[Healeys] Mallory dist

[Bob Spidell]

Am assuming 'pertronics 11' is a dual 'point' kit? 

Anyway, the last Lister that had this problem (maybe it was on the Forum) didn't have the Pertronix grounded. Pertronix switchers aren't grounded through the distributor--you need a separate ground lead (I like to use the white/black wire that goes to the master cutoff switch--but you have to move the terminal to the same terminal as the battery ground). 

bs 

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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA 



John - 

Did you put the plastic rotor on the dist. cam? 

Also, check your timing, I notice sometimes these kits put timing off 
by as much as 30 deg, so you need to re-time the ignition, that should 
fix it. 



On 4/11/10, john doe <rccpl1 at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> To all the guru's out there i have a bj8 with a mallory dual point dist the 
> car is neg ground and i purchased a pertronics 11 ignition kit .The 
> instructions seem simple enough but i can't get the car to start.there's a 
> module on the side of the dist i don't know if thats a condenser or a 
> ballast do i attach it now and were to anyone done this thanks 
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