Re: Electronic ignition

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/8/24 8:59:12

Were it my car, I'd stick with the conventional points & condenser ignition. Pertronix is the commonly available system for these cars and in stressful starting conditions the battery voltage can drop below the triggering voltage needed by the electronic ignition and give you a "no start" situation. Five or 6 folks I know who used Pertronix on 6-volt Packards subsequently removed it and went back to conventional ignition and one reseller of the units no longer offers them. That said, you might install it and never have an issue but really all you save is a bit of maintenance every 10,000 miles or so - not much extra work for the potential added reliability.

If you go ahead and convert, I suggest you keep all the parts needed to go back to point/condenser in the glove box should the need ever arise.