MAXD Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Has anyone had experience with the Accuspark distributor for the TR6? I haven't found anybody on this side of the pond whose used one. Here's a link to the model I'm looking at. Thanks, Bill https://www.ebay.com/itm/AccuSpark-Electronic-Distributor-tacho-drive-Triumph-GT6-TR6-velocita-/191687771432?vxp=mtr&hash=item2ca17b4528 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim D. Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Just bought the cheap one. E.g no tacho drive running on points. Seems to work and amazingly low cost if you consider the parts. Bought as a spare. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MAXD Posted September 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 (edited) Tim what have you done about the tach? Have you done without or converted it to electronic? Thanks, Bill Edited September 22, 2018 by MAXD finish post Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim D. Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 This is just a spare to put in the boot if my ignition system goes wrong on my long european trips. So don't mind about the tachometer. Cheers tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TriumphV8 Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 I bought one unit with points just for testing or running in engines on my bench. Easy to fit and reliable. There is also an offer from an competitor of simonbbc with a 45 distributor with tacho drive also at a good price. Fitted one to an engine I prepared. They are all cheap Chinese but they are new and they work. Great for a spare part! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, TriumphV8 said: I bought one unit with points just for testing or running in engines on my bench. Easy to fit and reliable. There is also an offer from an competitor of simonbbc with a 45 distributor with tacho drive also at a good price. Fitted one to an engine I prepared. They are all cheap Chinese but they are new and they work. Great for a spare part! Put one on an oscilloscope and see what you find. Martin Jay (Distributor Doctor) will tell you how inaccurate they are and how much scatter there is. Yes they will work but nowhere near as good as a properly rebuilt and setup Lucas As stated good for a get you home spare. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trtechie Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 Hi Bill I bought one of these with the Sparkrite elecronic ignition fitted a few weeks ago, they are not as robust as a Lucas, the plate on the back fell off when I fitted the tacho cable exposing the nylon drive cog but I pressed it back in with a hammer and its been running fine ever since, done about 400 miles so far, they are cheap and have the tacho drive!, good to carry as a spare. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcreweread Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 9 hours ago, trtechie said: Hi Bill I bought one of these with the Sparkrite elecronic ignition fitted a few weeks ago, they are not as robust as a Lucas, the plate on the back fell off when I fitted the tacho cable exposing the nylon drive cog but I pressed it back in with a hammer and its been running fine ever since, done about 400 miles so far, they are cheap and have the tacho drive!, good to carry as a spare. Thats exactly what happened to a friends TR6 dizzy as well but we didn't have time to mess about so put the old one back in - not very impressive but I think it would be fairly easy to do some mods to hold plate in place ie araldite, peen over etc Cheers Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
astontr6 Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 22 hours ago, stuart said: Put one on an oscilloscope and see what you find. Martin Jay (Distributor Doctor) will tell you how inaccurate they are and how much scatter there is. Yes they will work but nowhere near as good as a properly rebuilt and setup Lucas As stated good for a get you home spare. Stuart. The DD gave them the thumbs down and was very vocal on their accuracy of operation! I got a real ear bending when I mentioned the subject! Bruce. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keith66 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Hi All Slightly off topic but a similar dissy question, as in what to do with the mine. So Car has been unused for an age and in bits for almost as long, so the dissy has been in a box. The car has about 80k on the clock which may or may not be correct. So how do i tell if the dissy needs a rebuild and whats does that cost if it does. I suppose i could just stick my existing Lucas one with new points and condenser and a new (red) rotor arm and hope for the best when its time to fire it up, one day, hopefully sometime soon. Cheers Keith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 As your doing a full rebuild why not have the Dizzy done properly too, so many people spend thousands on rebuilt engine etc and just slap the old dizzy back in. Send it to Martin Jay (Distributor Doctor) http://www.distributordoctor.com/ At the mileage quoted it will need a rebuild, cost about £230 now but well worth it. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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