Pertronics makes a module for the 6cyl I have had one in my 235 for a year
now with no problems and I love it, starts great every time.
HooT58
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hanlon, Bill (ISS Houston)" <bill.hanlon@hp.com>
To: "tim" <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>; "Ole Truckers" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 10:43 AM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Bah-humbug
> My 57 GMC V8 came from the factory with a Pontiac 347 engine. The Pontiac
V8 used the same physical distributor from 55 through 81 when Pontiac
started using corporate GM engines. For $15 I pulled an HEI distributor
from a 77 model 400" Pontiac in a junk yard and dropped it into my truck
with no mechanical changes. HEI needs 12 volts and therefore should not be
connected through the ballast resistor found in most 12 volt points based
systems.
>
> A company named Pertronics makes an electronics "points replacement"
module that mounts inside your stock distributor. Used in combination with
a higher performance coil it would come close to providing the spark that an
HEI does. I don't know if your truck is 12V nor if the Pertronics unit will
run on 6V.
>
> There are a few companies that modify late model 6 cylinder HEI units for
use in older Chevy 6 cylinder engines. I believe this involves a little
machine work on the bottom of the distributor. I know that Tom Langdon
sells these at
> http://www.stoveboltengineco.com/catalog/38-7281.htm
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tim [mailto:lloydt@Colorado.EDU]
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 11:20 AM
> To: Ole Truckers
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Bah-humbug
>
>
> On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 08:30 am, Hanlon, Bill (ISS Houston)
> wrote:
> > HEI? Well it puts out about twice the spark that the original points
> > type distributor did. Lets you run wider gaps on your plugs.
> > Increases gas mileage. Starts on the first turn of the key. Unlike
> > points, does not deteriorate over time, changing timing and increasing
> > resistance (therefore decreasing spark voltage). But, when it quits
> > it really quits! Nada! Zip! Kaput!
>
> Bill,
> I have been thinking about HEI for my '54 pickup off and on for a
> little while now (while I'm not concerned with other issues like a
> broken U-joint or rust in my fuel system), so I have just a couple of
> questions for you:
>
> How easy is HEI to install? Does it replace the distributor, or just
> the points? Does it need any extra equipment, or is it a direct swap?
> Who sells HEI, and for how much?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim Lloyd, lloydt@colorado.edu
> 1954 Chevy 3100 Pickup "Peanut"
> 1954 Chevy 3100 Panel "Being paid for"
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