Another one that didn't make it to the list, at least not to me. Sorry, if
anyone gets it twice.
Hi Don,
I know of one other Healey (3000) owner in the Netherlands who installed it
without problems and enjoying like myself his purring engine without having to
worry about points, condensers, broken rotors, .....
The company has been in business right now for some 3-4 years, offering for
the first years distributors for French cars like Citroen and Peugeot only.
They have extensively expanded their product line last year and offer now
distributors for
Aston Martin, Austin-Healey, Austin, Citroen, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes,
MG, Mini, Morris, Peugeot, Porsche, Rover, Triumph, Volvo and VW as well as
most Lucas distributor equipped cars, wherein the rotor turns ccw. Since the
distributor grounds thru its housing, the car needs to be negative earth. No
points, no condenser, but a rotor. Rotor and cap are standard Bosch quality
items, not prone to cracking and failing like some which are on the market
right now. Recommended service interval is 20,000 miles, where you would have
to simply exchange these two parts. The only moving parts within the
distributor are the distributor shaft and the rotor, everything else is
electronic.
I'm in close contact to the owner of the company. He's one of the nice guys
and I'm convinced he stands 100% behind the warranty and his product, as I do.
Once I had a longer conversation with him and he told me that at the very
beginning they had some minor temperature related issues with their
distributors. But these times are gone and they had all distributors
exchanged. They've sold about 20,000 units around the world up to now, though
mostly for French cars.
In case you're still interested, but would like to hold one of these units in
your hands before you buy it definitively, I would agree on a right to return
the opened, but unused unit within 2 weeks after reception (exclusive
postage).
Kind regards
Eric
www.brits-n-pieces.com
info@brits-n-pieces.com
+49 (24 52) 6 87 95 10
Hi Eric,
The 123 ignition sounds very intriguing. Do you know of other Healey owners
that have tried them? How long has the company been in business? I guess I
am interested in whether or not they would stand behind the warranty or not.
Does the ignition still use points, condenser, rotor, etc. or is it
electronic? I assume you would have to convert the car to negative ground.
It probably says on the brochure but it is easier to ask you.
I don't need one at the present time but will be rebuilding my BJ8 and another
one in the near future. If we can get away from Lucas electrics, it would be
a huge bonus on a rebuild. Thanks for any information you can provide.
Cheers,
Don Joy
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