Good Deal??

Looks like a goods deal - Sparky has one of the later Type 35D dizzies (like this one) and runs very well on it.

Bear in mind that you may have to change the drive on it to fit a P6 engine.

Old Thunderdog had one for 10 years, never missed a beat.

I paid £130.00 for mine - RPI sold it to me but that did include fitting, and timing it up.

Sorry, but don't know the seller.

Richard
 
I have one of the kits in my v8 and the 4cyl.

I think that they are great, the one in the V8 is by ALDON but I am sure that they are the same just marketed under a different name.

Colin
 
Richard, what exactly would need to be done?
Is it as simple as swapping a part from my old dizzy? (which i'm pretty sure is the 35D8, my car was born oct '72)

Thanks
Jim
 
corazon said:
Richard, what exactly would need to be done?
Is it as simple as swapping a part from my old dizzy? (which i'm pretty sure is the 35D8, my car was born oct '72)

Thanks
Jim
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IIRC, and please remember it was a very long time ago, the drive on the bottom of your current dizzy is male, and it drives the female oil pump shaft.

The drive on your new dizzy will be female.

I seem to remember driving (Very very carefully) the roll pins out of both and swapping them over.

I also seem to remember changing them back when I fitted an uprated oil pump a year or so later. :oops:

RPI sell the part though if you cannot swap bits over

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-P5-P6-MG-V8 ... 2c512cdfff

edit - just looked at the price of that - I am sure they were only a tenner a few months ago? :shock:
 
Hello corazon,

Just a couple of points that you might like to consider before making your decision.

Your existing Lucas distributor is of excellent quality and once fitted with the Pertronix kit (assuming the kit does not give problems) will continue to function for many years to come.

The aftermarket Lucas type electronic distributor appears to be a copy of the Lucas 35DLM8, which as the ebay add says were fitted into 3.9 litre engines, typically in Land Rover Discovery and Range Rovers. Being a replica of the genuine Lucas, the vacuum module will be in a different postion on the distributor, as it is necessary for clearance of the taller timing covers found in the four wheel drives.
One final point, the location of the electronic module on the side of the distributor. As with the genuine Lucas distributors, the location of the module is the same, but unfortunately with the Lucas distributors the modules would suffer heat damage, the vehicle would stop and the only way to get going again,... the modules had to be replaced. In the next series of distributors Lucas relocated the module away from the distributor, and heat problems became much less of an issue.

If the Pertronix is highly heat resistant as from feedback it would appear to be, then that may in the long run be the better option.

Just food for thought.

Ron.
 
Thinking more and more about this, thanks Ron for balancing the argument

To fit the new dizzy would cost another £50ish, with new drive gear and 3pin to 2pin lead, plus all the time and effort of installing.
Making it significantly more expensive than just the Ignitor and flamethrower coil.

I believe i've read that once ignitor module is fitted, there's no need for the vac advance?
 
I would always keep the vacuum advance connected and in working on order regardless of the triggering system. It is there to advance the ignition when cruising on part throttle and will affect your fuel consumption if disconnected.

I had the ignitor and flame thrower coil on my car when still running distributor ignition and can confirm it as an excellent system. I have also had the system on other cars and I'm currently running it on my Ariel Square four with great results. It certainly gets very hot on the bike and has performed fautlessly for a number of years.

Bennet
 
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