[AT] Questionable ignition coil

[James Peck]

I am guessing the OSUTI automotive program sold the distributor testers off after the cars they were training on no longer had distributors. Were they essentially unused?

Cecil Bearden AT list member, Oklahoma farmer, and Professional Engineer <crbearden at copper.net; I bought 2 of them about 25 years ago from OSU Technology at Okmulgee. The vacuum pump is the wear item and I just use a hand held vacuum pump. I modified a bracket to drive a magneto on the lathe. The distributor machine does not have the torque to drive the impulse.


[James] http://bambam.gmu.edu/sun/index_files/Page327.htm

 https://www.starchak.ca/tech/pdfs/sun%20manual.pdf

 Looks like you have the beginnings of a distributor rebuilding business yourself.	Is there any parts support for that Sun machine.


 Cecil Bearden AT list member, Oklahoma farmer, and Professional Engineer <crbearden at copper.net; That is my method of testing coils. I usually take the distributor out to install points and set them on the Sun Machine. Probably 9 times out of 10, I end up rebuilding the distributor. I quit buying rebuilt distributors, they are just crap.... With Industrial engines, there are not many rebuilders around... This is where my lather and mill pay off big time..