meet up with the group at first night hotel. Could not see spark at
> points or from plug wire with screw driver stuck in it. I put a new coil
> in, still nothing. Off to enjoy the meet, will deal with beast when we get
> home.
> Mr. Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
> 1959 Austin Healey 100-6
> please forgive odd words and auto corrects as   my phone cannot understand
> my misspellings
>
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