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Re: Pertronix Ignitor timing in MGA

To: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Subject: Re: Pertronix Ignitor timing in MGA
From: Philip Schulert <pjschu@usit.net>
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 17:46:41 -0700
Had this problem in an E Type called Pertronics they diagnosed wrong
model dist. in car swapped  ign units with me no charge

 Philip Schulert

 56 MGA
 71 MGB
 several other British cars

Trevor Boicey wrote:

> Dave Ahrendt wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Hopefully not a loaded question.
> >
> > Has anyone installed a Pertronix Ignitor in an MGA and found that
> > the timing was now about 45 degrees BTDC?  There is not room
> > available to turn the dizzy enough to compensate.
>
>   There are four "correct" positions for the distributor, just
> move the plug wires around to stay in the same place as you
> turn the dizzy.
>
>   One of them should give enough clearance for the vacuum
> advance, or whatever it is that is causing interference.
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
> Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
> ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
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