Crane Optical Ignition

IFBwax · Post by **IFBwax** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:09 pm

Can someone educate me about Crane optical pickups for use in your dizzy?

Link for the exact model and experiences good or bad with it. Why do I need it. Geoff swears by it. This would replace the points in Charlie. Are they suitable in a bus with my stock dizzy?

Thanks@@@@

Bleyseng · Post by **Bleyseng** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:51 pm

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/sma ... %2C%20Each

You can order it from there and it fits right in...
My experiences are that it doesn't burn out if you leave the key on like the Pertronix, thats a good thing. It stablizes the timing some if your dizzy is getting alittle old...
Its hard to set up the right timing ring and pickup at the install but once its in its "forget about it".
Can be used with the Blue Bosch coil or you can buy the Crane Fireball stuff

IFBwax · Post by **IFBwax** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:58 pm

Thanks man.. very interested after your personal review. How you guys doing? What do you think of your bike shirt?

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:23 am

For optical dizzys I would go with a Mallory.

ruckman101 · Post by **ruckman101** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:47 am

I ran Pertronix I believe once. It was dandy until my coil fried shortly after that, and then mucking around I fried the unit. Points have been very very good to me.

neal

IFBwax · Post by **IFBwax** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:37 pm

Yeah but the Mallory is the entire distributor. this is just an insert and probably 1/4 the price.

Post by **Amskeptic** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:23 am

spiffy wrote:For optical dizzys I would go with a Mallory.

Mallory has changed recently . . . still on a "Recommend" or is it now "do not buy" ?

Bleyseng · Post by **Bleyseng** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:19 pm

IFBwax wrote:Thanks man.. very interested after your personal review. How you guys doing? What do you think of your bike shirt?

Last I heard the Mallory is still on the "Don't Buy" list...

Today I went here!

Got to see a 1950's VW diesel Bug !

IFBwax · Post by **IFBwax** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:31 pm

That is a studly shirt right there!!!!!! How's the beer? Snag any spare parts?

Bleyseng · Post by **Bleyseng** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:03 am

Parts? No, but lots of pictures. The 50's bug with the diesel 1200 engine was way cool. Porsche built it as a prototype study for VW. Not much to buy in the goodie store :(

Xelmon · Post by **Xelmon** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:40 am

Bleyseng wrote:The 50's bug with the diesel 1200 engine was way cool. Porsche built it as a prototype study for VW.

A 1.2L diesel AC... God, that's something awesome that I wish it developed into the goodness.

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:28 am

Amskeptic wrote:
spiffy wrote:For optical dizzys I would go with a mallory.
Mallory has changed recently . . . still on a "Recommend" or is it now "do not buy" ?

Depends on who you decide to believe. Buy them from AC.net and John will back you up. Mine is working just fine with no scatter.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:30 am

IF you can fit it in the engine bay.

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:41 am

hambone wrote:IF you can fit it in the engine bay.

huh??

tristessa · Post by **tristessa** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:48 pm

I think he was talking about the 1.2L diesel engine at the VW museum. If'n it'll fit in a 36hp Bug engine bay, it'll fit in a Bus. *moving* the Bus is a different story entirely...

Looks to be built off a Porsche case...

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