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1. Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 17:31:37 -0800; Can anyone offer some advice regarding the electronic ignition distributor in the 1500 Midge? My attempts to start the '75 were foiled by the fact that I could get no spark. The coil seems to be fine; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00893.html (7,916 bytes)
2. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 20:34:34 -0800; Points. (I couldn't resist) -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ Too many Sprites (again) There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00894.html (8,004 bytes)
3. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 20:49:07 -0800; Can the Lucas Opus dizzy be converted to points? This is dizzy is standard equipment on this model 1500. Gerard G G Gerard Chateauvieux E A R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com A A R G Pixelsmith on Duty; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00906.html (8,579 bytes)
4. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 00:00:47 -0500; If you are still running the original "lump on the side" distributor, then it must be one of the last on earth. According to John Twist: http://www.namgbr.org/namgbr/driver.htm ...he says none are s; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00907.html (9,123 bytes)
5. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 21:07:11 -0800; Are you saying that an "A" series dizzy will work in a 1500 engine? I do have a spare already. Gerard G G Gerard Chateauvieux E A R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com A A R G Pixelsmith on Duty D E S ht; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00910.html (10,095 bytes)
6. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 00:11:23 -0500; Yes, it'll run the car, but the advance curve is likely all wrong. Makes a perfectly usable spare though. I drove with one for weeks while I waited for a pertronix to arrive from the US. -- Trevor Bo; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00911.html (8,647 bytes)
7. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 21:27:11 -0800; Thanks for the tip. The thought occured to me, but it seemed to far-fetched to be a realistic possibility. I have spent the last couple months refurbishing this car and finally got to the point of c; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00914.html (9,871 bytes)
8. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 00:31:17 -0500; Put the spare pertronix in the bugeye, and you can adapt the Allison for the 1500. Voila, no expense. All you'll need to make this work is a chopper disk that fits the 1500, something that someone on; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00916.html (9,080 bytes)
9. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 21:38:52 -0800; Good idea... I'm not sure if I want to keep this car yet so I'll still need a permanent solution. Wouldn't I have the same problem mounting the optical sensor? Good thinking though! Gerard G G Gerard; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00918.html (9,733 bytes)
10. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 00:40:53 -0500; Nope, the sensor mounts in almost ANY hole in the baseplate, since the linkage is so movable. Your Midget 1500 baseplate has a few threaded holes where the original sensor was. And there is a chopped; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00919.html (8,977 bytes)
11. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 21:41:36 -0800; 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; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00920.html (12,026 bytes)
12. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:21:47 -0600; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00928.html (9,457 bytes)
13. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:36:47 -0500; Take a look at David Riker's post from Wednesday afternoon, that may be some help. There were two different kinds of Lucas Electronic ignitions, one with an external amplifier (the later version) and; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00929.html (9,602 bytes)
14. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:37:25 -0800; The one in the '74 featured on my web page, my driver, and true first love, uses Model 45DM Distributor and the remote amplifier Lucas Model #AB14. The aluminum amplifier box is really the heat sink,; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00935.html (9,623 bytes)
15. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 10:17:40 -0800; You've raised an interesting point. This is not a California car. It was originally purchased in Florida (I have the original '75 Florida plate) and brought into California in '76. No Catalytic Conv; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00943.html (11,544 bytes)
16. Re: Electronic Ignition dizzy (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:31:28 EST; Not as silly as it sounds. Last time I had ign trouble my dyno guy said the module or distributor looked suspect as the 'scope showed a funny spike. Problem was the spike only went funny at high (6K); /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00956.html (8,015 bytes)

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