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04-15-2015, 09:00 PM | #1 |
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Almost there...pertronix distributor issues...anyone?
I got everything looking good and hooked back up...I installed the pertronix distributor ..hooked the red wire to the plus side of coil and black to neg side. I also hooked the original neg wire to the coil negative side..I got a no start but good cranking..I'm not sure what's up...been a long long day ...
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04-15-2015, 09:20 PM | #2 |
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Re: Almost there...pertronix distributor issues...anyone?
ign wire to plus side of coil also?
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04-15-2015, 09:22 PM | #3 |
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Re: Almost there...pertronix distributor issues...anyone?
No I was just reading about that...do I run one?
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04-15-2015, 10:27 PM | #4 |
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Re: Almost there...pertronix distributor issues...anyone?
ya gotta have juice to the coil from someplace.
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04-15-2015, 10:36 PM | #5 |
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Re: Almost there...pertronix distributor issues...anyone?
Makes sense lol...now run a new wire or use the old one?
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04-15-2015, 10:49 PM | #6 |
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Re: Almost there...pertronix distributor issues...anyone?
Good question. the old wire may be a resister wire that cuts the voltage down from the ign. I think these breakerless dist. like 12volts. try the old one first if your usen the old coil. If I was gona hot wire your trk I'd just run a wire from the + side of the battery to the + side of the coil and jump the starter with a screw driver. varoom. you been jacked. just kidden. try the old wire first cause ya know it goes to the ign.
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04-15-2015, 11:26 PM | #7 |
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Re: Almost there...pertronix distributor issues...anyone?
you shouldn't have a original neg. wire. that should go to the old dist. maybe you hooked up the original + wire to the neg side of the coil??
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04-15-2015, 11:41 PM | #8 |
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Re: Almost there...pertronix distributor issues...anyone?
Oh geeez that's very possible! In my haste I probably mixed them up. So the one to the dist was the negative wire? I have a pertronix coil so I guess I can replace the resister lead part and put in a 12 ga wire...
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04-16-2015, 08:06 AM | #9 |
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Re: Almost there...pertronix distributor issues...anyone?
I took the resistor wire and hooked it to the positive side of coil ...still good crank but no start...maybe I blew the fuse I'm not sure lol...
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04-16-2015, 11:41 AM | #10 |
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Re: Almost there...pertronix distributor issues...anyone?
Update...I called pertronix in Cali...tech support was very helpful..he said the resisted wire has 2 ohms resistance and the coil has 1.5 ohms, that's too much to allow the dist to be charged enough... So like in an HEI Set up I need to run a fresh 12-14 gauge wire switched by ign to the positive side of the coil....or refeed the existing wire from the connector..he did suggest a totally new wire from end to end. Thanx for the help ..
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