Capri Technical Forum:

Posted: **Tue May 08, 2007 7:50 pm**

aldon ignitor electronic ignition converter

anyone know which one i should use,would it be the one for the ford v6 motocraft or............

or does anyone know a cheaper way of doing this,its gonna cost me about 80 to 90 quid

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 2:23 pm**

if it's for a pinto, then the cheapest way to electronic ignition is to rob out an old Sierra... you want the one with the vacuum capsule on the dizzy and you need to take the dizzy, Motorcraft box on inner wing, coil and wiring. £20 to £30 from a breakers.

Posted: **Fri May 11, 2007 5:31 pm**

afraid not its for a 2.8i,wish ther website was easier

Posted: **Mon May 14, 2007 1:12 pm**

I don't get it... the 2.8i has "hall effect" electronic ignition as standard (the aluminium "Duraspark" unit on the passengers side inner wing at the back), so why are you looking at Aldon kits?

Posted: **Mon May 14, 2007 6:10 pm**

becouse the aldon kit gets rid of the points that are inside the distributor

Posted: **Tue May 15, 2007 1:09 pm**

yeah... I know that it replaces the points... but you say it's for a 2.8i... they don't have points...

only the 4 pots and the 3 litres had the conventional contact breaker ignition system. The 2.8i has "hall effect" (magnetic triggered) electronic ignition (Fords "Duraspark" system) as standard.

If you have a 2.8i with contact breaker ignition, then someone has changed it in the past as ALL 2.8i Capris left the factory with Duraspark "hall effect" electronic ignition.