MM> Not 'sophisticated distributors', but no distributors at
MM> all. They went 'out of style' over 10 years ago.

CA> The firing of each plug has to be synchronized to the timing of
CA> top dead center of the piston on the power stroke and that
CA> would require something along the lines of a distributor.
CA> Anything that reads top dead center is a distributor to me. :-)

 To me, a distributor "distributes" the spark to
each cylinder at the proper time. If it doesn't
"distribute" it's not a distributor to me.  ;^)

CA> Dual point distributor with twin reluctor coils.  A very nice
CA> car for a Detroit car and handled very well too. :-)

 I thought that reluctors were for pointless
ignition systems. Did it have both?

 TTYL.

 Robert

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