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Re: [Healeys] Bringing it back to life, little spark, maybe coil

To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bringing it back to life, little spark, maybe coil
From: bspidell@comcast.net (Bob Spidell)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:15:59 +0000
Patton,


Please let us know if a new coil solves your problem.


Bob

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Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Patton Dickson" <57healey@gmail.com>
> Bob,
> 
> I am basing the replacement of the coil on the test results I have
> made on the coil.  They appear to be out of spec regardless of the
> rest of the ignitionn system.  Your points are why I was still running
> the original coil, and why I was asking for verification of what my
> readings said.
> 
> Patton
> 
> On 10/30/08, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> >    Seems  to  me  a  lot of people want to blame the coil first when it's
> >    likely  to  be the last thing that fails in the ignition system (maybe
> >    because it's easy to replace).  Unless the coil is cracked, leaking or
> >    getting  extremely hot--probably due to excessive dwell--it's probably
> >    not  the problem.   A coil is nothing but some wire windings around an
> >    iron  core with some insulation--possibly PCB--and has no moving parts
> >    (somebody'll  correct  me  if I've gotten this wrong).  My 42-year-old
> >    BJ8's  stock  Lucas  coil  with  Pertronix ignition will throw a spark
> >    almost an inch in open air.
> >    I'd check points, rotor, cap, and cables first.  You said the spark to
> >    #3  was  weak, if I recall; have you checked the impedance on all your
> >    wires?   Aftermarket  (non-Lucas) caps haven't worked well for me, and
> >    if you have points that's the next (maybe the first) thing I'd check.
> >    But, sounds like you really want a new coil ;)
> >    bs
> >    Patton Dickson wrote:
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