Steve Semeraro,
>When I took out the center piece of the Ignitor System -- the
>piece with the magnets that goes on the cam -- the plastic top came
>right off and the magnets all jumped together. Installing the points
>solved the problem, I drove the car home and it was fine until I got
>rear ended a few weeks ago. The parts outlet that sold me the
>system replaced the magnetic piece that came apart and when the car
>returns from the body shop I plan to try the system again. Any ideas
>about what happened? The manufacturer blamed me for not checking the
>timing, though to their credit they agreed to replace it anyway. Could
>improper timing cause the problem? And how bad could the timing have
>been if everything was running fine? I suspect that when the plastic
>piece holding the magnets lossened up, the magnets may have shifted.
>Could that cause the problem? Has anyone else tried the system?
Thanks
>in advance for any thoughts.
>
>Steve Semeraro
>Series V Alpine
>1968 Marcos GT
I am familiar with the Pertronics system, and cant for the life of me
figure
what relationship that the "Timing" would have to do with the failure of
thier trigger device. I think they are pointing fingers. The
Pertronics
ignitor uses a Hall effect sensor ar the replacement for the points, and
the points cam is analogous to the ignitors magnets. The magnet
placement is critical for the proper operation, so if they moved, there
you are.
Sounds like you limped home with the engine timing heavily retarded.
Other than this, I have heard nothing but good on the Pertronics part.
I would have bought one as well, but the Crane Cams ignition I bought
offered me the timing signals that I used to interface to my EFI module
that the pertronics did not.
Jarrid Gross
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