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Need Pertronix ignitor gap settings

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if you have the setup directions please let me know.
Kurt
 

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http://opelgt.com/photos/showgallery.php/cat/547
 

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I've got the pertronix ignitor and coil and I've gapped my plugs to 0.045" with no problems.
 
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If your talking about the pickup gap, then you want 0.030"

Plug gap is up to you, and depends on the engine, coil, and wires used. 0.045" sounds like a good place to start however.
 

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70_Nitrous_Eater said:
If your talking about the pickup gap, then you want 0.030"
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Oh geez... good call. I wasn't even thinking about that. And I think 0.030" is right as I recall for the pickup gap.
 
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Thanks, Yes the pickup gap is what I needed thanks, I had to take it out last minute for the core on the old distributor and my instructions burnt up in a house fire, so thanks alot.

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I have heard that they will work with gaps as little as .010 and up to .050. but .030 is what the factory suggests.
 
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