andyace
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| posted on 28/8/06 at 08:45 PM |
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Megajolt - What to do with Dizzy
As I intend to fit a megajolt, it would be nice to not have the dizzy left in. I believe it is required to drive the oil pump.
Has anyone come up with an alternative?
Can the dizzy be stripped down to a bare minimum?
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02GF74
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| posted on 28/8/06 at 11:11 PM |
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which engine? (although it looks yours is pinto)
on rover v8 cam driver the dizzy whcih then drives the oil pump.
on crossflow, cam drives the oil pump.
so on the latter you can remove the dizzy. dunno about the pinto - that wan't helpful was it?
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 29/8/06 at 07:13 AM |
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On the x-flow a camshaft gear drives the oil pump - the other side of the gear that drives the dizzy. I can't see any reason why the dizzy
shouldn't be taken away, but you will have to plug the dizzy hole.
(it's the fuel pump that's driven by a cam)
David
[Edited on 29/8/06 by David Jenkins]
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tim windmill
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| posted on 29/8/06 at 08:47 AM |
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i am running megajolt on a pinto, you need the dizzy to drive the oil pump. we got an old dizzy and stripped out the inside and made a blanking plate
for the top
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DarrenW
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| posted on 29/8/06 at 11:11 AM |
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Any pics or sketches Tim?
Ive stripped an old dizzy down for my pinto but wasnt sure how to finish it off.
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jolson
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| posted on 30/8/06 at 07:18 AM |
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I used an old distributor, removed the offending parts, and machined out the top to take a small bearing cartridge.
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Cheers
John
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