| I got fed up with the poor quality points and rotors I was getting from the 
Big Three. On a recent 300 mile trip, the rubbbing block of the points wore 
completely off, leaving no adjustment. A lister suggested going to Standard 
brand points and they do look like higher quality.
Before I put on the new points, however, my local parts purveyor offered me 
a Pertronics to try at a bargain price because he wanted my endorsement for 
some other customers. I was so flattered I took him up on it.
No hassle installing, ran just fine for about a month, and then suddenly 
the car refused to run over 3000 rpm. After changing everything imaginable 
on the carbs to no avail, I replaced the Pertronics with points and the 
problem went away.
There has been a lot of discussion on the list about various successes and 
various problems with the Pertronics, but I have a question for the 
collective wisdom of the list:  What is it that goes wrong with these things?
uncle jack 
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