<VV> Pertronix Problem

[Harry Yarnell]

Have you checked timing? Crank the engine and watch the timing marks with a
timing gun. If you have one of those dial gizmos on your gun, make sure it's
at zero.
The brown wire on the - side of the coil is for the tach lead on the Corsa.

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From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bill H.
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 2:44 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Pertronix Problem

                                                B'H

Happy New Year to my fellow Corvairers!

I'm having problems installing my Pertronix I Ignitor in my 66 Monza 110.
When the points are intalled, the car runs fine.  However when I put in the
Pertronix, the car won't start.  Here are some of the particulars:

1.  The red Pertronix wire is connected to a steady 12V source in the engine
harness (not the coil).
2.  The coil is a standard coil which measures 1.1 ohms resistance between
primary terminals.  This coil is a Clark's C3001 (non-GM points type).
3.  The resistor wire IS in the circuit.  Key on, engine off, I measure
around 6-8 volts to the positive terminal on the coil.  Engine running, I
measure 12V between the coil positive terminal and engine ground.  I am
measuring voltage with a meter connected directly to the (+) on the coil and
engine ground.
4.  Negative (black) pertronix wire is connected to the negative terminal of
the coil.
5.  I've installed Pertronix on two other cars (one a Corvair, the other a
Slant Six 72 Dart Swinger) without any problems.
6.  yes, I remembered to install the magnet sleeve and rotor firmly before
putting the distributor cap back on!
7.  Sometimes I found a very slow cranking condition, other times the engine
cranked faster.
8.  I also noticed that the Corvair wiring diagram shows a 20 BRN wire
connected from the engine harness (next to the 10 R wire) to the negative
side of the coil, but that wire doesn't even exist in my 66 wiring harness.

Any suggestions?

Thanks all...Bill Hershkowitz 66 Monza Sport Sedan 110 PG A/C


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