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Re: Electronic Ignition conversion report
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I'm really happy that this thread just got resurrected, as I installed a Petronix kit in the '48 Custom 8. Problems with the overdrive circuit and solid wires never entered my mind. I decided to switch to electronic ignition because the cam in the distributor was worn to the point where I would never be able to get the proper dwell out of it. Now I'm hoping that the wire set that I got from Kanter isn't solid core wires.


To find out if they have a kit for your car, you need the part number off of the distributor.

http://www.pertronix.com/support/ignitor-kit/default.aspx


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Posted on: 2013/10/25 23:57
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Re: Electronic Ignition conversion report
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" ...cam in the
distributor was worn ....".

Ok, but ive never seen such. If that statement implies worn distributor BUSHINGS then u have other much deeper and serious impending problems. But then again probably nNot a problem if it is a trailor queen only.

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Re: Electronic Ignition conversion report
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Moparjeff,
Your avatar, what is that???? It looks like a space ship.

Posted on: 2013/10/26 7:20
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Re: Electronic Ignition conversion report
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If in fact the distributor needs rebushing you may find this helpful.

http://www.packardclub.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=860

Posted on: 2013/10/26 7:27
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Your avatar, what is that???? It looks like a space ship.



Click to see original Image in a new window


Keith, if the white rabbit lies on a flying carpet, then yes. Marfusha ("Little Martha"), the real rabbit cosmonaut, that made a spaceflight on 2 July 1959, had marbled fur.

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Re: Electronic Ignition conversion report
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Earlier this year I installed the Pertronix electronic ignition in my '48 Custom and it's working just fine so far. With it I also installed the accompanying coil they sell. In black it looks stock. There are no R9 overdrive issues that I am aware of. All seems well. The wiring differences are noted earlier. It does all look stock except for the wire exiting the distributor (instead of the terminal).

Posted on: 2013/10/26 14:56
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Re: Electronic Ignition conversion report
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Your avatar, what is that???? It looks like a space ship.



You're just a wee bit off on your guess.


Here's a better picture.

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Posted on: 2013/10/30 8:46
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Re: Electronic Ignition conversion report
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Rebus wrote:
Earlier this year I installed the Pertronix electronic ignition in my '48 Custom and it's working just fine so far. With it I also installed the accompanying coil they sell. In black it looks stock. There are no R9 overdrive issues that I am aware of. All seems well. The wiring differences are noted earlier. It does all look stock except for the wire exiting the distributor (instead of the terminal).



Do you have resistor wires or resistor plugs on the car? I just checked the wires that I bought from Kanter, and they are definitely solid copper wires. My car has the tiny 10mm plugs, so those are non-resistor also.


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Posted on: 2013/10/30 8:52
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Re: Electronic Ignition conversion report
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Ok. I can see it as a rabbit now and since guscha posted above. But before that it appeared much more square than elongated. Maybe i stared at it for too long the first time i saw it.
Sometimes loggic and proportions fall sloppy dead for me. Thanks everyone for the clarification of the avitar.

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Re: Electronic Ignition conversion report
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PackardV8 wrote:
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" ...cam in the
distributor was worn ....".

Ok, but ive never seen such. If that statement implies worn distributor BUSHINGS then u have other much deeper and serious impending problems. But then again probably nNot a problem if it is a trailor queen only.


The piece with the 8 bumps that opens and closes the points is worn down. The edges are rounded off a bit where the rubbing block for the points rides. I would have to guess that it wasn't lubricated often enough. As far as I know, this isn't uncommon with points type distributors. With a worn down cam, you loose your point gap as you try to get the proper dwell setting. If the gap isn't large enough, it can burn the points because it won't be able to break the arc.

The rest of the distributor is in great shape. No slop in the bushings, the mechanical and vacuum advances work fine. It has a nifty little device on the side that you fill with grease, then turn the knob every so often to add new grease to the bushings.

The service manual says that the car should have an Autolite, but it has a Delco, so I don't know if it's the original or not. I do know that manuals aren't always gospel on mass produced items, and parts get substituted often when they run out of the right ones on the assembly line.


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Posted on: 2013/10/30 9:09
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