AscolA

I put a pertronix II ignition as well as a new coil in my 68 Mustang (straight 6). It still taking a while to start up. I'm going to replace the plugs and wires tomorow- what should the gap on the plugs be set to with the new ignition? I may also need to rebuild my carb. Any feed back would be great.


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groho

because it's electronic, i'd go 40-42 easily.

groho

btw, if you mean you have to hold the ign key to get the car to start, check you're timing, you might be too far advanced. you can back off 1-2 degrees comfortably to see if it's better. if that doesn't fix it, then put the timing back, and check other issues, carb; air/fuel, choke, etc.

AscolA

thanks for the info- this is all new to me- how do I ajust my timing?

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Starfury

The Pertronix II unit requires a full 12V at the coil to function properly. The factory ignition includes a pink resistor wire from the ignition switch to the firewall that is designed to supply 6-8V to the coil. Have you bypassed this wire?

1967inline6MUSTANG

you will have to adjust your timing for sure.. you will need a timing light to do this.take the dist bolt loose and turn the dist till it is right..retighten dist.. have fun i turned mine to 12 and it runs much better

blane17

starfury is right... the first thong you need to do is make sure you are getting a full 12V.... easiest way to check is to pull a boot off a spark plug and hold it about a 1/4 inch from the exhaust manifold as someone else tries starting the car.... if a blue spark jumps from the boot to the manifold, you've got good spark. then you can move onto other possible problems.

az1966

you may have the II ,,but do you have a high volt coil to justify the 40-45 gap on the plugs?

Starfury

Coil voltage rating is irrelevant if you're only getting 8V to the coil, unless it's a coil designed to be used with a resistor (like the factory coil).