James -
Sounds like you fried your rotor. Try replacing your rotor.
The only time Pertronix goes bad is if the cam magnet assembly
delaminates, or if it is wired up backwards.
Because of the stronger spark from the Pertronix, apparently some of
the rotors with metal rivets in them will fail after minimal use.
Find a used rotor that you know that works and try it. I bet your car
fires right up again.
Alan
On 4/19/09, James Lea <clocks@midcoast.com> wrote:
> We fired up the Healey for the first time this year yesterday. I drove two
> blocks and she died. After checking everything I could think of I have
> decided that the problem is the Petronics ignition. I have heard that they
> can cause problems and several of my LBC friends have gone back to standard
> points. My question is when the fail, do they normally go all at once? This
> time the car just died and I could get nothing more after that. Thanks, JL
>
> James Lea
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