Re: Solid State Ignition

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/11/10 16:10:09

But if i'm not mistaken the 33 standard is a straight eight correct? Any way you could make a distributor from a later eight fit?

Any of the Packard straight eights that had the the distributor mounted to the cylinder head can be fitted, this includes the NorthEast and Delco units from 1929 to 1939 on the 320 and 385 cubic inch engines. None of the distributors from the later en-bloc engines will fit as is, and to adapt one is difficult. But unless altered, your 33 Eight has the 4-lobed distributor cam, double-ended rotor, dual coils, and dual points. If you read earlier in this thread you'll find the issues with conversion. But why would anyone want to convert from that very elegant and super hot-spark NorthEast system? It's a unique, almost a trade-mark feature of the 33/34 Eights and Super Eights.