Re: [OMC-Boats] Electronic Ignition

I've had good luck with Pertronix (three seasons) on my small block
Chevy with the Mallory Marine distributor.
I like the fact that it retains your stock distributor and you can add
a better coil or stay with your stock unit.

I also did a GM HEI retrofit on my Buick V6, but physically it's a bit
tight and it's a hassle getting all the correct parts.

Lee

On May 22, 2009, at 3:55 AM, Dave Rusilas wrote:

> Bill,
>
> Pertronix makes only one model for the odd fire v6, Igniter 1165.
> They're $70-$80.
>
> I did mine about 5 years ago and it works great. It's nice to not
> worry about points. The only thing you have to be careful about is
> to make sure not to leave the ignition switch on too long without
> the engine running. It could burn out the module. They corrected
> that problem with the Igniter II but as far as I know, they don't
> make one for the odd fire V6.
>
> Good luck with your project.
>
> Dave
> Charlton, NY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BLDFW <bldfw@...>
> To: OMC Boats <omc-boats@...>
> Sent: Thu, 21 May 2009 4:44 pm
> Subject: [OMC-Boats] Electronic Ignition
>
> Well I'm having a good day!! I've had my boat running this
> afternoon with the outdrive in a tub of water. Good news is that
> the water is flowing. Even better news is that I'm not seeing any
> foaming in the crankcase oil so all is looking good there. It
> didn't take long for the water in the tub to turn a nice shade of
> grey with exhaust crud skimming the surface but she's pumping water
> and that's alwasy good. She's running a tad rich I believe, and is
> a bit stinky. It prob had 2-3 gals of gas on the verge of going bad
> so earlier I mixed in another 3-4 gals to thin it out.
>
> I want to convert over to electronic ignition to minimize
> maintenance. Has anyone converted their V6 ignition over to a
> Pertronix setup recently? What version did you use? Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Bill
> Dallas, TX
> 1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 Buick V6 - OMC Sterndrive
> http://www.photobucket.com/evinrude_explorer
>
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