Ned -
Let me put it this way. I have a Toyota Scion and '53 BN1 in
California which I only drive on rare occasion (I live in Hong Kong).
This last christmas I went home and the Scion refused to start. The
Toyota people told me something about how the alarm will drain the
battery within three months.
When it didn't start, I went to the Healey, got in and it started
immediately first try.
I have two healeys. My BJ8 I've owned since 1985. In that time I've
had it towed only once (fuel pump got clogged after I replaced the
tank and stupidly I used a silicon sealer on the fuel sender gasket...
that got in the pump in clogged it up, so it really was my fault).
So at the end of the day, my BJ8 has never caught me out, period....
and I used it as a daily driver for 15 years.
Regards,
Alan
On 3/6/06, Ned Smith <smithn00@kitepilot.net> wrote:
> Most of the stories I hear about trips in Healeys run like this: "I was no
> my way to XXX and the car broke down". Rarely do I see, "I drive it all the
> time and I hardly ever have a problem." This is might be because breakdown
> stories are more interesting than nothing happened stories.
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> So which is it?
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> A few days ago my engine stopped because the ignition condenser failed. In
> all my years of driving, this has never happened to me before. Was this an
> isolated incident or should I expect these odd occurrences on a regular
> basis?
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> Your comments are appreciated,
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> Ned Smith
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> BJ8
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