Posted by Fritz Maurer on April 19, 2023 at 06:07:39 from (174.207.33.80):
In Reply to: Magneto replacement posted by tomturkey on April 18, 2023 at 14:05:50:
Neither one has a notable reliability factor above the other. Both will give the same amount of trouble if neglected. Regarding hand cranking, the magneto is a potentially safer device. A neglected distributor with broken springs or seized advance mechanism will cause injury as soon as the points open (or signal, for you petronix guys) if the advance is stuck a 23 degrees. This is related to the reputation that model Ts have for maiming people. The model T is perfectly safe to hand crank IF you remember to retard the spark, otherwise it will do the same thing as a rusty distributor advance. The reason a mag is safer is that it gives warning of a dangerous situation. If you dont hear the impulse coupling snap, the pawl is missing the striker for some reason, and is firing in advanced position. A distributor sounds the same either way; so you dont really know where the timing is.
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