Re: [Amc-list] 76 Hornet Pertronix distributor - vac advance dead; fix, or replace the whole POS ?

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

"earlier ds2 used a high voltage can coil."

That's the one I use - has '2029' in the inked on part number. Looks stock has
about 1/3 more volts.

Ken


Quoting "(Sandwich Maker)" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> 
> " From: tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> " 
> " Duraspark II is the same as the other one, with the following differences:
> " 
> " Big "HEI" style cap and rotor
> " big-cap adapter
> 
> true for ford, but amc never used them.  amc did use the same ign box
> and trigger.
> 
> " TFI coil and resistor
> 
> only later ds2 afaik; earlier ds2 used a high voltage can coil.  amc
> used a conventional points-like coil.
> 
> " The resistor goes with the coil -- it's square so you have to drill
> " holes to mount is, so adding the resistor is no big deal.
> 
> there supposedly is a tfi coil for a particular model ford which has a
> bracket you can bolt to the engine.  tfi coils differ by mounting for
> every car they came in, even if they're electrically the same.
> 
> " The "TFI upgrade" and "Duraspark II" are the same thing, basically.
> 
> nitpicking, i would say that tfi was a subset of ds2.
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