Re: Modern distributor for '38 Su8

Posted by Tim Cole On 2011/12/25 9:44:09

Dear occaswright:

In the old days there was a guy who made modules for distributors that would use the points as the camshaft signal. This would provide life of the car points because it removed the 400v spike from the primary.

Now I'm not sure, but I think the early Chrysler modules can be adapted for this purpose given they used a ballast resistor. Now to run the module, I also think you can put an old 6v Harley Motorcyle battery in series to run the Chrysler driver and then run parallel taps off the 6 volt generator to keep it charged.

I like the carburetor idea because almost all of the old carburetors are worn out and causing harmful misfires. (except of course for display purposes). However, the only true solution is brand new carburetors which are not the same a rebuilts. Also, if the carburetor is post 1963 the motor needs to be modified to use a PCV otherwise the carburetor will be too rich and damage the motor. If you can get this stuff working don't forget a good air filter and have the emission results checked on a dyno to ensure that the motor is not running to lean on the road and subject to meltdown.

Hope this helps