Show us some odd ignitions from the past

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67Dart273 said:
I always thought Model A's were a really cool design---I've never seen any other vehicle that had that sort of approach
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The Ford N series tractors all have very similar engines....although they did use insulated plug wires. LOL
 
How about the Hurst ones?

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Love it never saw that one before. I am kind of starting to collect these oddballs. Have 5 or six of them so far. Kind of goes with the ignition stuff I do.
 
halifaxhops said:
Love it never saw that one before. I am kind of starting to collect these oddballs. Have 5 or six of them so far. Kind of goes with the ignition stuff I do.
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There is like four or five of these on eBay at the moment...NOS stuff.
 
I just want them whatever condition not going NOS for them bad is fine.
 
halifaxhops said:
Came off my 2000 Dakota R/T
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I purchased one of those for a (of all things LMAO) a
Hyundai Excellent. It boosted mileage pretty good. The best was 42 mpg’s. But once a year it became a MUST to change the cap and rotor because the amount of energy that was discharged would turn the inside of the cap into ash.

I still ha s it but not used it in years.
 
gdrill said:
I am considering trying this on my 350. Don’t know much about them but I got the whole package fairly cheap and figure what the heck. Maybe next spring it will be revived for a test.

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I’m running the Crane HI-6N analog (was specifically for NASCAR Winston Cup) along with the Crane matching coil with a recurved Chrysler electronic distributor on my street/strip setup. All works great, Nice well built pieces, has a two dial adjustable Rev limiter too. Should serve you well.

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Here’s a never seen one early MSD box, as shown in the SA Design Mopar Performance book (published 1978) Big old thing looks like it ought to put out some “zap”:eek:

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moparlee said:
Doesn't those Hurst ones use the breaker points also? As they don't come with anything else but the screws that hold them down by the pictures on eBay.
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Notice the one pictured does not REMOVE the points from the coil. A true electronic switching igntion, the points are removed from the coil and go to the box, then the box goes to the coil. This is likely no more than a diode or cap or something in there and likely doesn't do much of anything.

On a side note, the problem with any of the points--triggering-a-box setups is that the points now have such little current going through them that they can lose conductivity from?? fumes/ oil/ etc and then not trigger. This is not a "big" problem, but it can / did happen
 
67Dart273 said:
Notice the one pictured does not REMOVE the points from the coil. A true electronic switching igntion, the points are removed from the coil and go to the box, then the box goes to the coil. This is likely no more than a diode or cap or something in there and likely doesn't do much of anything.

On a side note, the problem with any of the points--triggering-a-box setups is that the points now have such little current going through them that they can lose conductivity from?? fumes/ oil/ etc and then not trigger. This is not a "big" problem, but it can / did happen
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Ok...I'm following you now.
 
Prestolight transignitor 250 made for Mopar early superstock cars black is pre 67 blue is post 67 Can also be used on some Studebaker Avanties.
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