Steve Hennessey
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In response to Mike from Anglesey asking about the Boyer unit, I feel this is worth sharing with everybody.
The Boyer unit works on the inductive discharge priinciple. My personal experience of these has been very positive. I've fitted these to three cars I've owned and they have performed faultlessly and the points have been as good as new even after 40,000 miles. Points are not cheap these days and if your 4 uses the SEV distributor with the cassette points, you will know that these are getting expensive.
Because the points don't burn, the engine stays in tune. The only thing you need to check is the dwell/gap every 6000 miles in case the fibre/plastic heel has worn down slightly where it touches the cams. Always put a little grease on the cam when fitting the points anyway and this will extend their life no end.
The unit you need is the negative earth one KIT00069. They are probably about £30 now inc P&P and you can order them direct with a credit card straight from Boyer. Tel: 01622 730939.
These are suitable for 6 and 12 volts and will fit all cars and bikes with points. If you've got a positive earth vehicle, go for KIT00070.
Fitting is around 15mins, but do fit a new set of points and condenser at the same time. On a 4 the unit will stick to the bulkhead near to the distributor and wiring is dead simple.
Steve
The Boyer unit works on the inductive discharge priinciple. My personal experience of these has been very positive. I've fitted these to three cars I've owned and they have performed faultlessly and the points have been as good as new even after 40,000 miles. Points are not cheap these days and if your 4 uses the SEV distributor with the cassette points, you will know that these are getting expensive.
Because the points don't burn, the engine stays in tune. The only thing you need to check is the dwell/gap every 6000 miles in case the fibre/plastic heel has worn down slightly where it touches the cams. Always put a little grease on the cam when fitting the points anyway and this will extend their life no end.
The unit you need is the negative earth one KIT00069. They are probably about £30 now inc P&P and you can order them direct with a credit card straight from Boyer. Tel: 01622 730939.
These are suitable for 6 and 12 volts and will fit all cars and bikes with points. If you've got a positive earth vehicle, go for KIT00070.
Fitting is around 15mins, but do fit a new set of points and condenser at the same time. On a 4 the unit will stick to the bulkhead near to the distributor and wiring is dead simple.
Steve