Flathead Ford Distributor Setting Points And Initial Advance Pt 2 Youtube Today in the shop, we pick up where we left off with the distributor on the flathead. we set our points gap, and use our newly developed timing tool to set o. The distributor currently set at 10 degrees vacuum and 21 degrees centrifical with the slowest advance curve with full advance coming in at 4,000 rpm. the centrifical curve currently looks like 5 degrees at 1,500, 8 degrees at 2,000, 15 degrees at 3,000 and full 21 degrees at 4,000. the engine is a .030 over 8ba, isky 3 4 cam, edelbrock heads.
Setting Points On Flathead Ford At Adam Martinez Blog If the valves are open ,you're 180 degrees out,rotate engine till both valves are closed and timing mark lines up. take your distributor cap off,taking note of which spark plug lead is facing torward number one spark plug in the head,loosen distributor so it rotates,but don't go crazy just yet. turn power on,gently rotate distributor clockwise. February 1, 2017 posted by nate cooper all, flathead engines, ignition, technical information. these early v8 distributors (used 1942 to 48) were mounted to the front of the flathead engines. they were generally set for timing in a special fixture, but can be set in this way too. adjust the breaker gap to .014 to .016 inch. 2. turn the shaft so lug is at about 45 degrees, on a line from about ten to four o'clock. wide side to the right, making it sort of above the narrow. 3. get a ruler, as in the '42 method, lay it across the narrow side with its edge firmly against the drive lug on the narrow side. Posts: 3,887. re: timing 1935 flathead help. i have read 1935 ford literature somewhere, sometime, about setting the distributor by finding tdc #1, moving the timing plate up [clockwise] with ignition on until spark occurs, then moving the plate up one more notch, which gives the initial 4 degree advance.
Setting Points On Flathead Ford At Adam Martinez Blog 2. turn the shaft so lug is at about 45 degrees, on a line from about ten to four o'clock. wide side to the right, making it sort of above the narrow. 3. get a ruler, as in the '42 method, lay it across the narrow side with its edge firmly against the drive lug on the narrow side. Posts: 3,887. re: timing 1935 flathead help. i have read 1935 ford literature somewhere, sometime, about setting the distributor by finding tdc #1, moving the timing plate up [clockwise] with ignition on until spark occurs, then moving the plate up one more notch, which gives the initial 4 degree advance. Your point gap is pretty right. about 15 thou. vacuum advance means that when there's engine vacuum it sucks on the tube from the manifold & pulls the plate that the points are mounted on, thus bringing the points anticlockwise a bit so as to meet the high lobe on the dizzy shaft a bit early. this has the effect of opening the points early. The bump or notch on the pulley of all late flatheads is 2 degrees btdc, not 4, so initial setup is not critical. get the rotor close to #1, get it running and set the timing. keep in mind the distributor advance is totally vacuum controlled on that loadomatic distributor, so be sure the diaphragm performs ok once the crank timing has been set.
Setting Points On Flathead Ford At Adam Martinez Blog Your point gap is pretty right. about 15 thou. vacuum advance means that when there's engine vacuum it sucks on the tube from the manifold & pulls the plate that the points are mounted on, thus bringing the points anticlockwise a bit so as to meet the high lobe on the dizzy shaft a bit early. this has the effect of opening the points early. The bump or notch on the pulley of all late flatheads is 2 degrees btdc, not 4, so initial setup is not critical. get the rotor close to #1, get it running and set the timing. keep in mind the distributor advance is totally vacuum controlled on that loadomatic distributor, so be sure the diaphragm performs ok once the crank timing has been set.
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