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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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| jt914-6 |
Mar 27 2010, 07:59 AM
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Driving & working on teeners 41 years Group: Members Posts: 1,787 Joined: 3-May 08 From: Bryant, Arkansas Member No.: 9,003 Region Association: South East States |
You shouldn't need the braided ground wire. Clean the plate in the dist. and make sure there is no solder on it so the Igintor plate sits flat. As far as I know the Ignitor doesn't need to be grounded to the plate. The two wires on it is all it needs. Be sure the plate avances like it should.
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| Millerwelds |
Mar 27 2010, 10:19 AM
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Pleepleus Group: Members Posts: 732 Joined: 24-June 08 From: Grass Valley, CA Member No.: 9,206 Region Association: Northern California |
I run pertronix in my 74 2.0 fuel injected. My ground wire on the advance plate broke and I could get no power above 3000 RPM. Replaced the plate with a new one from AA and that fixed the problem. My experience says you will need it.
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spankmeister7 pertronix install / breaker plate issue Mar 26 2010, 11:22 PM
Dave_Darling You need the breaker plate, it is what moves to gi... Mar 27 2010, 03:15 AM 914Sixer AA has repro plates for about $30. Mar 27 2010, 07:55 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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