[TR] TR6: Pertronix ignition, worth switching to?

[kinderlehrer at comcast.net]

I've had it fail on me twice, magnets come loose in the collar. Doesn't run well when the cylinders are firing at random intervals. Points work just fine for me. 


> 
> Greetings...   I've used Pertronix on 2 cars and both eventually  failed.  
> After talking to the people at Pertronix, I've installed one in my  66 TR4a 
> engine with the Pertronix coil as they the Ignitors seem to be somewhat  
> sensitive 
> to coil resistance.  They also suggest but don't require radio  suppression 
> wires.  The 66 now has Pertronix Ignitor and their coil and I  converted to the 
> MGB top entrance cap (using the Italian made bits from  Autozone) with 
> Magnecor wires.  Works great.  The thing that had the  greatest impact on how 
> the 
> cars ran was getting the distributors rebuilt so no  shaft slop and a proper 
> curve.  That made a bigger difference than just the  Pertronix alone.  The 61 
> also has a rebuilt distributor and is running  points (CarQuest Standard Motor 
> Parts) but with the side entrance cap, Packard  440 wire and Rajah terminals 
> (old hotrodder here) and it runs as well as the car  with Pertronix.  The big 
> difference will be the need to fiddle with the  points down the line.    TJ