picture of inside of a Pertronix dist.
Thank you for the photos, I see you have the Ignitor II installed in what looks like a OEM Mopar dist., I have the Pertronix unit dist. with the Ignitor II installed and on the center shaft , a white/transparent , plastic item that covers the armature of what the module would ride against . Looking a photo of that area or let me know if it should be there.
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I’ve got an Pertronix billet distributor in my Duster, I can grab a picture for you although it might take day or two as I’m at work and don’t like to open things up in a parking lot when I’m 60+ miles from home.
You didn’t actually say though, what problems are you having? Are you running the proper resistance coil as well? You’ve bypassed or removed the ballast resistor?
For your timing question, put #1 at TDC and then install the distributor with the rotor pointing at #1. Worry about the advance after the distributor is installed and adjust with a timing light.
Looking at the pics in post #3, has put Pertronix on my 'Do not buy list'.
That design, triggering off the high point [ which is not very high...or pointed ] would have cyl to cyl timing variations.
Ah, so you’ve never run one and never tested one, but you know better than the manufacturer does?
First, there are several different Pertronix ignition conversion kits, and they use different triggering methods. So not liking the lobe triggered version above doesn’t mean you can’t use a different pertronix unit.
Second, the lobe triggered Pertronix units have a micro controller that adjusts the spark timing.
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I mean, it’s almost like people smart enough to design that ignition unit would understand how to trigger it reliably. And maybe a guy on the internet that saw a few pictures and jumped to conclusions isn’t an expert in the matter.