[Public-List] A4 woes

[George Dinwiddie]

Gordon Laco wrote:
> The points
> themselves look fine but there are signs of pitting etc on the distributor
> cap contacts and on the rotor.  I guess I should see about replacing the
> rotor, cap and points.
> 
> All of which brings to mind the issue of electronic ignition... What do you
> folks think of that?  Maybe I should switch over.  Is it much of a job?

Gord, I think that Atomic 4s have done well with conventional ignition 
for a long time.  I've known people to solve nagging issues with 
electronic ignition, but I think it's more that they replaced worn 
components than the electronic ignition, itself.  I'm sticking with the 
conventional.

The parts are pretty standard, though harder to find in today's world 
where "fixing your car" means adding a stripe to it rather than tuning 
it up.  I've collected some part numbers over the years.  Check 
http://alberg30.org/maintenance/MechanicalPropulsion/Atomic4/A4parts.html 
to find them.  These are less useful today, as auto parts stores have no 
cross-reference charts and don't even stock parts for older models. 
Maybe it's not as bad in Canada.

  - George

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