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Coil to distributor wire gauge question

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If you need to leave the ignition switch on with a Pertronix, just unplug it from the coil. Why not?
 
poolboy said:
If you need to leave the ignition switch on with a Pertronix, just unplug it from the coil. Why not?
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Yes, that's what I do. However, it's also real easy to forget.
 
dklawson said:
poolboy said:
If you need to leave the ignition switch on with a Pertronix, just unplug it from the coil. Why not?
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Yes, that's what I do. However, it's also real easy to forget.
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Which is why I bought the Crane instead. It shuts itself off if the engine isn't turning instead of burning itself and the coil out.
 
I had the old Alison unit (before Crane). I had NO problems with it. Then one day I decided to wash the GT6 engine and much to my surprise... the ignition module had a leak path and water got inside... no more Crane/Alison unit. That's the only reason I now have Pertronix on the GT6. Subsequent to installing it I learned of it's time/current limit.
 
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