Another pertronix question
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Another pertronix question
sorry for the hassle, but i'm stumped (what a surprise):
My car requires approximately 5 seconds until it has power to the ignition once i turn the key to "on"...I posted a while back asking why my car might take a while to start, and I figured out that it has no power to the distributor for about 5 seconds. i tested this with a timing light, and the light was dead while the car was turning over, then suddenly the light comes on and the car fires up.
If I turn the key to "on" and wait 5 secods, then try it, it fires right up. It's like it needs to "charge up."
I have the ignitor, NOT ignitor II...and the coil is a new aftermarket Mallory. new battery, new hitachi starter...
Ideas?
Thanks
My car requires approximately 5 seconds until it has power to the ignition once i turn the key to "on"...I posted a while back asking why my car might take a while to start, and I figured out that it has no power to the distributor for about 5 seconds. i tested this with a timing light, and the light was dead while the car was turning over, then suddenly the light comes on and the car fires up.
If I turn the key to "on" and wait 5 secods, then try it, it fires right up. It's like it needs to "charge up."
I have the ignitor, NOT ignitor II...and the coil is a new aftermarket Mallory. new battery, new hitachi starter...
Ideas?
Thanks
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From: Conroe Texas
Originally Posted by Uncle Quinn
I have the ignitor
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From: DAVIE/FORT LAUDERDALE FL
Originally Posted by 62Jeff
Yep, that's your answer. The Ignitor has a built-in delay to allow it to charge up. One of the reasons I made sure to buy the Ignitor II
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From: Washington Michigan
That 3-5 second delay to charge the module is exclusive to the earlier "LSC" (lobe-sensor) version of the Pertronix, not the version with the magnet ring under the rotor. Guys who buy a car that the PO has installed an "LSC" Pertronix in and didn't get the instructions usually don't know about the "delay" to charge up the module, and it drives them crazy until they figure it out. 
