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Re: Distributor

To: Martin Pearce <dungey@pearcem95.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Distributor
From: James Carruthers <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 16:01:59 +0100
The Lucas one is a far better build... however you will loose your mech 
tacho! So you'll have to put a yuckky electronic 1500 gauge in.

My AC Delco dizzy was giving me extreme points scatter - so I swapped it 
out...

So thats what Ive done - been quoted 80 quid to convert a Jaeger mech 
gauge over to electronic.

Have you considered getting an electronic ignition kit? Perhaps thats a 
better route - the ones from Aldon are hidden under the dizzy cap - so 
it would still look totally original... and its about 80 quid... a 
better solution perhaps?



James




Martin Pearce wrote:

>Many thanks to all those who replied to my 'I am stuck' message.  After
>replacing a number of parts, my Mk1 Spit went into the garage today.  It
>took a while to find a local garage who had sufficient knowledge of the
>'older' car.
>
>Anyway, the result is that I need a new distributor, although I have been
>recommended to get a Lucas one rather than Delco.  Has anyone made this
>change?  Is there particular model Lucas distributor I should look out for?
>
>Have winged off a few emails to suppliers in the UK, price appears to be
>#120 - #150 on an exchange basis.
>
>Martin





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