Subject: Re: [Healeys] pertronix failure

From: Michael Oritt <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 10:25:43 -0400

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John--

This is what I like about Pertronix or the like)--when they fail they
simply fail!  You don't have to check if the dwell is wrong, if the
condenser is faulty, if the little insulating washer on the distributor
post has worn through and grounded everything out, etc. etc.  Simply remove
and replace either with another Pertronix (truly they rarely do fail) or
with the points set you kept for just this situation.

While the latter solution is fine for an alongside-the-road scenario when I
am racing I rarely have time to go through the process of hopefully finding
the problem and checking it out as each wrong fix costs me a session on the
track so while I am fine with points sets for street cars I really do like
the simplicity of dealing with suspect electronic modules.

Hope you and Cindy are doing well.  Brenda and I were out in
Charlottesville a few weeks back scouting around for properties as we are
thinking about moving further south and unfortunately I did not think to
give you a call prior to the visit as possibly we could have gone a bit
further west and met up.

BTW I have had a Mallory Unilite in my 100 for maybe 11-12 years and it has
never let me down, probably because it knows there is a replacement unit in
the boot!

Best--Michael Oritt

On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 9:34 AM, John Vrugtman <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I thought I would share an interesting experience with a pertronix ignitor
> yesterday.  The car, with a BJ8 engine, had been running for years with the
> ignitor with no problems at all, when suddenly on a trip of less than 100
> miles it just quit.  Other than determining it had no spark, we could not
> find anything wrong on the side of the road, even after replacing the coil,
> the ignitor module, rotor, cap and wires and disconnecting all other wires
> from the coil.  Towed it home and resumed checking, but still found
> nothing; then just for grins removed the magnet cap that triggers the
> ignitor and low and behold there at the base of the cam were all six
> magnets.  The holding sleeve had come unglued letting the magnets fall
> out.  One other thing, we replaced them and re glued the sleeve, but the
> car would only run on 3 cylinders.  Found out from Pertronix that the
> magnets have to be aligned by polarity to work properly.  The point learned
> for me is we overlooked the magnet cap because everyone knows magnets don't
> go bad.
>
> John
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">John-=
-</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">This is what I like about P=
ertronix or the like)--when they fail they simply fail!=C2=A0 You don&#39;t=
 have to check if the dwell is wrong, if the condenser is faulty, if the li=
ttle insulating washer on the distributor post has worn through and grounde=
d everything out, etc. etc.=C2=A0 Simply remove and replace either with ano=
ther Pertronix (truly they rarely do fail) or with the points set you kept =
for just this situation. =C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"=
color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333f=
f">While the latter solution is fine for an alongside-the-road scenario whe=
n I am racing I rarely have time to go through the process of hopefully fin=
ding the problem and checking it out as each wrong fix costs me a session o=
n the track so while I am fine with points sets for street cars I really do=
 like the simplicity of dealing with suspect electronic modules.</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gma=
il_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Hope you and Cindy are doing well.=C2=
=A0 Brenda and I were out in Charlottesville a few weeks back scouting arou=
nd for properties as we are thinking about moving further south and unfortu=
nately I did not think to give you a call prior to the visit as possibly we=
 could have gone a bit further west and met up.</div><div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"color:#3333ff">BTW I have had a Mallory Unilite in my 100 for maybe 11-=
12 years and it has never let me down, probably because it knows there is a=
 replacement unit in the boot!</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"c=
olor:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff=
">Best--Michael Oritt =C2=A0</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div=
 class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 9:34 AM, John Vrugtman <span =
dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">=
[email-masked]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q=
uote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1e=
x">I thought I would share an interesting experience with a pertronix ignit=
or yesterday.=C2=A0 The car, with a BJ8 engine, had been running for years =
with the ignitor with no problems at all, when suddenly on a trip of less t=
han 100 miles it just quit.=C2=A0 Other than determining it had no spark, w=
e could not find anything wrong on the side of the road, even after replaci=
ng the coil, the ignitor module, rotor, cap and wires and disconnecting all=
 other wires from the coil.=C2=A0 Towed it home and resumed checking, but s=
till found nothing; then just for grins removed the magnet cap that trigger=
s the ignitor and low and behold there at the base of the cam were all six =
magnets.=C2=A0 The holding sleeve had come unglued letting the magnets fall=
 out.=C2=A0 One other thing, we replaced them and re glued the sleeve, but =
the car would only run on 3 cylinders.=C2=A0 Found out from Pertronix that =
the magnets have to be aligned by polarity to work properly.=C2=A0 The poin=
t learned for me is we overlooked the magnet cap because everyone knows mag=
nets don&#39;t go bad.<br>
<br>
John<br>
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From: Alan Seigrist <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 22:27:39 +0800

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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
were just a bit too big and could delaminate after rubbing on the contact
plate.  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
running again in 15 minutes.  Gapped it by sight!  Was good enough to to
get home,

Cheers,

Alan

On Tuesday, June 9, 2015, John Vrugtman <[email-masked]> wrote:

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John -<div><br></div><div>You must have had an old unit.=C2=A0 I had the sa=
me thing happen to me 10 years ago and Pertrinix replaced it gratis.=C2=A0 =
Turns out the old magnet sleeves were just a bit too big and could delamina=
te after rubbing on the contact plate.=C2=A0 They fixed it with the new one=
s and it&#39;s no longer a problem.</div><div><br></div><div>Of course, I c=
arried spare points in my car, swapped them out, had my BJ8 running again i=
n 15 minutes.=C2=A0 Gapped it by sight!=C2=A0 Was good enough to to get hom=
e,</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Alan<br><br>On=
 Tuesday, June 9, 2015, John Vrugtman &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:javrugtman@htcn=
et.org">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1=
ex">I thought I would share an interesting experience with a pertronix igni=
tor yesterday.=C2=A0 The car, with a BJ8 engine, had been running for years=
 with the ignitor with no problems at all, when suddenly on a trip of less =
than 100 miles it just quit.=C2=A0 Other than determining it had no spark, =
we could not find anything wrong on the side of the road, even after replac=
ing the coil, the ignitor module, rotor, cap and wires and disconnecting al=
l other wires from the coil.=C2=A0 Towed it home and resumed checking, but =
still found nothing; then just for grins removed the magnet cap that trigge=
rs the ignitor and low and behold there at the base of the cam were all six=
 magnets.=C2=A0 The holding sleeve had come unglued letting the magnets fal=
l out.=C2=A0 One other thing, we replaced them and re glued the sleeve, but=
 the car would only run on 3 cylinders.=C2=A0 Found out from Pertronix that=
 the magnets have to be aligned by polarity to work properly.=C2=A0 The poi=
nt learned for me is we overlooked the magnet cap because everyone knows ma=
gnets don&#39;t go bad.<br>
<br>
John<br>
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From: Bob Spidell <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 07:47:19 -0700

Thanks for posting this; one more thing to add to the fault-finding 
database.

Bob

On 6/9/2015 6:34 AM, John Vrugtman wrote:
> I thought I would share an interesting experience with a pertronix 
> ignitor yesterday.  The car, with a BJ8 engine, had been running for 
> years with the ignitor with no problems at all, when suddenly on a 
> trip of less than 100 miles it just quit.  Other than determining it 
> had no spark, we could not find anything wrong on the side of the 
> road, even after replacing the coil, the ignitor module, rotor, cap 
> and wires and disconnecting all other wires from the coil.  Towed it 
> home and resumed checking, but still found nothing; then just for 
> grins removed the magnet cap that triggers the ignitor and low and 
> behold there at the base of the cam were all six magnets.  The holding 
> sleeve had come unglued letting the magnets fall out.  One other 
> thing, we replaced them and re glued the sleeve, but the car would 
> only run on 3 cylinders.  Found out from Pertronix that the magnets 
> have to be aligned by polarity to work properly.  The point learned 
> for me is we overlooked the magnet cap because everyone knows magnets 
> don't go bad.
>
> John
>
>

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From: Bob Spidell <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 07:32:55 -0700

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 were just a bit too big and could delaminate after rubbing on 
> the contact plate.  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 running again in 15 minutes.  Gapped it by sight!  Was good enough 
> to to get home,
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>

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From: I Erbs <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 08:11:42 -0700

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any old school shade tree mechanic knows that trick :)
good to be reminded

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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         (_________________________)

On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Bob Spidell <[email-masked]> wrote:

> variety--is approximately 0.015" thick; the nominal points gap setting, and
> pulling the cover through closed points will (somewhat) clean them.
>
> Bob
>
>> sleeves were just a bit too big and could delaminate after rubbing on the
>> contact plate.  They fixed it with the new ones and it's no longer a
>> problem.
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">any=
 old school shade tree mechanic knows that trick :)</div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_default" style=3D"font-size:large">good to be reminded</div></div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Ira Erbs<br>Portland, OR<br>=C2=
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=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (_________________________)<br></div></div></div></div>=
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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Bob Spidell=
 <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_b=
lank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex">re: &quot;Gapped it by sight!&quot;<br>
<br>
Trivia: The folding cover of a matchbook--the old-fashioned paper variety--=
is approximately 0.015&quot; thick; the nominal points gap setting, and pul=
ling the cover through closed points will (somewhat) clean them.<br>
<br>
Bob<span class=3D""><br>
<br>
On 6/9/2015 7:27 AM, Alan Seigrist wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
John -<br>
<br>
You must have had an old unit.=C2=A0 I had the same thing happen to me 10 y=
ears ago and Pertrinix replaced it gratis.=C2=A0 Turns out the old magnet s=
leeves were just a bit too big and could delaminate after rubbing on the co=
ntact plate.=C2=A0 They fixed it with the new ones and it&#39;s no longer a=
 problem.<br>
<br>
Of course, I carried spare points in my car, swapped them out, had my BJ8 r=
unning again in 15 minutes.=C2=A0 Gapped it by sight!=C2=A0 Was good enough=
 to to get home,<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Alan<br>
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Yeh but where do you get cardboard matchbooks anymore!

From: I Erbs=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 11:11 AM
To: Bob Spidell=20
Cc: Ahealey help=20
Subject: Re: [Healeys] pertronix failure

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Bob Spidell <[email-masked]> =
wrote:

  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

    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 were just a bit too big and could delaminate after rubbing on =
the contact plate.  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 running again in 15 minutes.  Gapped it by sight!  Was good =
enough to to get home,

    Cheers,

    Alan

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From: "Gil Rockwell" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:54:08 -0400

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But who carries a matchbook anymore????

Gil

From: Healeys [mailto:[email-masked]] On Behalf Of I Erbs
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 11:12 AM
To: Bob Spidell
Cc: Ahealey help
Subject: Re: [Healeys] pertronix failure

good to be reminded

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
   _______                                  _______

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

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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","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:[email-masked]] <b>On Beha=
lf Of </b>I Erbs<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 10, 2015 11:12 AM<br><b>To=
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y old school shade tree mechanic knows that trick :)<o:p></o:p></span></p><=
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&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:32 AM, =
Bob Spidell &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">b=
[email-masked]</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=
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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<=
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What, you don't carry a matchbook in case you need to light your lighter on fire? 

Gil 

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