straight 12V feed. My Lucas gold is 3.5 ohm
yes the ground wire should be there but has no effect on the Pertronix
unit.
keep the wire in case you need to go back to points in an
emergency on the road.
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Baize <speedracre@netzero.net>
To: wizardz <wizardz@maxinter.net>
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>; Steve Nabors
<topdown@eudoramail.com>
Date: Friday, March 10, 2000 9:12 PM
Subject: Lucas Sport Coil and Pertronix Ignitor (QUESTIONS)
>Paul,
> When you use the Lucas Sport Coil, Are you using the ballast Wire, A
>ballast resistor or None?
>
> My 74 has a pertronix and it is missing. It sputters at Idle and my
>timing light shows it miss now and then.
>
> Big Question is this. The plate that held the points was connected
>to the Distributor Body with a small wire.
>Does the pertronix need this wire to be still attached?
>
>THnx Pat
>63 Spitfire( points)
>74 Spitfire (Sputfire)
>68 Chevy C10 (Delco HEI)
> http://www.dol.net/~starborn/artvango.html
>
>
>
>wizardz wrote:
>
>> I've Been using that very setup for the last 17K miles (1 1/2 years)
>> Just make sure you are using the >3ohm coil and that you are
>> taping the coil V+ to a solid +12V and not through the ballast wiring.
>>
>> YES IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE!
>> I attribute all my easy cold morning starting to this setup.
>> Open up your sparkplug gap to 0.030-0.035 range. (Mine are at roughly
032)
>> With this.. advance you timing about 1 degree at most to fine tune the
>> timing effects of sparking.
>>
>> Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
>> OBie - '73 BGT - daily driver
>> http://www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/ob_description.htm
>> Punkin' - '78 Spitfire - corner ripping screamer
>> http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit78.htm
>> Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - lady killer
>> http://www.teglerizer.com/midgetstuff/index.html
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Steve Nabors <topdown@eudoramail.com>
>> To: The List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Friday, March 03, 2000 2:58 AM
>> Subject: Lucas Sport Coil and Pertronix Ignitor
>>
>> Listers,
>> I've got the sport coil. Wondering if anyone out there has tried it with
the Pertronix Ignitor and does it make a difference(beyond not changing
points anymore)?
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