[AT] conventional or electronic ignition

[Steve W.]

Ken,
  Should be possible to do. The limiting item is room. The 4-6-8s all
had the same sized cap regardless of engine.

Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown, New York


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Knierim" <ken.knierim at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] conventional or electronic ignition


> I wasn't sure of which years had the odd and even-fire. Seems like
> they worked with offsetting the throws on the crank to get them to be
> even-fire. I remember seeing a picture of it but, well, CRS might be
> fogging that... it could have been some racer doing something fancy
> because he could. :)
>
> Also, I thought there was more to it than just the cap... wasn't there
> a difference in the magnetic pickup, since they had those "peaks" that
> had to line up? Otherwise someone could just swap a cap and be on
> their way, right? Or am I out in the weeds again. :)
>
> And yeah, the 4.3 is a chopped down 350. They still have the 90 degree
> block and I thought they had that as an odd-fire as a result... The
> only one I saw (a while back) had a computer connection that might
> make it tough to use as a retrofit, at least on that one.
>
> Anyone ever adapt an HEI to a tractor engine? I've never looked for a
> 4-banger HEI; I assume they built them. Most of mine have mags but my
> TD-14 is a bear to start sometimes. It's got a Delco distributor on
> it, I've got a lathe.... :)
>
> Ken in AZ