Trevor,
Are you saying that an "A" series dizzy will work in a 1500 engine? I do
have a spare already.
Gerard
At 12:00 AM -0500 2/17/00, Trevor Boicey wrote:
>> Can anyone offer some advice regarding the electronic ignition distributor
>> in the 1500 Midge?
>
> 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 still in use. Mine was working up until
>1997, which I thought was pretty good.
>
>> If there is a problem with the dizzy, what choices do I have as a solution?
>
> Install an aftermarket electronic ignition, like a Crane
>or a pertronix.
>
>> Later, I'm going try connecting an "A" series dizzy just to see if I can
>> get a spark out of that.
>
> Yap. And if you have a spare, carry that in the trunk.
>
> One problem with having an electronic distributor that
>was NEVER a point distributor is that you can't replace
>the points if the module dies.
>
> My pertronix died, and I had to go home and pull a distributor
>out of another car to get it home.
>
> A totally clapped out distributor makes a good trunk
>spare and should be easy to find in a buddy's junk bin.
>
>--
>Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
>Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
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