<VV> A question (club member from tonight's meeting)

[Daniel Monasterio]

Both Pertronix units should be hooked to 12 volts source. The only difference is that on Pertronix I, the coil is hooked thru the resistance wire (6-8 V.) . On Pertronix II, which uses a different coil (1.5 ohms) it is hooked to 12 volts. That is what instructions say and the way I've used for years on both types with best results.

Daniel Monasterio



> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:03:25 -0400
> From: Vairtec at optonline.net
> To: lonzovair at aol.com
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> Subject: Re: <VV> A question (club member from tonight's meeting)
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> Step 1.  Put a muffler on the car!  Jeez...
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> 
> Lon Anderson wrote:
> > Hey guys,
> > One of the local club members was discussing a problem he has with his car, and I'm wondering if I could be onto something.
> > Car is a 65 Monza, 110, pg... daily driver (he's just as crazy as I am, only his is a LM convertible, not a EM sedan)... while passing a car the other day it developed a bad miss under load, but at idle and up to 40 MPH there isn't a miss... he lost his muffler, so he can't hear if a seat has dropped (I said "You should be able to FEEL that" but I don't think he heard me say it)... it has a Petronix 1 in it. (SIDE NOTE: Aren't the Petronix 1 supposed to have a FULL 12V going to it, and NOT hooked up at the coil??? His is attached at the coil... but he said "I've been running it like that for years.")...
> > I told him to get a timing light and check timing, and do a compression check, and that should lead you in the right direction...
> > Another friend told him it might be a bent pushrod... but wouldn't it miss all the time? not just under load? I would think the rocker would clack a lot...
> > Let me know what you guys would do, and I'll pass it along.
> > Thanks!
> > Lonzo
> >
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