I have a '59 Lark VI that has been running rather crappy, so I started to go through the ignition system. It was erratic...sometimes it would run well, other times it would sputter and backfire...then I had an epiphany.. Well actually I got a nice shock on my right hand when I was setting the timing.
At first I was PO'd, then very happy as it made my troubleshooting much easier. I figured that the lead wire coming out of the distrubutor was bad. So I am now wondering whether I should try to just replace the wire or install a Pertronix unit while I am at it? I put one on my '66 VW a few years back and it was easy and has been reliable. I went on the Pertronix website and looked at the application pdf file and it states that #1569 is a match but that the distributor requires modification. Has anyone else installed one of these units who can tell me to what extent I woukd need to make changes???
Thanks.
At first I was PO'd, then very happy as it made my troubleshooting much easier. I figured that the lead wire coming out of the distrubutor was bad. So I am now wondering whether I should try to just replace the wire or install a Pertronix unit while I am at it? I put one on my '66 VW a few years back and it was easy and has been reliable. I went on the Pertronix website and looked at the application pdf file and it states that #1569 is a match but that the distributor requires modification. Has anyone else installed one of these units who can tell me to what extent I woukd need to make changes???
Thanks.
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