Re: IML: '56 Ignition Problem: Pertronix = Success

["Frederick Joslin" <fljoslin@xxxxxxxx>]

Jeff:

That is great.

What may be the best part is that you will probably never have to touch you ignition again!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Cantor"
To: IML
Subject: IML: '56 Ignition Problem: Pertronix = Success
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:36:55 -0500


For those of you who were following my ignition
problems over the last several weeks, I wanted
to provide an update.

After much debate and with the significant
advice provided here, I elected to replace the
original dual point setup with the Pertronix
Ignitor electronic ignition. In addition, to
avoid any other problems, I had the mechanical
portion of the distributor rebuilt by a local
shop. They also installed the Pertronix module
since they had everything apart but it
certainly appears to be a very easy drop in.
This morning I had the chance to reinstall the
distributor and complete the wiring. Then the
moment of truth - the car started on the first
try even faster than my '97 LHS! The engine
hasn't run this smoothly since 51 years ago
(to the day) when it rolled of the assembly
line and it remains responsive at any engine
speed and load combination I could safely
throw at it.

So for anyone struggling with drivability
issues and original factory points setups -
especially the dual point distributors - I
would highly recommend converting to
electronic ignition. The only exception would
be if you have a car that you enter in contours
level shows where the judges are likely to
notice the one extra wire coming out of the
distributor or pull the cap looking for the
original points.

Jeff
'56 Sedan
Trenton, NJ


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