should I re-connect this???
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Drifting
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From: Sonora CA
should I re-connect this???
I just installed a Pretronix Ignitor-II and a Flame-Thrower III coil in my Calif. 73 L48. The instructions tell me NOT to use the capacitor that was in the distributor, but said nothing about the capacitor that was on the original coil.
My question is: Do I hook up the coil capacitor to the new coil?
My question is: Do I hook up the coil capacitor to the new coil?
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From: San Diego - Deep Within The State of CONFUSION!
I just installed a Pretronix Ignitor-II and a Flame-Thrower III coil in my Calif. 73 L48. The instructions tell me NOT to use the capacitor that was in the distributor, but said nothing about the capacitor that was on the original coil.
My question is: Do I hook up the coil capacitor to the new coil?
My question is: Do I hook up the coil capacitor to the new coil?
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
The 'filter capacitor' on the coil is to reduce/eliminate ignition firing noise from getting into the radio signal. If you have a newer radio head, you probably don't need it anyway. Having it or not having it makes no difference with the Pertronix unit [unless it is shorted or defective].
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