----- Original Message -----From: Bob MagnottiSent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 9:24 AMSubject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Conversion to pointless ignitionWithout removing the manifold and carburetors I looked
at the Distributor this morning and the only numbers I
can see on it are 41882 A 59D4
Are these the numbers I need to determine which kit is
needed for the conversion?
Bob Magnotti
--- Donny Lang <indigo@terranova.net> wrote:
>; Richard and Paul,
> I too can vouch for the reliability of the Crane
> ignition systems. I've had a Crane XR 700 in my TR8
> for over 12 years and it has been absolutely
> flawless. That system replaced a Pertrinix system
> that lasted less than a week. I've used the
> Luminition system in a few cars for
> friend/customers, but they have not lasted as long
> as the Crane ignitions, typically only a couple
> years. To date, I have never had a failure of a
> Crane XR 700 or 7000 out of nearly a dozen installed
> on various vehicles. The only ignition that
> surpasses the Crane for reliability is a Piranah
> system I put on my Dad's BMW 2002 back in 1977. I
> still have the car and it will sometimes still start
> by just turning the ignition on- no starter! You can
> hear the spark plugs zapping in the cylinder. I
> haven't seen another one of these is close to 25
> years.
> -Donny
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Dransfield
> To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:14 AM
> Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] Conversion to
> pointless ignition
>
>
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> I originally had a Petronics system in my car but
> it failed after only a couple of years. I bought the
> system in England a long time ago. That was when I
> thought I'd switched to Lumenition. Just goes to
> show how l trouble free my ignition systems has been
> over the last ten years because I just went to
> double check my installation on the car and realized
> I had intended to install a Lumenition system but
> opted for a Crame Cams XR700 system instead. That's
> the system I've had for 10 years without a single
> glitch. It's been so long since I installed it, I'd
> forgotten what system I actually had. I'm sorry for
> the previous misleading info but at least I have it
> right now.
>
> For the information of any 3 litre Volvo owners, I
> don't have the standard Volvo 160 distributor
> because my car has a high performance engine putting
> out 235 bhp and the distributor which came with it
> doesn't have vacuum connections. It's much larger
> than the standard one because the internal
> components are more substantial.
>
> However, Crane Cams have an XR700 universal
> installation kit to fit any 4, 6 or 8 cylinder
>; distributor. Just go to this page on their website -
>
http://www.cranecams.com/?show=browseParts&lvl=3&prt=182
> - where they list the various manufacturers. For
> Ford, they list products for applications as far
> back as 1960. I'm sure the have something for any of
> the Marcos Ford or Volvo engines.
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul Dransfield
> 3 litre Volvo
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Porter"
> To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] Conversion to
> pointless ignition
> Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 10:53:45 +0100
>
>
> On 13 May 2007 Garry Diver wrote:
>
> > Try Luminition. It works with the Tach.
>
> > Garry
>
> >>From: "Bob M" <rhdspritemk1@yahoo.com>
> >>Reply-To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> >>To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> >>Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Conversion to
> pointless ignition
> >>Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 15:07:27 -0000
> >>
> >>I have been trying to find the proper
> conversion kit for my 1600GT. I
> >>want to get rid of the points in the Lucas
> distributor which are hard
> >>to adjust because my car has the twin weber
> set up.
> >>
>; >>Have any of the 1600 GT owners converted to
> one of these kits, and if
> >>so does your tach still work with the kit? I
> have been trying to get
> >>one of the kits for a while and to date I
> cannot find a kit that will
> >>work with the Smiths Tach.
>
> There are different types of Smiths tacho. Some
> are wired just by
> passing the LT coil wire (either side) through
> an induction loop,
> while others require a direct connection to the
> contact breaker side
> of the coil.
>
> However, whilst Lumention should work with both
> types, I would
> actually recomment the Petronics Ignitor
> (marketed by Aldon in the UK)
> which fits inside the Lucas distributor and has
> a magnetic collar that
> fits around the shaft under the rotor arm. It
> uses the Hall effect
> rather than an optical sensor.
>
> --
> _
> |_|. _ Richard Porter
> http://www.minijem.plus.com/
> |\_||_ mailto:ricp@minijem.plus.com
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>
>
>
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Message
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Conversion to pointless ignition
2007-05-15 by Donny Lang
Bob, I can't verify which Crane ignition is needed
for your distributor , but a "universal" 700-0231 kit has worked well for
conversions in the past. Call the Crane tech number at (386) 258-6174
to try to confirm your needs. They carry both the XR 700 and XR 3000
systems. I have always used the less expensive XR 700, so can't comment on the
pricier one. The kits consist of a light beam/shutter wheel for under the
distributor cap, and an electronics box about twice the size of a pack of
cigarettes to be mounted in the engine compartment. By the way, I haven't
had problems with tach function when I have used these. I hope this
helps. - Donny