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Re: [T3] Alfa Romeo's distributor


Im not a fan of the electronic systems because the ones sold for our
distributors have quality control problems... or more clearly, they're too
cheap!  Many fail in 2-3 years, and I dont think Ive heard of any last more
than 5 or so.

Keith


>
> The big advantage of electronic ignitions is the fact that they tend to
never
> need adjustment or regular replacement of parts. OTOH, you can buy many
sets of
> ignition points for the cost of the cheapest electronic ignition.
>
> That said, I'm a fan of the add-on CDI ignitions. Two reasons: low
maintenance,
> and they have a switch so that I can go back to the standard Kettering
ignition
> at a simple flick of a switch if something fails in the CDI.
>
>


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