Old Mallory Ignition

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

This very well could be the oldest Mallory i have ever done. Customer sent this one in for a restore and set up. Tag says Mallory Governor, model 11A. I have a few old cores here but none like this one.
Tear down shows sectioned leaf springs with one weight above and one weight below. Pretty nasty insides.
The unit is very adjustable with many settings on the adjustment ring.( we use the 30 degree) it also has the mechanical adjustment as well..
The points were both broken springs and the best i could do was file the contacts, polish and solder on new springs.
I then ran on tester for the better part of the afternoon and it looks like the solder will hold.
Pretty unique distributor for the A engine. These engines seem to benifit from the mechanical advance more than most engines....

 

[briphaeton]

I have a couple of early cast iron mallory's, one has the cam cut as described in George Riley "Building the 100 mph Model A Ford". Mine don't have mechanical advance arm but do have the original style two piece red distributor caps and large condesors. Interesting photos, Thanks

 

[hardtimes]

Hey Jim,
Thanks for the pics/info !
Learn something new every day, eh.
When do you leave on vac and when reopen business ?

 

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

Hey Jim,
Thanks for the pics/info !
Learn something new every day, eh.
When do you leave on vac and when reopen business ?

Leave tomorrow morning , return third week of December.

 

[Will Ziegler in LI NY]

If anyone has parts for an 11A like this, I am looking for a cap.

If you have one that you are willing to get rid of, let me know.

Thanks,

Will

 

[Joef21]

What's the diameter of your cap. Does it have any notches and if so where.

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

I found somewhere that the first Model A Mallory, which had manual and automatic advance like this one, came out in 1929. I did not find out enough to know if this is it! There is also at least one intermediate Mallory that has a two-piece cap but substantially smaller then the familiar iron and aluminum 2-piece cap models. I have one that I never even opened...when I shake it, I hear the maraca sounds of numerous loose bits of metal bouncing around in a sea of rust particles. It was sound on a VERY rusty long abandoned combine.
Mallory seemed to change point designs very frequently, and had no inhibitions about complete changeovers with nothing interchangeable...