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Re: [Fot] Ignition improvements on a TR6

To: "sherry robyn" <sherryjimmy6116@att.net>, <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Ignition improvements on a TR6
From: "Richard Good" <goodparts@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:18:11 -0400
Working fine on my two TR6's.  First had it triggered by points and now it 
is working even better triggered by a Pertronics in the distributor.  Don't 
use more than 32,000 or maybe 40,000 volt coil or it will arc from post to 
post in the cap.

Richard Good

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sherry robyn" <sherryjimmy6116@att.net>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 1:24 PM
Subject: [Fot] Ignition improvements on a TR6


> Hi All, just checking to see if anyone has any experience with using a MSD 
> 6al
> ignition box in a TR6.  MSD says that their unit doesn't work with an odd 
> fire
> engine.  Seems like a TR6 engine is odd fire but I'm not sure.  Apparently 
> one
> test as to whether or not an engine is truely odd fire is to observe the
> configuration of the point cams in the distributor.  The TR6 points cams
> appear
> to me to be even fire.
>
> This is on a 1974 TR6 that currently runs an
> electonic ignitor and hot coil I
> got from The Roadster Factory.  I have added
> triple 40 DCOE Webers so I'm
> looking for the best spark I can get.
>
> Thanks
> for any thoughts, Jim
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