It's a epidemic,now I broke down!!!

You've failed to look outside the box. It was routine for us back in the '80's while using Subaru EA81 engines in airplanes to put two electronic modules into one distributor to give separate sparks to two coils, then joined sending a spark to each plug. Take it easy on yourself and have a look at the Megajolt website. Ford EDIS parts, dirt cheap, reliable. Is Ford reliable enough?

If you are running the Bosch Blue Coil, (most people do) You probably need to install a resistor into the circuit....  I think its around 3 ohms....   You need around 6 ohms in the primary side of the coil to keep the solid state "thingy" alive...

I love the protronics  But i also advise a  flame thrower 3 ohm coil  that  makes the protronics  lot more reliable  and it  would also work with your compufire kit.   theres your 3 ohms another way

Thanks for the tips you guys,I did install the Bosch blue "resistor" coil. There are 2 different "blue" coils and the PO had one in there with NO resistance and I replaced it with teh lighter-blue resistor version knowing this can damage the pickup......

 I was planning some nice "daddy time" with a cool drive and then a nice IPA at the end of the road,BUT I ended up sitting on the side of the road,but I do have to admit it was in beautiful jungle/forest and there was a stream gurgling and very nice people letting me blcok their driveway with my car for over an hour waiting for the towtruck,it could have been worse!

 I like the backup DIS distributor/ignition coil thing,but I will take my chances with carrying a spare,I figure the next one will last me another 2-5 years or so (crosses fingers)   

I keep the point kit under the seat still. Hope I don't need soon.

I've always admired your style, Ed. What was that song ? ...doin'g it right...on the

right side of town...?

Dude, bummer about your car electronics crapping out during a cruise! At least you got home safely to ride another day (with spare electronics). 

Bummer on the $200. tow.  I have AAA plus which gives me 100 miles of free towing. It is a yearly fee, but there are other services.  It has come in handy a few times for me.

Electronics are nice but many here carry an extra ready to drop in dizzy with a notch premarked for correct timing. ~Alan

 Alan,that is a excellent idea...but these electronic ignitions are so easy to put in,I just installed a Pertronix unit (and will keep a spare compu-fire in the car)and it literally took 15 minutes,and this included re-timing the engine!! 

 When first I posted about this I had not fixed the car yet,however I KNEW it was this damn ignition problem,if not it would have been the coil,and sure enough.....it WAS the module!

And to add to what Alan said, if you have an extra distributor clamp, you can drop it right in all timed perfectly!

I put over 100,000 miles on a Pertronix in a '77 Scirocco back in the early eighties. That was when it was still called a Perlux Ignitor, and before all the rice-boys started putting fart-cans on their Hondas. When I initially installed it, it was rubbing slightly on the magnet ring. That one lasted only about 100 miles. Replaced that and forgot about it, even though I left the points and a screwdriver in the glovebox for a while.

I started out with a Pertronix I which was great...then Upgraded to a Pert.II w/ matching FlameThrower coil. Had some issues with it and it finally smoked on me in Maryland. Had the Pert.I with me and changed it over on the side of the road and it took me the whole way home. Contacted Pertronix and they replaced the Pert.II module after it was deemed faulty. I upgraded again with a Pert.II dizzy and like it a lot as I can control advance curves. 15,000 miles on it so far. I keep the removed PertII unit with me as a spare. The only thing I would do further is put an EDIS system in like Danny uses...really impressed with that set-up!

~WB

I have an EDIS system siting in a box in my garage.  The only thing stopping me putting it in my IM is it won't work with my CB EFI kit.....yet. 

Having said that, I've had a Mallory Unilite distributor on my car for a number of years and have been very happy with it.