It Just Died

[Phillyfanfrombirth]

Good to hear, Elvis...

[Elvis]

Alright, I am now back in operation but I do still have a question. I did not really enjoy having my car die on the busiest street in town on the busiest shopping day and blocking traffic while I tried to get a tow truck. The Pertronix ignition module died after about six years of good service. Is this the usual life span? Is there a way of determining if it is about to fail? Is it just a crap shoot whether it will fail in one year or ten years? Should I plan on changing it after 4-5 years or should I just wait until it fails and risk getting stuck again? I guess the point is that I have lost confidence in it although perhaps that is not fair. Unfortunately Pertronix does not yet have a Tech Support service on their web site so I can't ask them. Any insight would be appreciated. E.

[roper racing 03]

the only time one of my coils has gotten burning hot was after it blew up. we figured out that we didnt wire it through a resistor so it got too much juice and blew the oil all over the place. do you have yours running through a resistor

[Elvis]

Actually I don't. But after changing the electronic ignition module and getting the car going I put the coil that I thought was hot back in and it works fine. It is the Flamethrower II coil. I suppose they do get hot as they are bolted onto the block. It was just that I had never touched one after the engine had been running for a while so I was not sure that it was normal or unusual. Oh well, I am back in operation and all is well with the world. E.