Kark,
They likely put in a common type unit but installed the wrong optical
shutter. The Crane unit comes with several shutters that adapt to most
cars (some 6 cyl, some 4 cyl. The same one works on both a Spit and GT6
and I'm pretty sure a TR6 as well. But that mistake is unpardonable.
I hope the shop is no longer in business.
Joe Curry
Theis, Karl J wrote:
>
> This thread brought to mind a distant memory...
> In 1984 the Lucas electronic ignition died in my 1979 Spitfire. Not
> knowing (at that time) anything beyond the basics on Triumph repair, I towed
> the car to the local garage. After a week I picked up the car and boy, did
> it run rough. They had replaced the Lucas with a Piranha aftermarket
> ignition, which I guess is the optical sensor type. The shop attributed
> the rough idle to a faulty carburetor. Since the car ran fine before the
> electronic ignition problem I declined their offer to rebuild the carb and
> drove off. I made an appointment with another repair shop and proceeded to
> drive the 20 miles to their locale. After 10 miles of the engine stumbling,
> missing and altogether cutting out, it died. Towed the car the remaining
> ten miles. To make a long story not-so-long, here is what the second garage
> found: The optical wheel (the part of the electronic ignition that sits
> where the rotor is located) had six radial slots in it. The Bozos had
> installed an ignition system for a six cylinder car! How they got the Spit
> to run at all is anyone's guess.
>
> 2nd Bozo story (short)
> I once autocrossed a bone-stock GT6+ in C Prepared class
> because the Bozo tech inspector thought It was hardtop Spitfire with a
> transplanted TR6 engine .
> Later,
> Karl
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