Electronic Ignition info needed.

[jcluvsu]

I am gonna change out my old points, condensor and coil for an electronic conversion one on my 62 GT 289 and am open to suggestions on a manufacturer and type . I have seem Mallory and Petronix on the net.
One question I have is...does my ignition system have an external or internal resistor and how do I find out?

[Bud]

If you still have a pink wire connected to the positive terminal on the coil, you still have a ballast resistor connected. The pink wire is the resistor ans should have somewhere around 1.5 to 1.8 ohms resistance. If your car has a tach, the other end of the pink wire is connected to the tach sending unit and without a tach the pink wire is connected directly to the ignition switch. Bud

[Milaca]

As of last year, Pertronix didnt make a unit for the single-points Prestolite distributor. You can swap out your Prestolite for an older Delco unit as Pertronix makes a unit for that.

[mbstude]

I have a Prestolite with a Pertronix setup. I know nothing about it as it came with the engine.

[Milaca]

I have a Prestolite with a Pertronix setup. I know nothing about it as it came with the engine.

Is it an 'R' series engine? A year ago when I checked, Pertronix units were only available for the dual-points Prestolite. Perhaps someone found a way to make one work in a single-points Prestolite?

[Bills R2]

You too can be an expert:

http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98081&highlight=mopar+ignition

[jcluvsu]

JC Whitney has these in stock...but I am just a bit confused as to Tapered and Parallel.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/breaker-point-to-electronic-ignition-conversion-kit/p2005140.jcwx?filterid=c50609d13175y1962j1#prodDetailTabPanel

8 Cylinder Mallory - Electronic Ignitor Breaker Point Conversion Kit SKU #:
1JA 076973
Mfr. #:
ML-181 Ships in 7 - 10 days Kit $87.99
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Prestolite 8 Cylinder Electronic Ignitor Breaker Point Conversion Kit - Parallel SKU #:
1JA 076974
Mfr. #:
1581.0 Ships on 11/26/10 Kit $87.99
View More Details on this SKU Add to Cart


Prestolite 8 Cylinder Electronic Ignitor Breaker Point Conversion Kit - Tapered SKU #:
1JA 076975
Mfr. #:
1582.0 Ships in 7 - 10 days Kit $87.99

[jcluvsu]

Just found this one:

http://www.jegs.com/i/Pertronix/751/1584/10002/-1

Gonna eat some turkey now!

[Bud]

The Jegs part number covers both the Delco and Prestolite distributors both 6 and 12 volt, so the part number can't be correct for the 62 to 64 single point Prestolite distributors. Bud

[mbstude]

Is it an 'R' series engine? A year ago when I checked, Pertronix units were only available for the dual-points Prestolite. Perhaps someone found a way to make one work in a single-points Prestolite?

No. It's a '63 259 with what was a single point Prestolite.

I may have lied. It's been a year since I looked underneath the dist. cap, but I thought I remembered seeing "Pertronix" written on the pickup. Oh, well. Anybody know what type of ignition system I have?

[PackardV8]

Support your local Studebaker Vendor. Call Phil Harris at Fairborn Studebaker - (937) 878-1576. He can definitively tell you what Pertronix are available, usually has them in stock and is usually less expensive than the catalogs.

jack vines

[Bud]

The distributor has been modified to use the Chrysler type electronic ignition parts. I don't know if anyone is still doing those conversions as most people installing an electronic ignition in a Studebaker are using the Pertronix parts. I also don't know if the advance curve and total advance from the Chrysler parts will give as good performance as the advance curve that the Studebaker engineers specified when our engines were designed.

[jcluvsu]

Support your local Studebaker Vendor. Call Phil Harris at Fairborn Studebaker - (937) 878-1576. He can definitively tell you what Pertronix are available, usually has them in stock and is usually less expensive than the catalogs.

jack vines

I tried to call them this moring after I went to their website and no answer but was able to leave a message. Saw no ignition parts on their catalog...may have not been able to update it yet.

I also tried Chris Collins out here in the Phoenix area on their website and saw no ignition parts there either.

I seem to be dead in the water once again.

I will not give up on this project until I have exhausted the resourses here.