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Subject: [Healeys] FW: Timing light query
From: <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 23:20:02 -0000
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Original message bounced=E2=80=A6=E2=80=9Dtoo many recipients=E2=80=9D =
or some such=E2=80=A6.Sorry if you get this more than once.

SDL

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I started the timing light saga by asking if I could run my lamp off an =
independent 12v supply. And the answer was =E2=80=9Cyes=E2=80=9D. (A =
moot point anyhow as my spare battery has died).

At the time of asking I said something like =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99ve got a =
Mac timing light and it works fine=E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D. And it did, last =
time I used it! Now, it=E2=80=99s  about as much use as a chocolate =
teapot. One little glimmer and then nothing.=20

I shouldn=E2=80=99t have tempted fate=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6It=E2=80=99s a =
decent looking thing and I somehow doubt that it=E2=80=99s just given up =
the ghost while sitting in its case.

I don=E2=80=99t abuse the tool=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6I connect it and =
disconnect according to its rather pedantic instructions and I keep it =
secure in its rigid plastic case. It=E2=80=99s not been bashed around =
though I came close this afternoon.

Thing is=E2=80=A6.when I had the car tuned for its Webers on the rolling =
road about 2 years ago, the guy tried two lights, one of them a Snap-on, =
before he could get a reading. That got me wondering about lamps in =
general and then, this afternoon, about my car in particular. And I =
recalled that these lights seem to be quite fussy in what they like by =
way of spark plug leads.=20

I see that cheapo lights can be had for under =C2=A320.00, say $27.00, =
on eBay. I could just about run to that, but it would be pretty silly if =
that didn=E2=80=99t work either.

(Our two daily drivers are diesels so I can=E2=80=99t try the lamp out =
on them).

What else can I say? Car runs OKish. (Timing is off!!). It has a =
123Ignition distributor which uses carbon(?) leads. Not copper anyhow. =
And it has a Sports coil with about 7,000 miles on it. Nothing in there =
looks dodgy, but does it ever?

Anybody had this sort of thing happen? Any ideas?

Simon

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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Original message =
bounced=E2=80=A6=E2=80=9Dtoo many recipients=E2=80=9D or some =
such=E2=80=A6.Sorry if you get this more than =
once.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>SDL<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I started the timing light saga by =
asking if I could run my lamp off an independent 12v supply. And the =
answer was =E2=80=9Cyes=E2=80=9D. (A moot point anyhow as my spare =
battery has died).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>At the time of asking I said =
something like =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99ve got a Mac timing light and it works =
fine=E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D. And it did, last time I used it! Now, =
it=E2=80=99s &nbsp;about as much use as a chocolate teapot. One little =
glimmer and then nothing. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I =
shouldn=E2=80=99t have tempted fate=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6It=E2=80=99s a =
decent looking thing and I somehow doubt that it=E2=80=99s just given up =
the ghost while sitting in its case.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I =
don=E2=80=99t abuse the tool=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6I connect it and =
disconnect according to its rather pedantic instructions and I keep it =
secure in its rigid plastic case. It=E2=80=99s not been bashed around =
though I came close this afternoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thing =
is=E2=80=A6.when I had the car tuned for its Webers on the rolling road =
about 2 years ago, the guy tried two lights, one of them a Snap-on, =
before he could get a reading. That got me wondering about lamps in =
general and then, this afternoon, about my car in particular. And I =
recalled that these lights seem to be quite fussy in what they like by =
way of spark plug leads. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I see that =
cheapo lights can be had for under =C2=A320.00, say $27.00, on eBay. I =
could just about run to that, but it would be pretty silly if that =
didn=E2=80=99t work either.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>(Our two =
daily drivers are diesels so I can=E2=80=99t try the lamp out on =
them).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>What else can I say? Car runs =
OKish. (Timing is off!!). It has a 123Ignition distributor which uses =
carbon(?) leads. Not copper anyhow. And it has a Sports coil with about =
7,000 miles on it. Nothing in there <i><u>looks</u></i> dodgy, but does =
it ever?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Anybody had this sort of thing =
happen? Any ideas?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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