<VV> RE: On the Subject of Leaving the Key On

[JVHRoberts@aol.com]

Then he has a wiring problem. HEI modules don't draw any current if the mag 
pickup isn't getting a signal. Perhaps his flashing lights were causing enough 
of a voltage fluctuation to cause false triggering? 
I've installed GM HEI setups on a variety of engines, and they are fine if 
energized and the engine isn't running. 

In a message dated 9/22/2004 2:36:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
goofyroo@excite.com writes:
Forgot to mention this while the thread was still alive:

FYI on HEI ignitions, leaving the key on with the engine stalled will 
eventually burn a hole through the rotor.

I learned this from a tow-truck driver who paid for his own gas.  He got into 
the habit of parking at accident scenes with the key on so his flashing 
lights would run.

Michael Smith
Dallas