Zedrally

Well it must be a first. A zed in Corsica! Over to our European members from here on. Fred, Alan etc.......

2+2's where built from 73 to 78 [in Australia]. Almost any figures are rubbery as they do not include the home market! Which year and which world region are you buying in?

well if the cylinders aren't firing then they wouldn't be looking good! Is there spark on all cylinders or only 3?

Why not pull the plugs and have a look at there condition? This can tell you a lot about the cause of your problems! Good luck & don't forget to report back!

Your on your on there, I have no knowledge of these units.

Try levering them out with a wide bladed paint scrapper. Gently does it.

ahhhh, that ain't around the corner from Oakleigh! You won't have any problems changing over, They didn't import duel points into Australia [as far as I'm aware]. Just remember the order of the leads and simply change the distributor over.

Where are you in Melbourne?

You're not running electronic ignition are you?

I would think you're worried about the dizzy play. That would come from worn bearings. Advice I have is that the bearings are NLA. This happened to me and I had to replace with another dizzy. I think it came off a ZX and has created a few problems of it's own. I have recently acquired a "proper " dizzy and will replace it in due course. In answer to your question, there shouldn't be any play, if there is then the timing will be out [or rather the gap]. If you have a wobble in the dizzy then you will need to replace it with another. Hope this helps.

I got both, however you can't compare them as Alfa thinks. The 240 is manual and goes like the clappers, so does the 260, but remember it is a 260 2+2 and is heavy as, also is running with original, but overhauled carbies. It's like comparing apples and pears. Anyone with a auto & manual 240 out there?

I think there are 2 things you're asking here. 1. Distributor shaft play. 2. Dizzy play. Which one would you like an opinion on?

Mike, In the interests of making the thread readable, is it possible to remove those threads and replies which diverted the attention of the intended thread? If you feel that this is not possible or would rather not, could you please copy the salient details relating to flat tops into a new thread. The info in the thread must be regarded as interesting to people who[m] for whatever reason do not want to change to pre-emission SU's

Oi Alfa, Clear out your mailbox and head to chat

Good, Now I can sleep tonight.

Hold on, you haven't pulled the plugs yet!!!!!

Guus, Do you mean 120 euro each pair or each ball joint?

Actually, I can see a good reason why you wouldn't want to install these LEDS. From what I have read, you can't dim them. There either ON or OFF. I am Right or Wrong on this?

Actually I have an idea. Why not get these things to blink faster as you go faster. You know, a real slow blink as your going slow to a mind boggling pulse when you hit the ton.....

Hold on there Alfa, are you saying you have blinking dash lights?

Remember that those pics only qualify if they have zed related bitsROFL ROFL My suggestion is , oh no better not.....

or is there some sort of switch so you can chose blink or no blink?