My '67 1275 Sprite somehow had a Midget 1500 distributor in it and it ran
just fine - but then again the curves may have been off. I did swap in the
"right" distributor later and then add a Ignitor (which has been absolutely
flawless) but I keep the 1500 distributor in the boot in case the Ignitor
goes (seems unlikely). I do know that the cam profile is different because
the Ignitor for a Sprite distributor doesn't fit the 1500 cam.
I installed the original type mostly because I like to set the timing by the
book and then tweak it, but with the "wrong" distributor I had no idea where
to start.
tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Thecarguru@aol.com [mailto:Thecarguru@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 1999 9:41 PM
To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Distributors interchangeability (?)
Ive got a (relatively) easy question here.
My good buddy has two MGB's (the PO of my three 75 Midgets) a 74.5 RBGT and
a
76 RBB.
He purchased a rebuilt lucas distributor from Beck Arnley for the 76 and
gave
me the core.
I put it side by side with my spare dist from one of my 1500 motors.
After removing the clamp bracket, they look identical.
Are they? Will the lucas from my 1500 Midget also drop into, say, a 1275, or
a
B motor, and vice versa? Are the advance curves different? This would
explain
the listing for the Mallory dual point distributor in the VB catalog which
reads "sprite-midget" one part number each (for with or without vacuum
advance) no specific engine size or years.
If this is all true, that makes at least one thing rather universal about
these cars!
Just checking with the list gurus for confirmation/information here!
Thanks in advance,
Gary (the guru) Doornbos
75 Midgets
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