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Point-Saver Electronic Ignition/6 mo laterJune 7th, 2007 Sending the unit back, the manufacture of the unit indicated that some of the "Deluxe" units with the rev limiter have developed a glitch and start cutting out at 3K rpm. He offered a full refund or exchange for the reg unit. I will probably change to different type unless he is able to resolve the issue fairly quickly.
June 4th, 2007 OK, I did it, talked it up and now it's dead! Last week the car started missing at about 4K rpm, then at about 3.5 K . Turned it off and the car runs fine on the points/condenser. As I mentioned in an earlier post the unit has an on and off switch that allows the user to switch from the PSD to points/condenser. Guess that switch is there for a reason. I'll keep you posted. Cheers, Lynn May 25th, 2007 7 months later I thought I would give you an update. The unit has worked flawlessly and I have put the rev limiter to the test a couple of times. No complaints with the unit and would consider it again. Cheers, Lynn Dec. 1st, 06
Hi Folks,
The weather outside today was a bit nasty for a drive so I decided to install what appears to be a pretty nifty device called a “Point-Saver Deluxe”. This is an electronic ignition replacement that has several features that I liked: 1) it is easy to install, 2) Hidden installation, 3) should it ever fail a flip of a switch and it is back to the original point/condenser setup and 4) has a built in rev. limiter. I suspect that it will work on any 6-cylinder engine but one would want to check that out with the manufacturer (NAJSC).
http://www.e-type-lovers.com/pointsaver.htm
The installation is described in the link above and is very simple, it took me about 30 min to install it. Simply attatch the electronic unit in an inconspicuous location, I put it under the intake plenum and is well hidden. Then it is a matter of removing the wires from the coil and dizzy and reconnecting the leads and you are done. I haven’t had a chance to drive it yet but will post a follow up and let you know how it works.
Cheers, Lynn By Jagjunke at 12/01/2006 - 7:22pm | technical | Jagjunke's blog | login or register to post comments
Wear of the cam follower...I guess I come back to the features I like about it, it's hidden from casual inspection, it has an adjustible rev limiter built in, and it has the failsafe of being able to flip a switch to go back to the original setup. It does have the liintations as mentioned, the dizzy has to be in good working condition and the points will wear on the plastic block requiring that they be reset now and then. I think I'll go out and check them now as I set them pretty tight. Still I think this is a pretty good set up and am satisfied with the price & quality of the unit. Cheers,
Lynn
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Wear of the cam follower...
Lynn,
The one draw back to using points with this unit is wear to the dizzy cam follower block on the points themselves. It is true that the small current at the points themselves means that they should last a very long time, but wear to the cam follower, because it is simply plastic, does mean that they will most likely need to be adjusted to correct the slow timing shift of the wearing block.
Otherwise, this system does have the advantage of your always having points that you can use even if the electronics fail, but I think the maker sorta forgot about the cam follower's wear when claiming that this unit would obviate the need for adjustment. Full electronic trigger systems (magnetic or optical) do have the advantage of working well with worn dizzies, and hold their adjustment more indefinitely.