Pertronix Distributor

[88falcon]

Hello all. After my carb rebuild I was out running around and noticed I couldn't exceed 3k rpms, after verifying my throttle linkage, secondarys, etc.

I found I had severe corrosion,in my distributor on The springs and weights. Also the white plastic clip or (bracket)that sits on top of the weights had a crack in it and broke entirely upon removing it.

I verified my timing advance wouldn't exceed 15°. Decided rather then trying to rebuild a 31 year old distributor I'd just buy a new one. After reading customer reviews I decided to go with the Pertronix D231800 Marine distributor. Very excited to install this unit. Does anyone have one of these units? How has it treated you?


Pertronix D231800 Flame-Thrower Plug and Play Black Cap Marine Billet Electronic Distributor with Ignitor II Technology with Black Cap for Ford 351W https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004BZYKWO..._SiWuDb8F21J1B

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[waterlogged882]

Good call under the circumstances. The Pertronix will serve you well. I have installed a couple of those (that combination of coil and distributor) on the 351W engine. Runs like a well-oiled Singer sewing machine.

You'll need to by-pass the ballast resistor when you wire it.

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[88falcon]

Good call under the circumstances. The Pertronix will serve you well. I have installed a couple of those (that combination of coil and distributor) on the 351W engine. Runs like a well-oiled Singer sewing machine.

You'll need to by-pass the ballast resistor when you wire it.

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Thanks for the response, I already have the Ignitor 2 EI and the flamethrower coil, this distributor however comes with it, so the installation will be quite simple I imagine.

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