Administrators RTz Posted September 3, 2007 Administrators Share Posted September 3, 2007 'Special Ed', A mutual friend of Braap and I, stopped by to show us his new toy... a 1917 Ford Model T. Turns out, Ford was using multi-coil technology (with wood housings no-less!) as early as 1908... . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 wood coil housings + fire extinguisher on hand = safe ride hey... what's that white e30 doing back there?! !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4xwellmurd3r Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 o_O did doc decide to try to cash in on the model T and bring one back from then 1900's??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexideways Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Good lord!!!! That thing looks awfully involving to drive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted September 3, 2007 Author Administrators Share Posted September 3, 2007 hey... what's that white e30 doing back there?! !!! Buyer backed out and I decided to keep it.... for now. Good lord!!!! That thing looks awfully involving to drive... You ought to see him start it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexideways Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 You ought to see him start it! Let me guess: you have to jump on your right foot exactly 23 times while going around the car, while at the same time signing the Alphabet in German backwards, all of this after having pulled about a 100 switches and levers in the correct order, while holding your breath and praying the God of cars for it to start and then, turning the key at the right speed while pressing the clutch and gas pedals at correct angles???? Certainly looks like that... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Shaker Coils, self-igniting and great for practical jokes involving doorknobs and metal chairs! That setup isn't the greatest for 'spark timing consistency'! LOL They used individual coils for the same reason they do nowadays: They couldn't find wire thin enough to wind the coil for enough voltage and still have a fast enough rise time to full saturation for consistent firing. Now the engines rev so high the time they have to charge a single coil (because they CAN get thin wire now...) is limited, and they start getting insufficient charge time above, say, 7500rpms on a 6 cylinder. Same end result, multiple coils, different reasons why they couldn't reach saturation. Those shakers will jolt the hell out of you when you grab the knob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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