<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>The carbon wire will not last if you leave it there </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">. However if you I stall one temporarily to set the timing and the replace it with the copper wire. <br><br><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><p style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">David Nock</font></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">British Car Specialists</font></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Stockton Ca 95205</font></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><font><a href="tel:209-948-8767" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">209-948-8767</a></font></p><p style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><font><a href="http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.britishcarspecialists.com</a></font></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Please feel free to view an interview with the Nock's in 2009</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Enjoy<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></font></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><font><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOTTRYkbQzs" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOTTRYkbQzs</a></font></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">.</font></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">.</font></p><div><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font-size: 12px; "><br></font></div></span></div><div>Sent from my iPad</div></div><div><br>On Apr 22, 2017, at 5:55 AM, Bob Haskell <<a href="mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net">rchaskell@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Joesf,</span><br><span></span><br><span>I wasn't planning to change to carbon ignition wires for driving, just for checking the timing.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Cheers,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Bob Haskell</span><br><span>AHCA 3000 MkI registrar</span><br><span><a href="http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php">http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>On 04/22/2017 03:55 AM, <a href="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de">josef-eckert@t-online.de</a> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Installing carbon ignition wires in your classic sports car, Austin-Healey, Jaguar, MG, Triumph, etc. are the worst you can do anyway. They are prone to fail after some period of time and cause intermittent interruptions. The engine bay and the area where the wires run close to the engine, exhaust, etc. are much too hot.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Josef Eckert</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Konigswinter/Germany</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>-----Original-Nachricht-----</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Betreff: Re: [Healeys] distributor cap</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Datum: 2017-04-22T02:10:46+0200</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Von: "Bob Haskell" <<a href="mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net">rchaskell@earthlink.net</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>An: "David Nock BCS" <<a href="mailto:healeydoc@sbcglobal.net">healeydoc@sbcglobal.net</a>>, "Healey List" <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>David,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The instruction manual suggested the same. I wasn't sure how well the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>carbon wire would work with the screw style cap. Thanks.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Cheers,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Bob Haskell</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>AHCA 3000 MkI registrar</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php">http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 04/21/2017 01:06 PM, David Nock BCS wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Bob, Make a carbon wire to install when setting the timing on the #1</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>plug wire. The replace it with the copper core wire to drive the car.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>This on the only way I have found to check the timing here in the shop</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>David Nock</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>British Car Specialists</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>209-948-8767</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.britishcarspecialists.com">www.britishcarspecialists.com</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>-----Original Message----- From: Bob Haskell</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 7:12 AM</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To: Healey List</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: [Healeys] distributor cap</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Listers,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I bought a used Snap On timing light and the instructions state that it</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>doesn't work with solid copper core spark plug wires. It doesn't. As</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the carbon wires don't work well with the screw terminals in the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>distributor cap, I was wondering if there was a cap for the DM6A</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>distributor for push on plug wires.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Cheers,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Bob Haskell</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote 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