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Re: Electronic Ignition

To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Electronic Ignition
From: "Curtis Carlson" <carlson@navtech.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:32:34 -0600
In-reply-to: dave hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com> "Re: Electronic Ignition" (Oct 28, 12:18pm)
References: <1.5.4.32.19981028191816.006784c0@mail.cadvision.com>
Reply-to: "Curtis Carlson" <carlson@navtech.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
I wouldn't think that having a mech. adv. dizzy would make any 
difference.  However, I'm not familiar with them and would probably be 
safer referring you to some of the other, more informed, people on the 
list.....

Anyone care to answer this good question?



On Oct 28, 12:18pm, dave hiley wrote:
> Subject: Re: Electronic Ignition
> At 11:08 28/10/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >I installed a Crane XR-700 in Gerty after I couldn't settle the 
timing 
> >down by cleaning up the distributor (Lucas 25D4).
> >
> >The EI made *ALL* the difference in the world!  Now she idles 
smoothly 
> >and doesn't buck at all.
> >
> >Just make sure that your vacuum advance is working properly.  Mine 
> >wasn't at first.
> 
> Curtis,
> I installed an Aldon modified Lucas dizzy with mechanical advance in 
my 1275
> rebuild.  Does this exclude me from using this kind of EI and/or all 
kinds
> of EI??
> 
> dave
> '72 MKIII 
>-- End of excerpt from dave hiley



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