39 No fire at the plugs

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

Flat jack had it right in post 17

 

[1939Deluxesedan]

As I said, green from the distributor goes to - on the coil, red from the distributor goes to + on the coil, brown from the distributor goes to ground. Hot lead from the battery goes to + on the coil. Voila - spark.

This is how it is wired. No spark.

 

[1939Deluxesedan]

Make your life easy go with a stock distributor with points.

There's a whole lot of sense in that statement. You can look down in it and see whats happening. I like that. Lots of folks run the solid state jobbers, but it's a mystery box. The car came to me with one of those solid state unit and its been nothing but trouble. There is something wrong with going out and buying another one just like it!
What is the advantage of a Mallory duel point system? Why is it superior?
Has anyone tried the helmet distributors? How did that work for you? One thing for sure. I've got enough other problems to chase down. I need a reliable ignition to see if I can get the engine to crank.

 

[flatjack9]

There is a resistor under the dash. Have you bypassed it? If not, you will not get any spark. Never mind, I forgot you are running right off the battery.

 

[slowforty]

Tubman and Bubba are correct . I use a helmet distributor(because that is what i have)on my 40 from Bubba and it is Great. Only been on there for 15 years.

 

[1939Deluxesedan]

Tubman and Bubba are correct . I use a helmet distributor(because that is what i have)on my 40 from Bubba and it is Great. Only been on there for 15 years.

Did you have to modify the fan, or anything else? Is it plug and play?

 

[slowforty]

No Helmet distributor is original equipment