Ed_K said:
I am also very pleased with my Petronix unit. I also bought a spare and carry it in my boot with my other spares but have never needed it.
I also carry a spare. I've heard that if the Pertronix goes bad, there isn't any notice. Rather than putting the points back in, gapping them etc on the side of the road, installing another Pertronix will be a lot easier.
What are the chances of one going bad. Not very likely. But then if it wasn't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all.
My Lucas sports coil went bad last month. Luckily, and I can't believe I was lucky, I had the standard coil in the boot. My mechanic walked me through the process to find the problem. Again, lucky that he answered his cell phone on that Sunday afternoon. Once we (well him) found the problem was the coil, he said, coils hardly ever go bad. I carry a spare sports coil now, the stock ones don't work very well with the Pertonix. So there you have it, another item you may consider for the boot. Just a heads up for you paranoid folks. I mean cautious, prepared, smarts folks.
Cheers, Roger