[Healeys] distributor cap

[David Nock BCS]

Just go to the local parts house and get a piece of bulk carbon plug wire and a crimp on plug end terminal. Then it can be installed into the cap temporarily when you are setting the timing.


David Nock
British Car Specialists
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From: Niels Bengaard 
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 9:52 AM
To: 'David Nock British Car Specialists' 
Cc: 'Healey List' 
Subject: SV: [Healeys] distributor cap

I have the same problem with checking, nice to see there is a solution. 

Just to be 100% sure, which carbon wire should I buy, what car does it come from?

 

Niels

 

Fra: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] På vegne af David Nock British Car Specialists
Sendt: 23. april 2017 16:39
Til: Bob Haskell
Cc: Healey List
Emne: Re: [Healeys] distributor cap

 

The carbon wire will not last if you leave it there 

. However if you I stall one temporarily to set the timing and the replace it with the copper wire. 

 

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On Apr 22, 2017, at 5:55 AM, Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net> wrote:

  Joesf,

  I wasn't planning to change to carbon ignition wires for driving, just for checking the timing.

  Cheers,

  Bob Haskell
  AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
  http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php

  On 04/22/2017 03:55 AM, josef-eckert at t-online.de wrote:



  Installing carbon ignition wires in your classic sports car, Austin-Healey, Jaguar, MG, Triumph, etc. are the worst you can do anyway. They are prone to fail after some period of time and cause intermittent interruptions. The engine bay and the area where the wires run close to the engine, exhaust, etc. are much too hot.

     

    Josef Eckert

    Konigswinter/Germany

     

     

     

    -----Original-Nachricht-----

    Betreff: Re: [Healeys] distributor cap

    Datum: 2017-04-22T02:10:46+0200

    Von: "Bob Haskell" <rchaskell at earthlink.net>

    An: "David Nock BCS" <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net>, "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>

     

    David,

     

    The instruction manual suggested the same.  I wasn't sure how well the

    carbon wire would work with the screw style cap.  Thanks.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Bob Haskell

    AHCA 3000 MkI registrar

    http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php

     

    On 04/21/2017 01:06 PM, David Nock BCS wrote:

      Bob, Make a carbon wire to install when setting the timing on the #1

      plug wire. The replace it with the copper core wire to drive the car.

       

      This on the only way I have found to check the timing here in the shop

       

       

       

      David Nock

      British Car Specialists

      209-948-8767

      www.britishcarspecialists.com

       

       

       

      -----Original Message----- From: Bob Haskell

      Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 7:12 AM

      To: Healey List

      Subject: [Healeys] distributor cap

       

      Listers,

       

      I bought a used Snap On timing light and the instructions state that it

      doesn't work with solid copper core spark plug wires.  It doesn't.  As

      the carbon wires don't work well with the screw terminals in the

      distributor cap, I was wondering if there was a cap for the DM6A

      distributor for push on plug wires.

       

       

      Cheers,

       

      Bob Haskell

      AHCA 3000 MkI registrar

      http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php

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