hurrah! I'm glad i'm not alone! It's nice to know when experience based
advice (with an n=1 as we scientist say), is replicated!
cheers
Joe
___________________________
Dr. Joseph Garner
University of California
Department of Animal Science
One Shields Avenue
Davis
CA 95616
USA
Phone: (530) 754 5291
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elliott DeGraff [mailto:degraff@erols.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 1:15 PM
> To: Garner, Joseph P.
> Cc: 'Ajhsys@aol.com'; MGB@shoyer.com; mgs@autox.team.net;
> saidel@crab.rutgers.edu
> Subject: Re: Getting to know you...
>
>
> I picked up a pertronix ignition from Jeff Zorn of the Little British
> Car Co at Carlisle a couple of weeks ago and just got around to
> installing it in the 71B last Wednesday. On the first
> startup, the idle
> speed was 500 RPM higher than before. On Friday, Martha Jo and I
> attended the Vintage Virginia event (our MG club was invited to add a
> little class to the event) and drove somewhat more than 150
> miles in all
> traffic conditions - from stop and go to freeway. The car handled all
> with aplomb and seemed to have more pep at all speeds - never have to
> downshift going up hill - and didn't have any of those
> annoying hiccups
> we used to have from time to time. Also, the slight key off
> runon has
> stopped. The installation was simple - easier than changing breaker
> points and we're very pleased FWIW. Thanks, Jeff.
>
> Elliott DeGraff
> 2 71Bs
>
> "Garner, Joseph P." wrote:
> >
> > Ah, random ignition problems.
> >
> > Just to pass on some received wisdom, whn my EI died on me
> last week (due to
> > a half-assed installtion by PO) i had the option of
> repacling the pertoronix
> > iginition in the distributor itself, or putting an XR-700
> (actually, the car
> > had a dead XR-700 still partially wired in place).
> >
> > the pertronix ignitor has particular advantages 1) it's
> cheaper. 2) the www
> > mg club raves about it (actually it was the only one they
> reccomended last
> > time i looked) 3) according to Branden the mechnix they are
> by far the most
> > reliable make of EI for an MG.
> >
> > ED, Lawrie, what's your opinion?
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > ___________________________
> >
> > Dr. Joseph Garner
> > University of California
> > Department of Animal Science
> > One Shields Avenue
> > Davis
> > CA 95616
> > USA
> >
> > Phone: (530) 754 5291
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ajhsys@aol.com [mailto:Ajhsys@aol.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 9:58 AM
> > > To: MGB@shoyer.com; mgs@autox.team.net; saidel@crab.rutgers.edu
> > > Subject: Re: Getting to know you...
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 6/5/00 12:09:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > MGB@shoyer.com
> > > writes:
> > >
> > > << There's an article in the June/July issue of British Car
> > > Magazine, "Basic
> > > British Tech: When It Won't Start" that has some of the
> > > things to try. >>
> > >
> > > - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > >
> > > Just to point out that our cars have "personality," the
> > > article isn't called,
> > > "IF it won't start."
> > >
> > > You will eventually run into other scenarios when your car
> > > won't start. Just
> > > try to build up a mental list of symptoms, and what caused them.
> > >
> > > Yesterday my '77 Midget wouldn't start. It ran all day
> > > Saturday, and I put
> > > 150 miles on it. It started at least 6 times perfectly on
> > > Saturday. Sunday
> > > morning, it just turned over and over with no hint of a spark.
> > >
> > > I squirted some starting fluid in the air cleaner and still
> > > no start, not
> > > even a little kick. That was my clue that the problem is
> > > electrical. I
> > > pulled a plug wire and stuck a screwdriver in the end of the
> > > wire, then
> > > positioned the metal shaft of the driver about 1/4" from the
> > > alternator
> > > bracket. I cranked the engine again, and could see no spark
> > > arcing across
> > > the gap. Definitely an ignition problem.
> > >
> > > I am now guessing it is the aftermarket Pirhana ignition
> > > module. I will
> > > replace it with a CraneCams XR700 when I get some cash.
> > >
> > > After you have had all the problems you can have with your
> > > LBC, you will be
> > > an expert!
> > >
> > > Allen Hefner
> > > SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> > > '77 Midget
> > > '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
> > >
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