[Healeys] BJ8 turn signal indicator lights

Michael Oritt michael.oritt at gmail.com
Thu Feb 7 12:16:30 MST 2019


I use NGK's in my (street) Healey and all three race engines (Coventry
Climax, Ford Kent and MGA).
I gap them all at .030" which just happens to be how they come out of the
boxes.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 12:25 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> I did it just to see what any effect would be (note I only have a
> Pertronix Ignitor ignition module; my coil is bone stock and has a dent
> in it).  It does produce a hotter spark as the coil has to develop a
> higher voltage to jump a larger gap (the coil ceases to produce voltage
> when the spark fires; it's effectively a short circuit).  If your
> secondary system isn't in good nick leaks or cross-firing can occur.
>
> I think electricity travels fast enough to compensate for a 0.003"
> difference.
>
>
> On 2/6/2019 9:16 AM, David P wrote:
> > ... well, I don't see the reason for increasing the gap at all..
> > Clearly the Pertonix method will make the firing timing more uniform,
> > but it doesn't increase the voltage.. A touted 40,000 volt coil about
> > bragging
> >
> > rights IMHO, and increasing the gap minutely slows the spark delivery,
> > increases the resistance, yada yada.. Fire away..so to speak.  DP
> >
> > On 2/6/2019 8:14 AM, Frank Magnusson wrote:
> >> Tom, you have to unscrew the 'nut' from the backside of the dash.
> >> The nut
> >> is a threaded metal sleeve that the indicator screws into.
> >>
> >> Frank
> >>
> >> <I'm trying to remove the turn signal indicator lamps from the wood
> >> dash.
> >> >From what I've been able to figure out, it seems like the small chrome
> >> piece on the front side screws off, but it's stuck and I don't want
> >> to break
> >> anything.
> >>
> >> Any help will be greatly appreciated!
> >>
> >> - Tom>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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