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Topic Started By Replies Latest Reply
102. Pertronix/Aldon warning Martin Wood
15-Jul-2007, 12:31pm		 0
101. Distributor and rev counter Michael Charlton
07-Jun-2007, 03:07pm		 3 Michael Charlton
08-Jun-2007, 02:29pm
hot topic 100. Ignition or Fuel Problem? Andrew Bradbury
02-Jun-2007, 05:23pm		 10 Andrew Bradbury
07-Jun-2007, 01:51pm
hot topic 99. Stupid Simple Question ! Emma Robson
29-Apr-2007, 08:34pm		 11 Emma Robson
05-May-2007, 08:13pm
98. Returning Spit MkIV ignition to original spec - wiring advice needed Nigel Lancashire
30-Mar-2007, 05:31pm		 0
hot topic 97. Ignition overhaul Ian Sills
14-Mar-2007, 10:29am		 16 Jason Chinn
18-Mar-2007, 09:24pm
hot topic 96. Carb Tuning; can anyone help Paul Hewitson
17-Feb-2007, 11:52am		 13 Chris Taylor
17-Feb-2007, 06:37pm
hot topic 95. Spark Across Points Christopher Roberts
17-Dec-2006, 09:01pm		 14 Christopher Roberts
11-Feb-2007, 08:19pm
94. Idle Too Low Philip George
10-Feb-2007, 02:33pm		 2 Graham Bostock
11-Feb-2007, 00:02am
93. Misfire Steve Bowden
04-Feb-2007, 09:09am		 5 Steve Bowden
08-Feb-2007, 09:24pm
92. Electronic Ignition Problems Norman G Smith
03-Feb-2007, 10:53pm		 0
91. Ignition.... Steve Abbott
27-Jan-2007, 09:12pm		 0
90. Aldon Ignitor and coil Stephen Abbott
21-Jan-2007, 09:26pm		 1 Jonathan Reed
21-Jan-2007, 10:12pm
hot topic 89. Recommended Spark Plugs Ian Walker
01-Jun-2006, 09:56pm		 19 Leon Guyot
13-Jan-2007, 10:56pm
hot topic 88. Can't get my Aldon Ignitor working Peter Lee
05-Nov-2006, 12:52pm		 14 Peter Lee
07-Jan-2007, 06:01pm
87. Rotor arm and cap Philip Brammer
25-Nov-2006, 12:17pm		 1 Peter Lee
26-Nov-2006, 05:20pm
86. Smoking! Ian Sills
02-Nov-2006, 01:53pm		 8 Ian Sills
06-Nov-2006, 10:47am
85. Graphite connector Iain Duncan
18-Sep-2006, 10:46am		 3 Iain Duncan
18-Sep-2006, 02:33pm
84. Which Is Correct Distributor? Tim Stopp
11-Sep-2006, 05:41pm		 6 Chris Taylor
12-Sep-2006, 04:31pm
83. Pirahna Electonic Ignition Tony Beverley
10-Sep-2006, 04:37pm		 0
82. Mallory Distributor replacement for Lucas 45D4 Leslie James
15-Aug-2006, 01:06pm		 5 Leon Guyot
21-Aug-2006, 03:04pm
81. Do I need to replace my coil in my Spitfire 1500? David Mitchell
31-Jul-2006, 12:13pm		 4 Ian Mulford
11-Aug-2006, 12:31pm
80. 28 deg BTDC Should my car even be running? A Walford
08-Jul-2006, 01:31pm		 4 Chris Taylor
09-Jul-2006, 10:02am
79. Distibutor mechanical timing Ian Fraser
26-Jun-2006, 09:45pm		 1 Chris Taylor
26-Jun-2006, 10:12pm
hot topic 78. Electronic ignition-which one? Stephen Airey
21-Jul-2004, 08:57am		 19 Tony Beverley
20-Jun-2006, 07:45pm
hot topic 77. Ignition cuts out - any ideas? Charles Bushell
11-Jul-2005, 07:15pm		 15 Charles Bushell
19-Jun-2006, 07:33pm
76. No spark Spitfire Andrew Hamilton
26-May-2006, 07:22pm		 3 Steve Cureton
01-Jun-2006, 08:01am
75. Ignition Timing Roger Owen
30-May-2006, 10:01am		 4 Roger Owen
30-May-2006, 12:20pm
74. EDIS and MegaJolt Ignition Ben Wynne
29-May-2006, 10:16pm		 1 Mark Stradling
29-May-2006, 10:39pm
73. Electronic ignition Lindsay Dearing
15-Sep-2004, 07:10pm		 8 Graham Bostock
29-May-2006, 09:32pm
72. Help!!!!! Aldon ignitor wiring Ian Fraser
26-May-2006, 06:32pm		 3 Ian Fraser
27-May-2006, 06:58pm
71. Timing Light Debbie Lewis
10-May-2006, 09:20pm		 4 Barry Huffer
11-May-2006, 01:30pm
70. Electronic Ignition - When or When not to fit? Debbie Lewis
09-May-2006, 09:56pm		 1 Kevin Rochfort
09-May-2006, 10:13pm
69. Ignition light comes on around 2000 rpm David Lipowski
21-Apr-2006, 11:21pm		 3 John Davies
22-Apr-2006, 10:22am
68. Ignition Switch Ian Mulford
14-Apr-2006, 05:05pm		 3 Graham Bostock
14-Apr-2006, 11:46pm
67. Advance Frank Slater
13-Apr-2006, 06:08pm		 1 Chris Taylor
13-Apr-2006, 07:00pm
66. Key broke in ignition Alan Madin
08-Apr-2006, 09:04pm		 4 Alan Madin
09-Apr-2006, 11:14pm
65. Sparkrite tx1002 wiring help Tim Stopp
21-Feb-2006, 04:54pm		 2 Tim Stopp
22-Feb-2006, 05:46pm
64. Pertronix ignition - HELP please!!!!! Martin Wood
12-Feb-2006, 05:24pm		 5 Dorian Redmayne
18-Feb-2006, 09:22pm
63. Sports Coil Peter Kelly
29-Jan-2006, 08:38pm		 2 Chris Taylor
01-Feb-2006, 08:11pm
62. Starting!! Mark Graham
22-Jan-2006, 10:32am		 3 Stephen Concannon
26-Jan-2006, 07:13pm
61. 6v ignition coil? Chris Stanley
26-May-2005, 02:40pm		 4 Martin Wood
21-Jan-2006, 11:51am
60. Coil connections, What difference does it make??? Jim Sheward
17-Jan-2006, 07:48pm		 4 Jim Sheward
17-Jan-2006, 08:55pm
59. Very poor spark from coil Leigh Thompsett
02-Nov-2005, 07:51am		 4 Alan Madin
04-Jan-2006, 10:18pm
58. Problems starting Alan Madin
03-Jan-2006, 10:54pm		 0
57. Low Tension Lead / Condensor Connection John Ticehurst
15-Dec-2005, 05:19pm		 1 Van Hamlin
15-Dec-2005, 09:36pm
56. Vacuum pipe goes where??? Roger Owen
18-Nov-2005, 12:43pm		 4 Roger Owen
01-Dec-2005, 10:25pm
hot topic 55. Electronic Ignition Philip Brammer
23-Nov-2005, 07:44pm		 11 Jonathan Pashley
28-Nov-2005, 02:10pm
54. Lucas (old stock) Electronic Ignition, Model 45DE Distributor Help! William Fawcus
17-Nov-2005, 07:40pm		 4 William Fawcus
25-Nov-2005, 07:42pm
53. Spark plugs Neil Nasralla
13-Oct-2005, 10:40am		 4 Nigel Gibbins
13-Oct-2005, 04:47pm
52. No more contact breaker Anthony Jackson
15-Sep-2005, 12:18pm		 7 Leon Guyot
16-Sep-2005, 02:04am
51. Electronic ignition - Now a slow starter Tom Endean
03-Sep-2005, 11:47am		 6 Tom Endean
09-Sep-2005, 05:15pm
50. sx2000 sparkrite help needed and dissy David Sampson
29-Aug-2005, 04:09pm		 7 Colin Lindsay
31-Aug-2005, 01:23pm
49. Pinking Robert Myatt
15-Aug-2005, 10:09pm		 6 Mark Stradling
16-Aug-2005, 11:39am
48. Vacuum advance apparently not working... Gavin McFarland
28-Jul-2005, 11:37pm		 2 Colin Wake
29-Jul-2005, 04:55pm
47. My Spit is Dead!!! Martin Pearce
18-May-2005, 07:51pm		 2 Martin Pearce
19-May-2005, 06:32pm
46. Ballast Resistor? Should I have one? Jason Foster
09-May-2005, 10:52am		 1 Colin Wake
11-May-2005, 02:51pm
45. Spitfire 1500 Distributor baseplate wanted Lindsay Dearing
19-Apr-2005, 12:30pm		 3 Lindsay Dearing
19-Apr-2005, 06:56pm
44. No spark! Michael Blow
07-Apr-2005, 00:16am		 1 Philip Rosenberg
11-Apr-2005, 02:25pm
43. Engine Misfire / Electronic Ignition Ian Hope
21-Mar-2005, 07:21pm		 1 Van Hamlin
21-Mar-2005, 07:40pm
42. Dizzy problem baz higgott
14-Mar-2005, 03:52pm		 3 Mark Astley
14-Mar-2005, 09:07pm
41. To Magnecor or what? Gary Gould
06-Mar-2005, 02:29pm		 1 David Rumens
06-Mar-2005, 02:40pm
40. Sparkrite sx2000 Tarquin Adams
23-Feb-2004, 03:49pm		 7 David Rumens
23-Jan-2005, 03:55pm
39. Mis-firing over 3000 rpm when under load. Help! Paul Beeson
12-Nov-2004, 04:45pm		 1 Nigel Gibbins
12-Nov-2004, 04:53pm
38. MG Distributor on a '71 MkIV Ashley Jamieson
01-Nov-2004, 06:34pm		 3 James Carruthers
01-Nov-2004, 09:56pm
37. Solid core ignition leads Grant Brooks
21-Sep-2004, 02:41pm		 1 Ben Watson
22-Sep-2004, 05:40pm
36. Spitfire with newtronic ignition and hot coil? Joe Mann
15-Sep-2004, 11:35am		 2 Nigel Gibbins
15-Sep-2004, 12:17pm
35. HT Leads Chris Wilson
14-Sep-2004, 08:33am		 4 Adrian Lee
14-Sep-2004, 10:39pm
34. Better spark plug performance Jim Sheward
18-Aug-2004, 10:17pm		 1 Andy Vowell
20-Aug-2004, 03:03pm
33. Ignition advance curve Stephen Airey
17-Aug-2004, 07:11am		 5 Jonathan Binnington
18-Aug-2004, 09:18pm
32. does anyone recognise this dizzy? Ben Watson
14-Aug-2004, 11:13pm		 3 Julie Sewell
15-Aug-2004, 09:45pm
31. Gunson testune analogue - anyone know how it works? Brendan Delaney
05-Aug-2004, 01:16pm		 3 Philip Brammer
05-Aug-2004, 09:24pm
30. Spark plug leads Paul Douglas
04-Aug-2004, 08:35pm		 4 James Carruthers
04-Aug-2004, 08:49pm
29. New coil and leads fitted......now nothing? HELP!!! Glenn Harmer
10-Jul-2004, 09:46am		 4 Glenn Harmer
10-Jul-2004, 05:37pm
28. Cheap electronic ignition Timothy Ward
09-Jul-2004, 12:40pm		 2 Ben Watson
09-Jul-2004, 06:22pm
27. More suck to your elbow Geoff Livesley
01-Jul-2004, 08:45pm		 1 Nigel Gibbins
01-Jul-2004, 08:59pm
26. Bypassing the Ballast Resistor Philip Wright
30-Jun-2004, 06:48pm		 2 James Carruthers
01-Jul-2004, 11:14am
25. Optical ignition - dead or wrongly installed Philip Rosenberg
30-Jun-2004, 09:54am		 5 Philip Rosenberg
01-Jul-2004, 11:10am
24. Lifting Contacts Martin Pearce
16-Jun-2004, 06:44pm		 1 Martin Pearce
17-Jun-2004, 08:25am
23. 1500 spitfire distributer drive Paul Pennock
15-Jun-2004, 09:04pm		 1 James Lavery
15-Jun-2004, 11:16pm
22. Aldon Electronic Ignition Philip Wright
13-Jun-2004, 11:23am		 1 James Carruthers
13-Jun-2004, 06:12pm
21. Vernier Adjuster Martin Pearce
31-May-2004, 07:22am		 4 Martin Pearce
31-May-2004, 03:46pm
20. Pinking David Bradshaw
27-May-2004, 08:12pm		 6 David Bradshaw
29-May-2004, 03:47pm
19. HT Lead Order on MK4 73 Spit Michael Charlesworth
24-May-2004, 05:29pm		 3 Michael Charlesworth
24-May-2004, 10:16pm
18. Early Spitfire/Bond Distributor Tim Everitt
20-May-2004, 04:53pm		 2 Tim Everitt
21-May-2004, 01:56pm
17. Vacuum advance Stephen Airey
03-Apr-2004, 09:51am		 2 Geoff Livesley
20-May-2004, 10:01pm
16. Ssssmokin! Andrew Done
11-May-2004, 04:09pm		 2 Doug Paterson
11-May-2004, 06:22pm
15. Electronic Ignition or something else? Glyn Davies
14-Feb-2004, 12:37pm		 4 Nigel Gibbins
15-Feb-2004, 05:59pm
14. distributor Paul Goodall
09-Feb-2004, 10:16pm		 5 Paul Goodall
11-Feb-2004, 09:10pm
13. Distributor & Points Ian Fraser
03-Feb-2004, 03:15pm		 1 Nigel Gibbins
03-Feb-2004, 03:51pm
12. Timing Marks Mark Stradling
28-Jan-2004, 04:33pm		 2 Mark Stradling
29-Jan-2004, 11:57am
11. 1300 Mk IV - Electric Ignition or Lucal Dizzy? Mark Stradling
05-Dec-2003, 02:04pm		 7 Nigel Gibbins
05-Dec-2003, 10:43pm
10. Coil Overheating Des Whelehan
18-Sep-2003, 02:14pm		 9 Des Whelehan
22-Sep-2003, 08:34am
9. Electronic Ignition Clive Steele
20-Jul-2003, 03:06pm		 1 James Lavery
23-Jul-2003, 00:34am
8. Electronic Ignition Paul Douglas
18-Jul-2003, 01:13am		 7 James Lavery
22-Jul-2003, 00:50am
7. Distributor vacuum pipe connect or blank off? Josh Bowler
10-Jul-2003, 04:27pm		 3 Nigel Gibbins
10-Jul-2003, 10:49pm
6. Distributer pedestal Josh Bowler
04-Jul-2003, 08:24pm		 1 Josh Bowler
05-Jul-2003, 05:11pm
5. Which type of Electronic Ignition? David Balfour
11-Apr-2003, 10:49pm		 2 Andrew Evans
16-Apr-2003, 12:58pm
4. 1500 distributor Paul Pennock
19-Mar-2003, 09:49pm		 1 Nigel Gibbins
19-Mar-2003, 10:11pm
3. Electronic ignition Richard Saunders
12-Feb-2003, 01:48am		 2 Philip Wright
13-Mar-2003, 10:41am
2. Sport coils? Stephen Cooper
08-Jan-2003, 10:10pm		 1 Nigel Gibbins
30-Jan-2003, 08:26am
1. New distributor - recommendations??? Phil Morrell
08-Jan-2003, 10:48am		 6 Graham Hunt
17-Jan-2003, 01:33pm