Re: Pertronix

[Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dennis,

Either I'm not being clear or not smart; maybe both.

The Pertronix Ignitor lives inside the distributor and replaces the
points.  If the Pertronix is on the other side of the wire from the
coil and the spark is good going into the distributor, how do you know
the Pertronix is good?

BTW, I did replace the rotor, even though the original still looked pretty good.

Thanks.

- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco

On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Dennis C. <dennis.2914@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> If you have a strong spark from the coil to the distributor the
> Pertronix seems to be working fine.  It appears you have a problem in
> the distributor unrelated to the Pertronix.  I would check the cap and
> rotor.
>
> I agree going with Ma Mopar for ignition is a very good way to go if
> you want to mount the box on the firewall or try to find a place to
> hide it like under the battery tray.
>
> Personally I use the Pertronix Flame Thrower III because it has an
> internal rev-limiter and I don't want to see the box.
>
> You may want to call Pertronix and talk to their Tech person, I have
> done very well with them in the past when I had a problem.  The person
> I talked to was very good at helping me trouble shoot a problem I was
> having.
>
> I had the advantage of having a stock distributor, coil and ballast
> resistor and I could easily go back to stock to help with the trouble
> shooting.
>
> Good Luck
> Dennis
>
> On Dec 16, 3:43 pm, Jim Altemose <jaltemo...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I know a lot of you have had trouble with the Pertronix Ignitor.  Now
>> so have I, I think.  In my 63 Polara 500 with a 383, a Pertronix
>> Ignitor was installed by a previous owner.  I'm getting a strong spark
>> from the coil to the distributor, but nothing to the plugs, so I'm
>> ready to blame the Pertronix.
>>
>> Any recommendations on replacing it?  My first inclination would be
>> get a direct replacement and maybe a spare, unless there are better
>> options.  I looked on Summit and had a little trouble figuring out
>> which Ignitor P/N is right for the old 383.  Also, there's Ignitor II
>> and Ignitor III.  Of course these cost more.  Is there any advantage?
>> Should I upgrade the coil as well as per their recommendation?
>>
>> As always, thanks for any advice.
>>
>> - Jim
>> Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
>> '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
>> '63 Polara 500 (383)
>> '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
>> '71 Bronco
>
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