Pazon ign , mk3 commando. I had problems !

The yaki

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I'll try and keep this short. So, because of the voltage drop caused by the starter motor I decided to upgrade from the boyer system. Once installed, there was the odd backfire but no chance of running. Checked all was fitted as per instructions. Still useless. Contacted pazon because after measuring the difference between the pick up pins and the rotor it was obvious that the pick up pins on the circuit board were not reaching the rotor. AHA, A new board was available with longer pins but not free ? This helped but only if the motor span quickly enough. No kick start then ! When contacted again I was told that my camshaft was probably aftermarket and cheerio ? The boyer worked ! I solved it by cutting up different thicknesses of an old set of feeler gages and fabricating inserts to shim out the rotor. It now works !! Pazon did not reply when I told them the fix. Don't give up. There is usually a way out. Anyone else had similar problems, Roy.
 
The yaki said:
I'll try and keep this short. So, because of the voltage drop caused by the starter motor I decided to upgrade from the boyer system. Once installed, there was the odd backfire but no chance of running. Checked all was fitted as per instructions. Still useless. Contacted pazon because after measuring the difference between the pick up pins and the rotor it was obvious that the pick up pins on the circuit board were not reaching the rotor. AHA, A new board was available with longer pins but not free ? This helped but only if the motor span quickly enough. No kick start then ! When contacted again I was told that my camshaft was probably aftermarket and cheerio ? The boyer worked ! I solved it by cutting up different thicknesses of an old set of feeler gages and fabricating inserts to shim out the rotor. It now works !! Pazon did not reply when I told them the fix. Don't give up. There is usually a way out. Anyone else had similar problems, Roy.
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You can solve the voltage drop issue by fitting an 8-48 v in 12 v out Inverter
Is there any side to side play on your camshaft?
From memory I think my mates MK3 camshaft had the thrust washer fitted the wrong way or missing?
And the cam was sitting too far back to get a signal for the Boyer pickup to work
 
So you have a starter kit or Mk3 1975 Commando ? right???
Go back to your instructions and do it again with the Pazon.
It is straight forward.
What is your voltage?


The yaki said:
I'll try and keep this short. So, because of the voltage drop caused by the starter motor I decided to upgrade from the boyer system. Once installed, there was the odd backfire but no chance of running. Checked all was fitted as per instructions. Still useless. Contacted pazon because after measuring the difference between the pick up pins and the rotor it was obvious that the pick up pins on the circuit board were not reaching the rotor. AHA, A new board was available with longer pins but not free ? This helped but only if the motor span quickly enough. No kick start then ! When contacted again I was told that my camshaft was probably aftermarket and cheerio ? The boyer worked ! I solved it by cutting up different thicknesses of an old set of feeler gages and fabricating inserts to shim out the rotor. It now works !! Pazon did not reply when I told them the fix. Don't give up. There is usually a way out. Anyone else had similar problems, Roy
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CanukNortonNut said:
So you have a starter kit or Mk3 1975 Commando ? right???
Go back to your instructions and do it again with the Pazon.
It is straight forward.
What is your voltage?
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He stated in the title it's a MK3
And the issue is the rotor is too far away from the pickup coils
 
I once tested the Surefire on a lathe, and found that the distance from rotor to pickup coils is not that critical.
Even with the magnets well clear of the pins, it kept happily sparking at 2000 rpm (=4000 engine rpm)
 
ludwig said:
I once tested the Surefire on a lathe, and found that the distance from rotor to pickup coils is not that critical.
Even with the magnets well clear of the pins, it kept happily sparking at 2000 rpm (=4000 engine rpm)
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The MK3 I worked on was fitted with a brand new Boyer unit
It would spark if you passed a magnet over the coils but not from the magnets on the rotor
I had to shim the rotor to get a signal
 
Pazon didn't make the backplate with longer pins for fun I assume. I also got the tolerances of pin to rotor distance allowed and even then they weren't close enough. 3.6mm>4.6mm from the outside of the board to the front of the rotor. Mine was about5.5>6mm hence fabricate some shims ! Roy.
 
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