<div dir="ltr"><div><b><br></b></div><b>Ditto +1....Installed Pertronix in 2002 and 36,000 miles ago. Simply marvelous!</b><div><br></div><div><b> WD 67 BJ8</b><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 5:25 PM, John Sims <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ahbn6@verizon.net" target="_blank">ahbn6@verizon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-5894900556947139550m_-7388797913182000246WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-5894900556947139550_m_-7388797913182000246__MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:windowtext">After years with fiddling with the timing, etc. I put a Pertronix unit into my BN6. All I had to do was set the timing. I drove with it for over 10 years until I sold the car and had absolutely no problems. I did notice that the engine was a lot more peppy after the installation as I got a hotter and truer spark. Perhaps the naysayers on this list did not follow the instructions properly? I did on a lark, called the Pertronix people (I didn’t need help) and found that they patiently answered my questions validating that I had made a good purchase of their product.<u></u><u></u></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:windowtext">John Sims<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Aberdeen, NJ<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><a href="http://www.healey6.com" target="_blank">www.healey6.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.<wbr>team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 03, 2017 1:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><span><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Pertronix question<u></u><u></u></span></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><pre>'Petronix sucks'<u></u><u></u></pre><div><div class="m_-5894900556947139550h5"><pre><u></u> <u></u></pre><pre>Well, that ends this conversation (but doesn't answer the OP's inquiry). With irrefutable data and proof such as this, one should not touch them with the proverbial 10ft pole.<u></u><u></u></pre><pre><u></u> <u></u></pre><pre>bs<u></u><u></u></pre><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 11/2/2017 8:28 PM, Jonas Payne wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal">Don’t do it. Petronix sucks. I buy condensers by the gross. The bad ones are bad out of the box or last a week, the good ones last a decade. They are cheap and easy to replace.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Once I started using Autozone Coils instead of Bosch and Lucas, and once you have a “right” condenser, it’s as simple as adjusting the point gap every spring and forgetting about it.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you really must, MSD setup with the disc and brain are bulletproof, but ugly to look at. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’ll be pulling the Petronix out of my recently purchased (and poorly running) E Type over the weekend.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Jonas Payne<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">PBR Consulting Services, LLC<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:(702)%20882-6711" value="+17028826711" target="_blank">702.882.6711</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.<wbr>team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce Steele<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Healey List' <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Pertronix question<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS ,sans-serif","serif"">Well, after experiencing what seems to be “condenser misfiring” on my way back from Russ Thompson’s shop, I’m thinking I may end my stubborn holdout and convert to Pertronix. I’ve a few questions:</span><u></u><u></u></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS ,sans-serif","serif"">What are the opinions on the Ignitor vs. the Ignitor II? </span><u></u><u></u></li></ol><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS ,sans-serif","serif"">Is it worth changing out the plug wires to go with the II? </span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS ,sans-serif","serif"">Can you use the stock cap with suppression or spiral wound plug wires, or do you replace the cap as well? </span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS ,sans-serif","serif"">Sources for caps and wires? I’m assuming the Pertronix cap in the Moss catalogue is for the Pertronix distributor they list and will not fit a DM6 distributor. Nor do they show Cobalt wires for a 6 cylinder.</span><u></u><u></u></li></ol></ol><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS ,sans-serif","serif"">Is it worth getting the Pertronix coil as well?</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS ,sans-serif","serif"">The connection looks straight forward—red to coil (+), black to coil (–) while retaining the white and white/black connections back into the harness. Obviously the while/black from coil (–) to the distributor is removed.</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS ,sans-serif","serif"">Pertronix website only shows a kit for the DM6A. Is this applicable to the DM6?</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS ,sans-serif","serif"">Looking at the shop manual, their view shows the DM6 negative lead post in what appears to be a slot, while my distributor is clearly secured to a hole in the housing with nuts. I’m assuming I have to remove the points plate to gain access, correct?</span><u></u><u></u></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS ,sans-serif","serif""> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS ,sans-serif","serif"">Thanks in advance for the input.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS ,sans-serif","serif""> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Bruce Steele</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Brea, CA</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1960 BN7</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br><br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><pre>______________________________<wbr>_________________<u></u><u></u></pre><pre>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.htm<wbr>l</a><u></u><u></u></pre><pre>Suggested annual donation $12.75<u></u><u></u></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><u></u><u></u></pre><pre>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><u></u><u></u></pre><pre><u></u> <u></u></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><u></u><u></u></pre><pre><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/<wbr>listinfo/healeys</a><u></u><u></u></pre><pre><u></u> <u></u></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/<wbr>options/healeys/bspidell@comca<wbr>st.net</a><u></u><u></u></pre><pre><u></u> <u></u></pre></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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