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06-27-2020, 11:49 AM | #1 |
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Questions about a distributor for My 49 ford coupe. It still has a flathead v8 in it, some where along the line someone installed a duel point Mallory. I want to go back to a stock single point distributor. Any idea of where to buy one and what type is correct for it? Many thanks in advance for any help. |
06-27-2020, 12:16 PM | #2 |
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06-27-2020, 12:19 PM | #3 |
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my only question is why? loadomatic distributor's can be a pain, some run perfect. I have a 49 F1 and it runs good, but I have seriously considered changing to a chevy conversion. My 51 Merc engine in my 41 truck has a chevy conversion and it has been problem free for 8 years
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You really want to go back to stock for factory look i trade you a fully rebuilt loadamatic for that Mallory any day ! |
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I've got a stock distributor complete with cap, rotor, and hold down bracket and bolt you can have for the cost to ship it. PM me if interested. BUT I'd keep the Mallory or go with a Chevy conversion. I'm running a Chevy on the 8ba in my '30 p/u with no issues. JMO.
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06-27-2020, 06:03 PM | #8 |
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Actually the stock distributor in properworking order, is better than the Mallory!!
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06-27-2020, 07:04 PM | #9 |
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06-27-2020, 07:48 PM | #10 |
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I'm always interested in these discussions because I want to experiment at some point. When I first came around here, completely new to these flatheads, my reading was beginning to suggest to me that the Loadamatics weren't viable at all. I had to ask that specific question.
Right now I have two stock loadamatic setups on two stock 8BAs. I'm sure they could probably be better some way, but each car starts and runs great by my standards. |
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06-28-2020, 08:31 AM | #12 |
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Yes, there is a better distributor than the load a matic. However, a bone stock 8BA using the stock distributor, can't be improved upon unless you consider the various demands on the engine. like acceleration and cruise. The load a matic does this well. Most replacement distributors don't, unless they can be tuned for both. the NSD and the converted SBC dist are the only ones I can think of right now.
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06-28-2020, 11:51 AM | #13 |
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tHE MALLORY IS THE BEST KEEP IT !!!!!!!!
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06-28-2020, 12:08 PM | #14 |
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I'm with "Bubba" on this. I have a Mallory (mechanical only) on the modified '51 mercury engine in my '51 club coupe. I am running properly clearanced Edmunds heads and a 2GC on a Merc manifold. I originally had a vacuum over mechanical converted SBC distributor. I like the Mallory better. I have absolutely no complaints with it. A 320 mile road trip on mostly interstates at 65 MPH yielded 19 mpg. (The car has 3.55 gears and no overdrive.)
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06-28-2020, 01:46 PM | #15 |
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I've always been a fan of the older Mallory dual points. Had them in a lot of different vehicles.
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06-28-2020, 07:57 PM | #16 |
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I had a Mallory on a Hot Rod (53 Merc with 2 2BBls) and it ran very well. I suggest keeping the Mallory unless you are going for Concours judging
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Ol Ron is into gas mileage and drivability under varying conditions. I'm into a distributor that gets the curve to full advance and not real concerned about the extra couple of mpg. I did however drive a heavy car with a Ford 400 in it with a Mallory dual point and it seemed to like the mechanical only distributor, even pulled a boat in the mountains with it. Put 400,000 miles on that thing.
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06-29-2020, 08:59 AM | #18 |
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I have to admit, in my old age, I've become more interested in fuel economy and driveability, than performance. Back in the 60's when I first starte converting the SBC dist for the flathead I hustankered the vacuum advance plate to the base and ran just the mechanical advance. I built a 296 for a customer (3/8x3/8) and he sent the dist i made to a fellow in Texas that converted it to electronics and a vacc adv. When The truck went on the road I was impressed with it's preformance as well as it's economy. I began using the vac adv. Then Richard from Fla got his engine running he began a long history of tuning the engine, All his data was published here on the barn and most of his modifications to the distributor he made is provided by those that supply this distributor today. Wather you us this information is up to you. But the Mallory is not the BEST distributor
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06-29-2020, 10:39 AM | #19 |
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Are the points ,condenser and rotors still available for the old duel point Mallory distributors?
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06-29-2020, 10:46 AM | #20 |
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Ol' Ron,
The way you do it is the correct way to calibrate spark advance for all driving conditions. The way it was done originally by calibration engineers at Ford. Yes, you can worry about centrifugal advance only and getting max advance by 2000 RPM or whatever RPM, but why not get the best of both worlds. Just my opinion. Sal |
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Yes. There a currently available points (I think for some model Ford) that fit. I have the number (from "Bubba") someplace if you need it. I make replacements for the large brass "trash can" condensers Mallory used to supply. Caps and rotors can be more problematic. The later model Mallory ones are available from Summit. The only problem is that the last one I bought was a bright, garish blue. A little Krylon black plastic paint solved that problem. I believe they have the rotors as well. "Flattop" parts are a little more difficult. They show up NOS on eBay once in a while, but they are expensive. What I do is keep my eyes open for the less desirable models (big block Mopars come to mind), and buy them for parts. You can generally get them for a lot less than just the price of a cap. I have also rebuilt rotors with a touch of braze (or even solder) on the tip and a new carbon brush.
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I replaced the wiring harness on my 34 Ford woodie including spark slug wires. On the left side I accidentally pulled all for plug wires simultaneously from the distributor plate and am having trouble getting them back together in the correct order. Inside the left distributor cap, each terminal is marked with 1/5, 2/6, 3/7 and 4/8. I assumed this corresponds to where the plug wires go left/right but it obviously isn’t correct as it runs rough and backfires. Any suggestions?
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09-22-2020, 05:27 PM | #23 |
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The cap is correct, your routing is wrong. #1 is right front on the engine(passenger side).
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09-23-2020, 02:52 AM | #25 |
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parts be careful their out there good[mallory] and bad [aftermarket] ive been chasing a recurve kit for a mallory (yh yl yt ) for over 2 years no luck original mallory parts are hard to come by thanks to MSD Killing the old parts when they took over yet they kept the part nos so if you order any thing from MSD make sure it fits as they are just not interested in correcting any problems as its a mallory not an MSD so they dont consider its their problem even thought they continue to use the mallory name and part Nos
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