[Healeys] too quiet

[alfuller194 at gmail.com]

John - any idea of what caused the first electronic distributor to fail? 

My experience has been just the opposite: I installed a Pertronix replacement electronic distributor in my BJ-8 and it never gave me a minutes' trouble, which is the same as everybody I know who has installed Pertronix inserts to replace stock points assemblies. Well, actually I DID short out the wires once and fried a module, but that's on me and not the unit, which was working just fine before I went in there working on something else.

[And yes, I DO know the web is rife with stories of how when they fail it's often all at once, and how one can limp home with bad points, or fix them at the side of the road...]

Anyway - just wondering what might be the issue with yours. It sounds like a polarity issue, but that's just guessing.
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All the best,

Al Fuller

-----Original Message-----
From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of John Vrugtman via Healeys
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2024 6:41 PM
To: Austin Healey <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] too quiet

OK I'll bring up an recent experience I've had.  Bought an electronic dizzy for my 64 BJ8 and had a experienced shop install it because they have a dyno to help choose one of the 16 curves available.  The technician called me up and said the unit shorted out right after installation almost burning ignition wires.  BTW shop is 250 miles from me.  Ordered another one to be shipped to the shop.  They installed it and set it for program number 9.  Picked up the car and drove it towards home.  After about 50 miles on interstate it started to cut out intermittently.  Was able to stop at a convenience store, replaced the dizzy with the original, which worked fine and drove home.  I think I'll leave it as it is for now.

John
64 BJ8
Hightown, VA
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