Re: [OMC-Boats] Electronic Ignition

POINT well taken!

On May 22, 2009, at 10:04 PM, Andy Perakes wrote:

> What are you doing with your points every year? I change mine
> roughly every 10 years and that's about it. Maybe we've just had 42
> years of good luck, but we've found the best approach to be not to
> mess with it unless something is confirmed wrong.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: BC Howk
> To: omc-boats@...
> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 9:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Electronic Ignition
>
> Hey, Lee's got a point here!! :-)
>
> Seriously....I put the pertronics kit on mine and THE BEST thing
> about it is not messing with those darn points every spring when it
> comes time to de-winterize. It's a no brainer
>
>
> On May 22, 2009, Lee Shuster <lks@...> wrote:
>
> Doug,
>
> Unless your idea of fun is fiddling around with feeler gauges and
> dwell meters, this discussion is shall we say, "pointless."
>
> Seriously, the perception of "seat-of-the-pants" performance will be
> greater if you throw out 200 pounds of "junk" that always finds it's
> way onto our boats.
>
> If we can assume that the Air-Fuel delivery system is optimal, then
> upgrading the entire ignition system, including stock points/coil
> "might" measure a couple of horsepower on a dyno, but at the RPM
> ranges most boat owners run in it will be difficult to detect it's
> presence.
> Easier starting? Maybe but not really, if everthing else is working
> properly. Smoother or slower idling? Not really, imho. Reduced
> emissions or better economy? Probably, but how you going to measure
> that?
>
> So go "pointless," only if your time and/or labor to replace points
> and condensor, and adjust dwell and ignition timing over the next 5
> to 10 years are worth four "Andrew Jacksons."
>
> Lee
>
> PS -- My "schills" on the list are supposed to chime in, Hey Lee's
> got a point there!"
>
> Have a safe holiday weekend!
>
>
>
> On May 22, 2009, at 1:18 PM, DOUGLAS JULIEN wrote:
>
> Hi all:
>
> Does the Pertronix improve performance? Will it allow a lower idle
> speed? Is there any perceptible difference in acceleration or top
> end? Quicker engine start, maybe? Eighty bucks is eighty
> bucks...thanks.
>
> -Doug Julien
>
> --- On Fri, 5/22/09, Lee Shuster (lib1) <lib1@...> wrote:
>
> From: Lee Shuster (lib1) <lib1@...>
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Electronic Ignition
> To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's" <omc-boats@...
> >
> Date: Friday, May 22, 2009, 8:27 AM
>
> 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 <http:///mc/compose?to=bldfw@...>
> To: OMC Boats <http:///mc/compose?to=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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