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That's super, Lou I know it'll a fine car when you're thru.

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Yes, a full 12 volts feeding the coil when the engine is running would require 3.0 ohm coli.....but the Pertronix Ignitor requires a minimum of 8 volts...

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For clarity sake.... the ignition key's ON when the red IGN indicator lamp is lit and the RUN position is the same position...so ON is RUN...There is...

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Some of that doesn't sound like me....the part about me "recommending the starter relay" ? What was that about ???
Let me describe the...

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Dat's nice,cher

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Location, location...
There are at least 5 machine shops within 20 miles of my house which is 20 miles from the 4 small towns, the largest of which...

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I installed the "LUCAS" tie rod ends from BPNW a few months ago..I can't say much good or bad in such a short time, though.

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Now Phil....you knew Susan is the last person you want to mess with.

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Are you running the ballasted ignition ?
At the coil are there 2 wires feeding the positive terminal on the coil, a 12 volt wire feeding the coil...

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Yeah, have a look at the hole selected in the clutch shaft lever and have you tried setting the idle speed up..say 1000 or 1100 ?
And you wrote...

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You're loosing a little voltage...maybe it's the wire.

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That voltage is OK.but it should be the same as the battery voltage though. Check the battery with your meter...and just be sure you have that wire on...

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That voltage is too low for that coil and actually for the Pertronix too which works best with a minimum of 8 volts. If you want to keep that coil, you'll...

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That does not look right....
What is the origin of that wire on the coil's negative terminal ?...

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Just to be clear don't remove any of the other wires that are on the positive side of the coil...just remove the red one that comes from the distributor/Pertronix...and...

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6 volts wouldn't be unusual.
Re read my instructions and try again using a different grounding spot for the jumper wire.

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Are they adjustable ?

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Like this:
Since you have a Pertronix in the distributor, remove the red Pertronix wire from the coil first.
Then, using a jumper wire connect...

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The giveaway would be the 2 notches in the top of the damper well for a needle height adjustment tool. ...

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Before you do anymore driving, retard the timing to about 17 in-Hg.....not that 18 is too high, but until you get a handle on things be a little more...