Thread: pertronix problems

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has anyone used the pertonix igniter instead of points and had any troubles, mine was working fine but now when I start the engine it starts but does not stay runing.
I eliminated all other things that it could be and my only conclusion is that it is the pertronix.

Yeah I had one give me fits on a 70 Caprice, would run fine for a while then just die, usually would start back up in a minute or two, this might happen 4 or 5 times a day or not at all for a week, after trying everything else I was checking the voltage to the pertronic unit with a digital volt meter, it was running around 12 1/2 then all at once it fell to 8 1/2 and she died, the minimum voltage is 10 or 10 1/2 ( it's been a few years, check your instructions ) so I replaced the 30 year old wire with a new 12gauge wire and drove the car for two more years with no trouble, hope this helps.

that happend when i first put them on but i had flame throwers hooked up and it would run and then all of a sudden die, so i ripped all the flame thrower shit off and it ran great then yesterday it just stoped working i trouble shooted every thing checked every thing and all i can conclude is that it is the pertronix the coil is fine the switch is good all continuity is good i just dont know what it is.

You did shim the end play out of the distributer didn't you ?

I found the problem it wasnt the pertronix, i had a ignition wire shorting out against my dash.

Cool, glad ya found it