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Another Annoying Pertronix Ignitor Issue on a GT

paul.catherine — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:34:09 GMT

:banghead:

Sorry to bug you all - but I am finally getting to outting in the Pertronix Ignitor... and all seemed to fit in the distributor just fine... til I got to putting the rotor back in...

It seems to be riding high... I can put the distributor cap back on, but I do not think the rotor is seated down enough to engage the nub inside which holds it to the distributor axle position. I put the magnet sleeve on exactly as instructed, finding the squarish orientation and seating it down as far as possible (which aligns well with the detector that replaced the points; I put the accompanying spacer in the stack BTW).... The magnet sleeve has a lip which of course I have pointing upward (only way it'll go in anyway).

So any ideas what I am doing wrong or need to do? Maybe I need to push harder on the magnet, but it does look fully seated... The Ignitor is a # 1847V (Bosch 4 cyl, and Pertronix knows it is for my 73 GT when they sent it)..

Thanks!!!

Paul
Flagstaff AZ
73 Opel GT :drive:

Autoweek Mazda outlines weight-loss program:

NewsBot — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:00:22 GMT

Mazda Motor Corp. will reduce its vehicle weights by at least 220 pounds beginning in 2011, with a combination of lighter-weight materials, smaller vehicle footprints and new engineering processes, a top executive says.

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Happy Birthday charlie1966

Gary — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:09:35 GMT

1 member is celebrating their birthday on 11-14-2009:

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Happy Birthday!

Another place for Opel parts?

ghcoe — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:36:01 GMT

I was surfing around for some parts for the Kadett B Wagon I just purchased and found a German forum dedicated to just Kadett B's. They had a link for suppliers and this was one. Lots of Opel parts are listed. They have parts for other makes and models too. For the Opels there are lots of parts including rubber, body panel patches, full body panels, lenses, scripts, poly bushings, bumpers, carpets, headliners. Looks to me that their prices are inline with Reprotec and Dr. Manta. I think some prices are quite a bit better. Sent them a email to see if they will ship to the U.S. but have not heard anything as of yet. Late in the day and a Friday to boot. I have not read anything here about them so thought I would post.
Willkommen -

Lambo Door for Opel GT

rdignard — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:32:34 GMT

New to forum, looking to see if anyone knows if you can modify the doors on the GT to accept a vertical door lift kit (Lambo style)?
I have a 1973 GT in the restoration stage and I was thinking of adding a VDC kit, but with it's age I can not find a supplier that offers a kit.
Thanks for any input.

Amphibous Bugatti Veyron

opelenvy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:26:42 GMT

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Autoweek SEMA show: Flushing out the aces:

NewsBot — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:11 GMT

The annual Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas is all about the gaudy and the fantastic, and this year was no different. The customizers came out in force, and the big car companies showed up too.

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Kent Cams solid lifters problem

john17 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:08:15 GMT

Hello. It's been a while since my last posting and I'm back with a problem: during the last run of the season my engine began missfiring and losing power. Found nearly 0 pressure in no 4 cilynder due to a cracked CF21 solid lifter from Kent Cams - in february 2009 I went for their OP264 camshaft together with followers and ran them ~500 km for breaking in and ~100 km in racing conditions (only 2 events due to low budget issues).
I sent to Kent Cams some pics and this story getting this answer:
"Dear Sir,

Thank you for your recent E-mail ,looking at your photos it difficult to be 100% accurate in the reason for failure, however it looks like the follower has suffered some heavy side loading, the reason I say this is because this product it very strong in a compression state, which is it's natural working environment.

If you would like further investigation, please return the part to either the company you bought from, our directly to our company

Best regards,

Del Johnson,

Kent Performance Camshafts Ltd."

Wenting further but with my own investigation I found another follower with a loose tap. I strongly believe that it's a manufacture problem, the margin suporting the tap beeing uneven (0,3 mm on one side vs 0,7 on the opposite one) on the cracked one, leading to tilt the cap. What do you think?
I had to cut the broken follower to get the tap out of it.

No stop light

alolmo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:49:42 GMT

I was hopping for a little help with this problem. As soon as I turn the ignition key on the red tail lights go on full blast and I don't have any brake lights. I don't know where to start looking, any ideas?

How to get a GT Grill back on..?

paul.catherine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:46:17 GMT

Hi all,

Anyone have a trick to fit the OEM grill back into the nose of a '73 GT? I struggled for the last hour to line up the screw holes for the tiny screws, and nothing seems to line up like when I tried to reinstall the sproinged off grille. seems like the screws "just barely" do not fit, so maybe there's a trick as to which screws to put in first, top or bottom etc? Or is it just a known pain?

Thanks!

Paul
Flagstaff AZ
73 Yellow GT :drive:

Motor Trend Article on Opel GT

Gregory Miller — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:26:49 GMT

Has anyone read/seen the latest Motor Trend article on the Opel GT?

Joyride In Customer's Vauxhall

PROPEL — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:15:47 GMT

Bueller?

Mechanics' 125mph Joyride In Customer's Car

Lookin for my Opel

musclecar_69 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:03:16 GMT

I got into this group to find the Opel that i sold back in '02 or '03. It was a white '74 Manta sold to a guy named I think Preston in Georgia. I am simply wondering what he did with it and would love to be able to see some pictures of it or something. Unfortunately since divorce i've lost all of my records and numbers. If anyone knows who I am talking about please have him contact me at musclecar_69@yahoo.com.

58 Opel Rekord on Ebay

wklopf — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:19:26 GMT

I just found this on Ebay. The car appears to be quite complete. It has some rust, but the seller didn't show the area where I would look first on one of these cars. Claims 36,000 miles. Starting bid is $1850. It is in Arizona, but spent the early years of its life in Illinois. Bill

Opel:eBay Motors (item 190348893614 end time Nov-18-09 23:23:22 PST)

Back on the road

74Opel1900 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:54:27 GMT

Well, the '74 Ascona is finally back on the road after almost 3 months. Some of you may know the issues I was having with the master cylinder until Gene saved me once again. The day I got the car back from the shop the starter decided to go. So after getting the starter rebuilt in just a day my Opel is back on the road. I had forgotten how much I love driving this car. :veryhappy :veryhappy