Re: [T3] I just got Pertronix pointless ignition

["Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>Your still probably looking at 70-80% good.. and if theyve lasted that long
your probably OK for a long while yet.. the things I saw would cause death
in a year or 2.

Keith


> Mine have been in my baby since '94 or '95 and through both temperature
> extremes w/o failure.  So not all of 'em are bad!
>
>    Toby Erkson
>    air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
>    '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
>    '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chip, Jamex sport suspension, 2.25"
MagnaFlow
> exhaust
>    Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I did a FA (failure analysis) exam on a pertronix recently.. NUMEROUS
> design
> >and quality control issues, which is why they only last 2 or 3 years...
and
> >my guess is there is a high instance of infant mortality with these.
> ...
> >> I heard good things about the Pertronix pointless ignition so I bought
> one.
>
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