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- From: rakoczynskij@gtephx.UUCP (Jurek Rakoczynski)
- Subject: Re: Converting to electronic ignition, air-points
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.170512.4590@gtephx.UUCP>
- Keywords: points ignition, electronic ignition, convert, air-points
- Organization: AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, Arizona
- References: <Bto3pB.IpK@resmel.bhp.com.au>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 17:05:12 GMT
- Lines: 32
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- In article <Bto3pB.IpK@resmel.bhp.com.au>, yang@resmel.bhp.com.au (Sam Yang) writes:
- >
- > Hello Friends,
- >
- > This is an enquiry about converting a points ignition system into an
- > electronic one for a Toyota Corolla 10/1983 KE70 Wagon. The car has
- > a 1.3L 4 cylinder engine (4KC).
- >
- > I drive about 80km/day to work. One of the problem with the car is that
- > it eat contact points too quickly -- one in about half a year. The
- > performance degrades noticeably when the points getting older. Someone
- > suggested me to use a different kind of points -- air points which has
- > a hole in the platinum. Does anyone has any experience with this kind
- > of points? Are they any good? What is the best brand I should look for?
- [text about elec. ign. deleted]
-
- I don't know your particular car but ...
- If you are seeing a REAL performance degradation in 6 months, where
- you are burnig-up points, the problem may be related to:
-
- 1. too high running voltage to the points.
- There is usually about 6-9 volts at the points after startup due to
- the circuit being switched through some resistance. Each car is
- differant. See if yours should be.
-
- 2. Your missing a condensor (capacitor), or the condensor is bad.
- This would cause excessive arcing across the points when they open.
- --
- Jurek Rakoczynski, AG Communication Systems, POB 52179, Phoenix, AZ. 85072
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