> It just so happens that if your alternator belt is
> slipping, then you are running on battery power, if you
> happen upon a "Daylight Safety Zone" (Headlights Required),
> your battery will be rapidly drained.
With a healthy battery, you should be able to run the headlights for several
hours. If it was "quickly" drained, then your battery is "tired" and
probably should be replaced.
> Finally the question ... could Zero Volts cause the
> Pertronics to fail? The coil?, the valve train looks OK ...
> and the car ran great above 2000 RPM.
It's marginally possible the Pertronix chose that moment to fail, but I
doubt it. As Jim already posted, I'd suggest changing the plugs ...
possibly one of them is fouled or glazed as a result of the marginal/no
ignition.
Randall
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