23-07-2024, 07:36 PM
(23-07-2024, 08:59 AM)Chris KC Wrote: You pays your money and takes your choice, but for me it's a question of searching for good units and if necessary building up one good 'un from several using the better parts - and of course taking advantage of such new parts as are available.
I take heart from the fact that some among the racing crowd used to simply disable the weights and set timing to 1 1/4" BTDC...
As an aside, I've lost count of the number of distributors I've found where new shaft bushes have been fitted but never drilled for the oiler - which begs the question how often do you oil your distributor? Perhaps it doesn't really matter...
To replace a failed 'electronic' conversion unit, I've just built up a standard "brown" 1930 distributor with (thanks to Forum members) the correct mushroom HT lead retainers and other bits. It works just fine and one can fiddle with the hand advance-retard lever trying to get that elusive extra 1 mph out of the car. I've electronic units on the other cars - and so far those are proving reliable.