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tubman · 03-30-2018, 01:04 PM

I am kind of biased towards dual distributors. I once had a '48 Seagrave pumper with a 468" Pierce-Arrow licensed V12 that had dual ignition systems. It had 24 plugs, two distributors (each with sockets for 12 plug wires and two coil wires), and four coils. Despite having only 2300 miles when I got it, it barely ran because the former owner didn't understand how it worked. One of the best projects I have ever had was getting it back running properly. It turned out to be badly burned points. Luckily for me, the distributors were made by Delco and used the same points as '46-'48 Chevrolets. I was used to regular dual point setups where the two sets of points are used to prolong the dwell. Once I figured out that that wasn't the case and what I actually had was 4 separate 6 cylinder ignition systems, it was easy.

03-30-2018, 01:04 PM	#62
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,358	Re: Flathead V8 Twin Distributor timing cover i am making I am kind of biased towards dual distributors. I once had a '48 Seagrave pumper with a 468" Pierce-Arrow licensed V12 that had dual ignition systems. It had 24 plugs, two distributors (each with sockets for 12 plug wires and two coil wires), and four coils. Despite having only 2300 miles when I got it, it barely ran because the former owner didn't understand how it worked. One of the best projects I have ever had was getting it back running properly. It turned out to be badly burned points. Luckily for me, the distributors were made by Delco and used the same points as '46-'48 Chevrolets. I was used to regular dual point setups where the two sets of points are used to prolong the dwell. Once I figured out that that wasn't the case and what I actually had was 4 separate 6 cylinder ignition systems, it was easy.