Just for the record I haven't found points too be that daunting. I
carry an extra set as well as condenser and feeler gauge and have never
needed to use them. At the most changing them out on the road takes
what 15 minutes. I am still using the original points my Mallory
dual-point came with after replacing a wobbly worn out distributor that
a Petronix module wasn't going to fix. I did have to replace the
condenser once due to a bad ground but other than that it has been 10
years of trouble free motoring. Now if they could just make that 123
ignition for use in a positive ground car.
Don
57' BN4
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+don=anglesey.us@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+don=anglesey.us@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Mark Goodman
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 7:25 AM
To: tomfelts@earthlink.net
Cc: Healeys@Autox. Team. Net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Petronix
It is so easy to install and since there is nothing to adjust, it is
trouble
free. How many people on the list have had bad condensers or points
that
left them stranded or had to be towed? For less than $100, it is one of
the
best things I have put on my BJ8.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Felts [mailto:tomfelts@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 9:10 AM
To: Mark Goodman; Healeys@Autox. Team. Net
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Petronix
Ditto--------!! I have carried a spare Pertronix around with me for the
last 6/7 years. It will probably rust out before I ever need it. I
keep
telling people about the positives of this thing. Some listen some
don't.
But--my cars have never ran so good since I installed it---and no more
messing with points.
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Mark Goodman <mkgoodman@worldnet.att.net>
> To: Healeys@Autox. Team. Net <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 9/17/2007 3:50:39 AM
> Subject: [Healeys] Petronix
>
> I have had the Petronix system on my BJ8 for over a year now and am
very
> happy with it. One thing that has not been mentioned concerning it
versus
> the standard points is that it compensates for distributor shaft
"wobble".
> If the shaft has a wobble with the points, it effects the points
opening
> distance (gap) and therefore, the optimum performance of the engine.
Since
> the Petronix System uses a magnetic field to turn on a hall effect
sensor,
> the wobble has no effect on the operation of the engine. I carry the
set
of
> points and the condenser that I took off as an emergency, but I can
see no
> reason why I will never go back to them. The Petronix System is
something
> that you install and then forget about. If you find that your engine
will
> not start or performs badly, you can eliminate the condenser and
points
as a
> thing to look at. With the past experiences I have had due to the
rotor
> shorting to the distributor shaft, I carry three TESTED spares. Thank
you
> Petronix for supplying a good trouble free ignition system.
>
>
>
> Mark Goodman
>
> 66BJ8 35503
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