Another E-Failure

[flatheadmurre]

So today the second car in a short period with ignition malfunction came in the door.
After a short inspection the E-fire unit is toast.
The company that sold it supplied cloth covered coppercore wires with resistor ends...not a very good mix.
And of course the customer was sold an ultra super high effiency coil...not needed for the car...
Looking at the distributor i could feel the shaft in it was loose and wobbled all over the place...interesting...unit has to come apart for checking.
What a surprise to see how badly it is built...the only bushing is loose as in a worn out unit..with a springwasher holding it togetter.
A regular crab has 2 bushings making it an exact unit..and metal in the centrifugal parts.
For anyone thinking of buying one...DON`T...get the original crab rebuilt.
If you need electronic ignition convert a unit.
This Stromberg E-Fire units are cheap crap...sadly sold under an old name we think are good.