[Healeys] electronic ignition

[gradea1 at charter.net]

Ira-sounds like you still are having issues with the distributor
settings. One thing that was not discussed, surrounding the pinging,
was the vacuum advance diaphram. Over the years they are known to
perish. Use a mity-vac or yourself to suck on the tube and watch the
movement of the point plate in the distributor. If it does not move,
you have no vacuum advance. This will affect drivability.
As far as which electronic unit to add, I am a fan of Pertronix:
https://pertronixbrands.com/ as there are countless units out there
with no issues. Some do go bad naturally, and some if key is left on
for extended periods, but they seem to be the best overall. For a trip
to California, I would suggest you carry a spare distributor set up
with good points, or at least a set of points and condenser as backup.
Electronics are just that until they fail. Hank

	-----------------------------------------From: "i erbs" 
To: "Ahealey help"
Cc: 
Sent: Monday April 19 2021 9:33:39AM
Subject: [Healeys] electronic ignition

  I want to try an electronic ignition kit to see if my Distributor
points plate is causing issues. What say you the hive mind on best
kits and which to avoid? If someone has a set up collecting dust and
wants to sell, email me directly. I need one soon to put some miles on
it before heading out on May12th for Conclave.
 Thanks
                 Ira Erbs Milwaukie,OR  _______ _______
 (______ ____1959 BN4____/ _______)
 (_________________________)  BT7 engine and disk brakes 

 1967 MGB  
  A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario
Andretti
 Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words              

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