<VV> Leaving ignition on to play radio

[Bill Elliott]

Not constantly sparking, but it's true that it will shorten the life of the points. Not good for the car. 

And if you have a Pertronix, potentially fatal to the Ignitor.

Hook up the radio to use the Accessory position.

Bill

>Could you turn it to accessory.  I was once told that leaving it in the
>on position may cause the points to be constantly sparking making them
>not last as long...don't know if its true.

>On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:14:27 -0400 "Doug Foust" <doufou@msn.com> writes:
>> Is there any harm in leaving the ignition in the ON position  w/o the 
>> engine 
>> running if, for example, one wants to play the radio for a while?  
>> (Besides 
>> the obvious drain on the battery.)