#4- Ford Ignition - Ignition Systems for Early V8’s. 44-pages Vern Tardel, America’s premier traditional hot rod builder, has just released his fourth “Let Me Help You” guide for traditional Ford hot rod builders. This comprehensive 44-page booklet, Ford Ignition - Ignition Systems for Early V8’s, illustrates and describes selection, disassembly, restoration, reassembly, trouble-shooting and calibration of the classic Ford Crab Cap distributor. It is a must-have for any traditional flathead engine builder. This step-by-step guide also provides an excellent overview of eight-cylinder Ford and aftermarket flathead ignition systems.
CONTENTS:
*A Light History of Ford Engine Ignitions*
*Types of Ford V8 Distributors*
*Early-Style Two-Cap Ford Ignitions*
*The Best Classic Distributor for the Street*
*Firing Order*
*Rebuilding a Stock Crab Cap Distributor*
*Assembly of a Crab Cap Distributor*
*Final Assembly*
*Cover Plates*
*Harmon-Collins Ignitions*
*Mallory Electronic Ignitions*
*Other V8 Ignitions*
*Other Aftermarket Electronic Ignitions*
*Late to Early Ignition Adapter*
*Ignition Servicing and Trouble Shooting*
*Cap Trouble Shooting*
*Installation Instruction for Stock Ignition Points*
*Trouble Shooting Ford V8 Ignition Systems*
