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Re: Checking Electronic Ignition

To: "T. S. White" <tswrace@pacbell.net>, "David hammond" <d_hammond@charter.net>
Subject: Re: Checking Electronic Ignition
From: "Kinderlehrer" <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 10:22:49 -0700
Cc: "TR Group" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <002501c337a4$8fb0d1c0$6601a8c0@dgz730b> <3EF48113.B4602567@pacbell.net>
> Call Pertronix, they will help you with any analysis.  However their
> igniters are basically fool proof.  Most likely you problem is somewhere
> else.
>
> Regards,
> Tom

I guess I'm no fool then, 'cause I had a similar set of symptoms that were
caused by a faulty Ignitor ;-)  The magnets in the collar come loose and get
dislodged somehow and you can imagine how that can make a car run.

In my case the problem was easy to see because when I removed the collar, it
came apart and the magnets were in disarray. Another way to diagnose,
replace it with a set of points and see if the problem goes away.  Petronix
(actually now owned by another company but I forget who) replaced the collar
for me, but I haven't reinstalled it.  The points work fine and it makes it
easier to do things like static timing.

Bob

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