In a message dated 7/3/2004 11:50:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
tr3driver@comcast.net writes:
So Andy, in your opinion, would this cover items from other cars, like using
an MGA distributor cap ?
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Well, I honestly don't know if one cap fits the other distributor. From my
Lucas Catalogue, it appears that the "typical" MGA takes a Lucas 422905 cap and
a "typical" TR3 takes a 418871 cap. The major difference on the outside
appears to be that the hold-down clip positions for the MGA cap are 90 degrees
off those of the TR cap, which means that an MGA cap on a TR distributor would
orient the wires differently.
Again, assuming that either cap functions on either distributor, how many
people ... or judges ... would know or care? If it walks like a Lucas and
talks
like a Lucas.... ;-)
A friend of mine with an MGA 1500 was "in a pinch" a few years back. His car
was for sale...and the original distributor seized. Guess what? A Herald
1200 distributor fit perfectly and actually made the car perform at least as
well as the original MGA distributor had before it broke. I wonder if the buyer
ever noticed?
--Andy
Andrew Mace, Vice President, Member Services
and 10/Herald/Vitesse (Sports 6) Vehicle Consultant
The Vintage Triumph Register
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