Setting Old Rusty's distributor on the Churchill timing. Lathe and Mill required!

[Mart]

One of the most useful tools I have is my Churchill Ford V8 timing fixture. The problem is, the distributor on Old Rusty doesn't fit. In this video I make an adaptor to allow the distributor to sit on the fixture.
So sit down and relax. There's some machining, some dicking around setting the timing and a will it start and run at the end.
I hope you enjoy it.
Mart.
https://youtu.be/IrwLNEAHKU8

[mfirth]

I*'m getting dizzy trying to learn about those early dizzys......good stuff Mart, thanks. I love old rusty. Reminds me of the "good ole days"......Cheers !

[macdonge]

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Hi Mart. I'm replying here to your comment following my post on YouTube relating to this, in order that I can include some photos. The bigger knurled knob (on the left) secures the distributor drive key. As you should be able to see, there is no 'graduated scale' to speak of - only two fixed rotor positions (marked HL and HR) secured by a spring loaded pin (thinner knurled knob to the right). What I find curious is that both the rotating and fixed portions of the fixture have the number 24 stamped into them (last photo). Makes me wonder if this was for earlier distributors that may (?) have used a 24 degree setting as opposed to 22.5 degrees. Wish I could find Wasco's original documentation for this but all I've been able to dredge up refers to a later version that's similar to your Churchill. Cheers again!