Thread: please help new or used dizzy for my 3.9lt v8i disco

Triumph Rover Spares have them try

http://www.triumphroverspares.com.au/

Well they did last time I needed one

I am not sure of the specific details but a bocsh model as fitted to the Gen series holden (Chev v8s) also fit but you need the drive peg off the rover dist which does fit the chev dist.

Apparently this is a cost effective alternative - someone else may be able to give specific details.

Garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

I am not sure of the specific details but a bocsh model as fitted to the Gen series holden (Chev v8s) also fit but you need the drive peg off the rover dist which does fit the chev dist.

Apparently this is a cost effective alternative - someone else may be able to give specific details.

Garry

mmmm

i have the original dizzy so do i just keep the one of that and add it to the new one ur suggesting , and do have web address to find one online

cheers

Did you try Andersons?
(just up the road from the cinemas)

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Did you try Andersons?
(just up the road from the cinemas)

hay,

pedro have u had much dealing with andersons, im getting the feeling there not real interested unless ur soending money most of the time!!!
i went to them to try to get the part i reall need for the dizzy and that was a simple rotor shaft retaining pin and they really didnt seem to happy to help me ,
ive not been able to track down the part anywhere else and so im reduced to getting a new/sh dizzy so s to fix the prob,

mm so i was wondering, go figure, i dont know any ideas

cheers

Originally Posted by cucinadio

mmmm

i have the original dizzy so do i just keep the one of that and add it to the new one ur suggesting , and do have web address to find one online

cheers

Sorry as I said I do not have specific details - I had a problem with the dissy in my disco and my local landrover specialist wanted to sell me the bosch but said the drive peg off my old dissy would be required.

A few years later when I was after a dizzy part at a local auto electrician, he suggested I ditch the rover dissy and put in the chevy dissy but the drive peg from the old dizzy would be needed. This was exactly the same information that the land rover guy gave me a few years earlier.

The same information from different qualified sources so would seem to have some basis to it.

Garry

this is a pain in the **** exercise....I have been going through it. The Mallory Unilite apparently fits in place of the existing electronic ignition Dizzy - using a photo electric pickup instead of Magnetic as in the stock lucas - but Mallory in Aust (a big dealer at least) seems to say one doesnt fit. Can I reccomend that you have a look at RPI Engineering's site in the UK (just google) - they sell a mallory that they say fits. The mallory's have their own amp from memory but RPI sells a dual curve one for LPG and petrol giving heaps of advance when needed on LPG for good performance.

The standard rover cap and rotor is crap and lasts about as long as a good fart - particularly with LPG you notice the quick degradation.

Whats wrong with yours matey?

Cheers

Try Performance ignitions in Nunawading Vic. They Mail order. They an build or modify dizzys. Might even be able to help with a part. Even can make stuff for vintage cars.
or if you are after a second hand what about britishoffroad in Forest Glen QLD, they also courier.