Distributor problem update. Took the distributor out and took all the accu-fire electronic ignition pieces out and swapped with the Petronix ignition module etc. Turned out to be the spacer required for the stock vacuum advance distributor in the accu-fire ignition system was too thick and did not allow magnetic rotor and all above it to fit down…[Read more]

The dang wiper motor!

The dang wiper motor!

har! We’ll get ’em next year!

Happy jack. I’ll definitely check that also. I’m thinking the locating pin on the module being a tad too fat or the spacer under the magnetic rotor not fitting down over distributer shaft all the way. More to follow tomorrow.

Hey Allen

taje a real close look at that black plastic part… It should have a square cutout with slightly rounded corners that match the dizzy shaft.

that part has to slide down the shaft and just clear the sensor or the rotor won’t engage properly.

i had the same issue and once I put a bit of force on that black part with the magnets it…[Read more]

You-Tube video of Ed’s fine Limbo Adventure at Carlisle……….

(Keep in mind, I am not a videographer — I actually forgot that my DSLR took videos until someone in the stands reminded me, so the quality is what it is……but you’ll get the idea that we had as much fun watching from the stands as Ed had riding in the rain to prove just how…[Read more]

Ed. My coil is a Petronix and the ignition module is an EMPI Accu-Fire. I’ll pull the dizzy and get a better look at it and post pictures of what it looks like tomorrow. I don’t work on Sundays. Call me old fashioned but Sundays are my day of rest.

…a couple of shortcuts to the photos….

…A shortcut to the photos of Ed almost winning the BIG trophy…!!!

https://tdreplica.com/members/happyjack/media/148/

Hey Folks,

I was going through some of my files and came across these photos of our (mostly) red cars at the hotel, in the rain, and lots of shots of Edsnova losing the Car-Limbo competition to another British brand of car…….They are posted in my media center under Carlisle 2016

Happy Jack

(I have a video clip of the final round but have…[Read more]