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Points plese help urgant!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:43 pm
by shorty92
Hey guys i have a 92 gq tb42 when i do the points she runs a treat but it will only last about 1000ks if im lucky :cry: i done the obvious coil plugs leads resistor but im starting to get sick of doing the points all the time. would there be anything wrong with my distributor or should i just get a electronic kit and this should fix the problem? if so which one seems to be the most reliable.

any info would be much appreciated
cheers paul

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:05 pm
by lowexf
This will be interesting to find out as I have a customers patrol at work doing exactly the same thing, was just about to fit a condensor to see if it would fix the problem, but it sounds asthough that may not be it..

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:35 pm
by DIDZ
Mate, Had the exact same problem a few years ago in my 89 gq pet/gas
Fitted an Pertronix Ignitor Electronic Ignition Kit & Have never had a problem since (2 years on). Reccomend it. Rough figure I think it was about $450.00 installed.

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:17 pm
by lowexf
So do you know what was wrong with your distributor to cause the points to burn out?

points

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:30 pm
by da60
I have the same motor/ignition set-up. I found the same thing replace points would only get a couple thousand k's before it was running as rough as before. I replaced the bosch points / genuine condenser with genuine points / genuine condenser and now get about 25 thou k's with no problems. And the price difference is about $27 for the genuine set from memory.

Re: points

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:12 am
by lowexf
da60 wrote:I have the same motor/ignition set-up. I found the same thing replace points would only get a couple thousand k's before it was running as rough as before. I replaced the bosch points / genuine condenser with genuine points / genuine condenser and now get about 25 thou k's with no problems. And the price difference is about $27 for the genuine set from memory.
Thanks for your help mate, I will try that today and see how we go. Hopefully we are on a winner.

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:01 am
by Sandy Rut
I just replaced my points for the pertronix ignitor setup. It cost about $220 mail order from Ontrack in Melb, and only took about half an hour to install (and is really faaarkin easy too - only two wires to join, and a little mod to the dizzy shaft that you can do with a small angle grinder).
The unit seems pretty bullet proof and is literally 'set-and-forget' :armsup:

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:54 pm
by Madmac
i agree with everyone else, give the points the flick, and go with the petronix ignitor. mines been in about 9 months now and hasnt failed me yet

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:09 pm
by shakes
I went the pirhana electronic system. 4 beer install. without any swearing!

either way, points are a total waste of time when you have relatively cheap, nearly set and forget type electronic systems which give you a much much nicer power curve!

Simon

Please help urgant!!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:45 pm
by shorty92
i have just insatlled the pertronix ignitor started my car and the tacho was jumping a bit as well as the motor had a bit of a hicup i have adjusted the dizzy and it seemed ok i think didnt run it for too long, im not too sure if i have wired it correctly just want too make sure how you guys have done it i put the red wire with red on the resistor and black to the negative on the coil dose this sound right or should i just put the red on the coil as well????

cheers paul

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:54 pm
by zerko
Red goes on the ignition side of the resistor, i.e. NOT the side joined to the + of the coil.

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:57 am
by Sandy Rut
"The red wire is to be fitted to the 12 volt side of Ballast resistor (a White / Black trace wire :!: )
and the Black wire is to be fitted to the Neg side of coil"

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:41 pm
by shorty92
spot on mate thanks for that just wondering if any one changed the resistor to 3ohms

cheers paul