Hi Joe:
I'm glad you don't mind filing points; I hate it. I have so thoroughly enjoyed
the fact of never having to adjust the Crane system in 6 years, despite the
fact that the car was in rebuild, stuck in strange locations for months, and
then driven normally and never stored in a nice warm place, that I would never
return to points. That said, I do keep a point set in a bag in the boot just in
case I ever get stuck on the roadside. $130 to have consistently adjusted
timing all the time? Cheap.
Mark
1972 TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Lizirbydavis@cs.com
Sent: April 13, 2005 9:48 PM
To: peb3@cornell.edu; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Lucas distributors, caps, and rotors
Today, I tried to fire up my newly rebuilt engine. I found that my Crane
xr700 unit had given up the ghost. Fortunately, I found an old set of points
and
the car fired right up. Now I have a delima. Do I spend $130.00 on a new
Crane unit, or $10.00 for a new points/condenser? As far as I know, my
distributor is healthy. I never had any trouble with the points set up before,
and I
can't say I recognized a performance improvement with the Crane set up. I
know this has been beaten to death, but on a warmed over street engine, is
there
a noticeable performance improvement with the Crane and a sport coil? Is
reliability enhanced significantly? I'm fiddling with the car constanttly, so
I
don't mind the maintanance associated with the points
Joe Davis
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