[Spridgets] Pertronix woes..

Chris King cbking at alum.rpi.edu
Sat Oct 23 09:29:49 MDT 2010


That's what I'm running. No ignition problems.

I never opened it up, but I heard that the module inside the amplifier
is a GM 4-pin HEI unit.

-=Chris
Chris King
http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/

<-----Original Message-----> 
>From: David Riker [davriker at nwi.net]
>Sent: 10/23/2010 10:58:50 AM
>To: spritenut at comcast.net;dlh2001 at comcast.net
>Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Pertronix woes..
>
>The original electronic ignition distributor from a 79 Midget or MGB,
with 
>the remote amplifier. I've been running one for 16 years without a
hickup.
>
>David R.
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Frank Clarici" <spritenut at comcast.net>
>To: "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001 at comcast.net>
>Cc: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 5:26 AM
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Pertronix woes..
>
>
>> On 10/22/2010 10:47 PM, Dean Hedin wrote:
>>> My Pertronix finally bit the dust last Sunday.
>>
>> I had 3 different (pertronix) fail.
>> 1st last 11 months, it was in the A40.
>> They replaced it for free and the new one failed in about 3 months.
>> The 3rd was new in a package and came with a parts car, it lasted
almost
>> the whole summer.
>> Daniel gave me a UK made similar device, that lasted several years
until
>> the chopper blade lost a magnet, try to figure out THAT single
cylinder
>> miss!
>> Anyway, I gave up on electronic ignitions and run points in all of my
>> LBCs these days. They do need adjusting and replacing every now and
them
>> but they never leave you stranded.
>>
>> -- 
>> Frank Clarici
>> Toms River, NJ
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