Re: [T3] Alfa Romeo's distributor

[Hal Sullivan <tristessa@pon.net>]

<x-flowed>At 10:07 PM 1/23/2004 -0600, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 23 Jan 2004 at 19:36, Hal Sullivan wrote:
> > For whatever it's worth, though, the Vanagon setup in my T1 hasn't had any
> > problems in three years, and it's 100% used junkyard parts.
> Hey, junkyard OE parts are still OE parts. They may be used, but they're the
> best deal in town!  ;-)
> I use used parts at every reasonable opportunity.

I'm not knocking junkyard OE parts; I'm the same way!  I was trying to convey
what I've experienced -- I've run that system for 3+ years/40k miles, all the
parts are god-knows-how-old and it's been a *dream* in terms of how absolutely
reliable it's been.  I have to remember to check the cap/rotor occasionally,
since I don't have any other reason to go in there. =)

I don't know offhand what the coil puts out, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't
have the resistance of the points-type.  Some Volvo owners (same Bosch 
ignition
system) have been using 45kV coils with good results .. I wonder if that'd
let me to widen the plug gap some more; I've been using .035 with no problems.



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