My car is a 1977 Midget with a 1500 cc engine. Last night I went to
start a tune-up on the car. I was first going to adjust the air
gap on the electronic ignition. I took the distributor cap off and
imagine my surprise when I found points in my dizzy. So now I have
several problems. This dizzy has a vacuum advance unit on the right
side. At the back of the vacuum advance is a thumb screw with an
AR cast into the metal of the VA (vacuum advance) unit. As I under
stand this 77 they had a vacuum retard unit not advance. This dizzy
also has a wobble. If you grasp the dizzy itself the top half can be
moved and wobbled. The dizzy is securely fastened to the block and
cannot be rotated. I assume this wobble is not a good thing.
What I would like it to tune up the car and get it running well with
some power. I don't really care if the car is original.
Also the DPO had stripped off most of the pollution
control stuff. Missing is most of the vacuum plumbing, and the air
pump.
I guess my question is how should I proceed. As I see it I have
the following problems all of which may have different solutions.
1. Dizzy wobbles. Can it be fix or rebuilt?
2. If I keep this dizzy what is the correct point gap/dwell?
3. What should I do with the vacuum advance and how do I
assure that it is correct? What is it hooked to?
4. If I replace it cause it can't be rebuilt or is not a good
choice for the car, what should it be replaced with? Another
dizzy w/ points or an electronic ignition?
5. How do I determine what is the correct point and condenser for
this dizzy.
The only other issue I can think of is the coil in my car is a 6 volt
coil (use a ballast resistor.) Is this the correct coil or should I
go to a 12v coil? Does it matter?
Is there anything else that I missed or need to know about. My
mechanic skills are not the best but I can learn.
--
William M. Gilroy
77 Midget (maybe I will call it "The onion", every time I peel back a layer
I just find another layer)
E-mail: wmgilroy@lucent.com
Telephone: 732-957-4775
Fax: 732-957-4775
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