castillo49 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Hello Everyone, Can someone tell me brand, make, or part numbers for points and condensers for these 2 engines. 1. Down-draft engines - a 1929 series 130 Coupe and a 1929 series 135 Victoria 2. Side draft engines - 1933 Olympic Coupe & 1933 Olympic Sedan I need to do tune ups and have no extra points or condensers for these engines. Looking for leads to know what I need and where I can go. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance .... Frank In Southern California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardD Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Check 1950 Chevy 6-Cyl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hook Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) And! If you don't believe Richard, go to NAPA stores or on line and ask for points for a 1930 Franklin or 29 Franklin or 33 Franklin Olympic. They have them and they have listings for them. Edited October 28, 2021 by hook left out (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFitz Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 The 50 Chevy 6 cylinder cap and rotor also fit 29 to 31 Franklin. However, the 32 and later "side wire" type caps of the tower distributors are 15 degrees different. They need to swap the points cam out of a 29-31 distributor to work with the Chevy cap. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old buicks 2 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 castillo49 just sent you a private email Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebraysmith Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Hi. (Hook) The numbers NAPA has for condensers and points are different for a 31 Franklin and a 50 Chevy. Is that because some '31s had towers (mine is a low distributor) or does this matter, or . . . ? Any advice would be helpful as scouring the old ACNs and such only reveal obsolete numbers! There are universal 6volt coils and such, but I can't find any specs on condensers--though one page mentioned .20-.25 microfarads. Don't mean to overthink it--just want to check! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFitz Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 34 minutes ago, ebraysmith said: Hi. (Hook) The numbers NAPA has for condensers and points are different for a 31 Franklin and a 50 Chevy. Is that because some '31s had towers (mine is a low distributor) or does this matter, or . . . ? Any advice would be helpful as scouring the old ACNs and such only reveal obsolete numbers! There are universal 6volt coils and such, but I can't find any specs on condensers--though one page mentioned .20-.25 microfarads. Don't mean to overthink it--just want to check! Thanks The points and condenser are the same for 1929 to '34. They are the same as used in 1948 - '52 Chevy 6 cylinder. The difference for the change in 1932 to the tower distributor is only the "side-wire" type cap and rotor. The 32 and later caps are 15 degrees different in where the contacts are located in the cap, and so are the lobes on the breaker point cam shaft. If you use a Chevy cap on a tower distributor, you'll need to swap in the breaker point cam shaft from a 29-31 "low base" distributor, or the spark will happen when the rotor is pointing in between cap contacts instead of lined up with a contact. If you are lucky enough to find an original side wire cap, the pre 32 rotor will work with it, but you may have to file a bit off the end of the rotor's brass contact arm. In some caps it can hit the contacts inside the cap and break the cap when you start the engine. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebraysmith Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 That's great and reassuring to know--but why would NAPA not cross reference the same condenser (saying they have one for the Chevy but not the Franklin)? It makes one feel that they are somehow different since they do list the points for a Franklin and a Chevy--but not condensers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 The condencer has a value matched to the coil being used. As time goes on some things can't be sourced so other things that are close get substituted, just as spark plugs have evolved. The Chevrolet and Franklin coils probably had different values but were close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old buicks 2 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I have several of the side wire caps available for sale if anyone is interested. You can PM me for details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFitz Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Good to see. Also, good to see that the numbers on top are in the correct firing order for Franklin tower distributors. Some of the same type caps, that have been available for years, while they will work, are actually for engines with the reverse order (Auburns?) which could mislead some owners when working on the ignition system. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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