[Healeys] Pertronix Electronic Ingnition for BJ8 with TR6 cap

[Derek Job]

That's meant to say 'in distributor condenser suffers from'

Derek


On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Derek Job <derek.c.job at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would add that it is preferable to install an external condensors. Much
> better quality, last much longer and are sheltered from all the vibration
> that the cheapo in distributor suffers from
>
> Derek.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Steve Gerow <steveg at abrazosdata.com>wrote:
>
>> Tom Felts wrote:
>>
>> >>>
>> I would think it would be easier to just slip the old Per out and the new
>> one in rather than removing and replacing the entire dist.
>> <<<
>>
>>
>>
>> If you have a spare distributor, I'd advocate setting it up with points
>> and
>> condenser, setting the timing and driving the car with it long enough to
>> verify the condenser is good.
>>
>> I have an index mark between the base plates of my distributors and the
>> engine block so they can be removed and replaced without disturbing the
>> timing. The wires are color coded and I have a wiring diagram on board.
>>
>>
>>
>> It's easy to fry a pertronix swapping it out on the road (I've done it)
>> and
>> there's always the chance that what fried the original will also fry the
>> backup - hence the points distributor.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve Gerow
>>
>> Altadena, CA, USA
>>
>> BN6
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