Didn't know I was touching the third rail by saying my Petronix failed.

I was so convinced that it couldn't have failed that I replaced everything else before that but no spark is no spark and where I was at, couldn't get a replacement kit without waiting several days. The points distributor could be had in hours. I stuck it in, guessed at the timing and I was on the road again. This is only a 318 2bbl car so I'm not drag racing it or anything more serious than towing my teardrop trailer to campouts. I put the Petronix in based on everyone saying how dead reliable they are. It was installed properly and worked for almost 4 years. I guess I'm just unlucky. I should have just put the original parts in the glove box for insurance.