[Healeys] distributor cap

[i erbs]

just buy a 2' length of bulk wire and connector ends and make one yourself.
or from a straight 6cyl chevy eng.

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words

On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 9:52 AM, Niels Bengaard <bengaard at 850r.dk> wrote:

> 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?
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> Niels
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> *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
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> The carbon wire will not last if you leave it there
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> . However if you I stall one temporarily to set the timing and the replace
> it with the copper wire.
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> David Nock
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> British Car Specialists
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> Stockton Ca 95205
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> 209-948-8767
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> On Apr 22, 2017, at 5:55 AM, Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> Joesf,
>
> I wasn't planning to change to carbon ignition wires for driving, just for
> checking the timing.
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> 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:
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> 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.
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> Josef Eckert
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> Konigswinter/Germany
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> -----Original-Nachricht-----
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> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] distributor cap
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> Datum: 2017-04-22T02:10:46+0200
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> Von: "Bob Haskell" <rchaskell at earthlink.net>
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> An: "David Nock BCS" <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net>, "Healey List" <
> healeys at autox.team.net>
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> David,
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> The instruction manual suggested the same.  I wasn't sure how well the
>
> carbon wire would work with the screw style cap.  Thanks.
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> Cheers,
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> Bob Haskell
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> AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
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> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
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> On 04/21/2017 01:06 PM, David Nock BCS wrote:
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> 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.
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> This on the only way I have found to check the timing here in the shop
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> David Nock
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> British Car Specialists
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> 209-948-8767 <(209)%20948-8767>
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> www.britishcarspecialists.com
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> -----Original Message----- From: Bob Haskell
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> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 7:12 AM
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> To: Healey List
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> Subject: [Healeys] distributor cap
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>
>
> Listers,
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>
>
> 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.
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> Cheers,
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>
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> Bob Haskell
>
> AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
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> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
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