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| BenNC |
 Sep 11 2003, 11:43 AM
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OK, so I've got good connection all the way to the starter. Turns like a champ now.
However, now I'm not getting spark. As part of this exercise I burned up my Pertronix and had to put the points back in. There's a little braided copper wire in the distributor that is attached to the breaker plate on one end and air on the other. I'm guessing that this is the ground wired described in a PP tech article for ignition troubleshooting. Where does this need to go to, body of distributor? How should I attach it. It's a good thing that I enjoy this stuff or I'd be going nuts. Thanks, |
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| RustyWa |
Sep 11 2003, 12:00 PM
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Working Member Group: Members Posts: 610 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Kent, WA Member No.: 72 |
Ouch....it should be attached to the plates inside the distributer on both sides. Probably would be cheaper to just buy a rebuilt A-1 Cardon unit from the FLAPS than to buy the replacement plates with a good ground connection.
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| Mike D. |
Sep 11 2003, 12:04 PM
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OK, It runs now, and pretty good too! Group: Members Posts: 1,445 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Santa Clarita, Ca Member No.: 85 Region Association: None 
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yeah, buy a new one, you'll thank yourself in the long run.
I once fixed a miriad of problems by replacing the points plate, the trigger points and installing a compufire. I thought I had ten thing's to check, but after the dizzy went back in all the mysterious problems had vanished. -Mike D. |
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| BenNC |
Sep 11 2003, 12:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 7-February 03 From: Cary, NC Member No.: 267 |
Whats is an A-1 Cardon unit?
How much? Thanks |
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| Bleyseng |
Sep 11 2003, 01:12 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,035 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Have your FLAPS order one. Around here they are about $55. They rebush em, instill new trigger points and regular points. Open it at the FLAPS to make sure its got all the parts as they have bad quality control ie: trigger points that are faulty/broken
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| porsche735 |
Sep 11 2003, 05:33 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 189 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 127 |
They come with trigger points too? I checked with the Kragen here because I found the source of my problems with the retard (doesn' t hold vacuum). They can get the unit, but it is for a 1.7L. As it turns out, the 1.7L one they spec has the same vacuum canister as the 2.0L (022-905-271C). The canister alone runs about $100. The trigger points alone run $110. You can get the A1 cardone unit for $51.99 with a $1 core deposit!!! That sounds too good to be true. Why wouldn't everyone get these and throw away the distributors? I don't get it....
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| Bleyseng |
Sep 11 2003, 06:13 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,035 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Most of us have so we don't have 30 year old dizzys that are completely worn out.
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| 914werke |
Sep 11 2003, 07:35 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,146 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Hmmm I havent (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Though I did update it with a Pertronix & new trigger points. Goeff still have that core Dizzy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)
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| porsche735 |
Sep 12 2003, 10:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 189 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 127 |
But....my question is, do they come with the vacuum advance and trigger points installed? Seems like no one would ever buy these separately as buying the complete distributor is 1/2 the cost of either item...
BTW, I have not found one from them that is for a 2.0L, just the 1.7L in 1973. http://www.partsamerica.com/PartDetails.as...ype=218&PTSet=A Chris |
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