Re: [ihc] Prestolite wire

[william cunningham <slypigs@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Dan,

The pertronix will gain me ???
I thought they were for the points type dist.
I'm all ears if it will cure my eratic behavior.
Tina will be pleased if it cures my eratic behavior;-)

I checked the timing and it had snuck up to 11 BTDC, set it back to 8, 
no change in performance.

All you lurking vendors, send me your best price on a pertronix.

Willy

Dan Nees wrote:


> Time for a PerTronix install?
> On Sun, 2004-08-08 at 16:07, william cunningham wrote:
>
> > While trying to troubleshoot a problem with my 1977 345 with a 1979 
> > Prestolite dist. I
> > noticed a wire that is not connected. The red and black wires are 
> > connected to the coil
> > but the white wire is connected to nothing and I doubt it ever has been 
> > in the last 6+
> > years of my ownership. I don't have a manual for the year this dist. was 
> > used so I am at
> > a slight disadvantage.
> > Should I worry about this disconnected wire? Could it have any bearing 
> > on what feels like
> > a miss/hesitation or surge/detonation situation? The RPM's swing +/- 50 
> > at 2000 RPM,
> > idle is fine at 625 RPM, a little hesitation/shudder when leaving idle, 
> > exceleration feels
> > smooth and normal once it gets to 1000 RPM and up.
> > I put a fresh cap and rotor on, changed the fuel filter, and fixed the 
> > slight exhaust leak,
> > no joy yet.
> > Waiting for the day to cool off before I check the timing.
> >
> > Willy
> > 77 SS II