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[jamiewandsmurray]

Hi, my minis distributor has packed up so need a new one, cant tell which one i need though as its a 1980 (V Reg) and apparently this was the year they swapped from A to A+. its dated 19/05/1980, im wanting to replace my old dizzy with an electronic one but dont want to spend £60+ on the wrong thing. Anybody know the exact date they swapped over? Or could reccomend a not too expensive dizzy replacement please? Thank you

[pmplovesminis2006]

you can tell off how the distributor is fixed if its a forked clamp its a+ or if its a round ring with a nut and bolt its a series

why dont you buy an electronic ignition kit off ebay at around £20 and fit it in your own points distributor they work great and then throw points and condensor in the bin

thanks phil

[jamiewandsmurray]

you can tell off how the distributor is fixed if its a forked clamp its a+ or if its a round ring with a nut and bolt its a series

why dont you buy an electronic ignition kit off ebay at around £20 and fit it in your own points distributor they work great and then throw points and condensor in the bin

thanks phil

something like this?: http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3a8500f671

[miniman24]

Conversion kit going for nothing here, not sure if its right for your distributor but its a bargain!

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item27dd2640bf

[pmplovesminis2006]

hi same distributor as landrover item no

370823337124

[jamiewandsmurray]

Slightly confused as I thought my engine was a late A series, but just checked and i have the forked clamp to the dizzy (which makes me think its a+ series) but points are blue which i thought were a series?

 

Is it possible its an a+ series and someone used the wrong kind of points?

 

(Im looking into electronic ignition kits but im totally confused as to what i actually need now!)

[Vipernoir]

Blue points are from a 59D dizzy instead of a 45D - they should last longer as they slide about a bit.

 

Externally they look identical, so you'll need to clean off the sides and look for the stamped identification marks.

[Mini Mad Drakeley]

45D distributor is used on the pre A+ engines. the later engines have easily identifiable ribs on the block which are meant to make it stronger or something, pre A+ will be a lot smoother. I found when I was trying to change my points, the colour on the points can have absolutely no bearing as to what distributor it is as I tried to get new points and the mini expert I took the old ones to had never seen points like mine and we went through his supply to find ones to fit

 

pre A+ looks like this:

 

hope this helps. I also got the accuspark conversion but I regret not just going fully electronic as I've still had problems.

 

Adam

[Ethel]

Also note the big alternator bracket on that A, as the casting was designed when dynamos walked the earth. The A+ one is about as long as it's tall. The points are interchangeable, so a poor indicator. Depends what's up with your dizzy whether a leccy kit will fix it.