Not really Bill,
When I bought my B the mechanical advance mechanism was frozen, and
the vacuum diaprhagm was leaking. The bushings were in good shape as
were the springs, etc. I fixed all that stuff, put new points and
condensor in (I even own an ignition analyzer/dwell meter from the pre
electronic ignition days), replaced the Cap, rotor and plug wires. The
ignition sys was working as well as it ever had when I installed the
Crane unit.
If you'll read up on ignition parameters you'll find that the basic
transistor ignition units, with dwell-compensation circuits, provide a
better spark than a basic points system. Couple this fact with a hotter
coil, so that you can fire a wider plug gap for better combustion, and
you'll see why I went to electronic ignition. I had a CDI on my `70 B
but I couldn't get the tach to work reliably with it, so I replaced it
with the Allison (now Crane) unit instead.
So now I have a hotter spark than I can get with points and lower
maintenance to boot. Unless the E-ignition poops out, that is.
So, I carry the points and condensor with me, JIC. Wish I could do that
on my Nissan PU and Yugo hatchback; they came with E-ignition.
You're right of course; the hot ignition system won't fix other
problems. I never expected it to do that. It's only one step along
the way to getting it right.
--
Charley Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
`69 B
Bill Schooler wrote:
> Gentle people,
>
> I can't stand itany longer. Haven't you folks figured out that you're
> adding an unnecessary complexity to these cars by installing an
> electronic ignition? If you would take the money that you spend on
> these things and apply it to a rehab of your original distributor,
> wouldn't you be ahead, considering both economics and performance?
>
> Standing by for flames from the offended parties....
>
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