Please have a look at the attachments. What is this part? It is inside the distributor cap and it got fried. I’m asking about the part that looks like a donut, but not as tasty.
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This unit linked to in post #7 is a Hall Effect unit.
I would steer clear of Hall Effect!
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Get what you already have found,
See post #11 again. From what I see, the OP has an early version of a VR triggering system.
The original reluctor wheel may not be removable.
Disregard the post about avoiding hall effect spew.
Rob, perhaps read up on the Pertronix Hall Effect inaccuracy issues.
He is a moron.
There's no need for name calling, etc.
Clean your dist real well, make sure the mechanical advance below the mounting plate is clean and moves freely and the springs are all there.
Follow wiring instructions and when in and you start engine make sure you reset base timing.
Should be aeound 6-8* before top dead center.
I just completed installing this electronic ignition module
https://pertronix.com/pertronix-1563b-ignitor-prestolite-6-cyl.html#.XWcntbIXahA
And I have replaced the coil, but when I try to start it keeps cranking but I am getting no spark. Any suggestions?
I didn’t know I should try to remove the original reluctor.
I was just asking if you were able to, or were required to remove it for the Pertronix kit installation.
It would appear to me that the Pertronix triggering wheel would need to install at the same elevation as the reluctor wheel.
(see *** and my second image below)
The new parts fit easily without removing that, but I can try to remove it. Also, I am not able to see your attachment.
Sorry about that..... here it is again.
thanks,
Would leaving the old reluctor cause it not to work?
Typically the Pertronix triggering wheel slides down over the contact points cam. The rotor installs above that!
The sensor unit aligns with the "induction field" created by the embedded magnets within the triggering wheel.
With a VR system, the reluctor sits at the same elevation as the contact points would have, and again, the rotor installs above that!
The VR sensor unit aligns with the "induction field" created by the reluctor wheel.
*** All of these sensor plates would mount at the same elevation, be it contact points, VR or Pertronix Hall Effect.
As I wrote earlier, it cranks but no spark.
Did you purchase a kit for a 6 cylinder engine?
6 cylinders require 6 embedded magnets in the triggering wheel.
What you need to do is cut your $$ losses at this point, pull that crap out and replace it with a Delco EST.
That is certainly an option!
Pertronix is real crap.
While not using those exact words, I have made mention of this many times.
You'd have equal or better results building your own ignition system using 1960s Gilbert Erector kit parts, and a few 1957 Heath Kit radio components.