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09-20-2017, 11:09 AM | #1 |
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Anyone have an old Niehoff Ignition catalog?
I was rummaging through some stuff in my shop this morning and came across a set of points and a condenser in my stash of parts. They are Niehoff parts, still in the boxes and I have no idea what the application would be. I'm sure I bought them as a spares for a vehicle I had some time or another. Does anyone have an old Niehoff catalog so they can look them up? I hate to see them go to waste. The numbers are WA-19 and WA-20E. Thanks.
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09-20-2017, 11:23 AM | #2 |
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Re: Anyone have an old Niehoff Ignition catalog?
All I remember is "You're best off with Niehoff!"
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09-20-2017, 11:28 AM | #3 |
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Re: Anyone have an old Niehoff Ignition catalog?
WA was niehoff designator for European cars if that will give you a hint...
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09-20-2017, 11:51 AM | #4 |
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Condenser is probably not any good.
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09-20-2017, 11:53 AM | #5 |
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Do a google search on the name and numbers, surprising what you can find out doing that
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I did a cross reference and found a WA-20 no E
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Mystery solved. Back in the 70's my then wife was driving a 2.0 Pinto.
Bob C you sparked my memory to 4 cylinder engines and I thought of that one. For reasons I can't remember now, I have a spare 2.0 distributor in my inventory of parts and I checked it and sure enough I got a match. Thanks to all who chimed in even though this ended up being off topic.
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09-20-2017, 05:56 PM | #9 |
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Sometimes you do have to change the wording a bit to find what you want.
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09-21-2017, 03:15 AM | #10 |
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I´m a little curious why a ford ended up with a WA designation...did ford buy the distributor from a european supplier ??
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09-21-2017, 03:55 AM | #11 |
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IIRC, the Ford Cortina used a Pinto 2.0 engine in the 1970's. So it's possible that an European supplier made parts for them.
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09-21-2017, 07:16 AM | #12 |
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I believe that 2.0 engine was of Ford of Europe origin. It was a tough little OHC engine as I remember it.
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09-22-2017, 10:47 PM | #14 |
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Would anybody have the Niehoff number for B model points (1932-34 4 cyl) and 1933 Dodge points?
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Model B 32-34 FF-23-15 consists of lever FF-23 and Screw FF-15
Dodge seems to have different choices...different distributors ?...DR-1-2 is dodge 30-32(some 33) i have pics of the breakers in the catalog if that helps. |
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A message for MANUEL who asked about points for a 1933 Dodge.
1933 Dodge is listed with a Delco Remy distributor using point set DR62W Late 1933 Dodge + 1934 Dodge also used a Delco Remy distributor and this one used point set DR61W. The above data is from an AMPCO reference chart and over 30 years ago I acquired a "stash" of AMPCO ignition parts. I have checked the point sets I have left in stock and I have 2 sets of DR62W and one set of DR61W. |
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Thanks for those part numbers. I asked because you never know what you will find at swap meets. So I will keep a record of them.
flatheadmurre, can you give me the numbers for Both Delco dizzys please (and pics would be great) barnstuf, thats handy to know. What are you asking for the Ampco points? How do Ampco parts compare with Niehoff? Manuel in Oz |
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Manuel in the 1930's my opinion is that virtually all parts were quality parts, whereas today there is quality variation. Niehoff and AMPCO were prominent names in that era and were known as good firms to do business with. I have sold 80% of the points I acquired of the AMPCO brand over 30 years ago with no complaint. By the way the Dodge uses the same as Chrysler, DeSoto, Plymouth, as well as 34 Studebaker.. My Dad had a 1934 Dodge sedan I remember well.
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