The Ford Barn

tubman · 10-20-2019, 08:25 PM

I have been casually watching this thread, and am kind of amazed. Admittedly, I am an "8BA guy", but am kind of surprised about the mention of pre-ignition (ping) in this thread. I have run stock distributors and several Mallory dual points on my engines, and have never experienced "ping". I see from the posts on here (and other boards) that "helmets" and "crabs" are the best distributors for a flathead, but I am now starting to wonder if that''s the truth. I have seen far too many posts about this exact problem. Perhaps there is something else going on here? Just curious.

10-20-2019, 08:25 PM	#21
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 12,140	Re: advance curves I have been casually watching this thread, and am kind of amazed. Admittedly, I am an "8BA guy", but am kind of surprised about the mention of pre-ignition (ping) in this thread. I have run stock distributors and several Mallory dual points on my engines, and have never experienced "ping". I see from the posts on here (and other boards) that "helmets" and "crabs" are the best distributors for a flathead, but I am now starting to wonder if that''s the truth. I have seen far too many posts about this exact problem. Perhaps there is something else going on here? Just curious.