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you know the parts store will have a set of points in stock and you could be enjoying your car in a half hour. why drag this out any further
99.9 % of issues with Pertronix are caused by improper installation. Points installed incorrectly will also cause issues.
I have points in my 67. I also have the knowledge, experience and tools to install and adjust them. That said When I need to replace them I'll go electronic. That's just me not saying electronic is a upgrade. But there is a good reason US car manufactures stops using points/condensor ignition almost 50 years ago.
Why?
"After 1975, most cars went to electronic ignition systems. Basically, electronic ignitions were "improved points." The principles were the same and it simplified the ignition system"
99.9 % of issues with Pertronix are caused by improper installation. Points installed incorrectly will also cause issues.
I have points in my 67. I also have the knowledge, experience and tools to install and adjust them. That said When I need to replace them I'll go electronic. That's just me not saying electronic is a upgrade. But there is a good reason US car manufactures stops using points/condensor ignition almost 50 years ago.
Why?
"After 1975, most cars went to electronic ignition systems. Basically, electronic ignitions were "improved points." The principles were the same and it simplified the ignition system"
there is no need to make a claim. we all know they all work. but no oem ever used these widgets. there is a reason. its been stated many times why. I am not here to hash it out over and over. to me this is just making things complicated in a very simple design. do what works. they all will get you where you need to be. I would jsut never over complicate things and be in this path. because they would be on the ground by now and I would smash them. but carry on and good luck
there is no need to make a claim. we all know they all work. but no oem ever used these widgets. there is a reason. its been stated many times why. I am not here to hash it out over and over. to me this is just making things complicated in a very simple design. do what works. they all will get you where you need to be. I would jsut never over complicate things and be in this path. because they would be on the ground by now and I would smash them. but carry on and good luck
Did you miss the word simplify in my post? It does not make it more complicated. Don't have to set gap, don't have to set dwell don't have to worry about lube on contact nub or wear on distributor shaft where it contacts the points to open them.
If a guy comes on and asks for help with his points/condenser installation, I do what I can to help a guy figure it out. I don't tell him to rip them out and install electronic ignition and visa versa. That's all.
Did you miss the word simplify in my post? It does not make it more complicated. Don't have to set gap, don't have to set dwell don't have to worry about lube on contact nub or wear on distributor shaft where it contacts the points to open them.
If a guy comes on and asks for help with his points/condenser installation, I do what I can to help a guy figure it out. I don't tell him to rip them out and install electronic ignition and visa versa. That's all.
Concur 100%.
However, he can’t help it. Nowhere Man has an irrational hatred for non OEM components; uses dismissive terms like, “widget” and waxes philosophical regarding how you shouldn’t “fix what isn’t broken,”how “xxx is an answer looking for a question,” etc., all the while questioning posters’ motives, and not directly answering most questions or offering helpful advice.
Self awareness and playground skills are rare at times and need to be called out.
Did you miss the word simplify in my post? It does not make it more complicated. Don't have to set gap, don't have to set dwell don't have to worry about lube on contact nub or wear on distributor shaft where it contacts the points to open them.
If a guy comes on and asks for help with his points/condenser installation, I do what I can to help a guy figure it out. I don't tell him to rip them out and install electronic ignition and visa versa. That's all.
With the help of Vegas$Vette, I did a deep dive into the distributor. What I found was telling to the quality of the work I paid dearly for and possibly the durability of the Pertronix module to operate under such an amateurish, shade-tree mechanic installation. The module was sitting on a rivet on the right side of the breaker plate, making for the wonky orientation as seen in an earlier photo. The magnetic ring was rubbing on the elevated right side of the module causing the clear tape ribbon to separate from the ring and grind away on the top of the module.
I’m going to replace the module kit outright and get further away from the bonehead’s curse.
Spike, I dreaded removing my distributor (MSD) too so I put pieces of blue painter's tape in different places and marked their alignment before I pulled it. Rotor orientation, vacuum canister, etc.
Went back in with no problem.
With the Pertronix module and coil installed the engine fired right up. Amazing what a properly installed module mated to the correct coil can do. Gee...it runs. Thanks to Vegas$Vette for walking me thru the process without having to pull the distributor. It can be done quite easily.
