Adding a petronix 1181ls
Hi
adding a petronix 1181ls to my 63. i pulled the distributor cap, undid the points and removed, undid the little cylinder and removed,,
there is still one black wire that i am guessing goes to the coil and another one sort of coiled and attached but neither will remove. Also, i cant find a hole in the bottom of the distributor to run the new wires through , do i just feed them around so that they can exit out the sort of open side of the distributor??
anyway, i have read multiple sources on here for the ballast or wire resistor. and i saw that wiring photo that was posted.
so what i am going to have to do is, take an additional wire, attach it to the red wire from the petronix unit, and then run it back to and attach before the pink wire,,back on to the wire with the brown fabric,, is that correct..
If you followed the instructions in the Help section you should be good to go.
However as your car doesn't start you could have any of the following problems:
1. Incorrect fitted wires or connections. Check that you have current where its supposed to be.
2. Incorrect fitting of Pertronox Ignitor and Coil. Recheck.
3. Distributor cap, rotor, spark plug wires and spark plugs might be defective.
4. Distributor not correctly fitted. Follow installation instruction in Shop Manual.
After this set timing as per Shop Manual.
Also keep in mind that it has been reported that new Pertronix Ignitors has been defective.
Sep 10, 2017
When i did my pertronics, i pulled the distributor out and worked on the bench. It sounds like ur timing is off. If it wants to start. Did u change the timing? I had to put spacers in to get the pertronic to sit right. I dont think i could have installed while it was on engine....
Sep 10, 2017
Kim K Kaiser
this particular unit does not require spacers or gaps, according to the manual, its the 1181 LS (lobe sensor)
no magnets, just the little ignitor piece, connecter for the coil and a grommet of the bottom of the distributor,
makes no mention of removing anything other than the dist cap,, that is why i got it, for ease of installation. fancy that!! i didnt not change any timing, unless removing the cap disturbs it.
Back to the issue,
so on each turn of the engine, the rotating cap moves around, ending in different place each time, doest that correspond with the timing marks? should i take off the cap, and turn the key till the mark lines up with the little gauge on the block, at that point am i to assume that the strip on the top is then aligned with the number one plug at the 330 to 400 o'clock position.?
then, put the cap back on, and try a full start? is that where I am at??
Sep 10, 2017