Bztguy, you might want to read this thread with a similar rough idle problem after installing Pertronix.

https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1570835/1

The second thread is by the Stovebolt's resident mad scientist, Jon G who has deconstructed the Pertronix system to discover why many of them fail and many of them don't.

https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1581649/pertronix-failure-solved


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