Re: Timing a 36 120 Business coupe

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2020/4/12 12:18:19

Bob, in case you were unaware, I just wanted to point an exception to your comments; the 1933-34 Packard Eight and Super 8 used a Northeast distributor with dual points but a 4-lobe distributor cam. Thus each point set individually controlled 4 cylinders thru dual coils and a duplex rotor and therefore had the dwell characteristic of a 4 cylinder engine. That system was abandoned after 1934, the elegance and performance probably didn't justify the extra cost. And perhaps the purchase of NorthEast by Delco was a factor.