Mr. Giant, here are some comments from a boy who installed a Pertronix ignition system:
"When I started the engine the first time (it did start, but did not run well, at all) after installing this system, the timing had shifted to about 30 degrees BTDC and needed to be immediately adjusted."
"After a little driving, the engine started missing badly to the point where the car was undrivable. The idle was terrible and felt like one cylinder was not firing at all. By pulling the plug wire to the #1 cylinder I determined that it was not firing, but, to my surprise, I found that if I let the wire arc across to the #1 plug, the cylinder would begin firing and the idle would smooth out."
"With my plugs gapped at .045 in, the engine smoothed out and ran on all cylinders. The Pertronix Ignitor instructions, by the way, do not mention spark plug gap at all...."
Billyray
