Starting problem

Argeo · 08-19-2003, 05:24 AM

I took my car to a guy that just does Porsches. He adjusted my points (should have done myself - still learning) and the car ran great. Well I have probably driven less than 100 miles since adjustment. Well I the other day when I went to start the car fired up and then immediately died. My neighbor adjusted the points and the car still didn't start. I was getting power to the permatune but nothing at the ignition coil. I could swear that from problems I had in the past that I would not be able to read if I was getting voltage at the IC. Well, I went and bought a new coil and the car did start but ran terribly. Very quiet and really low rpm's, like 200 - 300. I shut down and haven't looked at since. Now I think my neighbor set the points to .3 mm and i believe it should be .35mm. Would that make a huge difference? Also there was a bit of pitting on one of the points and the contact plate that makes the points open and close is a bit worn. I am thinking the pit on one of the points is not the problem where I had a pro look at it a few weeks earlier and he did not mention anything. This guy came highly recommended from a lot of people so I am not worried about his work. I am just wondering if pits on points happen really fast or is it a gradual process? Also, since I need to order new points anyways, does that include the whole mechanism or just the two points and what is the name of the whole mechanism?

Thanks.

ruf-porsche · ruf-porsche's Garage

You need to give some additional info about the car such as year and engine if the original engine was replace. Modifications that was done to the engine such as Perma tune. The coil that you brought to replace the coil that was on the car, is it compatible with the Permatune system? You should check that out. The little difference in point gap shouldn't be a concern. The pitting point should be replaced. Perhaps now is the time to go to the Pertronix system to eliminate the point.

Argeo · 08-19-2003, 06:51 AM

The car is a 77 3.0 Carrera. It uses Permatune (in when I bought it). I sent the PT last year to the company to have it checked and they said it was strong. I was told any 12V coil that does not have an internal resistor which is what I bought. Everything else is stock. When I order new points, is that the whole mechanism or just the two points? If it is just the two points, what is the name of the rest of mechanism the points reside on?

Thanks.