I didn't get stuck when mine went bad luckily. It just missed from 2500 rpm up.
Didn't have anything to do with being too hot or lack of a resistor on a 73
model. I wrote them and they offered to repair it but i didn't bother, we put
points back in and it ran fine again. That car ran fine on points while
occasionally revving to 5500 in 1st or 2nd gear. I might try a different setup
someday, the only one i've heard of going haywire has been the Petronix.
----- Original Message -----
From: BigOldWumper@aol.com
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 17:14:04 EST
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Pertronix Ignitor ignition (on dark road in middle ofnowhere)
> "Since the ignition will likely fail in the middle of a dark road, possibly
> in the rain"
>
> This is EXACTLY what happened to me. The Pertronix was one of the first
> "upgrades" I put on my car when I first got it. After installing the Ignitor
>and my
> brand new carpeting and interior set, I set out for a drive on a nice, sunny
> day, but not before removing the hard top to take in some rays. Well, to make
> a long story short, the car sputtered out and died on the side of the road
> about 2 miles from my house on the way back from my little trip. I'd be out
>for a
> couple hours, and hadn't had any problems up to that point, but my first
> inclination was to check the Pertronix. I remove the distributor cap, and
>guess
> what? The rotor had eaten up the wires! It had completely spun the wires from
> the Ignitor around itself and snapped the wires out from the module. I had
>been
> sure to give the wires on the module just enough slack inside the distributor
> cap so as to not cause undue tension on the module, just as the installation
> instructions from Pertronix had said. Evidently, when writing the
>instructions,
> Pertronix had not considered the possibly that the extra "slack" might get
> twisted up by the rotor! Anyway, I call a pick up truck, and within 5 minutes
>it
> starts raining. Within 10 it's pouring, and after 30 minutes I'm still
> waiting for the pickup truck; just sitting there, on the side of the road, my
>new
> carpting pooling up with rainwater. This was all about a year and a half
>ago...I
> wonder if I can still get a refund from Pertronix?? Anyway, needless to say,
> I can't really endorse this product. BUT, NO MATTER WHAT, always carry a
>spare
> set of points!!! I learned that the hard way.
>
> -Sean
>
>
> In a message dated 2/12/2004 11:27:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, plz@shaw.ca
> writes:
>
> I thought I'd point out something that could be useful if one does need to
> resort to the spare points due to Pertronix (or other electronic ignition
> system) failure. In addition to the items listed above, it's a good idea to
> have all the spare items attached to a spare distributor plate. That way,
> your points are ready to just plug 'n' play so to speak, with the adjustment
> already pre-done. Since the ignition will likely fail in the middle of a
> dark road, possibly in the rain, it will be easier to replace the faulty
> parts with the good ole points if all you have to do is swap plates.
>
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