Well, I just read another report here on the list of yet another pertronix
ignition unit failing. That is FOUR that I know of right off the top of my
head. It seems that these units are a little delicate. We do not hear of
points failing so severely that a tow is required this often!
So, what is the problem with the pertronix units? Maybe there is no problem,
and we are seeing a lot of failures because there are just so many of these
things in use. However, maybe there is something that we are doing to them
that makes them fail. Maybe it gets roasted if we leave the ignition on too
long without the engine running. Maybe the sport coils that some of us use are
drawing too much current and cook the pertronix. BUT, in the failures I have
seen or heard about, there was no clear user-induced damage that was obvious.
So, maybe we should avoid the pertronix units?
-Tony
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