Marcos Maniacs

Bob,

My car has a 1600 crossflow that has beem modified to
1700cc by Vulcan Engeneering.  It has the twin Weber
40 carbs on it and that is the reason for my wanting
to upgrade to the electronic system.  I have decided
to go with the Crane 700 system because it is
available locally at a price of $94.00.

I have also had a new custom radiator made for the car
which solved several other problems.  I should be able
to finally run the engine flat without watching the
temp gauge beat the tach to redline.

I am really excited about the Glen trip in September. 
I have not been to Watkins Glen since the mid 70's
when I raced my Bugeye Sprite in H-Production. 
Watkins Glenn is one of the great tracks to be at and
this event should be outstanding.  Maybe other Marcos
owners could make the trip.

Thanks for you posts about the electronic ignition
systems.

Bob Magotti 

 
--- Bob DeShane - Little Britain Motor Company
<lbmc@...> wrote:

> Bob, the retail on the LU243 is $163.28 CDN
> (146.95US).    We are in
> Lindsay, Ontario about 80 miles North East of
> Toronto in the Kawartha Lakes
> area - great sports car country and just 20 minutes
> from Mosport).   What
> model of Marcos/engine do you have?
> I just read your post to Richard Porter about The
> Glen in September.  That
> is a great event with super atmosphere.  I've raced
> my '64 Cooper S the at
> the Zippo and really had as much fun in the
> off-track carrying on as the
> racing.  The lapping of the "Olde Circuit" is just
> fabulous.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of Bob Magnotti
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 9:52 PM
> To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] Conversion to pointless
> ignition
> 
> Bob,
> 
> Thanks for your input  - now I am down to the
> Pertronix Ignitor or the Crane.  Not sure which kit
> is
> easier to install but the Crane system is available
> through the local hot rod shops.  Please tell me
> what
> the Ignitor kit cost is and where is your shop
> located?
> 
> Bob Magotti
> 
> --- Bob DeShane - Little Britain Motor Company
> <lbmc@...> wrote:
> 
> > The 59D4 is a Lucas Distributor.  It accepts LU243
> > Pertronix Ignitor.  We
> > sell Ignitors and stock that part.  We have always
> > had good fortune with the
> > product.  We have never had any conflicts with
> > Smiths Tachometers using the
> > product since the tach receives its pulses from
> the
> > coil.
> >
> > Previously, we sold Lumenition for years.  We were
> > happy with that product
> > too.  However, we had too many delays in receiving
> > orders and the price was
> > almost twice that of the Ignitor, which although I
> > always believe in the
> > axiom "British parts for British cars", is a
> > difficult position to justify
> > to customers that just want things to work right.
> >
> > If I can help, let me know.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com]On
> > Behalf Of Richard Porter
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 4:14 PM
> > To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Conversion to
> pointless
> > ignition
> >
> > On 15 May 2007 Bob Magnotti wrote:
> >
> > > Without 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?
> >
> > Yes. You have a Lucas 59D4 distributor (4-cyl,
> > negative earth).
> > The Aldon Ignitor code is 4-LU243 (same for
> > Pertronix) - see
> >
>
http://www.vintageperformance.com/retrorockets/lucas.htm
> > This was used on 998 Mini and Metro A+ engines
> from
> > 1974 on.
> >
> > The Lumenition Magnetronic code is MTK007.
> > The Lumenition Optronic fitting kit is FK117.
> >
> > --
> >  _
> > |_|. _   Richard Porter
> > http://www.minijem.plus.com/
> > |\_||_
> > mailto:ricp@...
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
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