[Healeys] re Mallory dist

[joe mulqueen]

Not sure if anyone mentioned, but the thing on side of distributor body is
likely the capacitor and should be removed.  The two pertronix wires - one
goes to the 12v source and other goes to coil.  Do you have the instruction
sheet?
Regards,
JoeM
(recently did same conversion to Mallory DP in my neg grnd MGA).
 
 
From: john doe <rccpl1 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Healeys] Mallory dist
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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