Message text written by "Sumner Weisman"
>I've had my Crane unit installed about 5 years now, and it's been great.
I
think the secret of success for any electronic device is... don't mount it
in a hot place! Mounting it too near the engine, such as on the firewall,
seems to be a problem on a hot summer day. Mine is on the adjacent inner
fender wall, as far as possible from the engine, but still easy to wire
neatly to the distributor. Having a thermostatically controlled electric
fan also helps to keep the engine compartment cooler. (I'll never win a
concours!) For the first year I carried a spare set of points and
condenser, but I don't even to that any more.
Sumner Weisman
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I installed a couple on Austin Healeys about 5 years ago and they are still
running. And everyone knows how hot Healeys run!
I still have my spare points in the glove box of my TR6 but no problems
yet.
Thanks for the report.
Dave
57 TR3 (still have points)
71 TR6 (Crane)
80 TR8 (Crane)
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