[TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 3, Issue 441

[Joe Curry]

I used a Crane for quite a while on one of my Spits and it seemed to work
fine until I upgraded to an EFI system that has the ignition system included
in the ECU.  There was a basic incompatibility with the Crane system and
switching to an MSD system works like a charm.

Joe

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[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jeremiah Curry
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I have heard on the list about the petronix failing.  What about the crane
electronic ignition.  I bought that from Moss,but haven't installed yet

Jeremiah

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Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 4:00 PM
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I've had the same experience. The electronics didn't fail, but the magnets
became askew in the collar, so it provided great spark at all the wrong
times. When I started having the same problems with the replacement, I went
back to points and I'll stay there.
Bob

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From: "Anthony Rhodes" <spamiam at comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: [TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 3, Issue 441


> Joe,
>
> I have to differ with you.  I have seen 3 of Pertronics fail.  They failed
> oddly.  They did not die totally, they could not sustain higher RPM, so
> there would be a misfire at 3K rpm , for example, but it seemed to idle
> OK.
>
> That being said, I have one in my car, but I installed it when I was
> trying to eliminate a very small miss.  I found that the MGB push-in style
> cap and corresponding wires made the most difference.  I had already
> switched to the pertronics, which had not made much of a difference
> compared to a well tuned points system.  Since I had already  switched to
> the pertronics, I was not going to spend the time to switch back to
> points.  I left it there, but I am prepared to install points at a
> moment's notice.
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