Pleasant surprise

Ellis Kinney · Aug 4, 2020

I recently has a failure with my PerTronix electronic ignition. I was expecting a hassle and couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised. They were very easy to deal with and I had my new ignition in just a few days. They are also a USA company. This post isn't intended to be a discussion of points versus electric ignition. Ellis

Turkeyfoot · Aug 4, 2020

(quoted from post at 15:16:48 08/04/20) I recently has a failure with my PerTronix electronic ignition. I was expecting a hassle and couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised. They were very easy to deal with and I had my new ignition in just a few days. They are also a USA company. This post isn't intended to be a discussion of points versus electric ignition. Ellis

Electronic ignitions are pointless!

Turkeyfoot · Aug 4, 2020

Sorry, but you obviously knew that was coming.

Olyj1947 · Aug 4, 2020

Ellis, it's the only way to go!!! Robert

MarkB_MI · Aug 4, 2020

If you don't have resistor plug wires, install them before replacing your Pertronix unit. Solid plug wires have been implicated in some Pertronix failures.

Bob Bancroft · Aug 4, 2020

Meaning- you got parts free of charge? In, or out of warranty?

Ellis Kinney · Aug 4, 2020

They have a 30 month warranty and I bought my ignition kit in January. Ellis

Ellis Kinney · Aug 4, 2020

I just bought a new set of the proper wires. Ellis

Ellis Kinney · Aug 4, 2020

How is your M coming along? Call me and we'll BS a little. Ellis

wore out · Aug 4, 2020

(quoted from post at 15:16:48 08/04/20) I recently has a failure with my PerTronix electronic ignition. I was expecting a hassle and couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised. They were very easy to deal with and I had my new ignition in just a few days. They are also a USA company. This post isn't intended to be a discussion of points versus electric ignition. Ellis

For many years, failure or automotive EI units is almost unheard of .

WHY is it so acceptable for the junqueTronics units to fail?

Warranty and quick service is WONDERFUL for hobby units, but for machines critical to a task such as in harvest time a failure and a wait of DAYS for a replacement part doesn't work well.

Bob Bancroft · Aug 5, 2020

Which is why, in at least one instance, I put the original ignition parts back in.

TimWafer · Aug 5, 2020

I replace the points in my old Towmotor forklift this spring with a Pertronix setup. I had a devil of a time getting it to fit the distributor even though they swore it should fit that particular model distributor. I had a long discussion about it with them. I eventually turned the cam lobes back on the distributor shaft in my lathe and got it to fit. Well worth the effort as it has never run better since I installed them. Fires off instantly now.
I have their ignitions in several old pieces of equipment and love them.

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