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Re: Lucas coil question

To: Mark Gendron <markge@MICROSOFT.com>
Subject: Re: Lucas coil question
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 23:08:41 -0500 (EST)
Cc: "'British Cars - Submissions'" <British-cars@autox.team.net>, "'Triumphs - submissions'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Mark Gendron wrote:

> Some years ago, I found a NOS Lucas coil that looks just like the original
> TR2 coil 
> as pictured in the workshop manual. It has the high "tower" for the HT lead,
> it uses 
> the HT lead with the round metal plate on the end for the contact, etc.
> However, the 
> Lucas number cross-referenced to a Cadillac Allard. 
> 
> Does anyone have any idea how it would differ from the TR2 coil, and whether
> there 
> would be a reason to not use it with a TR2? 

According to my Lucas catalogue, the original part numbers for both TR2 
and Cad-Allard coils supersede to the same "new" number. Essentially, the 
coils are the same 12v "High performance; fluid cooled" coil.

--Andy

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