As I have posted many times: I have used a 6v (and, 12v) Pertronix on two of my trucks for many years with no problems.
Make sure your carburetor distributor is well-grounded (grease where the distributor enters the block might make a bad ground). Run a ground wire from coil-to-head-bolt to a distributor clip bolt. Clean attachment points to shiny metal and coat with conductive copper-impregnated grease. My belief is that a bad ground is the main culprit in Pertronix failures/performance/misses.
Nonetheless, I see no better performance/starting, and I now use points/condenser in the truck I should be restoring.
With or without the Pertronix unit , I carry a spare tested distributor on long trips.
Last edited by tclederman; 07/05/2018 4:09 PM. Reason: corrected serious/humorous mistake
