<VV> ignitor II vs. regular points

[FrankCB at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/7/2007 10:51:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
Sethracer at aol.com writes:

The  ignitor is less sensitive to distributor shaft wobble 
than   points.


Mark,
    We noticed that effect when Jim and I bought and  installed an Ignitor II 
on his 140 Corsa in the parking lot at one of the  Conventions a few years 
ago.  The idle immediately smoothed out indicating  that the original 
decades-old distgributor shaft did have some wobble in  it.  I'd say that the Ignitor, 
like Charity or a BIG battery "covers a  multitude of sins".  In a perfectly 
stock engine with all new ignition  parts perfectly maintained, it probably is 
overkill.
    If you do install it, remember that you  definitely need to check and 
most likely reset the base ignition timing, since  it will most probably change.  
Also I recommend carrying a spare set of  points and a timing light as 
insurance "just in case" a sudden failure  occurs.
    Frank "sparky" Burkhard    



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