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| r3dplanet |
 Mar 26 2010, 11:22 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 679 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 4,741 Region Association: None  |
Okay. I bought a Pertonix unit for my '71 1.7L 914. I like these units and have had great luck with them in the past. Tonight I popped off the distributor cap and removed the condenser and points. I'm looking at a not-so-clean circular plate underneath, along with what looks to be a copper solder wick-style mesh wire that was perhaps once soldered to the plate. It isn't now. It looks like someone has tried to solder it down before because the end has an ugly glob of solder on it.
Does it matter? If I'm installed the Petronix unit, then there no need for (what I'm guessing) is breaker or points ground wire? I'm hesitant to move any further until I know what's up. Thank you all kindly. |
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| Dave_Darling |
Mar 27 2010, 03:15 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,196 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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You need the breaker plate, it is what moves to give you advance and retard.
I don't recall any extra ground wires on the Pertronix, so I do think you need the ground braid. It comes standard with a new breaker plate. I believe you can use the one from a Type III or maybe even a Bug. The Cap'n knows for sure, he's told me more times than I can count what the part number is... --DD |
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spankmeister7 pertronix install / breaker plate issue Mar 26 2010, 11:22 PM
914Sixer AA has repro plates for about $30. Mar 27 2010, 07:55 AM jt914-6 You shouldn't need the braided ground wire. Cl... Mar 27 2010, 07:59 AM
Millerwelds I run pertronix in my 74 2.0 fuel injected. My gr... Mar 27 2010, 10:19 AM underthetire I think you need it. They are grounded through the... Mar 27 2010, 10:43 AM spankmeister7 Heh.
Huh.
Meh.
Geez.
I pulled the distributor ... Mar 28 2010, 12:26 AM Millerwelds Are you injected or running carbs? If you are sti... Mar 28 2010, 10:24 AM spankmeister7 It's a bone-stock 1.7L D-jet fuel injected mot... Mar 28 2010, 11:23 AM |
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