Continuing ignition timing debate from the 416 thread.

I can't see it in the in the video. Where does your distributor machine hook up to the ignition system? How is the rest of your set hooked up. Looks like you have a round something Where all the secondary spark occurs?


The machine doesn’t hook up to the ignition. It is wired up exactly as it is in the car. The machine is triggered by the signal from the distributor. Now I need to go back and look at it so I can tell you which wire triggers the machine or if you can even see it in that video.

The round thing is a distributor cap that I used to make a spark bank. I used a pretty big washer inside of it to get about a .120 gap. I made another spark bank but it’s not much more user friendly so if I ever get caught up I’ll make up a nice one.

Edit: I just ran through that video real quick and without the lights on you’ll never see how the machine gets triggered.

I’ll look through some other videos and see if it shows it. Or I can make another video and explain how this machine gets triggered and what it’s full capabilities are.