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And we pretty much told him where to put it...........Bob
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Interesting discussion, indeed.
I tend to agree with you there is no tangible performance benefit to a pertronix. I was meerly speculating. I do remain of the opinion that a pertronix unit is far and away the best choice for reducing needless maintenance.......bob
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1 hour ago, edinmass said:
How do you know your 1935 Whatsit? Has the right advance curve, base timing, minimum rpm advance above cranking? Too many variables that can just be left to chance
Admittedly I'm not too familiar with 1935 Whatsits but aren't all the actions above a function of the distributor itself? The points being meerly a dumb ole switch doing what it's told to do by the distributor. Close now and open when I tell you. On/Off with no in between.
In other words just a mechanical Pertronix unit.
And, as I think about it, isn't the voltage of the spark directly related to the strength and speed of the coil's collapsing magnetic field? An electronic switch should be capable of near constant voltage near instant action where a mechanical switch would be subject to inevitable resistance, voltage drop, mechanical delay and arcing. Would that not slow the collapse resulting in a weaker and possible "off time" spark?
Just sayin............Bob
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I suppose that if you are taking an old and somewhat unreliable car on a long road trip it makes sense to carry spares of likely failure items. For trips under 100 miles from home or your trailer why bother?
That said, and in my experience, a properly installed Pertronix module is not a likely failure item.
Nor have I had to lay across a hot engine, etc etc etc because none of my collector cars have had points once I got hold of them. Brand new rebuilds breathed their first breath with Pertronix units.
None of them use DOT 3 either.
And I use modern detergent oil and EP grease.
Old may neat, it may be fun, but it's most often far from "better".............Bob
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1 hour ago, Lahti35 said:
Pertronix will not cure bad grounds, faulty equipment, corroded wires.
True. But it WILL get blamed for all the above..............Bob
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Clean every thing on the box and nearby area until it's CLEAN and DRY. Run the car and steering and closely visually inspect..........Bob
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The "art" brings to mind my wife's remark when she saw the first show trophy my car was awarded: "You're not bringing that in the house are you?"...........Bob
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What I carry around is a AAA card. One card fits all my cars ............Bob
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"Carry a spare" is a common comment when the subject of pertronix arises. I have pertronix modules in all my collector cars including a 6 volt unit that,s going on 25 years old. I,ve yet to have a failure.
In all that time i,ve also never had to lay across a hot engine, dropped a teeny screw into God knows where, dented a radiator tank with my knee, scuffed a fender top with my belt, needed a dwell meter, point file, or needed to complain about the shi**y chinese points available.
BTW every car made in more than the last 30 or so years has electronic ignition....bob
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1 hour ago, Jack Bennett said:
I think I’ve seen the documentary version of this on a television program called “My strange addiction”.
My guiding principle is: Nothing in moderation. Do it until you make yourself sick..............Bob
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Supply and demand. Simple as that..Don,t expect it to get better....bob
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Since this thread has a definite anthropomorphic bent, even to the point of assigning gender to an inanimate object, I thought I'd resurrect a semi true but highly stylized post concerning my 55 Buick and "her" Sonomatic radio. I wrote it one cold March nite while lying in bed.
As I lie in my bed tonight, listening to the cold March wind, I think of my Sonomatic in my 55. Cold. Alone. I think of sliding in beside her. I hesitate as I reach for her knobs. Am I stupid for thinking I can turn her on at such a late hour and on such a cold night? I gently turn her switch. I'm joyed to see the soft welcoming glow on her face and hear the soft hum of her vibrator. I can imagine her power transformer stirring to life as he feels the pulses surging through his windings. Her cold filaments, responding to the stimulations, begin to glow a soft pink. Her plates feeling the inrush of warm energy long to pass it on. Her wires are willing but her resistors say no. Not yet. It's too soon. But his capacitors will not be denied. Growing ever more charged and surging with energy until they can hold back no longer they empty themselves into her waiting speaker.
Softly she sings me to sleep..................Bob
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When my 55 Century was undergoing MAJOR reconstructive surgery and was cut to pieces i wondered how it felt at night alone in the dark. I started leaving on a small light and a radio tuned to a classical station.
We both felt better, i am sure......bob
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I helped this big ole boy off the road awhile back. Ten rattle yellow phase. Guessing he's all coiled up now in his den sleeping the winter away.........Vivre, laisser vivre............Bob
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Over the last 20 years I always had good luck with Bob's restoration shop, (owner is now retired from major restorations). Five body off restorations were completed in that time. Bob always did them in order and on time. Whenever there was a glitch Bob always made it right without excuses. Shame all shops aren't like that...................BTW, I'm Bob.
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11 minutes ago, Bhigdog said:
I made the same swap and had the same problem. The fix was to slightly bend the fork towards the clutch. Forget where the difference was but that was the fix. Heat the shank to red and bend. Didn,t take much. I was afraid to do it but going on 25 years now with no problems....bob
I suspect the 235 fork is slightly different. I didn,t have one so i modified, bent, my 216.....
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I made the same swap and had the same problem. The fix was to slightly bend the fork towards the clutch. Forget where the difference was but that was the fix. Heat the shank to red and bend. Didn,t take much. I was afraid to do it but going on 25 years now with no problems....bob
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Guy near me deals in new and used parts. He used to ask me now and then as a "favor" to turn the commutator of a wiper motor. I would and tell him he could buy me breakfast as a thank you. One morning he said he finds them at flea markets or junk yards and usually just cleans the commutators with sand paper, puts a dab of grease on the bearings, bead blasts the casting and sells them as "rebuilt". Said they're for collector cars and they won't see rain anyway.
Until then I usually just had toast and coffee if I knew he was buying. The next time I turned a commutator for him I ordered steak, eggs, hash browns, toast, coffee and a piece of apple pie.
Near made myself sick but he never asked me to be part of that scam again.......Bob
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Yup!......bob
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21 hours ago, Stude Light said:
Unlike gasoline vapors, which has a very limited range of combustibility, hydrogen is explosive across a very wide range. LEL and UEL stand for Lower Explosive Limit and Upper Explosive Limit and it's between those two ranges that vapors explode. In reality gasoline has such a tight range that it is hard to get it to ignite unless just right*. Hydrogen gas on the other hand can explode across a huge range. There are lots of sparks inside of a gas tank from static electricity and fuel pump motors but the mixture is always over rich. The probability of exploding a battery is so much higher whether the spark is internal or external.
Here are some LEL and UEL numbers
Gasoline: 1.4% - 7.6%
Hydrogen: 7% - 77%
Acetylene: 2.5% - 100%
Ethanol: 3.3% - 19%
* Many may disagree with this statement since their experience is that after pouring gasoline on the ground and then bringing an ignition source near it and you get a big fireball. But that's because they have a constant flame and pass it through the entire range of gasoline vapor and it only ignites once they hit that very short critical band. If you just had a single spark it would be difficult to find the correct location. Not so with hydrogen or acetylene as anyone with a torch knows.
Doing as suggested above and keeping any spark away from your battery is very smart to do. I think we all may be guilty of being careless, especially with those battery maintainers.
The gas product of charging is 2 parts hydrogen and 1 part oxygen. The perfect combination to explosively recombine back to whence they came..........Water...............Bob
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Strongly suggest you take the axle to a competant shop for the pressing and reaming. Everything else is just everyday work....bob
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Steele had every seal i needed for my 55 including the one you speak of.
That piece is a glue on. Be sure to wash any glued on strips in hot soapy water to remove possible mold release agent........bob
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Tricks of the trade.........Nice...........Bob
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A three car garage houses 1969 Corvette, 1939 Chevy JC pickup, zero turn mower and side by side ATV, upper level is storage. Attached two bay garage houses daily drivers, upper level is wood shop and machines.
A separate two bay high door shop houses my metal machine tools and lift, attached three door unit houses horse trailer, tractor and associated farm equipt, attached two wide high bay garage houses 55 Olds, 55 Buick, 57 buick and a camping trailer.
A separate four box stall stable houses one aging mare, a feed room and a small tribe of well fed barn cats.
Nothing is left out side save the manure spreader..........Bob
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How Well Are Your Cars Sorted?
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He might be the same guy that looks at my red 57 Buick and spends 5 minutes telling me how those old cars rode like a dream and his father had one exactly like mine................... only it was a black Ford..........Bob