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Re: [Spridgets] Got a picture??

To: derf <derf247@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Got a picture??
From: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 14:20:22 -0500
Ah ha!!  So I'm not even an original idiot!!  Someone has been this stupid
before!

Cheers!!
Jim

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 2:07 PM, derf <derf247@gmail.com> wrote:

> Pertronix are funny about wiring.  If you leave the key on and the
> motor off, they can be damaged.  I had one in a boat a while back and
> it worked great.  I never had trouble with it but I had the boat wired
> so that I could run accessories separately from the engine.
> I always preferred the Crane system or the system in the Isuzu dizzy
> that I ran for a while in the Midget.
> The last Midget I bought  had a similar problem when I got it.  The
> points and condenser were changed, installed improperly, and the
> ignition system was essentially grounded out.  The starter was also
> toast, I assume due to the ignition being dead and someone trying to
> get the thing to start.
> I moved the wire in the dizzy to the insulator, fixed the starter, and
> walla, running Spridget.
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