[Healeys] Distributor guy

[Bob Spidell]

My mechanic installed points in my BJ8 engine so he could static time 
the engine and start it on the first crank on their test stand, then 
re-installed the Pertronix when they were done running it in. When I got 
the engine back in the car it would barely run and was backfiring like 
crazy. I checked the timing, and it was about 20deg retarded; looks like 
he forgot to re-time it.


On 8/29/2022 9:26 PM, Alan Seigrist wrote:
> Generally speaking I think using pertronix with points in the boot as 
> backup is the way to go.  The advantage of points whilst on the road 
> is you can more easily pre-time the points by looking at the points 
> while moving the dizzy back and forth- you can get timing +/- 10 deg 
> doing that - enough to start.  electronic systems are impossible to do 
> this and take more time to get right while on the side of the road.
>
> On Tue, 30 Aug 2022 at 9:39 AM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys 
> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>     Well, just to vary the pace a bit...............I have a 123
>     distributor in my car and carry a Lucas distributor fitted with
>     Pertronix in the boot.
>     Simon
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Tom
>     Felts via Healeys
>     Sent: 29 August 2022 18:19
>     To: ahbn6 at verizon.net
>     Cc: 'List Healey' <healeys at autox.team.net>; 'patrick williams'
>     <2x2doc at gmail.com>
>     Subject: Re: [Healeys] Distributor guy
>
>     I keep a spare Pertronix (in my cars) and have replaced one once. 
>     I burned it out, it did not fail
>       Oh, and it took about 6 minutes to replace
>       Try that with points:)
>
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