Dell we need a mind reader

I've seen pictures and except for the "braggin' rights" I wouldn't waste my time and money converting to any electronic ignition for the frontmount distributor, and I'm an retired electronics engineer and experienced tinkerer and have built and installed numerious WORKING electronic ignitions.

You don't say, but NONE of the frontmount Petronix conversions work well on 6 volts; and your phrase "running it without any resistor" implies this is installation is still a 6 volt battery system. Yes or no?

You say you can adjust the timing and it makes no difference. Iff'n yer talking about the sliding side-of-body timing screw, it may NOT effect the way the Petronix sensor relates to the magductor mounted on the former points cam and therefore WON'T adjust the timing. Hard telling, your there, I'm here.

As far as I know, the BASIC frontmount timing is STILL 1/4" as set on your kitchen table by measureing the tang-offset gap with relation to the small mounting hole. Make certain you use the wide side of the tang shaft to line up to the small mounting hole.

There is NO RELATIONSHIP between oilpressure and ignition EXCEPT an engine that doesn't run has NO OIL pressure. You say your engine runs and has no oilpressure. Better find out why. Disconnect any oilpressure line at the block outlet "T" and start the engine (iff'n you can) iff'n it don't start to pee all overyou, turner off. Iff'n it does pee, then you probably have a bad oilpressure gauge, $10 cheap. Iff'n it don't pee, you might have lost your oilpump prime, but I'd bet on the oilgauge first..... ....Dell

Having to kick the engine rpm up before the gauge would register could be EATHER oilgauge ($10 cheap) or loosing prime on your oilpump pickup tube $$$..... ....respectfully, Dell

And yes, I understand the relationship between the magnitor and the points plate mounted Hall-Effect detectors. I got my Electronic Engr Degree in 1958 and have 40 active years of electronic experience and many years automotive engine tune-up experience.

As I originally said, I wouldn't waste my time on an electronics ignition coversion mounted inside the frontmount distributor body. Petronix has a good hot-rod reputation for their OTHER interior mounted ignition conversions, but so far their frontmount conversions leave me un-impressed..... ..... respectfully, Dell

Hello Mike;
Was good to hear from Indiana. I lived there 60 years. Spent 30 of those at Delco Electronics in Kokomo. I do not know where Milton is however.
I appreciate your suggestions. Many people weighed in on the problem however nobody nailed it so far. Believe me I heard it all and I'm sure most of the responders meant well.
I have to say tho I have learned to be leery of the 'EXPERTS' LOL. Really some guys are so smart they are brain dead, and a lot of them pay no attention to what ya tell them but launch off on to all sort of wild speculation.
Anyway, I just came in and cleaned up. Man poor Freddie suffered out there in tall Burmuda grass and bugs by the zillion. I bet the distributor cap is full of them. It was the last time I mowed 7 or 8 hrs with points. I had to go back to a borrowed Distributor to get mowing done, but it was a struggle. It missed pretty bad and staggered around plus I blew an exhaust gasket to the process so Freddie sounds more like a John Deere than a Ford. Anyway I got done and for the record, I love the electronic ignition even if I couldn't use it this time. I had plenty of spark but it is useless unless it gets there when it should, right??
I finally determined it was so out of time. It was firing when the piston was on the way down. Wouldn't get enough RPM to jump up the oil pressure. When I put on the point dist. it took off big time but power is down considerably. Anyway, this too shall be corrected somehow, sometime, or at least I think it will. I know I am wore out. I could change a distributor on a 9N in my sleep and may do that.
Also my old hands sure took a beating but I learned some things, hahah even if it was the hard way. And I got all 10 acres mowed Also for your INFO the spark advance did nothing to correct it because it was too far out.
Thanks again for your help. I will keep your address and your offer of the point plate was mighty decent.
Be in good health and stay away from Dist. problems they can make you loose your religion. hahaha

L D Blackburn
Bokoshe, OK

And for your amazement and edification, I have also added a how-to-do-it frontmount timing picture link. Now quit making excuses and do it right..... ...respectfully, Dell

• picture of how-to-time frontmount distributor

Your mileage may vary