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Re: Timing Light

To: Neil McDonald <nimcdonald@shaw.ca>, Healey List
Subject: Re: Timing Light
From: Blue One Hundred <international_investor@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 07:17:15 -0700 (PDT)
Neil -

Reverse the power leads.  The HT pickup doesn't care.

Regards,

Alan

'53 BN1 '64 BJ8

--- Neil McDonald <nimcdonald@shaw.ca> wrote:
> I bought a new ignition timing light and discovered
> when I opened it up that
> it is meant for negative ground vehicles only.
> Getting the polarity right on
> the main two power cables is obviously inadequate
> and the polarity of the HT
> lead to no 1 cylinder - as sensed by the inductive
> pickup - also seems to be
> critical.
> 
> Are there new affordable timing lights out there
> that will handle positive
> ground systems? Ideas anyone?
> 
> Neil
>
...........................................................
> Neil McDonald
> BN6
> North Vancouver BC
> Canada





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