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KR Wilson V126 Timing Fixture Re-visited…
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cpipp01@aol.com |
11-28-2023 @ 5:13 AM
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cpipp01@aol.com |
11-28-2023 @ 8:04 AM
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Carcheologist |
11-28-2023 @ 9:43 AM
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Here are a couple of shots showing my KRW unit with the post and adjustable pin. Don't know whether it came that way originally or if it has been modified. At any rate, I like the way it works. I would like to get more information about the 3 hash marks on the wheel.
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Carcheologist |
11-28-2023 @ 9:47 AM
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trying to send photos - don't know how to keep them from rotating...
This message was edited by Carcheologist on 11-28-23 @ 9:48 AM
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RAK402 |
11-29-2023 @ 12:38 PM
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Carcheologist, Thank you for posting the additional photos. If you drop the pin into the hole on the disc, does one of the marks line up with the "Master Mark" on the base? cpipp01@aol.com, Thank you for posting the photos of the documentation and your V126-extremely interesting! Like Careheologists unit, yours just has the marks, but no "F" mark. Neither has the Dwell gage either. Hopefully more people will post photos of their unit (I will take some photos of mine in a few days)
This message was edited by RAK402 on 11-29-23 @ 12:40 PM
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Carcheologist |
11-29-2023 @ 5:01 PM
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RAK, Yes, with the pin in the hole, the Master mark lines up with the one on the wheel. Still not sure what the other 2 marks are for. I'm guessing the longest mark indicates when the points just open. I guess I need to read the instruction sheet a little more closely. Could be the instructions say what they're for and I missed it.
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RAK402 |
11-29-2023 @ 6:18 PM
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Whichever of the marks lines up with the Master Mark when the pin is in, should be the firing point (i.e. where the left/drivers side points open-the right side points would have been open already). The attached photograph is of a V126 just like mine, but came from the internet. The lucky person who owns this one has both the Dwell Scale and the shade/cover for the lamp!
This message was edited by RAK402 on 11-29-23 @ 6:19 PM
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RAK402 |
11-30-2023 @ 5:49 PM
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I re-built a second distributor today and timed it on the V126. This is the distributor that had been on the car for the last 20 years. When I took it apart, I was surprised to find out that the re-builder didn't check the vacuum brake piston-there was no leather pad on it. I also found a flaw in one set of the new NAPA Points-the adjustment holes stamped in the right/passenger side points were off a bit. I had way too much dwell (over 30 degrees) on that side alone and could not adjust it out (with the left/driver side points isolated). A bit of surgery with a Dremel tool corrected the issue. I have one more distributor to go through, then I think I am set for life (or beyond). The goal is to have one on the car and two standing by (I have kept a timed distributor with a coil in the trunk for the last 20 years or so.
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Carcheologist |
11-30-2023 @ 7:14 PM
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Sounds like we are on the same page...I also keep a backup distributor with me in the car, timed and ready!
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40 Coupe |
12-01-2023 @ 5:25 AM
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Your timing fixture is very early with the raised and fixed contact. There are instructions for the test set in the KRW catalog for 1940, which is reprinted. I don't believe they mention the raised contact.
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