Technical Pertronix with points

I have a pertronix distributor and am wondering if stock points and condensor can be installed in it, just in case if the module fails and I need to get her running to get home

 

A spare module?

 

keep your old distb. and carry it with you.

 

I also have a Pertronix distributor, I carry a spare module in my tool kit. If I don’t need it someone else might.

 

Throw it in the trash and get a points distributor. haha.

Serious note, no you cant, carry a spare module then.

 

that would by my choice.

 

Unless you’ve got a high compression high winding hot rod I don’t see the need for electronic ignition. Who doesn’t mind tinkering with there car now and then?

 

It's junk

 

If the Pertronix distributor was one made by them using the same threaded holes then yes. If it’s a converted points distributor to a Pertronix electronic then yes also. You could tell by buying the proper points for the car/engine/year and a condenser. I carry the original parts in the one I converted.
Sorry that none of the above wanted to answer your question.

 

That is what I want to do, ditch the module and install points. The pertronics distributor is almost new and I would like to use it with points and condenser.

 

Want to get rid of the module, the car has started running like shit and have been told the module is causing that.

 

Please take the time to check the ground on the unit; it should be the hold down clamp. If it’s not their coil it may also the culprit.
Not speaking either way but condensers today from China are junk. If you go back there are guys here who know what microfarad value you need to purchase at an electronic supply.

 

Probably need to include more information, Like what engine and what the car is doing. I wouldn't just jump to conclusions because someone said " its the module"

 

I'll check the ground, I have a ground wire from the battery to a bell housing bolt, maybe a should ground the dizzy to that bolt.

 

I drove my avatar with 7 other cars on a 600 mile trip. The only problems (with the other cars) were ignition. Every time, usually condensers. My Pertronix has been working well for about 20 years. Trouble free is the reason for electronic ignition, even on a puny 4 cyl Ford

 

Yep...easier to carry a spare module, that's what I do.

I built my own crank triggered ignition. The distributor point plate is welded so it will not move, the advance curve timing is all manually adjusted in the MSD box.
BUT, just in case I'm on the road somewhere and a part dies, I put the second design Pertronix module into the distributor...just in case..! It might not run well, but with some distributor rotation, it'll surly get me home.

Mike

 

Yeh, I have no idea why any vehicle ignition was ever designed with electronic parts. I mean the points and condensers today are some of the finest made parts paper money can buy. You should easily get 100, 000 miles on them no problem. Just because that electronic stuff is in practically every vehicle on the road doesn't mean a darn thing. What the heck are all those new car designers thinking!

 

@52HardTop , I know, it's been 50 years since Chrysler introduced electronic ignition in their cars, GM and Ford slightly later. Newfangled stuff!

 

I have used pertronix units since 1990 on older farm trucks and tractors and only one fail. Hired hand left the key on. I have had points burn up from the same thing.

 

Thanks

 

I’ve got a friend that sold Pertronix kits and distributor’s, he says that he’s had more come back defective in the last two years than the last ten. Three out four new sbc distributors where junk for a customer build so he’s at the point he doesn’t encourage the use of the product and he quit stocking it.

 

Does this distributor have a points cam in it?

 

What?

I think you just answered your own question...

 

Hey Jimmy, my post was purely tongue in cheek. I don't believe what I wrote at all! After all, the mini HEI I have in my 235 is the best upgrade I've ever done to the Hard Top...

 

Highly unlikely, whoever told you it was the module most likely doesn't know what he's talking about. If the engine didn't run at all it might be the module, but if it's running poorly it's not likely to the fault of the module. Probably something else. You need to do some troubleshooting, it's pretty basic stuff, and there is plenty on the internet to show you how the system works and how to troubleshoot it.

 

ELECTRONIC IGNITION ISN'T TRADITIONAL, AND THIS IS A TRADITIONAL HOTROD MESSAGE BOARD. SINCE YOU BITCH AT EVERYBODY ON HERE FOR NON-TRADITIONAL POSTS, FOLLOW YOUR OWN ADVICE OR QUIT BEING SUCH AN ASS.

 

DAMN!!!

Ben

 

If you go to a points system, shop e-bay for NOS Delco points. The new ones don't work as well, seems like the springs are weak and the points start bouncing at higher rpm. You can find the HD versions quite often for not much money. Also look for solid-state condensers, the old NOS ones degrade over time and the new ones are a crap shoot.