Even though changing the ignition made little difference on the dyno I still think it was worth doing. You made a good point about the overall power, it being good for the time it was built. I look forward to the rest of the upgrades you have planned Steve. 👍👍
@MrDunky488 ай бұрын
I love it when you say “ it’s that easy” . On my couch it does seem easy. Otherwise maybe not!
@michaelbalch96938 ай бұрын
Always interesting to see a before and after Dyno analysis.
@chriscullison78338 ай бұрын
You should enter your truck in the Matts Off Road Recovery Wrecker Games.
@VSigma7258 ай бұрын
I figured a flathead six wouldn't make a lot of power, but this makes the flathead six Power Wagon look like a 383...
@markae08 ай бұрын
Great video ! but at 6:30 that red wire is going to eventually get rubbed through.
@fknsl18 ай бұрын
Pertronix is the Bomb...
@howellchrisj8 ай бұрын
i think i see a little coolant dripping from the upper rad hose at the radiator, just fyi in case you were not aware of it
@mundanestuff8 ай бұрын
what a great old truck, sure beats chopping it up and turning it into refrigerators or worse
@dyeeb8 ай бұрын
Where does he get those wonderful toys?
@seanlathbury54108 ай бұрын
Next time…take the points to a jeweler and get them to coat the contacts in gold. No more corrosion. Good to go.
@carportchronicles19438 ай бұрын
It still has more power than my '78 VW Bug!
@dirthawk26698 ай бұрын
Neat old truck Steve , Loved the video , HAPPY NEW YEAR MY FRIEND !!! How about a Best Of 2023 vid !!!
@AndrewHCann8 ай бұрын
Excellent video Steve :) also very good information and interesting to ! Looking forward more videos too soon!
@graemelliott39428 ай бұрын
Petronix ignitions are about drivability! However your power wagon is crying out for a diesel swap!
@infernoking75048 ай бұрын
If I had that and wanted to keep the stock engine I would increase the compression ratio as well put a better carb and ignition and have less things on the engine. For me personally I would put a diesel in it and lockers.
@farcohollis13698 ай бұрын
Need loc-tite on the mounting screws. Vibration can work those screws loose and cause all kinds of missing and lousy running. Ask me how I know!🙄 It took me a week to track that one down!
@ThisWeekWithCars8 ай бұрын
You mean the little Pertronix screws?
@farcohollis13698 ай бұрын
@@ThisWeekWithCars Yes. The two screws that secure the Pertronix unit in the distributor. Mine came loose and the car started running like crap!
@julianwinn45028 ай бұрын
Surprised that there was so little difference
@kennethschultz64658 ай бұрын
the small capasitor is for radio noice.. the weeeeeeEEEEeeeEEEEeeee radio sound filter the big RESISTOR is a old radio sound dampening too to not make sparks go klick klick klick klick when spark plugs ignight... so please ask a electro duude about the spark sice if you remove set RESISTOR and sign on for the MATT OFFROAD WRECKER OLYMPIC.. even you dont partisipate you can display you truck and worst thing happening som 1000 subs.. respect.. i realy hope for a huge turnout of wreckers on display so the fans can meet you..
@craigwiest7728 ай бұрын
Nice. Great demo on changing to electronic ignition. Is Petronics your go to equipment?
@ThisWeekWithCars8 ай бұрын
123Ignition is my go to but Pertronix is available for everything so you have to use it a lot.
@markae08 ай бұрын
on Nicks garage he sets his engines to 34, 36, 38 degrees so yours at 2 is different. state the torque ? 180 torque was it?
@ThisWeekWithCars8 ай бұрын
Same thing, just reading the timing at different RPMs. The 34-38 degrees is total timing I was setting the base timing (before centrifugal and vacuum advances kick in) as stated in the original Technical Manual.
@notrut8 ай бұрын
Something's wrong with CB Points pivot/fulcrum ... Duceillier Points I believe.
@peterknight46928 ай бұрын
When you drilled out the rivets you seemed to have disconnected the vacuum advance rod as well. Did you manage to reconnect it? It wouldn't affect the max power but might affect part throttle behaviour.
@ThisWeekWithCars8 ай бұрын
It didn't disconnect it, might have just looked like it but if you pause it after at the right place you can see it was always attached.
@peterknight46928 ай бұрын
@@ThisWeekWithCars Ok, My bad.
@williammccarthy56968 ай бұрын
The screw that you were having so much trouble with can be loosened with a wrench. It is a hex head .
@ThisWeekWithCars8 ай бұрын
I could see that but it looked all boogered up from years of use.
@derrelcarter94013 ай бұрын
Hmmmmm, I guess you are seriously into that uhhhhh patina stuff? I would have cleaned the distributor myself? Did you check to see if the vacuum adavnce actually works & how much adavance it adds and just not show it?