Yesterday morning the ignition module in the brand assed new Pertronix distributor took a shit on me rolling 60mph in the middle of rush hour traffic! Cruising along just fine and then it was like I reached down and shut the truck off..... So I finally dodged enough traffic to get it rolled over to the side and called AAA for a tow, needless to say the the AAA membership with the 3-4 free tows has more than paid for itself over the years.
Anyway got the truck home safely and luckily the distributor was still under warranty so they're going to swap me out. Atleast I've still got the Mercury (the car that set in a field for 9 years) that's running.
Anyway got the truck home safely and luckily the distributor was still under warranty so they're going to swap me out. Atleast I've still got the Mercury (the car that set in a field for 9 years) that's running.
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Crunch time trying to get everything cleaned up and painted so I can get the Van back together while the truck is down.
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New steering coupler, steering box and pitman arm installed as well as drivers side I-beam, and radius arm.
I think I figured out why my Pertronix burned out, I have a constant 12v Relay coming in to test this!
"Important stuff to know:
The ignitor is an on off switch. To work properly, it needs to switch from one mode to the other very quickly. If it supplied with too low a voltage, the switching process is much slower. During the period where the switch is not completely on or off, it has to dissipate the power being fed into it in the form of heat. Eventually that excess heat damages the internal components and the Pertronix will fail. It doesn't happen quickly, but it will happen eventually.
There are three versions of the Pertronix Ignitor. The original Ignitor 1 does a great job at a reasonable price. It has one limitation. If you leave the ignition switch turned on with the engine not running, it will damage the Ignitor 1. The Ignitor 2 is our recommendation. It won't fail if you leave the ignition switch on, and it automatically adjusts the dwell to match engine RPM for a hotter spark. The Ignitor 3 adds multi spark and a built in adjustable rev limiter."
"Important stuff to know:
The ignitor is an on off switch. To work properly, it needs to switch from one mode to the other very quickly. If it supplied with too low a voltage, the switching process is much slower. During the period where the switch is not completely on or off, it has to dissipate the power being fed into it in the form of heat. Eventually that excess heat damages the internal components and the Pertronix will fail. It doesn't happen quickly, but it will happen eventually.
There are three versions of the Pertronix Ignitor. The original Ignitor 1 does a great job at a reasonable price. It has one limitation. If you leave the ignition switch turned on with the engine not running, it will damage the Ignitor 1. The Ignitor 2 is our recommendation. It won't fail if you leave the ignition switch on, and it automatically adjusts the dwell to match engine RPM for a hotter spark. The Ignitor 3 adds multi spark and a built in adjustable rev limiter."
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Forwarded from Cheap Car State Of Mind (William From England)
Episode 2: Persistence
The Peugeot draws first blood amid more on camera family bickering as William gets to grips with the brakes.
https://youtu.be/F2yqRC6xt-E
The Peugeot draws first blood amid more on camera family bickering as William gets to grips with the brakes.
https://youtu.be/F2yqRC6xt-E
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Peugeot 206 suspension repair : Episode 2 - Persistence
Following the wheel removal, first blood is drawn and the brake disassembly is completed.
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