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After additional countless hours of troubleshooting including:

- again checking everything a dozen times

- new wires,

- electronic module,

-direct 12v wiring and ground from battery,

- new cap and rotor

- and much more

I decided to remove the Pertronix distributor and switched to a used Mallory distributor that came out of a running Pantera (car is getting restored at the moment).

What can I say: Car started right up and runs like nothing has happened. I think you can imagine my face at that moment

I disassembled the Pertronix Distributor and couldn't find anything wrong, I even gave it to an retired electrician that worked in BMW development and is one of the smartest guys I know and he also couldn't find anything.

Fun fact on the side: The Tach that always read slightly wrong with the pertronix is on point now.

6/8/235:51 AM

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