 Hot Spark Electronic Ign Never Adjust Timing Again., Really? |
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| bandjoey |
 May 13 2014, 10:55 PM
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bandjoey  Group: Members Posts: 4,926 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Been using Hot Spark Electronic Ign for past couple of years and very happy. Doing some maintenance and looked up the web site to see if there was anything I forgot since installation, and see this:
"Replace Points and Condenser with Zero-Maintenance Electronic Ignition Set It and Forget It - Never Adjust Points or Timing Again! " I know no dwell or points to adjust but timing? Is this right? Never wrestle with the timing light again? Anyone else verify of debunk this? |
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| cwpeden |
May 13 2014, 11:24 PM
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Great White North, huh? Group: Members Posts: 916 Joined: 20-August 06 From: Victoria BC Member No.: 6,693 Region Association: Canada |
Easy to test. Just turn your distributor 30 degrees in either direction and see what happens....? Somehow I dont think it will work out.
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| stugray |
May 13 2014, 11:37 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,824 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
I think they mean that the timing is less likely to drift.
I would think that as the cam follower on standard points wear out (and you have to keep resetting the gap) that the timing might shift a little. With the magnetic or optical pickups, there are no parts to wear. |
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| scott_in_nh |
May 14 2014, 08:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 10-December 10 From: Hampton, NH Member No.: 12,471 Region Association: North East States |
I haven't rechecked my timing or touched the distributor in over 2.5 years and 18,000 miles and the car still starts and runs great! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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| Bartlett 914 |
May 14 2014, 11:03 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,216 Joined: 30-August 05 From: South Elgin IL Member No.: 4,707 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
The timing shouldn't change. As points wear there will be dwell drift and this may cause some timing drift. The Pertronix and hot spark do not wear and neither timing or dwell should drift. I have been using Hot Spark for years without any problems.
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| euro911 |
May 14 2014, 11:23 AM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,849 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California 
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) ... as long as you don't move the dizzy, the timing shouldn't change (with an electronic system).
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| Mark Henry |
May 14 2014, 11:48 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(Bartlett 914 @ May 14 2014, 01:03 PM)  The timing shouldn't change. As points wear there will be dwell drift and this may cause some timing drift. The Pertronix and hot spark do not wear and neither timing or dwell should drift. I have been using Hot Spark for years without any problems. Points wear from the contacts burning and the heat generated. If you used points as just a trigger, say with an MSD, they likely will never wear out or change. |
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