Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-02-2021, 03:54 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-02-2021, 03:17 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-02-2021, 03:13 AM
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Re: testing coils & Condensers
You can measure the resistance of the coil should be around .6 ohms. The condenser can be done with an ohmmeter as well but they are all slightly different. Place your meter on the R1 scale if you...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-24-2021, 06:57 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-22-2021, 08:01 AM
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Views: 438
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-22-2021, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,909
Re: Flathead V8 Distributor Slot in Cam shaft
WOW very cool! The fact that it checks the coil with real sparkplugs is the perfect tester. Just keep your voltmeter aw a y from the coil both l9w voltage and high.
If you could sometime when you...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-21-2021, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,909
Re: Flathead V8 Distributor Slot in Cam shaft
Thank you Mart
Is good information
I've been on the Vanderbilt website multiple times and am familiar with the two ruler method but this is the first time I've ever seen that adapter for...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-19-2021, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,909
Re: Flathead V8 Distributor Slot in Cam shaft
Another question
Since we are setting the mechanical advance to zero degrees and we know withing 1 degree or less TDC. Why can't I just set the points (Driver-side) to just be opening at o degrees...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-18-2021, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,909
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-16-2021, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,909
Re: Flathead V8 Distributor Slot in Cam shaft
Mart
First thank you for the videos I know they must me time consuming in fact I was looking at yours to attempt to get a sense of cam position and the angle of the slot relative to TDC of #1...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-16-2021, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,909
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-16-2021, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,909
Re: Flathead V8 Distributor Slot in Cam shaft
Wow it's best to think of this as similar to a churchhill machine however there is very little reason that this could not be similar to a Sun.
Still very early in the process but the data appears...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-16-2021, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,909
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-15-2021, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,909
Re: Flathead V8 Distributor Slot in Cam shaft
Hey guys
I wanted to answer Nomad as he asked a very good question "what is ur end game"
I was not 100% sure my brother and I would be successful therefore it might have been a bit premature to...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-11-2021, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,909
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-09-2021, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,909
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-09-2021, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,909
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-15-2020, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,400
Re: distributor
1 st bypass the ignition switch
2nd I assume this is a helmet distributor need to know the voltage you have at the coil
3rd don't change the point gap but measure them ((dist needs to be off the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-07-2020, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-02-2020, 08:20 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-23-2020, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 835
Re: 41 Distributor Helmet Style - Dwell
I suggest not using your Fluke on this I wires out my fluke attemting to measure the low voltage feeding the coIL could have purely been just bad luck or something is creating large spikes on that...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-23-2020, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Choke rod knob is loose
I've done jb weld on one and recently drilled two hole #4 /30 and tapped them haven't installed that one yet but when I do I'll use some adhesive as well. I did crimp the side that connects to the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-23-2020, 06:05 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 835
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-22-2020, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 617
Re: Replacing points on 39 Ford
If you can sit tight on the conversion I suggest you do. I'm currently working with them as the unit I installed after about 2 hours however I didn't have the plug wires they require you to use....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-22-2020, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 16
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