[Healeys] The single most confusing engine shutdown problem ever!

[josef-eckert at t-online.de]

Don`t confuse. There is no ballast resistor in the wiring of any 
Austin-Healey. Ballst resistors in coil wiring were invented in the 1970s.
The coil should have 3 Ohm primary resistance.
Josef Eckert
Germany
 
 
 
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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] The single most confusing engine shutdown problem 
ever!
Datum: 2023-09-17T20:24:12+0200
Von: "Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
An: "healeys at autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>
 
 
 
Sounds like a faulty coil or a bad/broken wire somewhere. Also check the 
engine earth strap and battery switch and connections. What coil have you 
fitted. If the ballast resistor (wire) is still in place it should be a 12V 
ca. 1,5 Ohm coil to be used with a resistor or a 12V ca. 3Ohm coil to be 
used without resistor.
Op 17-9-2023 om 16:23 schreef Tom Felts via Healeys:

    Was our driving a while back, engine purring, and suddenly she shut
    down.  Let it sit for a while and she would start and run for a
    while--then shut down again.  I tried many fixes which I will list
    below.  Several times after the fixes she went for miles and miles and
    I thought I had "fixed" it.  Nope-----yesterday----it was AAA tow time
    once again (3 times this year).  
     
    The last 2 shutdown times came when she was idling waiting for a light
    or for a car to pass.
     
    So here is what I have tried:  * new coil  * new voltage regulator  *
    new fuel pump  * New ignition switch  * Blew out the fuel lines *
    pulled float bowls and cleaned them (no debris inside)  * Pulled the
    distributor plate out and cleaned and oiled it  * disconnected the wire
    leading from the battery cutoff switch to the coil. * bypassed the
    entire battery cutoff switch * replaced the Pertronix with a new one  *
    checked all the sparkplug wires to make sure they were on properly  * 
    replaced the distributor rotor *Replaced the distributor cap . *
    checked the small ground wire inside the distributor to make sure it
    was attached properly.
     
     All this----and STILL o joy.  I'm really out of ideas at this point. 
    If anyone has any ideas for me to check please share them.
     
    Thanks
    Tom


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