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Re: Pertronix Problem - Help ! (archive)
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Posted by BigDog on July 09, 2000 at 16:32:47:

In Reply to: Pertronix Problem - Help ! posted by Kevin 74 Tii on July 09, 2000 at 13:44:48:

Kevin,
Take a look inside the cap and see if the pertronix is loose on the base where it mounts, or if the distributor part it mounts to is loose. If so the unit will rub up against the rotor, heating up, and causing *exactly* the symptoms that you describe. Voice of experience on this one.

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BigDog
PSR BMW ACA / BMW CCA
'76 2002
'88 325
'99 GMC


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