The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #420 – May 01, 2007, 11:51:00 PM Sure thing bro. Let me know what you find and how you fixed your problem please Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #421 – May 02, 2007, 12:14:43 AM ok,, i remember that exact problem to,,,primarily issue is a non issue if you look at the red lines ive drawn.the distance from the dizzy o-ring to the bottom of each gear is probably equal. that picture created a trick on your eye.secondlythe lenght of the dizzy shaft is infact longer. I think i found out that it really made no difference though. the distance from the brass busing in the block to the oil pump is so great that the additional length was no problem.I do however remember having an oil pump shaft issue. i cant recall right now but i think i had to use the oil pump shaft that came with the tfi dizzy due to lenght. im going out to the garage now and see if i remember something.it stands to reason you need a shorter oil pump shaft but other than that , i just dropped mine in. Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #422 – May 02, 2007, 12:21:46 AM Any comments on the spark then no spark thing? The coil was warm after a few min's of trying to run it. Now all of this was before I re-wired it today and the base timing with out vac advance connected was 10*BTDC Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #423 – May 02, 2007, 12:36:55 AM Is there a reason there would be slack between the gear-end of the shaft and the rotor end? Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #424 – May 02, 2007, 12:39:52 AM The one on the left IS the duraspark. Right is the CFI dizzy. Thats why I was conserned. Along with what brian said Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #425 – May 02, 2007, 12:49:03 AM here is what i think you need to do,,,,,mechanical issues.........if you are using that duraspark dizzy,,i would pull it out and measure the distance from the engine block to the hole way down in there that the shaft slids in. now take the measurement and see if your duraspark dizzy is slightly longer from its base to the end of the shaft.as far as spark issues........when you look into the dizzy ,, does it appear to have a "hull effect" device or "electronic points" ? if so,, that might be the cause.you have spark, correct?you have fuel,, correct?why dont you ever pick up the phone,, no wonder this thread is going into 40 pages:D you get stuck and peck away on the computer,,for help. Man you must love slow progress:D ,,just kidding.seriously though, if you just need a quick opinion,, you can call but dont expect that i know everything, i only know what i think i know and that sometimes turns out to be a dissadvantage. Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #426 – May 02, 2007, 12:57:22 AM Quote from: jcassity;144247no wonder this thread is going into 40 pages:D you get stuck and peck away on the computer,,for help.maybe he should try r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-i-n-g ;) Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #427 – May 02, 2007, 01:09:45 AM here was my point on the measurement thing of the dizzy shaftIf the distance from the engine block surface where the dizzy sits to the little hole down in there where the shaft slides in is longer than your shaft to seat distance,,,,,,,, you have a problem and full stop should be announced.its possible the lower portion of the dizzy is not supported by anything. Only the oilpump shaft is holding it from flopping around.Maybe you just might wanna look at that. My engine block is an EO casting,, yours is newer. Perhaps im wrong but i would still have to wonder if the duraspark dizzy you have is not too short with respect to the lower part only.BTW,, get that gear off there,, thats about 50% of your slop you have now. swap in that tfi gear. Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #428 – May 02, 2007, 01:28:49 AM If the coil got hot on you during the time it was not mounted with a braket,,, then the coil itself was not getting a good ground.,, missing grounds cause a lot of heartache and difficult troubleshooting. Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #429 – May 02, 2007, 08:42:32 AM So by al means, I could have solved 90% of the problems already. We'll find out about the dizzy when it hopefuly gets here today. Is it that simole, just switch the gears? Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #430 – May 02, 2007, 11:43:55 AM Make sure everything is grounded first mike!! and it could be possible you could of cooked the coil but have it tested to be sure. Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #431 – May 02, 2007, 11:52:47 AM i dont know if swapping the gear from the TFI dizzy would work. ford made 2 different shaft diameters. 1 is .468" and the other is .531". the TFI dizzy usually had the larger one. he'll have to buy a new gear for his CFI dizzy. and its a PITA if you havent changed one out before. you can also ruin the cam/gear if you dont have it installed at the proper position. Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #432 – May 02, 2007, 02:11:42 PM With a bit of crafty enginering, I adapted a 85 Stang' kick down cable onto the car. Works fine and looks half way good. Thak gor for bordom or I would have never tired it. Pics soon. Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #433 – May 04, 2007, 01:54:53 AM Quote Selected
The Fila Project... Wondering why Fila was banned? Read the last few pages Reply #434 – May 04, 2007, 02:37:45 AM Quote from: 32VFoxBird;144313i dont know if swapping the gear from the TFI dizzy would work. ford made 2 different shaft diameters. 1 is .468" and the other is .531". the TFI dizzy usually had the larger one. he'll have to buy a new gear for his CFI dizzy. and its a PITA if you havent changed one out before. you can also ruin the cam/gear if you dont have it installed at the proper position.i had to read this like three times and think about it twice as long.SO>>>>>>>>>>>In my case, i remved a DS2 dizzy and installed a towncar dizzy with no problems other than the correct oil pump shaft lenght. the ds2 oil shaft was the same diameter but longer than the TFI shaft.now,, the 232 v6 oil pump shaft is thicker so that would stand to reason that dizzy shaft would be thicker.we are talking about 302's only. was the thicker shaft for the 3.8? is that what you mean? Quote Selected
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