One step further: carry a spare distributor with a Petronix already
fitted. Plenty of old or second hand Petronic units around from old
Landrovers, Triumphs, Minis, or any old British heap as long as it has a
D23/5.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
Op 11-6-2013 18:41, " Just Brits " Shop schreef:
> << On 6/11/2013 7:11 AM, Chris Dimmock wrote:
>> Thats weird Bob.
>> My new spare points are at the same orientation as my old ones...
>> < ducks beer cans >
>> Chris >>
> 'Tain't "weird", Chris. Er, as long as beer cans are EMPTY ! ! ! LOL
>
> Oh wait, you're talking about points ! ? !
>
> But I am WITH you <G> ! ! One of the 'spares' I carry (In a gallon
> zip lock bag) is a fully built
> dizzy with USED points and base plate. 2 set screws out, dizzy out,
> new dizzy in, 2 set screws,
> and motor on <G> ! !
>
> Before you gents get shorts all knotted up from USED (points), hear
> me out plz. Part of my
> 'wake-up-Hortense' <G> IF I going on some long trips (500 round-trip
> miles) IS to check dwell,
> timing and how much meat is actually on the points and condition of
> surfaces. IF all is well (which
> is normally the case) bump starter around rotor at # 1 and OUT comes
> the dizzy AS IE and into
> zip lock bag. Put a set of points in the 'spare dizzy', install it
> and check timing & dwell which are
> usually normal <G> ! Then if I DO break down, in out & in for a KNOWN
> WORKING dizzy as off
> we go.
>
> Side benefit is I also have said unit to fix somebody's elses car ! !
> IIRC it was season of '89
> that I 'fixed' half-a-dozen cars. That dizzy had more miles on it
> than Hortense did ! !
> USPS/UPS/FedEx included ! ! LOL Also, IIRC 'fixed' one Petronix
> equipped car ! ! !
> LMAO at that one. I told the chap - very long time pal - he owed me a
> bunch of beers and that
> he WOULD see a very big gloating smile with each beer ! ! !
>
> But the point is that dizzy was a KNOWN, WORKING unit.
>
> Ed
> '63 BJ 7 (Hortense THE Healey wearing STD IL plates AH BJ 7 )
> Please visit MY site at: www.justbrits.com
>
> PS: After a few trips I started carrying a 4 cyl for MGBs.
> PPS: MORE ducking for empty beer cans (PLZ as I crush & sell at
> recycle place <VBG>) ! !
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