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as i have read the posts on here for many a time now but was just to damn lazy to register i know have ,ok im a slacker
question, being the owner of a fj 62 i have decided to put in an electronic ignition , problem is has anyone done this , im sure they have , what i am after is what have you got and what is the part number for it , the price i have seen from suppliers in aus is criminal , taken that ex USA a pertronix for a VW is $(us)48, and here they want over $150 , so who has the best and most price realistic as i find a pertronix they are asking $225
cant give ya a price, i got mine second hand , its the first elec. ign, on a 3f ive had . ive had no problem with it so far, including a tow start from leaving the lights on all day... started no probs
, i think its a pirahana, can check during the day, if need be.
the question has to be asked - why do you think you need electronic ignition? do you keep wearing out points or is your distributor stuffed and you want to upgrade or you think it is the secret formula to improved economy and/or driveability?
all that aside, there are options. Dick Smith and Jaycar sell a kit for about $60 that retains the points for triggering however the current switching to the coil is performed by a darlington transistor, so the spark is fat and powerful, and the points never arc/wear out as they don't switch the coil current - although you still have to check timing occasionally, the points gap is no longer critical (the electronics just use the leading edge of the points closing to trigger the transistor), and the spark quality never changes. the kit is about $60 and includes everything you need, with fairly comprehensive instructions. all you need is a soldering iron and solder. it's a pretty easy kit to build and the box is waterproof.
if you need to go optical or hall effect then you can search your wrecker for a similar dist to graft the bits over from, you only need the sensor parts to fit into your dist, then you can use that to trigger the kit ignition module, with some small modifications (covered in the kit instructions). I used to use that kit in every petrol engined car I owned up to teh '90's when they all had electronic ignition- it never let me down, and I only had to adjust timing and points about every 50,000km.
well why electronic, yes points are a bloody drama ,and for whatever reason 3f motors seem to like points as a after dinner snack just when you dont need the problem, had a bosch system in a f100 for 11 years and it never needed any timing at all never let me down , the blurb that they say about mileage etc etc isnt a concern , simplicity and ease of maintenance is the criteria, also my point is the price is a downright steal for them in aust. basically double + of the us market ,now they may have a bigger market to sell to but this isnt rocket science and as you say get bits from dick smith or whoever , i dont mind paying a fair price for a fair days work to anyone and they have a right to a profit ,BUT
and i dont want to bugger about making one at 60 its a thing done in my past not today
yep its a pirahna , little back box with wires to the dizzy, it all came with the motor so i dont know how to tell what dizzy is in it, exept that it has one...lol (sorry)
