Today I plan to install the Pertronix "Ignitor II" (part #91181), with Accel "Super Stock" coil (part #8140C) in the wife's 63GT, with Delco, window type distributor. My older brother has had exactly this set-up in his 1949 Stude truck (with Stude 289 and 12 volt system) for about six months now, and it has never started better, especially when cold. He claims it also starts better when hot. When cold, it is probably the quickest starting Stude V8 I have ever heard, and hardly completes even one revolution before firing.
I also plan to install new spark plugs and gap them to around .040", as my brother has done.
The Ignitor II has several benefits over the earlier version, including a provision to keep it from frying itself if the key is accidentally left on too long. It also, supposedly provides a hotter spark when cranking over due to a sensor of some sort. I am not an electronics wizard by any stretch, but will report back on how my impressions of the results.
I also plan to install new spark plugs and gap them to around .040", as my brother has done.
The Ignitor II has several benefits over the earlier version, including a provision to keep it from frying itself if the key is accidentally left on too long. It also, supposedly provides a hotter spark when cranking over due to a sensor of some sort. I am not an electronics wizard by any stretch, but will report back on how my impressions of the results.
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