[Mgs] 1959 MGA

[Michael MacLean]

 Pertronix is the way to go.  I have had one in my Bugeye for 20 years.  The nice thing about Pertronix is if the distributor shaft wobbles a little, it still work perfectly.  Timing would be jumpy under those circumstances.  You can always save a set of points and condensor on a distributor plate in the boot just in case the Pertronix happens to die.  If you are still running a generator you might consider a solid state voltage regulator too.  Much better for the life of the generator.  All these things do not change the outward classic appearance of your engine bay, but much better running and reliability.
Mike MacLean1969 MGB GT1960 Bugeye1956 Austin Healey BN2


    On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 7:36:17 AM PDT, Barrie Robinson via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:  
 
  Hello,
 
 Paul is right - but Pertronix points do work well - but whole distributor probably not needed?
 
 Barrie
 
 On 5/13/2020 3:36 AM, PaulHunt73 via Mgs wrote:
  
 
 _filtered {} _filtered {} _filtered {}#yiv9527021378 P.yiv9527021378MsoNormal {MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:11pt;}#yiv9527021378 LI.yiv9527021378MsoNormal {MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:11pt;}#yiv9527021378 DIV.yiv9527021378MsoNormal {MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:11pt;}#yiv9527021378 SPAN.yiv9527021378EmailStyle17 {FONT-FAMILY:sans-serif;COLOR:windowtext;}#yiv9527021378 .yiv9527021378MsoChpDefault {FONT-FAMILY:sans-serif;}#yiv9527021378 DIV.yiv9527021378WordSection1 {}Personally I wouldn't bother.  It's not going to be any better than a correctly maintained points distributor.  I've never had points or condenser fail in over 50 years.  If you get a programmable one then yes you can design your own curve, but how much extra performance or economy do you expect to get out a 70 year old car?  If your existing distributor is mechanically worn then yes an electronic distributor (as opposed to electronic ignition) will correct that, but it's a very expensive way when there are rebuild options around.   Just my 2 penn'orth, PaulH.   
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I’m thinking of getting an electronic distributor for it.
 
  
 
Any recommendations?
 
  
 
I’m planning on keeping the existing one for backup
  
 
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