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Dizzy Refurb ???? - flywheel1935 - 09-05-2020
Is there anybody out there that refurbs Austin 7/ Lucas Dizzys ? I've a small selection of various A7 Lucas Dizzy bodies, and it appears !!!!( according to Powerspark ) that Dizzys are earth specific ???. I've always assumed that my 1935 ARQ Ruby is/should be NEG earth. I'm looking at the Powerspark A7 Electronic Dizzy, as an option, but would prefer to keep the original, subject to a rebuild, bearings worn and cam 'floats' causing rough running. Looking at keeping 2 and selling/trading the other 3.
RE: Dizzy Refurb ???? - John Cornforth - 09-05-2020
Electronic distributors may be polarity conscious, but "traditional" ones are not.
RE: Dizzy Refurb ???? - flywheel1935 - 09-05-2020
To be honest, that's what I thought. Still interested in getting my 'stash' refurbed, though, so if anyone up for the task just shout.
RE: Dizzy Refurb ???? - Chris KC - 09-05-2020
Unless completely knackered distributors are not very hard to overhaul yourself, though you may find that certain individuals have a monopoly on the supply of some of the parts you may need. You also need to be careful where you get your drive gear from. I think it a great idea to have a couple of refurbished ones on your shelf but if paying others to do the work for you I suspect you may struggle to turn a profit on your spares.
RE: Dizzy Refurb ???? - flywheel1935 - 09-05-2020
Happy to break even on the spare Dizzys, Just need 1 one the car and one on the shelf, for a spare engine I'll build up in the next year or two. thought on bearing/bush suppliers, tried the obvious ones, but prefer to farm out as I've cleared out my lathe/pillar drill/etc in my last housemove. open to offers still.
RE: Dizzy Refurb ???? - Tony Press - 10-05-2020
According to the website 'The Distributor Doctor' does Lucas Distributor rebuilds-
http://www.distributordoctor.com/
RE: Dizzy Refurb ???? - flywheel1935 - 10-05-2020
Thanks Tony, left a contact page message with the D/doc/
Heres the interesting bit, he asks for Polarity ???? so I guess Dizzys are/can be Polarity specific. ???
RE: Dizzy Refurb ???? - Bill Dixon - 10-05-2020
flywheel,
Polarity only applicable to electronic type dizzys, not DJ or DK as on Austin 7s.
RE: Dizzy Refurb ???? - Ian McGowan - 10-05-2020
Perhaps the polarity question is just to test the naivety of the potential customer??
Far more relevant would be the question "direction of rotation viewed from the driven end?"(clockwise or anti-clockwise)
RE: Dizzy Refurb ???? - flywheel1935 - 10-05-2020
http://www.distributordoctor.com/
(10-05-2020, 01:39 PM)Ian McGowan Wrote: Perhaps the polarity question is just to test the naivety of the potential customer??
Far more relevant would be the question "direction of rotation viewed from the driven end?"(clockwise or anti-clockwise)
May I suggest you go to his website and you will see the question is asked !!!!!!!! Why ?? when I speak to him I"LL ASK .