WD change to distrubtor?
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Topic: WD change to distrubtor?
Posted By: alleyyooper
Subject: WD change to distrubtor?
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2018 at 4:59am
Can a Wd with a mag be changed over to a distrubtor? Al |
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Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2018 at 5:45am
| We had one when I was a whippersnapper 50+ years ago. I don't know how available a kit would be today. At the very least I'd think you could find one at a bone yard. A WD45 distributor would fit. I don't know if a distributor off a D series tractor would fit or not. |
Posted By: SteveMaskey(MO)
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2018 at 6:13am
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Yes, put a wanted add in the classified section I am sure one of the vendors will have a distributor |
Posted By: ac45dave
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2018 at 8:10am
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Give steve at b&b circuits a call.he can rebuild your mag or set ya up with a distributor.last i checked he had distributors on the shelf ready to go. http://www.bb-customcircuits.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.bb-customcircuits.com/ http://www.bb-customcircuits.com/apps/webstore/products/category/1108835?page=1" rel="nofollow - http://www.bb-customcircuits.com/apps/webstore/products/category/1108835?page=1 http://www.bb-customcircuits.com/apps/webstore/products/category/1108880?page=1" rel="nofollow - http://www.bb-customcircuits.com/apps/webstore/products/category/1108880?page=1 ------------- 54 wd-45gas ; 56 wd-45d N/F w/fact p/s ; 63 d-17 sIII N/F gas ; 60 D14 N/F ; 67 d-17 sIV N/F gas ; 63D15 sII W/F; 39rc#667 ; 2021 massey 4710 fwa ; gravely 2 wheel tractors |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2018 at 8:26am
We offer a complete Mag to Distributor kit if interested. Check out our website. Gives you everything in the kit to do the changeover except ambition. Thanks Dave for posting the site! You da' man!  Steve@B&B ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: jiminnd
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2018 at 9:20am
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I have an IH distributer on my WD, was put on when I was kid so been there for 60 years or so. ------------- 1945 C, 1949 WF and WD, 1981 185, 1982 8030, unknown D14(nonrunner) |
Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2018 at 9:22am
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Steve, what did you do with the ambition ? I could use some. Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: Roger (NE)
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2018 at 9:36am
| Converted our WD's and styled WC's from magneto to distributor ignition back in the 60's when I was "young". If I remember right those kits were available from TSC at that time. Before the internet so you went to a local store to buy parts or repairs back then. Great memories of past times when things were so much more simple! |
Posted By: Bill Deppe/AC Salvag
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2018 at 12:18pm
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Would have a couple units $125.00+ s&h Ia 563 357-2615 |
Posted By: TramwayGuy
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2018 at 12:26pm
| There are several on EBay right now. Was a popular conversion on its day.. unbolt the mag and bolt on the conversion, change the ground wire to a switched battery-supplied wire and time it properly. |
Posted By: ac fleet
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2018 at 6:53pm
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I just put a wd dist. on one of my c tractors. seeeems to run fine, once timed right! thanks; ac fleet |
Posted By: Phil48ACWC
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2018 at 5:45am
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https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.XAllis+Chalmers+distributor.TRS0&_nkw=Allis+Chalmers+distributor&_sacat=0%20" rel="nofollow - https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.XAllis+Chalmers+distributor.TRS0&_nkw=Allis+Chalmers+distributor&_sacat=0
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Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2018 at 6:04am
Those look pretty well worn. I'd either get a refurbished one from someone I know or plan on replacing all the bushings and springs myself. |
Phil48ACWC wrote:Posted By: alchpuller
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2018 at 11:31am
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Your mag can be used as a dist. the grd. wire hooked to _ side of coil, other end to points, your points and condenser act just like it would in a dist.fields and arm. not used, coil wire goes to shaft that goes to rotor, you have to cut out case and put a eye on end of coil wire, it will time just like a mag,points are usually good condenser might be bad, that fixes a lot of mag`s |