Switching to Electronic Ignition

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Originally Posted by S3ute

Dan,



Hello from Johannesburg - having a beer or two getting ready for the long traverse home.



I am interested in your kits if they will fit my truck. It has a 2.25l - supposedly 1969 vintage.



Get home tomorrow, but almost immediately head back across to Perth for the week.



Cheers,



Neil

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Hello Neil,



You might have a 25D dissy being a '69 model and if so it's yours - as above, I can supply everything required, in perfect as new condition. If you have a 45D dissy, the output to the low voltage wire is different. Let me know what you have otherwise I'll put it in the AULRO market area. :)



You need a rice cooker? :D

The semi circle cutout in the side of the dissy cap is what you're looking for....if your cap looks like this, then you have a 25D and the kit will work. (also works with side exit caps)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/02/143.jpg

So I now have my solution in the mail.......

1 X Powerspark High Energy electronic 25D dissy with curve to suit my Land Rover and side exit cap.

1 X Lucas DLB198 high energy electronic ignition coil

1 X Land Rover High quality silicon black 8mm HT leads .

Awesome! simonbbc is great to deal with :BigThumb:

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Originally Posted by Scallops

Hello Neil,



You might have a 25D dissy being a '69 model and if so it's yours - as above, I can supply everything required, in perfect as new condition. If you have a 45D dissy, the output to the low voltage wire is different. Let me know what you have otherwise I'll put it in the AULRO market area. :)



You need a rice cooker? :D

The semi circle cutout in the side of the dissy cap is what you're looking for....if your cap looks like this, then you have a 25D and the kit will work. (also works with side exit caps)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/02/143.jpg

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Hello again from Sydney airport.

I will check out the cap tomorrow - really useful photo. I had intended to order an EI unit over the months but didn't know what distributor was is the truck (S3 but supposedly a S2A motor).

Cheers,

Neil

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Originally Posted by Scallops

You need a rice cooker? :D

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Dan,

Hello again.

Forgot to answer this critical question.....

The Aldi unit we bought for a trifling sum a few years back is still offering a sterling service.

Cheers,

Neil

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Originally Posted by S3ute

Dan,



Hello again.



Forgot to answer this critical question.....



The Aldi unit we bought for a trifling sum a few years back is still offering a sterling service.



Cheers,



Neil

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Ha ha, No worries. If my kit doesn't fit your dissy I'll throw it in the deal in the AULRO markets. BTW - simonbbc has sent me a replacement magnet ring so I now have 2 full kits for sale - one for a DM2, and one for a 25D. But you have first option on either.

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Given my far less than satisfactory experiences with automotive electronics I would use a points distributor and a Jaycar electronic ignition kit that uses the points as the trigger. These can be installed so that WHEN (not if) the electronics fail, you swap around two wires and continue on your way on points.

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As pointed out, it's very easy and cheap to carry a few spares. Not that I've needed them, but I carry spares for any electrical item that can stop the 101. That is a fuel pump, coil, ignition amp and reluctor ring. Cheap insurance that will have me back on the road in minutes if they ever fail. You also gain easier starting, smoother running, etc by the nice fat consistent spark. :)

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Originally Posted by Scallops

Hello Neil,


The semi circle cutout in the side of the dissy cap is what you're looking for....if your cap looks like this, then you have a 25D and the kit will work. (also works with side exit caps)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/02/143.jpg

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Dan,

Hello,

My distributor cap does not have a cut out section as per the photo - it does say Lucas, Made in England.

Not sure what model it actually is. The truck's heritage has always been a bit vague to me - it was advertised as being Jan 74, turned out that the chassis and body are September 75, the gearbox is Series 3 but the engine number suggests the block comes from a 1969 2A....... Who knows where the distributor came from.....

So, not sure your bits are the right ones or not. Main reason why I had not previously ordered a kit.

Cheers,

Neil

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Originally Posted by S3ute

Dan,



Hello,



My distributor cap does not have a cut out section as per the photo - it does say Lucas, Made in England.



Not sure what model it actually is. The truck's heritage has always been a bit vague to me - it was advertised as being Jan 74, turned out that the chassis and body are September 75, the gearbox is Series 3 but the engine number suggests the block comes from a 1969 2A....... Who knows where the distributor came from.....



So, not sure your bits are the right ones or not. Main reason why I had not previously ordered a kit.







Cheers,



Neil

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Google Lucas 45D - likely be one of them I'd say. That's cool - I'll sell them via AULRO markets....

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/02/132.jpg

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Originally Posted by Scallops

Google Lucas 45D - likely be one of them I'd say. That's cool - I'll sell them via AULRO markets....

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/02/132.jpg

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Dan,

Hello again.

Yes, that is just what I did earlier on this morning and came to the conclusion that it is indeed fitted with a Lucas 45D unit.

Cheers,

Neil

Will the standard side entry cap fit the electronic distributor, as nothing will cause you more grief than the sparkplug leads rubbing under the bonnet on a wet day?

That's why I changed my cap to the original side entry style, but I am still running a standard distributor.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/02/130.jpg
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