Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: Tonti Engine in a Loopframe cont.

Author: Paul Linn

Date: Jul 23, 2001, 3:15 PM

Post ID: 1707612916


David,

Can you explain more for me what you did to get the dual point distributor
to fit with the generator? I have been wanting to get one of these, but
heard about the clearance issues.

Paul
69 Ambo
.5 74 Eldo (Future custom project) Elvira

-----Original Message-----
From: David Washburn [mailto:dwash-@c4.com]
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 5:22 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: Tonti Engine in a Loopframe cont.


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joe jump wrote: Two more possible problems:
 1) I've been informed that there is an interference with the
tachometer
 drive gear on the camshaft (tonti motor) with the loopframe timing
cover.

No problem there, the tach drive is part of the timing cover on the
Tonti and goes away when you swap it with the loopframe one.

 I know some, if not all Eldos had chain driven

Mine was, a '74 titled as a '75. No clearance problems and I put
Agostini gears in mine!

 2) I was also told the dual point distributor used on tonti engines
 will interfere (physically) with the generator.

Yep, I hit mine with a grinder and the problem went away.

 So will the Eldo distributor plug into a tonti engine case? I have a
 distributor from a V700- is it different than an Eldo distributor?

This brings us back to the cam gear, which differs between the two
motors. You can use either distributor but you must match the
distributor drive to the cam. To use the earlier one you need the gear
from the bottom of the later one to graft on. I wanted electronic
ignition so I used the later distributor. Dyna doesn't make anything
for the earlier bikes.

 Thanks in advance for any help! This is what discussion groups are
 for-to discuss all the details that aren't in the books!

Except THE BOOK, Guzziology that is.

Catch you later.

David in NYC



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