[Healeys] Pertronix

[Dave & M]

Hi Price,

Make sure that you don't have a negative ground Pertronix which would 
have a red wire & a black wire on the module.

A positive ground Pertronix should have a black wire & a black/white 
wire on the module. It is also connected in a different manner from 
the negative ground unit.

The stock  pos ground ignition would have a switched white wire 
connected to coil negative or SW, & two white/black wires on the coil 
positive or CB. One of these two wires goes to the points, one to the 
battery cutoff switch.

To install the Pertronix, remove both white/black wires from the coil 
positive or CB terminal & connect this coil terminal to a good ground.

Remove the white wire from the coil negative or SW terminal. Connect 
the Pertronix black/white wire to the coil negative or SW terminal.

Splice the Pertronix black wire to the switched white wire.

Discard the original white/black wire that went from coil positive 
terminal to the points. Tape the end of the other white/black wire 
that went to the battery cutoff switch.

Warnings:
1- Make sure that the Pertronix magnet sleeve is firmly seated, all of 
the way down, on the distributor cam or the rotor may contact the cap. 
Also, some rotors may sit high enough because, of  the extra thickness 
of the sleeve, that they contact the under side of the distributor 
cap. This destroys the rotor. If this clearance is in doubt, sand or 
grind enough off the bottom of the rotor to allow it to sit low enough 
to clear the cap contacts. Or, find a lower rotor.

2- You only get one chance to connect a Pertronix properly. If the 
connections are reversed the module will be damaged or destroyed. If 
so, Pertronix will likely replace the module for free.

Best of luck to you,
Dave Russell



R. Price Lindsay wrote:
> List - 
> After much resistance, I broke down and bought a Pertronix system for my
> positive ground BJ8.  I installed the system last evening but was
> confused about where to attach the wire that is to go to the "ignition
> switch wire".  (One wire goes to the negative side of the coil which is
> properly in place.)  There is a connection point on top of the starter
> solenoid that I tried but nothing.  I tried the positive side of the
> coil, nothing.  One unique situation I came across when installing the
> new Flame Thrower coil - the bracket attaching it to the generator was
> too large so as a temporary fix, I used some rubber to wrap the coil so
> that it would fit snug.  Is there a grounding connectivity between the
> coil body and the generator bracket?  HELP!
> 
> 
> 
> Price Lindsay
> 
> BJ8