[Zmagnette] Timing
Ken Beisser
kenbeisser at gmail.com
Thu Feb 6 12:43:20 MST 2014
Thanks John, that sounds like a plan. I'll contact Jeff.
Ken B.
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Google Apps Email <
steve at betterwitnesses.com> wrote:
> Schlemmerized dizzies are way better than Pertronix any day...
>
> Points you can fix on the road, Pertronix you can't.
>
> Steve H
>
> On Feb 6, 2014, at 11:28 AM, John Perkins <zamagnette at charter.net> wrote:
>
> Ken:
> I got my ZA because the guy I bought it from failed to diagnose a worn
> out distributor. The original distributor had a cam that would only open
> the points on a couple of the lobes, the shaft was wobbly in the housing,
> the mechanical advance was rusty and would not operate smoothly, finally
> the vacuum advance diaphragm was leaking. Your issues might be just a
> distributor that needs to be rebuilt. Send it to Jeff Schlemmer and let
> him Schlemmerize it for you. He's done two for me with excellent results.
> John Perkins
>
> On 2/6/2014 12:59 PM, Ken Beisser wrote:
>
> Thanks all, I appreciate all the advice.
> I drive the car about 10 miles a day so that's less than 1000 miles in 4
> months.
>
> I'll look at the distributor parts again.
> The parts ie cap/points/plugs/condenser/wiring are pretty new but there's
> obviously something wrong.
> The distributor is original on a rebuilt engine.
>
> The electronic distributor is appealing, but it sounds like it may not
> be my problem right now.
>
> Ken B
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 7:01 AM, Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net>wrote:
>
>> You can argue the merits of points vs electronic ignition all you want.
>> Fact is, what Wombat said is correct. The way most of us use our cars, it
>> is not normal to require timing adjustment every 4 months. The rule I
>> remember from when all cars had points and carburetors, was to do a full
>> tune up every 10K miles, and a "minor" tune up every 5K miles. The full
>> tune up was plugs, points, condenser, adjust timing, dwell and carb
>> mixture. Maybe replace the rotor and cap. The minor tune up was to
>> basically do the same stuff, but without replacing any parts. You would
>> just clean and readjust what was there, unless something looked really
>> terrible. This was not an MG thing, these were just the rules I learned
>> for typical American cars of the day. In my experience, timing did not
>> change a lot. As Wombat said, wear at the points may require adjustment
>> over time. Timing on my Magnette stays pretty stable. This is with 1500
>> engine and original points setup. If the distributor is tightened so that
>> you can't turn the body with your hand, then that's not the problem.
>> Overtightening just causes more problems. I would take a look at the
>> points. If they are secure, I would look at their condition. Poor quality
>> parts might wear faster. Also, a bad condenser can cause the points to
>> wear faster.
>>
>> -Steve T.
>>
>>
>>
>> At 08:52 AM 2/6/2014, charles durning wrote:
>>
>> X2 on getting rid of the points.
>>
>> I know, I know the purists will poo poo the change to electronic
>> ignition. I say let them keep their points.
>>
>>
>> Charlie Durning
>>
>> If you are using Google or Gmail, Big Brother is watching.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 5:01 AM, Wayne & Isabel Hardy <
>> gwhardy at suddenlink.net > wrote:
>> No t normal!! Should stay as set for years literally, if tightened up
>> properly at the pinch neck bolt.
>> Slight wear at the points may require a very small adjustment over
>> time, but only if driven enough to cause the points to erode... A lot of
>> driving usually.
>> Wombat
>>
>>
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