Re: [AMC-list] Duraspark "TFI" parts wierdness...

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 10:12 AM,  <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I used a w
> 1985ish Ford 300 six cap and rotor. IIRC I put either a standard brand with brass contacts or an accell version.
>   I never did measure gap.
> Thinking about it the "old" caps had big fat post sticking through on the inside. Everyone I recall buying nowadays has thin as drool post

Maybe I shoudl check out Accell. I'm running my cleaned up used job
for now, it's good enough.


>    I wonder, did they cut back the post side and not increase the rotor length to allow it to be used in either new or old caps?

The bottom line is, I think, that cars older than the late 80's maybe
are .00001% of the market, replacement parts corps just don't care
about the old stuff, no one pays attention to errors from consolidated
catalogs, engineering changes like thinning metal, etc. It probably
sounds like I'm whining, but I'm not really. We're basically driving
Model A's and not really in a spot to complain about it! Our cars are
unbelievably unique these days. Pretty much any time I encounter ANY
60's car on the highway we always do some 'old car solidaroty'
routine, nod, wave, beep, etc. We're all wierdos!



>  Is your ignition going to be totally dist less? If it is going to use the dist don't forget you will proly need a wide tip rotor to allow the spark to get to the correct post during advanced/retarded situations.

I adapted a 6cyl Ford EDIS wheel and pickup to the 195.6 while it was
out of the car, a hell of a lot easier! I'll do the electronics later.
Since it's a totally separate system you can make both work
simultaneously then just switch the wires.

The Classic has a 79? distrib with TFI. The rotor has the weird wide
contact, looks like a scimitar. The cap has a tiny little nub, yeah,
they used to be WIDE brass, now it's like fat wire.


I'm surprised no one's done an EDIS adapt for the 232/258. It seems
like a no brainer. Maybe I should think about making up a kit and
selling it.

This guy here sells a parts kit that does it all, you adapt. I bought
the wheel and sensor for now.

http://www.boostengineering.net/category_s/3.htm


good EDIS info
http://www.autosportlabs.net/Ford_EDIS_technical_information
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