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Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy

To: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>, "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>, "Trevor Boicey" <tboicey@brit.ca>
Subject: Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:21:47 -0600
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <v0313030fb4d0fe247564@[209.24.234.36]><v03130311b4d1322acc7f@[209.24.234.36]>
I have some new "lumps" only. Excuse the crass commercialism, but it's not
often there is a "spark" of interest in these things, and maybe someone
wants one so they can back their car off the trailer some day.
        Peter C
At 11:41 PM 2/16/2000 , David Riker wrote:
>Ha! The '78 I have still has the "lump on the side" distributor.  But yes,
>they have a reputation for dying by the time they get to 70k miles, so in
>about a week, I'm sure I'll be replacing it as well.  The A-series dizzies
>fit, but only the "lump" models use vacuum retard instead of vacuum advance.
>(Here I go again, sounding like a know-it-all, when this is an assumption
>based on my limited observations, anyway, I digress).  I have a genuine
>Lucas Electronic Ignition conversion kit I found at a swap meet years back
>that I will probably wind up using if this one dies before I get the car
>sold.  I also have a spare "lump" of unknown condition.  I will  test it
>when I get the '78 back from the shop, if it's good, I'll let you know.
>David Riker
>74 Midget
>78 Midget
>63 Falcon


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