** High Priority **
I also installed the Crane unit, ass'y was fairly straighforward, mounted the
control unit on rubber standoffs on bulkhead end of fender well with no
problems.
Also no problems on arcing or sparking inside the distributor as I used the
original poly shield from the mechanical dist assy and modified it to fit over
the Crane components. I used self-locking hardware and locktite on the
mechanical fasteners where I felt a problem would be lurking with the supplied
Crane stuff which could be construed to be Mickey Mousy! I have put a couple
thousand miles on the system on hot summer days and bumpy roads without a
problem.
Marv Proctor
'76 B
'53 TD
>>> <ame%synaptics.com@internet.rkd.snds.com> 03/11/98 09:49am >>>
Hi,
I have the Crane (Allison) electronic ignition, installed by the DPO.
It is fine, but I have one word of advice:
The opto-sensor is mounted on a metal bracket which has slotted holes
to allow you to align the sensor up and down, forward and backward.
The bracket itself is quite tall, and I have had problems with the
spark jumping from the rotor arm to the bracket instead of the spark
lead. There are two side effects of this, first, the car runs like a
bag of spanners as effectively it has only three cylinders. Second,
the spark causes creates a carbon track on the rotor arm, which ruins
it. It's a cheap part to replace, but a pain if you have to do it
twice in as many weeks.
The solution is a piece of tape, or a layer of silicone sealant, over
the top of the metal bracket.
Andy
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'69 Roadster
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