I was going by the instructions supplyed with it and the Discription in all
the parts catalog. Carl E.
wizardz wrote:
> The 40KV sports coil works perfectly with electronic ignition
> your problem witht the late model is you probably
> didn't remove the ballast resisitor that's in line with your coil
> The Lucas sports coil has built in resistance to compensate for it.
> Bothe the XR700 and the Pertronix(SP?) units both work great
> with the gold Coil.
>
> ----------
> > From: Carl Elliott <grunt2@adelphia.net>
> > To: Steve Shoyer <steve@shoyer.com>
> > Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Lucas Sport Coil on 1980 MGB
> > Date: Sunday, January 24, 1999 11:08 AM
> >
> > The Lucas Sport coil is for Points, Not Electronic Ignitions.
> > Made the mistake and now have a brand new coil I don't need,Carl E.
> >
> > Steve Shoyer wrote:
> >
> > > Before buying and installing a Lucas sports coil, I want to make sure
> that
> > > I know what I need to do to get it to work. If I understand the
> directions
> > > on Skye's web page, I need to:
> > >
> > > 1) Swap the coils
> > > 2) Run a (white) wire to the + terminal on the new coil
> > > 3) Open the spark plug gap
> > >
> > > Has anyone done this conversion and have any specifics to offer? I'm
> > > wondering about the size (diameter) for the new white wire, where it
> > > connects, how wide to open the spark plugs, and anything else that
> might be
> > > important. Did the new coil make much of a difference?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > --Steve (1980 MGB)
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