Charles Johns
Donation Time
Okay troops, this will sound strange but I have good reason, so listen before judging. I just built a POINTS DISTRIBUTOR for my Ford 2.3 I am installing in my Sunbeam. Yes, points! Let me explain. For decades I drove Hot Rods, Custom Cars and Street Rods (Hot Rods redesigned for regular daily/street use), and ALL had points ignitions. I was never stranded due to a failed module...because I did not have any modules. I could fix any ignition problem beside the highway if needed. Points, condenser, rotor and coil in the trunk and I am ready to travel anywhere without ignition worries. One can greatly improve the ignition of a points system with a hotter coil, using the best available parts, and keeping things tuned. Why not move UP to a newer-better ignition? The best answer...no improvement below 3000 RPM, which just happens to be where 90% of my driving is done. SELECT parts from BWD (cap, rotor, cond. points), 9mm wires from Ford (make as short as possible), double platinum plugs (gapped a little wider), and an ACCEL 42,000 volts coil. Timing is also a key to good ignition. You want the flame-wall to push the piston down the cylinder and not chase it or fire too soon. A PerTronix may be installed after the points system is set, or I may use a GM style module, but with vacuum-advance, swing weights timed with the right springs and total advance set at about 36 degrees, easy starts, good power and good MPG should be achieved.