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[madaboutcherry]

i need a new or reconned distributor for my 68 998 and i saw this on the bay.

http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1423.l2649

would it be any good (it seems very cheap) or is a just another chinese import?

[tiger99]

Somerford list it at £142.68, so it would seem to be a bargain. It does look new in the picture, and indistinguishable from the genuine article. You should probably ask the seller if he can confirm that it is genuine Lucas, and remember that there is some protection afforded by the Ebay system if it turns out that you have been ripped off.

If I needed one, I would probably take the small risk.

[dklawson]

It is hard/impossible to say from the eBay listing whether this would be a quality part or not. If your existing dizzy is worn out and giving problems, this certainly seems like a possible improvement.

That said, what part of your distributor is worn out? Does it have shaft play or some other problem? Depending on the type of issues you are having, the installation of an electronic ignition module may restore normal operation without having to replace the whole distributor.

[sonikk4]

If you go for the electronic ignition update then there's the Britpart kit or the Accuspark kit. I've just bought the complete updated dizzy for Paddy my clubby. This is an Accuspark (45D) item instead of my 25D.

Hopefully i will get it this week so i can fit it next week. I want to retain the old dizzy as a back up just in case. Also for originality sake as well as i did not want to remove the pin from the base plate.

[madaboutcherry]

there,s a lot of play in the shaft and it is 42 years old. i,ve already fitted an aldon ignitor a couple of years ago.

[dklawson]

Being 42 years old does not automatically make the dizzy trash. (Being 52 years old myself I don't feel like I'm done yet either). The Ignitor module will forgive a lot of play in the shaft.

[racingbob]

i need a new or reconned distributor for my 68 998 and i saw this on the bay.

http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1423.l2649

would it be any good (it seems very cheap) or is a just another chinese import?

i see it said model series MGB

see if he got a phone number i do that a lot

[tiger99]

Doug, you are only young! I am 62 and hopefully far from worn out.

[madaboutcherry]

i,m 60 in two weeks and still hanging on.
there seems to be a lot of scatter when i use a strobe light.

[dklawson]

Though seemingly unrelated, scatter can be contributed to by a few other areas.

Put your engine through a complete tune up. Start with adjusting the valves cold, then make sure all the ignition parts (plugs, wires, cap, rotor) are in good shape, replacing any that are suspect. Examine all the vacuum lines and make sure they are intact and that the manifolds have no leaks. Finally, check that the timing appears "about right" even with the scatter, then check and adjust the mixture. Go back and forth checking the mixture and timing and I expect things will appear better for you.

Once you have that electronic ignition module installed, side-to-side play of the dizzy shaft due to bushing wear doesn't affect the timing as much.

[thebullet]

Would this dizzy work well with a 12g295 head, twin HS2 carbs and stage 1? I was adviced to change to a lucas dizzy.

[madaboutcherry]

thanks doug, i,ll give a go this weekend. it,s a good excuse not to go to the garden center.