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Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:34 pm

No, they didn't! Tell me about the one you found Geoff!

Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:38 pm

Has anyone tryed wd ing the crap out of this thing ???.. it really does clean and lude... and has fix sticky dizzy's for me many times over ...

Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:03 pm

I've disassembled, cleaned, and lubed up the dizzy twice so far. Plus another time or two of just spraying it well with PB-blaster.

Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:39 am

Marc, I have to order it. Its a A1 Cardone rebuild so it will have a nice bushing installed inside for the shaft. It will be cleaned and lube and ready to install the Pertronix... I have used a few A1Cardone 914 rebuilt dizzys before.

Marcs dizzy had tons of grit inside I assume from the AlCan highway which is tough to clean out and the shaft slop was getting fairly bad. I assume the advance is still sticking.

I can send you a good 914 dizzy to keep you running. I am pretty sure I have one. It has the same advance curve although it has the FI trigger points for Djet inside too but you don't have to hook those up.

Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:56 pm

Bleyseng wrote: whc03grady wrote: I suspect an ill-fitting or lemon Petronix. Possibly go back to good ol' points and see what happens?

The points (new) gave...a bad timing mark. What I mean is when using a timing light the mark (white spot) is all over the place by a good 6 degrees.
I didn't know about that, and retract my suspicions accordingly.
Interesting....

Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:46 am

i know i am super late but i have about 6 bus dizzys here in los banos. if u are comming around this way.

Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:24 am

Trip update! Well we are down here in San Diego and we received our new rebuilt Bosch distributor in the mail from BusBoys in Redding, CA. The interesting thing -- after the 3rd cleaning of our old dizzy about two weeks ago, it's still working fine so we haven't swapped in the new one. I feel much more comfortable having the spare distributor with us though, especially since the roads are going to get very lonely once we begin the journey through southeastern California, Arizona, and New Mexico, and who knows what might happen on the dusty roads oh the Southwest!

Here's our PROPOSED trip route for the ride home to south Florida ... in case any of you are on our route east, let us know so we can stop on by! -Marc & Eliana

Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:34 am

I'm in Las Vegas if you need anything.

Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:43 pm

Go thru Santa Fe and Albuquerque or the Red Rocks and Sedona, AZ

Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:00 pm

exoticdvm wrote: Trip update! Well we are down here in San Diego and we received our new rebuilt Bosch distributor in the mail from BusBoys in Redding, CA. The interesting thing -- after the 3rd cleaning of our old dizzy about two weeks ago, it's still working fine so we haven't swapped in the new one. I feel much more comfortable having the spare distributor with us though, especially since the roads are going to get very lonely once we begin the journey through southeastern California, Arizona, and New Mexico, and who knows what might happen on the dusty roads oh the Southwest!

Here's our PROPOSED trip route for the ride home to south Florida ... in case any of you are on our route east, let us know so we can stop on by! -Marc & Eliana

Looks like a great route home! Have fun and keep well! :)

Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:12 pm

I'm in Gonzales, LA which is a few minutes south of Baton Rouge. So, you can peg that point on your trip map in case you need anything on the way through my area. Good luck!

Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:17 pm

I sent you an email. I'm in San Diego if you need anything.
Later-Gary

Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:47 pm

I am in Flagstaff and have a place to park and stay in the bus. also have tools and know the local scene. hit me up with a pm. Flagstaff AZ. I also have lots of knowledge of great local camp spots. Did I mention, I can give you a spot to camp right down town stumbling distance home.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:14 pm

Thanks for all the feedback and contacts! Tomorrow we leave L.A. and head east to Joshua Tree National Park, then Las Vegas for Thanksgiving!
-Marc & Eliana

Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:04 pm

time to find out if you are good and lucky at gambling!!! have fun and don't lose... :lol:

Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:05 am

Bleyseng wrote: time to find out if you are good and lucky at gambling!!! have fun and don't lose... :lol:

Everybody loses, that's how I stay employed! :P

Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:13 am

Bleyseng wrote: Go thru Santa Fe and Albuquerque or the Red Rocks and Sedona, AZ Ditto that!

I'm in Los Alamos, just northwest of Santy Fe. You are most welcome to a place for the bus and the guest room. I've got a couple of Westies here, too, and can point you to some fantastic natural and archeological sites. So -- don't go across southern New Mexico -- come across northern New Mexico. It's stunningly beautiful.

Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:17 am

Yeah we've been thinking about changing up the route a little bit to include Albuquerque and Santa Fe. We also might stop through Phoenix, possibly even Tucson. Who knows! Part of the plan is to not have a definite plan!

Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:34 am

im near houston, should you need anything. :wink:

Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:38 am

exoticdvm wrote: Yeah we've been thinking about changing up the route a little bit to include Albuquerque and Santa Fe. We also might stop through Phoenix, possibly even Tucson. Who knows! Part of the plan is to not have a definite plan!
It's more fun when there is no definite plan! When you get to Las Vegas, you should check out Red Rock Canyon, or if you want to adventure out of the city head up to Mount Charleston or even Valley of Fire! There is a lot more to do here than loose money :wink: