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>From the first post: "The car has a Mallory Unilite ignition system tied
to an MSD coil
Best--Michael Oritt
On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 10:11 PM i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com> wrote:
> holding out on important info. No mention of electronic ignition in your
> original post... Good on you pal. Have a great trip
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
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> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 5:13 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Rather than replacing parts on a wholesale basis without learning what
>> was the cause of the car's suddenly stopping my hope/goal was to find a
>> component/connection in the ignition system that appeared to be defective.
>>
>> This morning I started at the key switch and it tested fine. I then moved
>> to the ballast resistor whose task is to reduce voltage to the MSD Blaster
>> 2 coil and the Unilite ignition module. I wanted to check the ballast's
>> value with an ohm meter and because of where it was installed--just above
>> the starter on the inner face of the passenger toe box--I could not get the
>> probes to the contacts, so I removed it to check it on the bench. When I
>> unscrewed the bolt that held it in place a piece of its innards fell onto
>> the floor of the garage!
>>
>> The Mallory 700 resistor, which along with the Unilite, has been in the
>> car for 10-12 trouble-free years. It is supposed to have a value of 1.5
>> ohms. On examining its remains on the bench I could see that the coiled
>> wire appeared loose at one end and when I checked its value I got readings
>> that were all over the scale. Luckily I had a spare ballast on hand--this
>> one actually made by MSD and matched to the blaster coil--so I installed it
>> in place of the old unit. I'm "cautiously optimistic" that I found the
>> issue but of course that will have to be borne out by experience.
>>
>> My wife likes to ride in the Healey and we like Richmond VA, which is
>> about 125 miles from home. The route down US 301 will keep us off of
>> interstates, so we're heading down there in the morning for an overnight
>> trip. I'll be bringing along a multimeter along with a spare coil, rotor
>> and Unilite ignition module, wire and connectors, etc. Hopefully all will
>> go well. Fingers crossed....
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"col=
or:rgb(51,51,255)">Ira--</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:r=
gb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font color=3D"#3333f=
f">From the first post:=C2=A0 "</font><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,5=
1);background-color:rgb(250,250,250);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calib=
ri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">T</span><font color=3D"#333333" face=
=3D"Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif">he car has a Mallo=
ry Unilite ignition system tied to an MSD coil=C2=A0</font></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default"><font color=3D"#333333" face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, =
Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default">=
<font face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif" color=3D=
"#0000ff">Best--Michael Oritt</font></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 10:=
11 PM i erbs <<a href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com";>eyera3000@gmail.com=
</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
<div dir=3D"ltr">holding out on important info. No mention of electronic ig=
nition in your original post... Good on you pal. Have a great trip<br clear=
=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail-m_4151695706060498476gmail_si=
gnature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>=
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"font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ______=
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=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0_______</span><br style=3D"fon=
t-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style=3D"font-family:&quo=
t;Times New Roman",serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (______ \____1959 BN4___=
_/ _______)</span><br style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",seri=
f"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (_________________________)</span></div><div>=C2=A0=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 BT7 engine and disk brakes</div><div><br></div=
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lists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg" alt=3D"MG"></div><div><br></div><div=
><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",=
Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">A racing car is an animal with a=
thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti</span><br></div><div>Please excuse ra=
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ichael Oritt <<a href=3D"mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blan=
k">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,2=
04,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty=
le=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:=
Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-co=
lor:rgb(250,250,250)">Rather than replacing parts on a wholesale basis with=
out learning what was the cause of the car's suddenly stopping my hope/=
goal was to find a component/connection in the ignition system that appeare=
d to be defective.=C2=A0</span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"=
color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdan=
a,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rg=
b(250,250,250)"><br></span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"colo=
r:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Ar=
ial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(25=
0,250,250)">This morning I started at the key switch and it tested fine. I =
then moved to the ballast resistor whose task is to reduce voltage to the M=
SD Blaster 2 coil and the Unilite ignition module. I wanted to check the ba=
llast's value with an ohm meter and because of where it was installed--=
just above the starter on the inner face of the passenger toe box--I could =
not get the probes to the contacts, so I removed it to check it on the benc=
h. When I unscrewed the bolt that held it in place a piece of its innards f=
ell onto the floor of the garage!</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);fo=
nt-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;bac=
kground-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-famil=
y:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-=
color:rgb(250,250,250)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verd=
ana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:=
rgb(250,250,250)">The Mallory 700 resistor, which along with the Unilite, h=
as been in the car for 10-12 trouble-free years. It is supposed to have a v=
alue of 1.5 ohms. On examining its remains on the bench I could see that th=
e coiled wire appeared loose at one end and when I checked its value I got =
readings that were all over the scale. Luckily I had a spare ballast on han=
d--this one actually made by MSD and matched to the blaster coil--so I inst=
alled it in place of the old unit. I'm "cautiously optimistic"=
; that I found the issue but of course that will have to be borne out by ex=
perience.=C2=A0</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,=
Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(=
250,250,250)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Ta=
homa,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,=
250)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,C=
alibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">=
My wife likes to ride in the Healey and we like Richmond VA, which is about=
125 miles from home. The route down US 301 will keep us off of interstates=
, so we're heading down there in the morning for an overnight trip. I&#=
39;ll be bringing along a multimeter along with a spare coil, rotor and Uni=
lite ignition module, wire and connectors, etc. Hopefully all will go well.=
Fingers crossed....</span><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"=
color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdan=
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