The Pertronix is not fussy about gap as long as you do not touch the
magnets with the hall effect transistor unit. If there is slop on the
dist shaft, then you need sufficient clearance to accomodate that or fix
the slop.
Ron
Kyle Hagemann wrote:
> In response to a laundry list, Tom said:
> >Hook up the vacuum advance line. Better economy & engine response
> >as partial throttle.
> >
> >I found a rubber tube that would slip over the threaded nipple.
> >Vacuum line slips inside the larger line over the nipple.
> snip
>
> Thanks for the help, Tom! I will hook that vacuum back up at lunch
> time... other questions remain unanswered, though, regarding the
> gap (should be .030, currently is about .010, not adjustable without
> grinding one of the mounting holes oblong) and the initial timing
> (currently timed at a touch less than low-rpm/high-load pinging).
>
> TIA,
> K
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