Chris- Did you replace a LU142 with the two piece LU142A? with out having to
change the rotation of your distributor? Does your vacuum advance unit face
toward the front and is it approximately parallel to the engine block?
Cool Cat Eddie ,1 S3 GT,3 S4's, 2 S5's, 2 MK1 Tigers
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Albers" <Christopher.Albers@bubbs.biola.edu>
To: <the_blues@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: General Ignorance and Lack of Knowledge
> the_blues@worldnet.att.net writes:
> >Pertronix ignition. Why is it so popular? Is it wiring simplicity?
> >It does
> >not seem to be made (anymore) to fit the Lucas distributor, and seems
> >to have
> >a high failure rate.
>
> Mine has not failed in the 2+ years I've have mine. It is still made
> to fit the Lucas distributor. How do I know? I replaced my Pertronix a
> few months ago, thinking it had failed (it was the rotor, not the
> Pertronix), and got a new one from my supplier, no problem.
>
> CNA
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