Pertronix ignitor electronic ignition, Is there a down side?? |
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Pertronix ignitor electronic ignition, Is there a down side?? |
gunny |
Dec 13 2012, 02:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 205 Joined: 17-October 12 From: Madison Al Member No.: 15,051 Region Association: South East States |
is there a down side to swapping out the points for the Pertronix ignitor electronic ignition?
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TheCabinetmaker |
Dec 13 2012, 03:41 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,309 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
You missed option 5 on the poll. Had one or more and wouldn't have another.
I've had three and they all failed. If you have them and like them, more power to you. Points fail too . I carry an extra set in the glove box. It takes about two minutes to swap points and be back on the road. If the pertronics fail, the distributor must be removed to reinstall the condenser. I guess you could carry an extra pertronics unit, but I can carry10 sets of points for the same price as the spare pertronics. If you like them fine, if you don't that's fine too. Personally, I enjoy setting dwell, timing,and checking all the settings and resetting everything. |
Black22 |
Dec 13 2012, 05:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 886 Joined: 1-November 07 From: Creswell, OR Member No.: 8,290 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
You missed option 5 on the poll. Had one or more and wouldn't have another. I've had three and they all failed. If you have them and like them, more power to you. Points fail too . I carry an extra set in the glove box. It takes about two minutes to swap points and be back on the road. If the pertronics fail, the distributor must be removed to reinstall the condenser. I guess you could carry an extra pertronics unit, but I can carry10 sets of points for the same price as the spare pertronics. If you like them fine, if you don't that's fine too. Personally, I enjoy setting dwell, timing,and checking all the settings and resetting everything. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) Pull the dizzy and replace the condenser when the Pertronix fails? AFAIK you do not use a condenser when a Pertronix module is used...maybe that was part of your problem with those 3 units. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I have a Pertronix, no condenser on my dizzy! |
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