<VV> Ignition weirdness

[Marc Marcoulides]

Had it happen to me, only I was on a long trip and instead of killing the motor it was substantial loss of power. Had to drive the freeway about 40mph (top speed) I don't do my own mechanical work (am a klutz) so took it to a mechanic with replacement pertronix in hand instructing them to replace it. Driving the car was back to normal with the replacement, I went to the vendor with this story asking for a refund. They said, no refund unless they were getting credit from pertronix. Next stop was to phone pertronix, they said my symptom was consistant with inadquate ground. (they said no refund, too) For me, since the replacement pertronix put my corvair back to driving I stopped my quest for a refund. About 6 months later the car was back to the mechanic for other maintenance and they discovered an ignition wire with insulation torn off and they replaced it. I prefer the pertronix to points and also have a 49 Chev w/216 it is on pertronix too and runs much better than points. 

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Bannister <jimster1 at earthlink.net>
>Sent: May 24, 2007 11:53 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> Ignition weirdness
>
>            Calling on ignition expertise.  I had my '66 turbovert out for a
>top down cruise today and something strange happened.  Once, while
>accelerating in third and once in fourth, the car bucked once, really hard.
>I was totally surprised by the jolt.  It was as though something killed the
>ignition for a moment and then switched it back on.  It didn't last even a
>second.  I don't know for sure, but I was getting some, not all, boost at
>the time.  I'm using a Pertronix 1 and matching coil.  The Pertronix is
>wired correctly, getting a full 12 V.  I'm trying to remember, but last year
>I had a Pertronix die and IIRC, the symptoms started this way.  Is there any
>way to kill a Pertronix?  If the problem is not the Pertronix, does anybody
>have any ideas.  Just the day before it pulled happily to 6000 RPM with 10
>lbs of boost. 
>
>Thanks in advance, Jim  
>
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