FrankieW

I was setting the ignition timing on my 67 L-79 and took off the distributor cap and noticed two very small square magnets on the side of the distributor ( see photo). Any idea what these magnets are? Appreciate any insight.

Bluestripe67

Is this the first time you have seen these? Never seen anything like that before. Are they attached to the breaker plate or the base? They are not stock. Dennis

tbarb

Maybe if the wire is broken that grounds the breaker plate to the vacuum advance screw (distributor body) is missing/broke then they provide a ground path for the primary ignition circuit.

Six7390gt

Could those be magnets from a previous pertronix unit?

leif.anderson93

You beat me to it. I think that's exactly what they are.

FrankieW

Thanks for the replies. Since the magnets are clearly not stock, I’m going to remove them and move forward.