 Pertronix ignitor electronic ignition, Is there a down side?? |
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| gunny |
 Dec 13 2012, 02:52 PM
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is there a down side to swapping out the points for the Pertronix ignitor electronic ignition?
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| aircooledtechguy |
Dec 13 2012, 09:13 PM
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The Aircooledtech Guy Group: Members Posts: 1,966 Joined: 8-November 08 From: Anacortes, WA Member No.: 9,730 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I must be the exception to the rule, 'cuz I have been running either Pertronix or Compufire (my favorite) for over 20+ years on my own cars and countless clients cars and have yet to have a failure personally. The ONLY time I have seen them fail is by getting the wires crossed and turning on the ignition or in the case of Pertronix units, having the wires get rubbed through by making contact with the magnetic stator (see my warning page and easy fix here).
I guess I like to live dangerously; I don't worry about having a spare anything when I drive. I've found that religious preventive maintenance is the best insurance against breakdowns. |
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gunny Pertronix ignitor electronic ignition Dec 13 2012, 02:52 PM
Rand Instant failure is the downside. So pack those poi... Dec 13 2012, 03:04 PM pt_700 i've heard the early ones are prone to fail if... Dec 13 2012, 03:16 PM
Drums66 [quote name='pt_700' date='Dec 13 2012... Mar 7 2013, 03:12 PM struckn I have them in a couple cars and I feel there is a... Dec 13 2012, 03:17 PM jsayre914 I have always run one on my car. had one fail abou... Dec 13 2012, 03:26 PM steuspeed
I have always run one on my car. had one fail abo... Dec 13 2012, 05:36 PM jsayre914
[quote name='jsayre914' post='1783365' date='Dec ... Dec 13 2012, 05:43 PM The Cabinetmaker You missed option 5 on the poll. Had one or more a... Dec 13 2012, 03:41 PM Black22
You missed option 5 on the poll. Had one or more ... Dec 13 2012, 05:21 PM euro911 He said remove the dizzy to reinstall the condense... Dec 13 2012, 05:43 PM gms
I carry a spare set of points and condenser. If I... Dec 14 2012, 09:43 AM The Cabinetmaker Yes, reinstall. Not replace. If I carry points for... Dec 13 2012, 06:12 PM Black22 Maybe I'm just a nimble mechanic with elf like... Dec 13 2012, 07:45 PM falconfp2001
is there a down side to swapping out the points f... Dec 13 2012, 09:27 PM Michelj13 I ran with Pertronix for 17 years in my 912 with n... Dec 14 2012, 09:20 AM 76-914 10+ yr's in my K Ghia and 3 yr's in my ... Dec 14 2012, 10:27 AM rdauenhauer
Maybe I'm just a nimble mechanic with elf lik... Dec 14 2012, 03:43 PM Black22
Maybe I'm just a nimble mechanic with elf li... Dec 14 2012, 04:12 PM Drums66 ..I'm with all the positive installer's a... Dec 14 2012, 08:21 PM Al Meredith I have two cars with trotronix. I always cary a sp... Dec 16 2012, 06:29 PM mtndawg I'm bumping this because I'm thinking abou... Mar 7 2013, 09:30 AM JamesM I have always found they improve things, even more... Mar 7 2013, 10:48 AM Spoke Pertronix is a good economical way to replace poin... Mar 7 2013, 10:11 AM reharvey I have Pertronix installed on four of my cars with... Mar 7 2013, 10:25 AM kkid don't know about the petronics but have had a ... Mar 7 2013, 11:11 AM Chris H. I've had a Pertronix in my 1.8 for 10 years. ... Mar 7 2013, 11:16 AM scott_in_nh I installed the Hot-Spark setup 12,000 miles ago a... Mar 7 2013, 12:02 PM Dasnowman Hi guys I'm sort of a noobie to this what is t... Mar 7 2013, 12:51 PM euro911 Marlon, check their web site to determine which un... Mar 7 2013, 01:18 PM Johny Blackstain I run the Pertronix in my LE & have had no iss... Mar 7 2013, 02:47 PM euro911 It's a good idea to power your radio/stereo sy... Mar 7 2013, 06:36 PM Wyvern Digging up an older thread ... thats what happens ... Jul 31 2018, 08:20 PM Wyvern
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