Recent content by BIG KEV

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Thanks PETE. Well, Doing a yearly checkup, figured Id run the valves as they have been a bit noisy lately. Get the intake off and found one valve not sitting right.. Tried adjusting it, no lash. Ok, rocked the keeper and it fell apart. So 1 side of the keeper is in the oil pan, the other was...

Well, after about 400 test miles, I can say my ignition issues are cleared up. Starts all the time. Ultimately, I did a UC12t coil with a ballast resistor. Running autolite spark plugs as well non resistor. Plugs have been looking BEAUTIFUL tan color with a little carbon around the sides...

Opps, just a screw up in my decimal placement. :D Nice catch. I fixed the post.

Few thermal images I took the other day after a 30 min drive, high 80s outside, motor never went over 160. I may need to relocate the coil mount to the plug wire look ultimately. Funny how an 8ba has em on the head with zero issues. Maybe I am overthinking it. Carbs are staying cooler with the...

Well did continuity checks through everything. Distributor to the battery read 0.1 to 0.2 ohms on that check. On regular ohm setting got 0.02 Those same readings were from the body as well as to the motor in various places and bolts. I went ahead and swapped back out to the 1.7 ohm Standard...

Thanks, you have me thinking of just going back to the ballast resistor with the UC12 coil I have here. I rewired the ignition feed to the cab off the battery, and then my small stud on the starter broke a wire inside of it, so now I have to do a starter. I have a 6v I may do the 12v field...

Thanks. Yes. 3.7 ohms. Plug wires are solid core translucent. Nothing weird on those. Last time I checked em they were 0.0 ohm.

I am on condenser #8, all have tested good to this point, I have a NOS echlin on there right now. The Stock 42 ford one works just as good. Fuel level was set to 1/2" below top of bowl running with tops off. Yeah Zig, I thought I had it figured out as well but looks like my change to the...

Well. Had my fingers crossed. Drove her this monring with bad results. Uggg 20 min in. Pulled up to a stop sign and she died. She did restart. Drove down the road and had some doubts so decided to backroad it to the house. Put her on fast idle she runs and doesn’t die. Pushed the choke all the...

Thats one good looking distributor machine! Love the art deco look of it.

Thanks and I’ll do my best to answer. My initial setup is timing it using the bolt factory method. My timing tab on the distributor shows dead in the middle. Yes I used synthetic grease for those parts and used 30w motor oil for the hard bushings in rear and point plate. Rotor contact points...

Thanks Ford38v8. Yeah may be the first time ever I have seen AI quoted in this stuff, but hey it really goes through the normal process I use honestly word for work. Glad to know the old timers taught me something that the computers figured out. I bumped up to 600 idle speed, she seems to...

Thanks Ford38v8. 1. yes its a good leather turned 90 degrees, the piston I am using in the new distributor is working good, no more clattering at low rpm. So I think that fixed the advance dropping down and killing the motor. 2. Yep, I took 3 distributors to make 1. 3. Did that yesterday...

Thanks for the reply. Here is the list... 59ab, factory relieved block bored .125 over bore. Isky 1007b camshaft with real Johnson adjustable lifters. Aluminum timing gear Late model 1 piece valve guides with chevy style valves. Offenhauser heads .400 clearance for valves. Offenhauser 2x2...