Carb and Distributor Dilemma

Flathead Fever said:
I didn't see you post a comment on flathead timing. But you have time to criticize someone that's only trying to help. This happens all the time. It upsets me when all I'm trying to do is help. This takes up a lot of my time but I enjoy helping people that want to learn how things work, not just the people that want a quick free fix for their cars. I like saving people money and time. That's why I usually include too much info, if that's possible?. Another elderly friend with over 50-years of Flathead experience just quit giving advice on the Ford Barn. If its not enjoyable why do it. There are a lot of guys out there with tremendous amounts of info that will not share it with you. They want you to pay for it.

I think I need a break from the Ford Barn for awhile. Why don't you take over teaching. I'll take my 40-year's working on cars professionally for a living. Fixing the problems other mechanics cannot figure out and go work on my own 14 cars or I can spend time with my two-year old napping grandson when he wakes up. I need to turn him into little gear-head. Somebody has to carry on with the flatheads. Life is too short to waste any of it.
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Sorry if I offended you. If you've been on this site for awhile. you will know that I often contribute. I don't chime in every time this topic comes up, which is often. That's why doing a search will pay dividends when it comes to information available.
 
I'd like to write about the evloution of the ignition system now used on the flathead and the tuning of the fuel system. For me it dates back to the early 70's and at that time i was racing and eliminated the Vacuum advance. I first saw a SBC dist in a flathead back about that time. The idea of a simple inexpensive distributor that could be controlled by some bushings and springs. It was hard to beat, after all it ran a SBC up to 7 Grand. I didn't start using the vac adv until I built a 296 for Ron H. He send my dist out to be converted to electronic and an adj. vac/ advance. I learned allot from this, the engine provided fantastic acceleration and 20 MPG .
Next came Richard from Florida. I built an engine for him over the Phone. He got interested in the ignition systems and carburetors as well. His experiments have given us the Data we have now to improve the running of these engines. He did this by building a" Road rig". A box with an AF meter.tack, Timing light video and vacuum gauge. This was all copied with a video camera. Mounted in the passenger seat , ir
recorded every thing the engine did. With this information , he developed the tuning specs I and others use to tune the engines, along with an adjustable Mech. adv.

He sold the car, bought a Camro and now has a Ham radio set in his house. I still call him every once in awhile to see how he doing. Oh Ya, he also built a coupla airplanes and ran a recording studio.
 
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