model B distributor

[J Franklin]

Turn it with your drill ( check rpm) and watch, that will give you an idea of how the springs are reacting. don't remove the springs unless you need to.

[H. L. Chauvin]

Hi Carl,

Something definitely appears to be incorrect.

It seems if the distributor weights are free, as you increase the idle you should see the timing advancing -- it should go from about 9.5 degrees at idle to about 24 degrees at very high rpms.

Renner's corner has B distributor parts & springs. It could be your springs.

Call or email Renner's -- they are very helpful.

See below:

RENNER'S CORNER
EARLY FORD PARTS
10320 E. Austin Rd
Manchester, Michigan 48158-9545
Phone: 1-734-428-8424
Monday - Saturday: 10AM-4PM EST
Fax: 1-734-428-1090
email: [email protected]
Please include your phone # when Emailing

[cfordman]

h.l. I think the hardest problems to fix are not worn or broken parts but parts that have been tinkered with. after hours of turning the rotor to check spring tension I noticed it was ever so much grittier with the breaker plate off. I painted the back of the plate installed it and worked the rotor several times. when I pulled it off there were scratch marks where one of the spring posts was bent up and dragging on the bottom of the plate. one spring had tension on it the other was decompressed. bent both arms the same. I then pulled advance off the dist shaft and found that dry red rust on the shaft, cleaned and lubed it. put everything back together, fired her up and when I opened the throttle up it advanced like it should. is there a lesson here? could have bought a rebuilt dist for $200. I paid $100 bucks for an ebay one, $19 for nos points, $3.75 for a rotor and $11.25 for a new B cam. spent countless hours getting it right ( what the heck im retired) but I sure know more about b dists than I did a month ago. don't regret going the cheap way its the end of the journey that counts

the greatest forum around and the best bunch of x-perts. thanks to everyone who offered advice and/or sympathy.

[H. L. Chauvin]

Real glad you got it working & had the courage to endure & never gave up.

[Bigphil]

Renner's Corners has springs for the Model B distributor.

And they have a rebuild kits for the Model B distributor.

[CarlG]

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Originally Posted by H. L. Chauvin

...buy & install one of these $35.00 or so SS Model A timing devices sold on E-bay that mounts on one's timing cover & accurately indicates timing degrees immediately above the crankshaft pulley...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-MODEL-A...item41863762c0

[just plain bill]

I use the B distributor and have/had 4 or 5 out of the 4 or 5 most have had new bushings installed but not drilled for the lube oil to pass through to the bushings.
A couple were frozen up but repairable.
I start at 5 degrees BTDC and tune from there.

[jkeesey]

Originally Posted by just plain bill

I use the B distributor and have/had 4 or 5 out of the 4 or 5 most have had new bushings installed but not drilled for the lube oil to pass through to the bushings.
A couple were frozen up but repairable.
I start at 5 degrees BTDC and tune from there.

I cant remember where but I read Ford actually never drilled out the shaft bushings in the B distributors. Every one Ive pulled apart was not drilled.