[Mgs] 1959 MGA

[D Councill]

I tried the Pertronix on my 72B - it failed about a mile from my home on the
way to work one day. The pertronix lasted maybe two years and less than 10k
miles but was great while it worked. I have since reverted back to points.

 

David Councill

64 B

72 B

67 BGT

 

From: Mgs <mgs-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Barrie Robinson via Mgs
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 7:12 AM
To: mgs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mgs] 1959 MGA

 

Hello,

Paul is right - but Pertronix points do work well - but whole distributor
probably not needed?

Barrie

On 5/13/2020 3:36 AM, PaulHunt73 via Mgs wrote:

Personally I wouldn't bother.  It's not going to be any better than a
correctly maintained points distributor.  I've never had points or condenser
fail in over 50 years.  If you get a programmable one then yes you can
design your own curve, but how much extra performance or economy do you
expect to get out a 70 year old car?  If your existing distributor is
mechanically worn then yes an electronic distributor (as opposed to
electronic ignition) will correct that, but it's a very expensive way when
there are rebuild options around.

 

Just my 2 penn'orth,

PaulH

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