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Date:         Fri, 08 Nov 1996 08:16:39 -0800
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From:         Mark McCulley <raven@halcyon.com>
Subject:      Re: '83.5 distributor into '78

At 11:40 PM 11/7/96 -0600, Jim Arnott wrote: >Has anyone installed an early wasserboxer (1.9) ignition into a 2 liter ac >motor. I'd really love to get rid of the points on the Riviera ('77) and I >DO have an 83.5 parts van with the ignition system intact. Is it a >"drop-in?" I don't see how it could be a "drop-in" because the Digijet FI system has a coolant temperature sensor that supplies the computer with info about the warm-up state of the engine. What would you do with this on an air-cooled engine? There are probably other reasons this won't work very well. There are easier ways to replace points with non-mechanical pickups. Search the archives for "Pertronix" for more info.

-Mark McCulley


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