Chris,
THe only fault I can find in installing either a Mallory dual-point or
electronic after-market distributor, is that in doing so, you will lose
the mechanical Tach-drive that is on the distributor shaft. There are a
couple of alternatives. 1. install a Crane kit to the existing
distributor (but if your bearings are shot you may have to replace it)
or 2. install an electronic Tach (won't match the rest of your gauges
but solves the problem)
Regards,
Joe Curry
(Chris Sharp) wrote:
>
> Fellow Triumphiles-
> I've been following the thread on the electronic
> ignition installation and have found it enlightening.
> I've got a MK I Spit with a weak distributor:
> bushing is shot, vac advance has a torn diaphragm.
> I've thought of replacing the unit using the Mallory
> dual-point distributor I've seen advertised.
> Although the MK I spit isn't listed as an application,
> I think the shaft will fit and I can use the old
> drive dog. I may have to go to a ballasted ignition
> (I believe mine is non-ballasted), but not sure.
> Anyone out there in Lucas-land ever installed one
> of these? Although I'm leaning towards the vac
> advance model, should I consider the mechanical-only
> advance model? Or should I just skip it, go to the
> local automotive-recycling-center, pull a distributor
> that's in better shape than mine and convert it to
> electronic ignition? This is for a driver, not
> concourse or auto-x and it's an 1149cc MK I/II engine.
> Thanks!
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