Lucas 45d distributor

[olderisbetter]

I have an MG midget with the 1500 engine and it has a Lucas 45d dizzy with early lumenition optical ignition, can i use this in an A series engine .

[bmcecosse]

Sorry -no idea about the mounting on the 1500 engine - but there's a 'good chance' it will be fine. Try it!

[olderisbetter]

I will give it a go and see if it works whats the worst that could happen...

[bmcecosse]

It will be pretty obvious when you hold the two units side by side if the drive arrangement and block clamping arrangement are identical.. I think they will be - a 45 D is a 45 D. But I don't KNOW for sure, so I can't tell you to barge ahead without checking! Are both cars same polarity?

[olderisbetter]

Both units look identical, and both cars are negative earth, the only difference is the lumenition optical set up but thats just a few wires, i did wonder about the advance as all engines the 45d fits may have some differing set up.

[bmcecosse]

I rather doubt they will have different advance curves - I assume Accu/Power will have settled on a 'universal' curve to suit all (or none ). But your old dizzy curve will be hopeless anyway with modern fuels...... Not ideal of course - if you want your dizzy set up correctly you need to contact A C Dodd who is a wizard at that!!

[olderisbetter]

I have seen the name A C Dodd pop up on the mini forums quite alot, not sure where he is located but i will do some resreach on google

[Big Jim]

Just out of interest I fitted this to an older MGB 25 years ago . At the time I thought it was brilliant .

[olderisbetter]

As i have most of the week off i will be playing about trying to see what fits and can be used, I have a box of dizzy bits i need to sort and nice to know the MGB worked well Big jim.

[liammonty]

I have seen the name A C Dodd pop up on the mini forums quite alot, not sure where he is located but i will do some resreach on google

He's posting on here now

[olderisbetter]

Liammonty, thanks i will keep a look out.