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Re: [Healeys] pertronix failure

To: "I Erbs" <eyera3000@gmail.com>, "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] pertronix failure
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:48:09 -0400
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Yeh but where do you get cardboard matchbooks anymore!

From: I Erbs=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 11:11 AM
To: Bob Spidell=20
Cc: Ahealey help=20
Subject: Re: [Healeys] pertronix failure

any old school shade tree mechanic knows that trick :)
good to be reminded

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> =
wrote:

  re: "Gapped it by sight!"

  Trivia: The folding cover of a matchbook--the old-fashioned paper =
variety--is approximately 0.015" thick; the nominal points gap setting, =
and pulling the cover through closed points will (somewhat) clean them.

  Bob

  On 6/9/2015 7:27 AM, Alan Seigrist wrote:

    John -

    You must have had an old unit.  I had the same thing happen to me 10 =
years ago and Pertrinix replaced it gratis.  Turns out the old magnet =
sleeves were just a bit too big and could delaminate after rubbing on =
the contact plate.  They fixed it with the new ones and it's no longer a =
problem.

    Of course, I carried spare points in my car, swapped them out, had =
my BJ8 running again in 15 minutes.  Gapped it by sight!  Was good =
enough to to get home,

    Cheers,

    Alan



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<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Bob Spidell =
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  "Gapped it by sight!"<BR><BR>Trivia: The folding cover of a =
matchbook--the=20
  old-fashioned paper variety--is approximately 0.015" thick; the =
nominal points=20
  gap setting, and pulling the cover through closed points will =
(somewhat) clean=20
  them.<BR><BR>Bob<SPAN><BR><BR>On 6/9/2015 7:27 AM, Alan Seigrist =
wrote:<BR>
  <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20
  style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: =
#ccc 1px solid">John=20
    -<BR><BR>You must have had an old unit.&nbsp; I had the same thing =
happen to=20
    me 10 years ago and Pertrinix replaced it gratis.&nbsp; Turns out =
the old=20
    magnet sleeves were just a bit too big and could delaminate after =
rubbing on=20
    the contact plate.&nbsp; They fixed it with the new ones and it's no =
longer=20
    a problem.<BR><BR>Of course, I carried spare points in my car, =
swapped them=20
    out, had my BJ8 running again in 15 minutes.&nbsp; Gapped it by =
sight!&nbsp;=20
    Was good enough to to get=20
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