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GB SISSON · 07-23-2020, 07:34 PM

Ran great. Pulled really well and ran steady. After removing it I studied the distributor that wasn't performing right had some bad pits on the points. It had an old style condensor with the steel strap instead of a wire. I may have put that on there last year. Perhaps this condensor was bad causing the pits. I know Bubba is a fan of the modern napa condensor, and I may have swapped it out during troubleshooting. My island has a population of about 4000 people and I'm the only flathead guy I know of. You guys are my source of knowledge and I do a lot of backyard testing to get my stuff figured out, but electricity, like mathematics has always been mysterious to me. I'm the guy that tested offshore lifters with a device I built with a 12" piece of rod welded to a socket and hung a 5 lb sack of flour to test the tension of adjusters. I can see that stuff..... But microfarads? Ain't gonna happen. Anyhow, running retarded is what's probably what's gonna happen for the rest of the summer.

07-23-2020, 07:34 PM	#14
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,936	Re: Stumbling, hunting and missing Ran great. Pulled really well and ran steady. After removing it I studied the distributor that wasn't performing right had some bad pits on the points. It had an old style condensor with the steel strap instead of a wire. I may have put that on there last year. Perhaps this condensor was bad causing the pits. I know Bubba is a fan of the modern napa condensor, and I may have swapped it out during troubleshooting. My island has a population of about 4000 people and I'm the only flathead guy I know of. You guys are my source of knowledge and I do a lot of backyard testing to get my stuff figured out, but electricity, like mathematics has always been mysterious to me. I'm the guy that tested offshore lifters with a device I built with a 12" piece of rod welded to a socket and hung a 5 lb sack of flour to test the tension of adjusters. I can see that stuff..... But microfarads? Ain't gonna happen. Anyhow, running retarded is what's probably what's gonna happen for the rest of the summer. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)