Also--check tht low tension wire in the dist. Make sure it is insulated
and can't contact the metal base of the dist.
> [Original Message]
> From: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>
> To: PG <bj8mk3@shaw.ca>; Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 9/12/2007 10:40:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Lucas Issue
>
> Paul:
>
> In addition to the suggestion from Alan:
>
> Likeliest cause - invisible corrosion on the battery posts / cable
> terminals. The exact same thing happened to me a few weeks ago - and
that
> was with a previously applied coating of dielectric grease. Cleaning
that
> area solved the problem.
>
> The other thing coud be the battery master switch itself - they have been
> known to go intermittent internally.
>
> If you suspect the black / white wire as per Alan's suggestion,
disconnect
> it at the switch in the trunk rather than the coil, in case the problem
is
> somewhere along it's run in the wiring harness.
>
> But I'd guess the battery posts. Let us know.
>
> Earl Kagna
> Victoria, B.C.
> BT7 tri-carb
> BJ8
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "PG" <bj8mk3@shaw.ca>
> To: "'Healey List'" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 5:43 PM
> Subject: [Healeys] Lucas Issue
>
>
> The Prince of Darkness has struck me for the first time in 3 years!
>
>
>
> About three weeks ago, my 67 BJ8 suddenly lost all electrical power. I
was
> in first gear and starting on an uphill slope. The car "lurched" a bit
> when I let the clutch out and suddenly I was without power. At that
time, I
> checked the "on/off" knob in the trunk and the connection at the starter
> solenoid but could find no short or loose connection. All the fuses were
> fine and nothing else seemed out of order.
>
>
>
> I was about to push it onto the side of the driveway when the electrical
> started working again for no apparent reason.
>
>
>
> I was going to write the list but....
>
>
>
> Today, I was backing the car into a parking stall and Voila...the power
dies
> again. Again, a miraculous cure after a few hours!.
>
>
>
> Rear "on/off" know is fine, Fuses are fine, connections as starter
solenoid
> are fine..
>
>
>
> I am thinking voltage regulator but would like some guidance first.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
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