Who has a good petronix set up for sale i want to end the points in my corvair rail.
my email is
timothybuhr@hotmail.com

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If you do switch make sure you are not running solid core plug wires. (maybe you know this, i did not) I recently switched and had to also switch plug wires. Solid core worked great on a built engine with points but had to seek advice why I couldn't dial it in with the elctronic setup. Went back to more stock type 7mm plug wire and all's well.

Any vendor here will sell them.... you are close to Jeff at Calif. Corvair...I would buy from him..

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I to would buy from Jeff, but not Pertronics stuff. As most of you here know I no longer favor the Pertronics product. Especially the Pertronics II.

There are many good aftermarket electronic ignition systems that will perform better and longer than what you asked for.

Ken Hand
Handy Car Care
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I have never had a problem with one and have never had a petronix fail or misfire at all,,I have 1's and 2's and have been running them For a very long time without a problem at all,,they are pretty much just a trigger source telling the coil when to discharge much like points,,I think people that have had problems with the petronixs units had other problems that caused a failer of the unit?? for the price you cant beat them to get away from dealing with points IMO







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There are many good aftermarket electronic ignition systems that will perform better and longer than what you asked for.

What would you suggest?

Jim O'Connor
45 miles north of The Bronx, N.Y.
1962 Greenbrier 110 4spd
1964 Monza Convertible 110 PG
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My only complaint with my Pertronix II was getting it timed after the quick and easy install. Hours of attempting to static time it, with it sparking in a diff spot every time, and I ended up getting my dad to rotate the dizzy until it started, then I went from there with the light. It's been running great as a daily driver with no issues since install. But I have only had it for 3 years now.

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HMMM, I just rebuilt a 64 Spyder engine. The owner had installed a Pertronics. The car ran just fine, started easily and drove normally absolutely the way it should have.

Now, as soon as you started to get boost and/or in the upper RPM range the engine would drop a cylinder and misfire. This happened before the rebuild also. The carb was checked, plugs, wires cap, etc. It was better after the rebuild but still not right and would still drop a cylinder at the upper end of RPM.

I put points in and the miss was gone! Boost in first gear!

There are several people doing the GM electronic conversions. For myself I do the old Chrysler ignition and I am going to work on putting a GM module in the system.

Ken Hand
Handy Car Care
248 613 8586

Vairmech@aol.com

My favorite is a modified Chrysler magnetic pickup housed in the original distributor triggering an MSD box [6A or 6AL]. Not stock but nearly bulletproof.

I've had a pertronix since I bought my car 6 years ago. Never had a hiccup with it, full boost no problem. My car runs awesome but I'm sure just like everything else there are gonna be bad apples in the bunch...

Nate Wolfe
Portland OR
65 Corsa 180

I've had good luck and long service from Pertronix 1 units. Pertronix II units appear to have low rpm issues (they lose sync and fire on every other cylinder). They're problematic with PG cars which often have a much lower idle speed (500 or so.) Larry Claypool (Sr. CORSA Tech Editor) is working with Pertronix, note the issue only occurs on 6-cyl versions idling at very low rpm.

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