Recent content by D Cluley

Just driving. :) 8/14, I went to the Back to the Bricks cruise in Flint MI 8/16, The Back to the Bricks show & the Woodward Cruise 8/19-8/24, The Old US-27 Tour 11 days, 1613 miles, 12.5 mpg oof!

I was dealing with a similar issue a few months ago. In addition to checking the hub temperature, reach under the front and check the temp of the rim of the brake drum itself. Dragging brakes will show up there much quicker than at the hub. I didn't make notes of my hub temps, but my...

Thanks all. The bolt went in fine after a little cleaning. That plug wire backet is supposed to attach to the end bolt on the valley cover, but that hole has always been stripped out, so it has been loose for years. Drilled the hole in the bracket a little bigger, and it is secure now on the...

Looks like 3/8" but neither fine or coarse bolts wanted to start. May just need cleaning, but I didn't want to force anything.

I do understand the relationship between the points and the plugs, just worded it badly. How about "...opens and breaks the circuit when it is time for the spark plugs to fire" I had seen that Motor Trend article on Pertronix earlier but got more out of it the second time through. Thanks...

Thank you @halifaxhops those were great videos.

Ok, so your version of 2a provides full voltage to the Pertronix unit even during "start" but does not bypass the resistor to give the coil extra voltage during "start". Clearly Pertronix just wants you to eliminate the resistor. (Yes, I am aware that you said that several days ago. :) ) It...

This is an offshoot of my Distributor Wiring thread Distributor Wiring Diagrams where @Big_John & I have been discussing Pertronix wiring. I am just working through some thoughts and questions and am looking for confirmation or corrections. The coil is provided with positive voltage whenever...

It's a no name dual back light that I've had for nearly 20 years, so I am not surprised it has gone off. I'm getting awfully high numbers. Pretty sure my base timing at idle isn't 35 degrees before center. If it is off a consistent amount, I can deal with it, but haven't had time to...

Thanks, I actually hit the O line with a sharpie for the moment. Just wanted to be sure I had the numbers right. I'm getting some weird numbers. I suspect either the damper has slipped or my timing light is off.

John, thank you for taking the time to work through this with me. As you can see, I almost know what I'm doing here. :) As to 2a, I could see the problem with the start position dropping the voltage but couldn't see a way around it. I am wondering if that Pertronix diagram is generic and...

I was having trouble reading the timing marks on my '65 383. Stuck my phone down in there and got this picture. Am I reading this correctly?

I have updated this with the 2 versions that Pertronix recomends.

I wondered about that. I saw a diagram with the ignitor bypassing the resistor. On the other hand, my ignitor I that has been wired straight to the coil like my drawing for 15 years without any problems so I'm not sure what to think. My recollection is that maybe with the ignitor 2 or 3...

I was looking at options for replacing a distributor and made up these diagrams to help sort out what was needed. Thought it might be useful to have them all together in one place. Let me know if you have any questions/corrections. 1. Original points style distributor. 2. Points...