I installed the the Ignitor II and Flamethrower II last night. Car idles very smooth. Better pick-up on acceleration. It takes a few more starter rotations to fire up. Coils seems to run much cooler. I am carrying my old 1.5 ohm coil as a spare. The ignitor II needs the 0.6 ohm coil. In an emergency is it OK to run the 1.5 ohm. Will it damage the Ignitor II module? 

Never had any problems deleting the ballast with Pertronix. Millions in service this way, and the spark output is noticeably hotter due to greater input voltage in the primary.

If you read the instructions, they suggest retaining it when using a stock OEM type ignition coil. The type 1 or original recipe Ignitor can handle approx 8 amperes through the primary ignition circuit. Measure the total ohms resistance of the primary ignition circuit and see what you get.

If stuff is burning up, then that points to a problem of course. An ignition scope would probably clear up the source of the trouble quickly I bet.

What kind of spark plug wires are you using? Solid core plug wires are not compatible for example.

Yes it is, sorry for the late reply.

Hey Jim is that the Flamethrower 2 coil you installed?

I switched to the Pertronix II and epoxy coil with no ballast resistor few years ago, 12000 miles now with no problems.

Check the instructions on the Pertronix.  If I remember correctly, the I unit requires the ballast resistor while with the II it is optional if using the Pertronix coil. 

Nat - a word of advice.  Don't piggyback on a prior thread (especially an old one) even if the subject is relevent.  Always start a new thread.


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Nat, did you contact Pertronix? If you followed their installation instructions, they should cover failed parts. It comes down to either faulty installation/faulty parts.

Hey Phil
Are you running the ignitor 1 and Flamethrower 1 coil? You have no issue with the coil getting too hot & failing? My car ran great with that setup however coil would fail. Really hot the touch. If I hook it up through the resistor it works but defeats the purpose.

Hey Ted.
I have a 1957 TBIrd. 312 all stock with stock distributor. When I bought the car in 2006 it already had the Pertronix ignitor 1 installed along with a Ford coil and running with ballast resistor. Someone suggested running Flamethrower coil without ballast resistor. the performance was quite snappy. Then after 2 years the coil failed and replaced with same one Flame-thrower 1. Lasted about 15 minutes. Got exchanged for epoxy filled. It lasted a couple of days. The coil was extremely hot to the touch. If it hooked up through ballast resistor-no problem however the performance was not quite as crisp. You suggested running ignitor 2 with matching flamethrower 2. Can I run the flamethrower 2 without ballast resistor without it overheating and failing.. I would like to run it without ballast resistor for the better performance.

I was looking at that for 1962 Mercury with a 292 ... did you "upgrade" the coil also?
And did you have to (or were doing it anyway) upgrade to an alternator (instead of the 30a generator I currently have)?

Regards

Robert  
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