roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Volvo 940 distributors (2)
I need excellent used, or new. This be for my 32 valve RV8 project. Thanks, roverman.
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ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
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ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
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Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4577 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
Re: Volvo 940 distributors (2)
Looks like remanufactured 940 distributors go for about $154 (including core charge) on RockAuto, plus you'd need to buy rotors and caps separately. Ref: [www.rockauto.com]
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roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Volvo 940 distributors (2)
Perhaps I'm cheap, $154. for "Cardone" rebuilt, with no vacum or centrifugal advance, so they clean it and "maybe" replace a bushing ? I would like to find a short/side wire, with centrifugal. Thanks all, roverman.
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Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4577 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
Re: Volvo 940 distributors (2)
I know you're concerned about appearances... but have you considered making fake distributors (or fake magnetos!), and actually having crank-fired electronic ignition and multiply coils squirreled away? It could be so much more precise and also more easily tunable. It's not like the Volvo distributors are all that handsome.
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roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Volvo 940 distributors (2)
"fake distributors", where do I hide the crank trigger ? I actually like the Volvo cap. Maybe I should make custom bodies, to fit these caps ? As for "precise", I could re-time ,if cams are indexed +/-. I wish a Volvo guru, would chime-in here... Fred ? Cheers, roverman.
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Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4577 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
Re: Volvo 940 distributors (2)
Mount a toothed wheel to the back side of your flywheel.
Here's where Rover put their crank position sensor on later model engines: Or, if you prefer, I'm sure you can find suitable Hall effect sensors to mount through your bellhousing or on a bracket inside your bellhousing. Distributors driven off cams are always subject to timing chain bounce or gear lash. Mechanical advance mechanisms are crude too, and to tune them properly you need a distributor dyno. Weld here, grind there, try different spring combinations... and then do it all again on distributor number two. Tuning ignition advance with a laptop while your car is on a rolling road is just better all around - and with electronic control you can even advance/retard individual cylinders. For a very retro super-high-performance look... Vertex magneto caps! |