Cadillac Porn!! A little something I'm working on!

I'm also having trouble with the Mallory Magspark Distributor!

 

Convert it to a Pertronix! Thats what I do with them...

 

Check the advance on the distributor, mine was marked 22degrees. That multiplied by 2 as it works at half speed, plus the static gave between 48 and 50 degrees... Ouch. The bob weight advance seems to be 13 degrees the advance from the sprung portion of the dizzy is 9 degrees (or at least it was on mine) this coming on when there was enough engine vacuum to lift the little felt ended plunger that drags to overcome these springs most of the time.
Locking this part of the advance mechanism gave me just the bob weights 2x13 degrees = 26 degrees plus the static total of 6 at the crank gives 32 degrees, not far off on modern fuel. Hope this helps

 

Wow thanks for the info! Another problem i'm having is the rotor seems to be hitting the distributor cap. Maybe I have wrong part numbers?

 

All those Distributors used the same Cap and Rotor, pretty hard to get the wrong part.

 

You know that Joe Hunt Magnetos will build you a Mag Looking HEI distributor for the Early Cads for around $650 Just FYI..Kinda pricey I know, but very *****in.

 

I might be wrong but I saw different part numbers for rotors in the parts manual that a HAMBER posted here a couple days ago. If you do a search for magspark it comes up. That's how I found it.

 

I kinda wanted to run the real thing not a lookalike. Thanks though.

 

I just looked and all the V8 Caps used them same Part # and the rotor Part # was the same as well.They'll make you a real Magneto as well! lol..

 

How bad is it hitting? is the shaft worn with alot of up and down play?

 

Bad enough were it wont turn the rotor! Shiiiiiiiit

 

man that looks really good... 2 things.. you can get more Acorn Caps in all sizes at your local Trucker chrome shop and cover all the bolts.. and you can use a chevy fuel block
off from pep boys... just for al little more cheap chrome...

See:

 

The whole think is NOS. Never Used!

 

Thats really bizarre..which Rotor are you running by the way? Part #?

 

Thanks bro! I was wondering what I was going to do about the fuel block! What fuel pump did you use?

 

24215-b rotor
4004 cap

I believe thats right

 

What gorgeous Mill!

 

A couple of years ago a friend was building a '32, when he had the frame finished and ready for the body, engine in, tires on, all plumbed and wired, a bunch of us went over to his garage to see it, funny sight 6 or 7 grown men standing in a circle around this ch***is ooing and ahhing I remember thinking, ah car guys ya gotta love em...
I have a book "hipo engines of the '50s & '60s" I keep it in the bathroom!...

 

The bathroom is were all my reading and 95% of my research is done!

 

yeah thats correct..??uggh

 

The distributor is a ZCM model.

 

Can you take a pic of the rotor and post it? This is going to drive me nuts!

 

**** that's weird!

 

I'm not home right now but I will definately take pictures later today and post them so you can see. Thanks

 

Ok..

 

I used a electronic one that I got from speedway works great!!..can't remember what brand..

 

Piero did you convert your distributor to electronic?

 

looks good, i dig the color combo

 

Here's the pics of the distributor. The rotor is hitting the metal on the cap. So it gets caught in between each terminal, not allowing it to spin. Thanks for the help.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=351824&highlight=magspark


here's the link to the magspark manuals