Converting to an Alternator

[NigelW]

No not an electronic distributor but a Luminition Magnatronic system. I think the problem is the timing, I have fitted a series 3 engine in it but have retained the series 1 distributor and the series 1 timing of 8 deg BTDC. After interweb research it looks like the 3 engine requires 18 deg with less centrifugal advance. All this only started showing up when I removed the horrible XJ AED that was leaking and over fuelling that was masking the timing problem. I'll get back on very soon but had to call a halt to working on it as I went down with heat stroke working on it in the sun all day compounded by standing over a red hot engine.

I was looking at a friend's custom Mk2 Transit yesterday, he has fitted the same distributor you're getting and he really rates it. The only problem he had was a couple of weeks ago when the rota arm packed up, looking at it afterwards and testing it we both agreed it was crap and best replaced with something of better quality, so suggest you do,the same before fitting.

[cass3958]

Thanks Nigel I will look in to that.