Installed an electronic ignition..., Now I have a weird hesitation in first gear... Options

[pete914]

UPDATE TO OLD THREAD:
Installed the ignition (pertronix...if you are thinking about doing this pull the dizzy out, I can't imagine doing it with it in the car) and timed it to the only timing mark on my 1.8
it's red...7.5 degrees BTDC????
anyway, timed it at 3500 rpm with the vacuum hose disconnected
In general, the engine runs quiter, hums along at highway speeds, the valves seem quiter, and it idles better as well.

However, in first gear it lags until the rpm's get up to 3000...definitive hesitation. It's cured by letting the clutch slip a little longer and really gassing it (clutch is on it's way out anyway).
Any ideas as to why?
thanks guys!


Hey,
I plan on putting the engine position into TDC, removing the dizzy switching out the points for a pertronix system and then replace it in the same position. I'll then use a timing light to re-time the engine (removing the vacuum hose). Will this be sufficient? I don't understand how to adjust the dwell nor do i have a gauge to do so.
Can anyone enlighten me on the subject of dwell and how it might be affected by doing the above procedure?
Thanks in advance.
Pete