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Re: [Healeys] pertronix failure

To: "'I Erbs'" <eyera3000@gmail.com>, "'Bob Spidell'" <bspidell@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] pertronix failure
From: "Gil Rockwell" <gilrockwell@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:54:08 -0400
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But who carries a matchbook anymore????

 

Gil

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of I Erbs
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 11:12 AM
To: Bob Spidell
Cc: Ahealey help
Subject: Re: [Healeys] pertronix failure

 

any old school shade tree mechanic knows that trick :)

good to be reminded




Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
   _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)

 

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 wer=
e just a bit too big and could delaminate after rubbing on the contact plat=
e.  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 r=
unning again in 15 minutes.  Gapped it by sight!  Was good enough to to get=
 home,

Cheers,

Alan

 



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nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'f=
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arries a matchbook anymore????<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><s=
pan style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F4=
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</span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family=
:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-=
serif"'>From:</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma=
","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Beha=
lf Of </b>I Erbs<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 10, 2015 11:12 AM<br><b>To=
:</b> Bob Spidell<br><b>Cc:</b> Ahealey help<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healey=
s] pertronix failure<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<=
/o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'>an=
y old school shade tree mechanic knows that trick :)<o:p></o:p></span></p><=
/div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'>good to be =
reminded<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><br cle=
ar=3Dall><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>=
Ira Erbs<br>Portland, OR<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; _______&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;=
 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbs=
p; &nbsp; &nbsp; _______<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (______ \____1959 BN4____/ =
_______)<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (_________________________)<o=
:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>=
&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:32 AM, =
Bob Spidell &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank">b=
spidell@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>re: &=
quot;Gapped it by sight!&quot;<br><br>Trivia: The folding cover of a matchb=
ook--the old-fashioned paper variety--is approximately 0.015&quot; thick; t=
he nominal points gap setting, and pulling the cover through closed points =
will (somewhat) clean them.<br><br>Bob<br><br>On 6/9/2015 7:27 AM, Alan Sei=
grist wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0=
pt'>John -<br><br>You must have had an old unit.&nbsp; I had the same thing=
 happen to me 10 years ago and Pertrinix replaced it gratis.&nbsp; Turns ou=
t the old magnet sleeves were just a bit too big and could delaminate after=
 rubbing on the contact plate.&nbsp; They fixed it with the new ones and it=
's no longer a problem.<br><br>Of course, I carried spare points in my car,=
 swapped them out, had my BJ8 running again in 15 minutes.&nbsp; Gapped it =
by sight!&nbsp; Was good enough to to get home,<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Alan<=
o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></div>
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