Not necessarily. I had one fail because the magnets in the collar got loose and
went cockeyed. Made for some very poor running, but it did run. Took me awhile
to diagnose because I also thought that if it was the Petronix, it would be a
complete failure. I replaced the collar but before too long it started to run
poorly again, so I put in points and wrote off the Petronix.
Bob
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
> banc8004@comcast.net wrote:
> > Is there the possibility that 'upgrades' such as the Pertronix ignition
>unit,
> and other like it, are less reliable than the contact breaker points they
> replace?
> >
> > Have any TR folks given up on such a system and reverted to points?
> >
> >
>
> Some have, I'm sure (I recall a few mentions of doing that over the
> years). I don't know that they're more or less reliable than points.
> But, when they quit, they bloody well quit completely--there's no
> temporary fixes to get them going long enough to get home. That's one
> of the advantages of points. If they quit, there's usually something
> that can be done with them, with reasonably simple tools, even if
> performance is compromised. That's why many boat owners don't have
> electronic ignitions, or, if they do, carry a couple of spares.
>
>
> Cheers.
>
> --
>
>
> Michael Porter
> Roswell, NM
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