[tcb] Re: Good ol electronic ignition

  • From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:14:16 -0600

No not really.  ;-)
Kind of glad it didn't sell actually...

On Nov 22, 2012, at 1:33 PM, "Chuck Blue" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Well, I haven't exactly been pushing it real hard.I've been doing some fuel 
> injection tuning in anticipation of installing the EDIS ignition with the 
> megasquirt spark control.Does that sound like I'm really trying to sell it?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Woodall
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 10:29 AM
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good ol electronic ignition
> 
> So, I guess the Scirrocket didn't sell?
> 
> On Nov 22, 2012, at 10:21 AM, "Chuck Blue" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> No, I'm not being nice.I am currently running electronic ignition in the 
>> Scirocco,Not by choice. It is temporary untill I get the edis 
>> installed.Points can be trashed and they will still get you home unlike the 
>> electronic that will leave you on the side of the road.That has happened 
>> twice so I carry a set of points and condenser as a back up.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: theresabuckner@xxxxxxx
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 9:27 AM
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good ol electronic ignition
>> 
>> Chuck is just being nice       tiz tha season    naughty & nice  and all 
>> that stuff
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thu, Nov 22, 2012 9:18 am
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good ol electronic ignition
>> 
>> I'm glad one of our more knowledgeable gurus agrees with me.
>> 
>> From: Chuck Blue <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Thu, November 22, 2012 7:45:39 AM
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good ol electronic ignition
>> 
>> I'm with you Sammy.Electronic Ignition sucks.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: sammie smith
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 5:35 PM
>> Subject: [tcb] Good ol electronic ignition
>> 
>> Took the Spyder out for a cruise around the neighborhood this afternoon to 
>> look at the trees, which are gorgeous right now in Nacogdoches.  A block 
>> from the house and it shut down.  No fire.  Yep, Beck builds these things 
>> from all new parts, including the Chinese 009 and electronic ignition.  8800 
>> km and the thing gives up.
>>  
>> Towed it home, put in a rebuilt German 009 with points and condensor and it 
>> cranks right up.  This was the only car that I had with anything other than 
>> a German distributor and points.  I have driven VWs for hundreds of 
>> thousands of miles and the only distributor failure that I have ever had was 
>> one set of broken points on a 71 super beetle that only had about 10,000 
>> miles on it at the time.  Will never own another electronic ignition 
>> equipped VW.
>>  
>> That's my rant for the day. 
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