New equipment.

[moose]

Anybody need their distributor tested? Got this today. Weidenhoff distributor scope. It all works, but needs a belt for the tach. Came with all the adapters and books(operation manual from 1943, and distributor specifications from 38 to 49!) Has dual leads and a working vacuum pump. I can't wait to set one up with this, but I will read everything I can first.

[greg g]

Cool!!!! As I posted in another thread, I ran all three of my distributors on Sun's similar machine, and found that they all worked properly but that one was dead on to its factory specs, while the other two were off a smidge.

So know you can have another cottage industry of checking and repairig and setting up mopar dizzy's.

[moose]

Yeah this thing is cool. I got a belt that works for the tach(thin strip of an old inner-tube!) I set my Mallory with it this morning, and it changed that motor from a little hard to start, to an easy quick starter! It certainly revs quicker now too. Then I put the Chrysler distributor on there to show my father-in-law how it works. Pulled the vacuum with it and everything. Great stuff. I am now a convert, I'll never set one up by eye/ear again!

[Cpt.Fred]

how cool is that? i never even knew there was such thing...

[greg g]

Hey Moose, you should probably take that with you to the car shows and cruiseins you go to, I bet you could do a bit of side buisiness, at 5 to 19 bucks a shot. Wonder if it would run of an inverter from a battery??? Did you get the book with all the specs along with the machine??? Wonder if you might find something on e Bay if not.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380201841505&crlp=1_263602_325022&ff4=263602_325022&viewitem=&guid=4100d23912f0a5a912077b77fffb62c7&hlp=false&rvr_id=224389049559&ua=WVI7&itemid=380201841505

[Mark D]

Your hired!

[moose]

Mark, bring it over this weekend. It's super quick to pull the distributor and it is a very quick check that keeps peace of mind. Even can check the vacuum advance! I have the numbers for everything American between 38 and 49.

Just give a call before you head over, I might be out looking for a new house...

[Mark D]

Appreciate the offer Moose, sure would be cool to see your new toy. I'd love to have you scope the distributor. Wondering if it has anything to do with the dead spot in my gas peddle?

It appears that the weather is not going to cooperate this weekend. But if it clears up on Saturday afternoon I will give you a shout. Wife and I have plans to head to Maine on Sunday to check how our camp made it through the winter months.

Wish I could say I was driving Ruby up there, but Sugarloaf Mountain is too far a voyage still.

Mark

[greg g]

Moose I have three distributors, the one that was in my 218 is a IGS 4207(1), The one in the 56 engine is a IAT 4103, and the one I am running is an IAT 4003.

How much difference is there among them regarding their advance curves???

[moose]

  greg g said:

Moose I have three distributors, the one that was in my 218 is a IGS 4207(1), The one in the 56 engine is a IAT 4103, and the one I am running is an IAT 4003.

How much difference is there among them regarding their advance curves???

IGS-4207-1 is from a Plymouth 46-48, and has 9' mechanical advance, 8-10' at 14" vacuum.

The other two must be newer than 49. All the Mopar Autolite numbers in my book start with IGT or IGS until 49 then IAP starts to show up. Looks like they are all going to be in the 19' total advance range though.

IGS-4103 is a 38 Plymouth and has 11' mechanical and 10' vacuum. Could be similar to that one I guess.

or this one:

IAP-4103A-1 is 49 Ply with 11' mech, 8' vac.

IGS-4003B-1 is 38 Dodge D-9 11' mech, 11' vacuum

They all have slightly different mid point and high point mechanical advance numbers and different vacuum numbers too. This book also has all the part numbers for the vacuum control units. So I guess if you could get the parts you could design the curve yourself.