[Healeys] another pertronix question

simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
Wed Apr 21 09:17:05 MDT 2021


There are Pertronix lookalikes around.  Powerspark, Accuspark etcetc. Maybe one of those?

Simon

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Bob Spidell via Healeys
Sent: 21 April 2021 15:55
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] another pertronix question

 

Side note: 

It's interesting--to a wonk like me, at least--that the Pertronix Ignitor I for 4-cyl Healeys doesn't need/use the magnet 'collar' that the 6-cyl cars' unit does. Apparently, the Hall Effect sensor in the Ignitor is sensitive enough to detect the lobes of the distributor cam by shape. When I opened the box for my BN2 I thought "Damn, they forgot to pack the magnet collar;" but it wasn't mentioned in the instructions so I installed it. It's worked flawlessly (but I only have a few hundred miles on it).

I once owned/drove an old Subaru. It had a 'standard' distributor/coil setup, but used an electronic points module that looked exactly like an Ignitor I (AFAIK Pertronix didn't supply OEM manufacturers). That car was driven hard by myself and a couple of my nephews, and had about 175K miles on it when it finally met the scrapper.

bs

On 4/21/2021 6:39 AM, i erbs via Healeys wrote:


Thanks folks. 

I had bad experiences with carbon wires and the bumblebees look really cool.

Cheers

Ira Erbs
1959 AH 100-6
1967 MGB
Milwaukie, OR

 

On Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 2:52 AM Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net <mailto:rchaskell at earthlink.net> > wrote:

Ira,

I believe that the only cap available for the DM6A distributor is the 
side entry with screws.  The vertical, plug in, cap was fitted to the 
later 25D6 distributor.

Cheers,

Bob Haskell
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar

On 4/21/21 4:28 AM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:
>
> I ran mine with side cap and bumblebees. No suppressors. No problems.
>
> I’m pretty sure that “they say” that graphite core wires don’t do well 
> in the old Lucases. The screws dig into the graphite and 
> time/vibration abrades the graphite and thus the contact. Anyhow, I 
> stuck with bumblebees on that advice.
>
> Simon
>
> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> > *On Behalf Of *WILLIAM 
> B LAWRENCE via Healeys
> *Sent:* 21 April 2021 02:28
> *To:* i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com <mailto:eyera3000 at gmail.com> >; Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> >
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] another pertronix question
>
> Ira, the pertronix unit fits on the stock base plate in the 
> distributor. You can use the same cap. They recommend graphite core 
> wires, although I ran solid core wires with mine for several years and 
> never had a problem.
>
> Bill Lawrence
>
> BN1 #554
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>  
> <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> >> on behalf of i erbs 
> <eyera3000 at gmail.com <mailto:eyera3000 at gmail.com>  <mailto:eyera3000 at gmail.com <mailto:eyera3000 at gmail.com> >>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 20, 2021 6:57 PM
> *To:* Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>  
> <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> >>
> *Subject:* [Healeys] another pertronix question
>
> If I get the adaptor kit will I need to change the cap and wires?
>
> I am using the side style cap and bumble bee wires. Will I need to use 
> suppressor carbon wires?
>
> Thanks all.
>
>  Hope to meet many of you at Conclave.
>
> Ira Erbs
>
> Milwaukie,OR
>
>       _______          _______
>      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> (_________________________)
>
>       BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
> 1967 MGB MG
>
> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
>
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words

 

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