Re: The ongoing kudos of the Pertronix Ignition'

["Melissa & Jim" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 28 Oct 97, Keith Park wrote:

> I have run the standard Kettering system for about 125Kmi all told
> with NO problems.  I change the points at tuneups every 15K or so
> and thats it.
> 
> If the electronic ignition dies on the road, YOUR dead!  if the
> kettering system quits you can always get it going with a little
> scraping at worst.
> 
> If someone can come up with actual dyno testing of improved HP in a
> STOCK engine I may convert, but my car runs so smoothly as it is I
> cant see spending $65.

As I 've said here before, I pretty much agree.  The one real 
advantage of most of the good electronic ignitions is their low 
maintenance requirement.

I have used CD ignitions for decades with very good luck, and I like 
the fact that I never have to replace the points even though the 
points are there and are used.  I like the fact that my timing never 
drifts and needs to be readjusted.

I believe I mentioned here last summer that I had just installed one 
of the new electronic ignitions on a customer's car and it was nice 
except that you had to use their special modified rotor (because of 
the tight space in the T3 dist) and the magnets in the rotor weren't  
well spaced--one of the cylinders was off by maybe 5 degrees.

Jim
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       Melissa Kepner                                    Jim Adney
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                         jadney@vwtype3.org      
                             Madison, Wisconsin
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