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Extreme Veteran Posts: 345 | I had purchased a Pertronix 1383 for my distributor and sent it out to have it installed and curved. Stuck it in and timed the engine. Starting was usually 1 rotation of the engine and it ran perfectly. The last run my wife and I made last fall was a 200KM (120 mile) to a music festival. Ran perfectly. I put the car back in the garage for the night. The next day I was going to take my granddaughter for a ride however the car would not start. After a number of hours of scratching my head I pulled the distributor and put my my spare points distributor in. The car started, wow. I timed the engine and drove it, runs perfectly. Pertronix don’t show the 1383 any longer so I purchased a 1385LSP6. I will install the 1385 in the spring and hope it it runs as good as it did with the 1383. Has anyone else had this problem or used the 1385? Del | ||
Powerflite |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9604 Location: So. Cal | The P6 at the end of the part number signifies that it is made for 6 volt positive ground. Is that what you are using it on? Those are the original Ignitor modules that require you to retain your ballast resistor, or use a coil with at least 1.5 ohms resistance on a V8 motor with 12 volts. I'm not sure how those Pertronix requirements change when going to 6 volts, but you should find out. My guess is that it might not require a ballast as the original 6 volt points systems didn't require it. | ||
JedRhule |
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Regular Posts: 98 Location: Palm Beach County Florida | I installed the 1385LS in my 56 CRL a year ago. I used their Flame Thrower coil. No resistor. Performs perfectly. | ||
dels56 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 345 | After reading the above from Powerflite I did a bit more digging in my photo library and what I purchased was the 1385LS. Not sure where the P6 entered my head. I have a Flamethrower coil and the resistor will be gone. Del | ||
PolyJ |
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Veteran Posts: 143 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA | dels56 - 2023-03-08 9:23 AM I had purchased a Pertronix 1383 for my distributor and sent it out to have it installed and curved. Stuck it in and timed the engine. Starting was usually 1 rotation of the engine and it ran perfectly. The last run my wife and I made last fall was a 200KM (120 mile) to a music festival. Ran perfectly. I put the car back in the garage for the night. The next day I was going to take my granddaughter for a ride however the car would not start. After a number of hours of scratching my head I pulled the distributor and put my my spare points distributor in. The car started, wow. I timed the engine and drove it, runs perfectly. Pertronix don’t show the 1383 any longer so I purchased a 1385LSP6. I will install the 1385 in the spring and hope it it runs as good as it did with the 1383. Has anyone else had this problem or used the 1385? Del
Trash the Pertronix and any of their other components (ICM, coil, harness, etc.) and get a quality distributor and system. Most of their distributors and components are made overseas and have poor quality control, even the parts they advertise as US-made. I stopped using Pertronix about ten years ago due to quality issues in a couple builds, but so many people in the last five years had raved about Pertronix that I decided to give them another chance in 2019. Apparently they have a great marketing team because the hype is bunk now like it was in 2012. | ||
Powerflite |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9604 Location: So. Cal | When you guys say that you used "no resistor" you must realize that it's a mostly meaningless statement. You need to state how much primary resistance you are running. Most of the new aftermarket canister coils have an internal resistance of 1.5 ohms that replaces the external ballast. But you are still effectively running with a ballast. If you don't want to run a stock setup, I recommend using an HEI module instead. No primary ballast required and no box to mount on your firewall. I sell kits to install them onto the bottom of an electronic distributor. http://www.designed2drive.com Doing this is cheaper & easier than buying the Mopar box & wiring as well. And coupled with a high power, low primary resistance coil, it will give you much better performance. | ||
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