1952-59 Ford pertronix 6v

Hey guys, I'm thinking about adding the pertronix 6v ignition convertion to my stock 52 flatty . anybody have one there running, how do you like it and are there any tricks or extra things i need to buy like the coil , spark plug wires etc. to get one installed and running right . thanks

 

heard alot of bad luck with petronix. are you wanting to keep it 6v or go 12v?

 

Was gonna keep 6 v . I dont have any problems with at all starts great runs good. Just was thinking it would be a little less maintenence.

 

id keep my points, aint much maintenance to them. i have seen somewheres you can put a gm hei in one but you would have to go 12v

 

The stock flathead distributor leaves a lot to be desired. Change the whole thing or stick with points. Ten years ago, Pertronix was made in the USA and they were wonderful. Now, they are made in China. I bought one this year and it was toast in a week. I'll keep the points in the old Y block for a while

 

Thanks for the feed back guys .

 

I've had poor luck with Pertronix conversions, too. My Pertronix ignition module failed in the middle of 5 o'clock rush hour traffic - and I was in the left lane. When it quits, it quits. No warning at all.

Got the car off to the side, figured out what was wrong. Called several auto parts stores in the area, but none of 'em stocked the module. They could order it...

On mine you've got to pull the distributor to change it back to points and as I recall you've got to replace one part that is deleted during the conversion. The auto parts stores had the points and condenser, but the other little part...? Nope, but they could order it...

One very expensive roll-back ride later I chucked the converted distributor in the trash and replaced it with an aftermarket HEI (mine's a Chevy motor) and ended all the problems. I keep a spare ignition module and connector in my glovebox. Both can be installed without pulling the distributor or affecting the timing.

My advice? Keep the points. You'll gain nothing by the conversion except an empty wallet. Good luck!

 

Thanks I'm convinced to keep the points .My buddy and I were both gonna change over but I think I'll talk him out of it too . Thanks

 

There's a HAMBer who does pretty amazing work building sistributors.. Bubba's Hot Rod shop in Indianapolis. They're in the Hamb-O-Dex, know a lot of guys swear by em.