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<div>The failure of the 1974 ignition was because of it being the "smokeless" clean air version. As the definition of Opus states: Opus means "a piece of work."</div>
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From: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com><br>
To: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net><br>
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Tue, Jul 6, 2021 2:57 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Book<br>
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<div>I had a 1974 Jaguar XJ6 with Lucas Opus ignition. It failed within the first 100 miles and gave constant trouble with numerous flatbed rides to the dealer until I traded it in 1975 with less than 5000 miles on it.
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<div class="yiv5557279632gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Tue., Jul. 6, 2021, 1:04 p.m. Bob Spidell, <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div>
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<div class="yiv5557279632yqt0606714619" id="yiv5557279632yqtfd98950">True dat. Electronic ignitions were still new age at that time; I had a <br clear="none">
'79 Subaru that had electronic points, which looked like a Pertronix <br clear="none">
module, and it went 175K miles with no ignition issues.<br clear="none">
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On 7/6/2021 8:35 AM, Bob Haskell wrote:<br clear="none">
> Bob,<br clear="none">
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> Probably not too old school when the book was published in 1975.<br clear="none">
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> Cheers,<br clear="none">
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> Bob Haskell<br clear="none">
> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar<br clear="none">
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> On 7/6/21 10:47 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:<br clear="none">
>> Interesting that he doesn't believe in using fuses. Or electronic <br clear="none">
>> ignitions, which are in pretty much every car built today. Modern <br clear="none">
>> ECU/COP systems--with no moving parts--are vastly superior to points <br clear="none">
>> and distributors, but less fixable to us shadetree mechanics.<br clear="none">
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>> To say he's 'Old School' would be an understatement.<br clear="none">
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>> On 7/6/2021 6:40 AM, Bob Haskell wrote:<br clear="none">
>>> Prepare to Win, page 152 attached. Part of the chapter on <br clear="none">
>>> Electrics, Instruments, Fuel Cells. Doesn't like Lucas in general <br clear="none">
>>> and the master cutoff switches and distributors in particular.<br clear="none">
>>><br clear="none">
>>> Cheers,<br clear="none">
>>><br clear="none">
>>> Bob Haskell<br clear="none">
>>> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar<br clear="none">
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>>> On 7/1/21 5:54 PM, Mark Donaldson wrote:<br clear="none">
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>>>> Hello, Sarah,<br clear="none">
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>>>> I will try to find the page over the weekend.<br clear="none">
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>>>> But Carroll said basically something like this: * “Lucas electrics <br clear="none">
>>>> are NFG and I do not intended to discuss them any further”.*<br clear="none">
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>>>> I’ve had a quick look this morning but cannot find it. I’ll have a <br clear="none">
>>>> better look over the weekend. If I find it I’ll scan the page and <br clear="none">
>>>> post it.<br clear="none">
>>>><br clear="none">
>>>> To be honest, I’ve been using Lucas electrics for 50 years and I’ve <br clear="none">
>>>> had no problems that weren’t created by *ME*, taking them for <br clear="none">
>>>> granted. And even then, they were minor.<br clear="none">
>>>><br clear="none">
>>>> Best<br clear="none">
>>>><br clear="none">
>>>> Mark<br clear="none">
>>>><br clear="none">
>>>> Ardmore, NZ<br clear="none">
>>>><br clear="none">
>>>> *From:*S.Carr <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:britfan1@epix.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:britfan1@epix.net">britfan1@epix.net</a>><br clear="none">
>>>> *Sent:* Friday, 2 July 2021 2:29 a.m.<br clear="none">
>>>> *To:* David Lodge <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:emmgeeteesee@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:emmgeeteesee@gmail.com">emmgeeteesee@gmail.com</a>>; healeys <br clear="none">
>>>> <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br clear="none">
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Book<br clear="none">
>>>><br clear="none">
>>>> Mark – Please tell us what the sentence said!!<br clear="none">
>>>><br clear="none">
>>>> Sarah Carr<br clear="none">
>>>><br clear="none">
>>>> BN1 in PA<br clear="none">
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>>>> Sent from Mail <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986</a>> for <br clear="none">
>>>> Windows 10<br clear="none">
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>>>> *From: *David Lodge via Healeys <mailto:<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br clear="none">
>>>> *Sent: *Wednesday, June 30, 2021 8:08 PM<br clear="none">
>>>> *To: *<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a> <mailto:<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>; Bob <br clear="none">
>>>> Spidell <mailto:<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">bspidell@comcast.net</a>><br clear="none">
>>>> *Cc: *David Lodge <mailto:<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk">emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br clear="none">
>>>> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] Book<br clear="none">
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>>>> Smokey Yunick's book is pretty good, too (mostly for V8s, but <br clear="none">
>>>> plenty of good tips):<br clear="none">
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>>>> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://hotrodenginetech.com/smokey-yunicks-power-secrets/">https://hotrodenginetech.com/smokey-yunicks-power-secrets/</a> <br clear="none">
>>>> <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://hotrodenginetech.com/smokey-yunicks-power-secrets/">https://hotrodenginetech.com/smokey-yunicks-power-secrets/</a>><br clear="none">
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>>>> On 1/12/2021 8:11 PM, Mark Donaldson wrote:<br clear="none">
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>>>> A man after my own heart, Chris. 😊<br clear="none">
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>>>> And there are also the three wonderful books by the late, great, <br clear="none">
>>>> *Carroll Smith* . . . Prepare to Win, Tune to Win, and Engineer <br clear="none">
>>>> to Win.<br clear="none">
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>>>> *There is a whole chapter on Lucas electrics in one other them. It <br clear="none">
>>>> comprises just one sentence**.*😊<br clear="none">
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>>>> Mark<br clear="none">
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>>>> Ardmore, NZ<br clear="none">
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>>>> *From:*Chris Dimmock <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:austin.healey@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:austin.healey@gmail.com">austin.healey@gmail.com</a>> <br clear="none">
>>>> <mailto:<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:austin.healey@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:austin.healey@gmail.com">austin.healey@gmail.com</a>><br clear="none">
>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 13 January 2021 1:27 a.m.<br clear="none">
>>>> *To:* <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a> <br clear="none">
>>>> <mailto:<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>><br clear="none">
>>>> *Cc:* Healeys <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> <mailto:<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br clear="none">
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Book<br clear="none">
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>>>> In the World of A Series engines, the “Bible” is Vizards book.<br clear="none">
>>>><br clear="none">
>>>> “Tuning the A Series Engine”<br clear="none">
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>>>> I’d recommend it wholeheartedly because most of the principles <br clear="none">
>>>> apply to B series and C Series BMC engines.<br clear="none">
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>>>> I keep a copy beside my bed.<br clear="none">
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>>>> Mostly because I’m an insomniac.<br clear="none">
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>>>> 😂<br clear="none">
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>>>> But also because when I have those things racing around in my mind <br clear="none">
>>>> at 3.00am, I can check the book....<br clear="none">
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>>>> Chris<br clear="none">
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>>>> On 11 Jan 2021, at 11:13 pm, <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br clear="none">
>>>> <mailto:<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">
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>>>> Hi,<br clear="none">
>>>><br clear="none">
>>>> Is there a book out there on rebuilding BMC C-Series engines?<br clear="none">
>>>> Preferably, AH 3000 engines!<br clear="none">
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>>>> The book would hopefully show one what to look for, options<br clear="none">
>>>> regarding performance parts and modifications that needed to be<br clear="none">
>>>> done by specialists. ie, I don’t want to get near the end of some<br clear="none">
>>>> rebuild process and then be told that part number xyz needs to go<br clear="none">
>>>> off to the lab to be machined to the nearest nanowotsit and have<br clear="none">
>>>> platinum inserts installed. If you see what I mean!<br clear="none">
>>>><br clear="none">
>>>> Maybe something one stage up from “Engines for Dummies”……..<br clear="none">
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>>>> I have looked on Google and, so far, failed.<br clear="none">
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>>>> Yes, I’ve got the manuals.<br clear="none">
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>>>> Thanks,<br clear="none">
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>>>> Simon<br clear="none">
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