If you are running a Pertronix II, you must have suppression type plug
wires. I burned out two of them before I realizing that was the
problem. They seemed to run ok for a while, then gave erratic
perfomance before failing completely.
Larry Young
Gerald Van Vlack wrote:
>FOT,
>I have a TR4A with the mild level of preparation (D Cam and other
>modifications pretty much per Kastner's book) . I recently installed a
>Pertronix points replacement system.
>Before the replacement I could easily pull 5600+ rpm. Now it breaks up at
>about 4800 rpm. Nothing else was changed. Any ideas as to what the problem
>might be? I have noticed a definite improvement in idle smoothness but that's
>all.
>Could the plug gap be the problem? I see on Pertronix's web site a note about
>increasing the gap by .005. I haven't tried that yet.
>Jerry Van Vlack
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