trying to decide.....

[Beater]

ok trying to decide what way to go with a distributor. stock 31 A motor, in my lil speedster, its time to decide what and or if to upgrade the ignition. only reason I want to do this is so the kids can drive it without fear of the wrong settings hurting things. I am going to go with a 12v alternator kit, but not sure which would be the best distributor to go with. any help appreciated

[Jim Brierley]

I'd use a stock dist. maybe change to a modern cap for looks?

[31Tudor]

This may help you decide. I put an electronic ignition in my speedster when I first completed it. After coming home on a roll back with a failed igniter I put a stock distributor on and have roared away trouble free for years and 1,000 of miles. I know this will bring about the electronic ignition defenders, but this is just my experience.

[Tom Wesenberg]

If a stock ignition system works perfectly..........can any change really be an "upgrade"?

[C26Pinelake]

Go with stock, anybody can change it or repair it.. Wayne

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

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Beater,
If "everyone's" going to be driving it, just put in a simple Mallory, single point distributor & not worry.
Bill Spark

[Mikeinnj]

Originally Posted by Beater

ok trying to decide what way to go with a distributor. stock 31 A motor, in my lil speedster, its time to decide what and or if to upgrade the ignition. only reason I want to do this is so the kids can drive it without fear of the wrong settings hurting things. I am going to go with a 12v alternator kit, but not sure which would be the best distributor to go with. any help appreciated

If they know how to drive you could teach them how to correctly use the spark advance.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

[Beater]

well with my experiances with petronix and the like im pretty sure ill be sticking with points/ condenser, but really would like to not have to worry about the advance. gona be fun enough to learn about the clutch and square cut gears.

is the Mallory still available? ive seen the fellow from Oklahoma that sells the upgraded distributors to. think im going to go with the nurex alt, or build my own

[Dave in MN]

Originally Posted by Mikeinnj

If they know how to drive you could teach them how to correctly use the spark advance.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Mike,
I tried...my wife just cannot keep it straight. I cannot let her drive the car unless I install a self advancing distributor. I do all the driving.

I get the "Give a man a fish thing"...but it doesn't apply to my wife.

Give my wife a cleaned fish, maybe I'll eat it today; try to teach her to clean a fish, I'll never eat another in a lifetime.

Good Day!

[Dave in MN]

Nu-Rex makes a centrifugal advance that fits in your valve chamber and when set up correctly, works well. It will work with your original distributor. Snyder's has them in their 2016 Catalog for $185.00
Good Day!

[Beater]

ive seen the nurex thing yes that's pretty neat to.

[MAG]

Originally Posted by Dave in MN

Nu-Rex makes a centrifugal advance that fits in your valve chamber and when set up correctly, works well. It will work with your original distributor. Snyder's has them in their 2016 Catalog for $185.00
Good Day!

Check out this URL to see what happens when one of these fails,
http://www.ginsphotos.com/alaska.html

[MAG]

X 2 on post #3.
Ours failed on G.R. Rally in remote Nebraska. Had about 3K miles on it. It decided not to work. Original distributor under the seat and about 10 minutes and we were on our way.
They are kinda like a pet rattlesnake....one day....

[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by MAG

Check out this URL to see what happens when one of these fails,
http://www.ginsphotos.com/alaska.html

Um, so should we look under the Bird or Butterfly heading...

[MAG]

Instructions on Home page.
"Click on the yellow Ford Model A to see the daily log of our trip to Alaska in a 1929 Model A."

[CarlG]

And what day did the NuRex whirligig fail? (or I guess I could just read all the 71 pages!)

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by MAG

X 2 on post #3.
Ours failed on G.R. Rally in remote Nebraska. Had about 3K miles on it. It decided not to work. Original distributor under the seat and about 10 minutes and we were on our way.
They are kinda like a pet rattlesnake....one day....

At least the rattlesnake will give a warning.

[MAG]

It failed in the first few days of the trip. I do not recall which one. It is a very interesting log of their travels.

[CarlG]

I'll have to read thru it at home later. I could only open about a 4th of the pages and none of the pictures here at work.

[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by MAG

Instructions on Home page.
"Click on the yellow Ford Model A to see the daily log of our trip to Alaska in a 1929 Model A."

Ahhh, I see. Your link doesn't go to the Home Page.