I have the =Ignitor= system in my "3", never a problem, but in my travelling
kit I also
have a dist. top plate with the points, condenser and rotor already set-up
should I
have a failure. Just remove the 2 screws holding the plate in and insert the
plate,
nothing to change/adjust, including timing. "FT"
Susan and John Roper wrote:
> Eric, can you confirm that should the MSD fail you can simply switch back to
>the
> ignitor and proceed on your way? I'm considering just such a setup and the
> redundancy is a very attractive feature. John
>
> Erik Quackenbush wrote:
>
> > On my TR-6 I have an MSD 6 triggered by a Pertronix Ignitor. The Ignitor is
> > a magnetic pickup that
> > replaces the points which I purchased at a great price from fellow lister
> > Roger Bolick (I think Moss also carries them at
> > retail cost)- he may still have some.
> >
> > The setup works quite well. I also added a set of Magnecor 8.5mm ignition
> > wires.
> > If you have a PI car make sure you DON'T get spark plug wires for a carb
> > car. l learned the hard way that they
> > are too short.
> >
> > The Crane setup would be cheaper than using both the ignitor and the MSD,
> > and is probably almost
> > as good. I inherited the MSD from the previous owner and added the Ignitor
> > specifically to eliminate the points.
> > If I were buying from scratch I'd probably either just get the ignitor
> > (which puts out a 'normal' spark) or go for
> > the Crane unit.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > -Erik
> >
> > At 12:51 PM 7/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >I am looking for an aftermarket ignition system for my other project
>(nonLBC).
> > >I currently use a Crane XR-700 (formerly Allison) ignition on my LBC. Is
>there
> > >an noticeable performance improvement in using an MSD 5 or 6 ignition? If
> > >there
> > >is an improvement then I could put the MSD on the Triumph and use the Crane
> > >ignition on the other vehicle. How would I trigger the MSD? I got rid of
> > >points with the Crane and the MSD catalog mentions one of the options on
> > >triggering the MSD is thru the use of points. My other option would be to
> > >use a
> > >Crane system on both vehicles and then I would always have a spare box and
> > >sensor available. How often have any of you had failures with the
> > >Crane/Allison
> > >system?
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Erik Quackenbush, V.P. Operations, Midwest Filter Corporation
> > 1-847-680-0566 fax: 1-847-680-0832 http://www.midwestfilter.com
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