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Pertronix Ignitor
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First, make sure that your Pert. has a black wire & a black white wire. If it has red & black it is for a negative ground car.
Pert. blk/wh wire to coil SW terminal
Pert. blk wire to ignition switch (used to be on the coil SW terminal)
Coil CB terminal to chassis ground (used to go to the points)
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Pert. blk/wh wire to coil SW terminal
Pert. blk wire to ignition switch (used to be on the coil SW terminal)
Coil CB terminal to chassis ground (used to go to the points)
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Yes. Check out this topic.
https://www.britishcarforum.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB30&Number=61405&Forum=,,All_Forums,,&Words=&Searchpage=1&Limit=25&Main=61304&Search=true&where=&Name=888&daterange=&newerval=&newertype=&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyprev=#Post61405
https://www.britishcarforum.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB30&Number=61405&Forum=,,All_Forums,,&Words=&Searchpage=1&Limit=25&Main=61304&Search=true&where=&Name=888&daterange=&newerval=&newertype=&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyprev=#Post61405
I've had great luck with the Pretronix. Here's a short on installation into a BJ8.
Pertronix Installation
Pertronix Installation