Lincoln Zephyr distributor dual coil

[Jason in TX]

June 1954 Car Craft Moon Tech Article (part 3 of 3)

[Fordestes]

I need to find someone to grind the point cam lobes to a Lincoln modification, I don't want to risk messing it up , someone on here about a year or so said they done it a few times, can anyone help me by grinding the lobes like it says in the hotrod book, I think I can do the strips on the end plates by myself, I would gladly pay for it, after I get it built I will send it to Bubba to get it phased and curved, I think it would be neat to have one of these distributors on my 59 a. I have two to modify, I bought one at the swap meet but they done the rotor and used the Lincoln points looks kind of unprofessional to me . I don't have my shop set up right now , I have been moving, also will it cause a problem to chrome plate the coil cover , I think this set up is a work of art although there are better systems out there, I just want to do it.

[FlatheadTed]

The 9N Ford tractor has a 4 lob cam could be possible used ,its more or less the same maybe use just the advance disk plate .Ted

[Fordestes]

I have looked at the 9n dist. assy., fact my 9n needs a new one ,it has a lobe worn down, I may buy one and compare it then replace the bad one in my tractor. I am concerned about it being in phase with the rotor assy.

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

Heres one i finished for a customer and ran on the tester yesterday. New rebuilt Skip coil, polished housing by Andy Tantes , all new using Mallory points . Ran 8,000 rpm ( tach shows four x 2 for 4 cylinder)
Had tons of spark at 8000 !!!!!!
Vertex Magneto condensors .....
Looks like who ever made this one up used the Car Craft article........

[Tim Ayers]

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Originally Posted by BUBBAS IGNITION

Heres one i finished for a customer and ran on the tester yesterday. New rebuilt Skip coil, polished housing by Andy Tantes , all new using Mallory points . Ran 8,000 rpm ( tach shows four x 2 for 4 cylinder)
Had tons of spark at 8000 !!!!!!
Vertex Magneto condensors .....
Looks like who ever made this one up used the Car Craft article........

Dang, that's awesome!

[Jason in TX]

Originally Posted by Fordestes

I need to find someone to grind the point cam lobes to a Lincoln modification, I don't want to risk messing it up , someone on here about a year or so said they done it a few times, can anyone help me by grinding the lobes like it says in the hotrod book,

I wouldn't fear messing up the lobes. You are grinding off enough material so that those lobes don't open the points anymore. I don't think you can grind off too much. Knocking down those 4 high spots will allow the cam to just spin past the rubbing block on the points and not do anything.

[larrys40]

Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

I got this Lincoln Zephyr distributor in a bunch of parts I recently purchased. The writing on the masking tape indicates Lincoln Zephyr V8 converted. Can anyone explain how this was done and why it would be of any advantage. Only thing I can foresee is a hotter spark with the dual coils.

Thanks guys,
Seth

Seth,
I have a Ford Distributor stroboscope (Later and early models) if you need to strobe it. Of course it looks like it needs a lot of rebuilding first. Happy to help,
I'm 60 some odd miles from you.
Larry Shepard

[Seth Swoboda]

Originally Posted by larrys40

Seth,
I have a Ford Distributor stroboscope (Later and early models) if you need to strobe it. Of course it looks like it needs a lot of rebuilding first. Happy to help,
I'm 60 some odd miles from you.
Larry Shepard

Hi Larry,

I need to get to a regional group meeting again soon. Work and two kids have kept me busy most of the summer. I picked this up when I bought the 1940 Tudor that Warren Stieg, a former regional group member, used to own. This distributor was in the package deal with about 2 trailer loads of parts I bought. I don't have any plans for it right now. I have had interest in it but haven't made up my mind as to keep it or sell it.

[Fordestes]

Question for Bubba, If I don't get the cam ground perfect on each place will it affect dwell on each time the points close and open, what I am asking is it possible to have the dwell all over the map if the lobes at not ground off equally on each side?
Derral Estes

[Kerk]

I guess if I was going to do it I would use the Harmon/Collins set up That came on my 32 When I picked it up and drove it home. Left a Camero at the lights and he sure looked surprised. Car was Dirty and looked like a JUNKER. Of course I would send it to Bubba to go through it first. kerk

[Charlie ny]

I have reprints of the Car Craft article if any one has time on their hands.
Charlie ny

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

Originally Posted by Fordestes

Question for Bubba, If I don't get the cam ground perfect on each place will it affect dwell on each time the points close and open, what I am asking is it possible to have the dwell all over the map if the lobes at not ground off equally on each side?
Derral Estes

Not as bad as it seems. Dwell is measured as a average of the entire circle.
So you could have 30,30,30,25,35,30 and still the meter would show 30 etc..(6 cylinder)
Thats why the old distributor machines and Sun testers allowed the tech to see all cylinders at one time. You were allowed 3 degrees of dwell variation before it was a problem.