The Ford Barn

Scotty's 52 F3 · 12-19-2025, 05:58 PM

Great idea. I wouldn't want to get zapped by that unit.

GB SISSON · 12-20-2025, 01:23 PM

Dale, I DO consider myself as a lover of magnetos. I have messed around with them for almost 50 years on old tractors and a lot of one lung stationary engines. Never the go-fast type like yours. I have read about them in Clymer's 'How to hop up the Ford V8', which was one of the first books on the flatheads I owned. Your driver is very ingenious, and I too would insulate myself against it. I have owned mags that will jump a fat blue arc a considerable distance and my cardiologist (who's working on a '47 Hudson convertible' says to keep my distance from magnets and high voltage on account of my pacemaker. Sticking with my battery-coil-points for now. How does this mag of yours advance and retard? Lever on the coulmn?

12-19-2025, 05:58 PM	#1
Scotty's 52 F3 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Marana, AZ. Posts: 482	Re: Off Topic: For those of you who love Magnetos! Great idea. I wouldn't want to get zapped by that unit.

12-20-2025, 01:23 PM	#2
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 6,202	Re: Off Topic: For those of you who love Magnetos! Dale, I DO consider myself as a lover of magnetos. I have messed around with them for almost 50 years on old tractors and a lot of one lung stationary engines. Never the go-fast type like yours. I have read about them in Clymer's 'How to hop up the Ford V8', which was one of the first books on the flatheads I owned. Your driver is very ingenious, and I too would insulate myself against it. I have owned mags that will jump a fat blue arc a considerable distance and my cardiologist (who's working on a '47 Hudson convertible' says to keep my distance from magnets and high voltage on account of my pacemaker. Sticking with my battery-coil-points for now. How does this mag of yours advance and retard? Lever on the coulmn? __________________ 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, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

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