Pertronix Solution

[bmwm3owner]

I thought I would post one final thread on what I discovered regarding Pertronix. I sent the message below to them so hopefully they will update their catalog which showed nothing for our coupes.


I bought the 1867A from Royze Inc, owned by my friend John Lazenby. Installed it today, fits fine and car started right up. The points sit on the right side of the distributor shaft, my Bosch Distributor ID is JFUD6. The ring on the rotor sits below the bottom of the sensor but no issues. Wires could be 4 to 6 inches or so longer, other have noticed this issue as well. This fits all of the BMW M30 engines from the 1969 2800CS through 1974 3.0CS which are carbureted cars. The sedans of this era, the 2500, 2800, Bavaria and 3.0S, all carbureted as well would use this same unit. I believe but can not confirm that the injected cars use a different unit, probably the 1868 that is listed for the 3.0Si sedan in your catalog. BMW lists a different set of points for these cars, including the 3.0CSi and CSiL, built from 1971 through 1975.

I hope this helps others.

Chris

A long, long, time ago, I worked for a small independent auto parts store in Northern California that got some parts from Royze. I have not heard that name in many years. Brings me lots of great memories!

 

[teahead]

3rd time's a charm (ordered straight from Pertronix w/their 10% disc):

 

[billpatterson]

Hi there

I ordered aa 1868 Pertronix Ignitor kit as per their catalogue and the ignitor ring spins on the distributor rotor shaft (way too big in diameter; it does though have the 6 points needed for a 6 cylinder distributor just not mine). Interesting the 1868 kit is suppose to fit mid-70s 6 cylinder BMWs, Ford and Mercury!

Is the 1867A kit as mentioned above the correct kit for a '73 bavaria, carb'd?? The catalogue shows it for early 70's Porsche, Fords and Mercury.

Regards,
Bill

 

[HB Chris]

1867A for carbed cars, 1868 for injected cars

 

[billpatterson]

1867A for carbed cars, 1868 for injected cars

Thx Chris!

Well dang it. I bought the wrong kit. I'll order the proper kit 1867A online.

Its fortunate to someone here who wants to buy a 1868 kit for a good price. The shop I bought it from will not exchange it for a 1867A kit! So I have a 1868 kit for sale. Anyone...anyone...anyone? I'll post on the Parts for Sale forum.

Regards,
Bill