Boy I hate those trailers -- when will I learn...
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Subject: Re: Distributor repair or replace
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 21:44:27 -0400
From: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
To: "Kai M. Radicke" <kai@radiohead.net>
CC: mgs@autox.team.net
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Kai,
Any insight on how this would work with the new Moss MGB supercharger
(#150-068)? Moss recommends the #143-110 distributor which they say is a
'62-'71 replacement distributor $240.00.
Don Malling
Kai M. Radicke wrote:
> Henry D. Reynolds writes:
>
>
>>Moss has a replacement distributor 45D4 for $240. APT has
>>the 45D4 modified by Aldon automotive at $310.
>
>
> Henry, check out Brit Tek's Ultimate Ignition Kit. Comes with a new 45D4
> dist, new coil, new plug wires for $230. It is also curved for a mild
> street motor, which is probably a slight compromise below the Aldon
modified
> units.
>
> http://www.brittek.com/ultimateignitionkit.html
>
>
>>I would like to install pertronix ignitor, but that may have to wait
>>until additional funds are available.
>
>
> Why add a $75 gadget to a new perfect distributor? The Pertronix
offers no
> performance and no realistic reliability advantage. If you maintain your
> points and keep them clean and gapped, you can not beat it unless you
go all
> out on a $250 electronic ignition kit. Pertronix units are of so-so
quality
> which often means poor reliability when you least expect it. They
are also
> very voltage sensitive, so if your alternator ever fails, forget driving
> home on battery juice like you can with points.
>
> The Pertronix kits are meant for people with relatively worn
distributors.
> The collar takes up the shaft wobble and normalizes timing back to what a
> new distributor would have produced. The only other reason to get it, is
> for people who don't want to check their points every 18 months...
otherwise
> there is no advantage.
>
> The Pertronix ignition is the biggest rip-off since Weber DGV
downdraft carb
> kits.
>
> Kai
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