The Chevy Duty is much cheaper and its new too not a junkyard find! I paid
$140 for mine. I like mine, but they painted the cap red for some odd
reason. Its got to go, I want a regular black one in there. With a good
carb, it starts with one pump of the gas and it fires off instantly. The
power is so smooth. No more dwell or point setting, ever. I would suggest
starting out with a R43 with a .045" gap, which is one heat range colder
and keep working up to a larger gap to a max of about .060". . It won't
foul out, because of the hotter spark. Some stiffer springs in the vacuum
advance will help bottom end performance by allowing you to run more
initial advance in your timing. It might even increase fuel economy a
little. It will smooth out your idle as well. This is like the octane
selector on your original distributor.
Tom3600@webtv.net wrote:
> Happy 4th -
>
> I recently purchased a 55 2cd 235 from a fellow oletrucks list member.
> I have decided to go to a HEI modified distributor from Jim Carters to
> eliminate the coil,rotor,points, etc. Has anyone had any experience
> with one of these? What sparkplugs should I use?
> Also I am going to use an alternator...Patricks lists a "D.A. Plug" to
> be used when replacing the generator/regulator...is this necessary? I
> have not seen this mentioned in other 6V/12V conversions.
> Grampps used to say "Drink a 5th on the 4th and wake up on the 6th!!".
> Be careful with those bottlerockets around your oletruck!
>
> Tom
>
> Tom Poterack
> Moline, IL.
> '49 Chevy 3600
> http://www.chevytrucks.org/users/wayne/tom49.jpg
>
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