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i have a pertronix on my 235. question, my engine will only start if i hold the starter button til the rpms get up to 1500 or more they it will run up to 3 or 4000, let it drop to idle and it dies, can this be caused by the pertonix ign? ron i don't mean to hijack the thread but i need answers. ron