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Re: Re: Distributor

To: public@sweavo.34sp.com, spitfires list <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Re: Distributor
From: <jblair1948@COX.NET>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 12:35:11 -0400
> I've been stroking my chin for a while about my dizzy - the cap is not a very
> snug fit, and the car goes into intermittent short periods of power loss. 
> Mechanical play in the dizzy is one theory.  This 'points scatter' of which 
>you
> speak, I'm guessing it's mistiming of the separation of the points due to play
> between the cam and dizzy body?  Does a loose-ish dizz cap also cause issues
> (once it's fitted in place it seems pretty rigid though).  I'm guessing that a
> dizzy with bad points scatter will still not tie correctly with one of those
> optically-triggered electronic ignitions...  Anyone found this before I shell
> out for an Aldon?  I also have a mech tacho and would be sad to switch out 
>that
> original equipment.


That's one of the big advantages of the opto replacements.
They aren't as suceptable to changes due to a loose dist.
shaft.

John





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