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Ignition: 386 topics

"Distributor" loose - vibrates back to advanced position...

"Joe Hunt" Magnetos experience ...?

12 Volt = hotter spark

12 volt coil wiring

12 volt ignition

12v dual point coils

12v dual points

12v replacement for 6v round duoglide coils

12v reproduction coil

12V Reproduction coil experience?

1948-1960 Circuit breaker (timer)

1950 Distributor Installation Timing

1951 fl timing problem

1955 circuit breaker swap for 1965 circuit breaker

2 questions: plug and point gap

20 years old plugs gone bad

51 Distributor Rotation

51 pan shovel distributor

52 spark advance/retard

59 blowing condensors

62 FL Mallory Ignition / coil combo???

63 pan ignition problem?

6V coils & electronic ignition

a couple of quick ignigtion questions

Accel "High-Performance" Point Tune-up kit

Accel coil number:140403

Accel super coil with Quickstart 2000 ignition

Advance springs.

Aftermarket Auto Advance Dilemma

Ampco dr63 point

Auto Advance Distributors and left handgrip control

Auto advance points: how do they work

Auto Advance single point question

Auto advance timer ??

Auto advance timer flyweight roll pins

Auto advance timing: can I use a timing light

Auto Advance unit for panhead/early shovelhead

Backfire on Hot Starts

Backfiring: rich, lean, or timing: circuitbreaker springclip

Bad Circuit Breaker?

Banging my head and it ain't to Lynrd!

Basic timing with a strobe

Best electronic ignition conversion

best points and condenser for panhead

Best sparkplugs for STD heads

Beware the condenser

Blue streak points

Breaker Cam - Points Cam - ignition advance deg

Breaker, Breaker 19(48)

Brisk Spark Plugs

Can some one id this magneto?

Can someone ID this Distributor?

Cant get a 1955 panhead to start

Chuck's Pan is Happy

Circuit braker dont have an alignment mark

Circuit breaker cam timing mark Q

Circuit breaker end play

circuit breaker gear

Circuit breaker hard turning

Circuit breaker issues

Circuit breaker question

Circuit Breaker Removal

Circuit breaker short

Circuit breaker slop

circuit breaker spring

Circuit Breakers

Circut Breaker Single Point

Coil (3 or 5 ohms)

Coil for Quick Start 2000

Coil hookup questions

Coil question/problem

Coil surgery needed, the wire broke off

Colony� Spark Plug Wire Support

condenser 64 pan

Condenser Mystery

Condensers again

CONTACT POINT ALIGNMENT

Diagnose my plugs?

Dialing in the advance on a Mallory distributor.

Dialing in the advance on a Mallory distributor.

Difference between front and rear spark plugs

Distributor / Circuit Breaker Removal

Distributor & Coil

Distributor eccentric adjustment screw

Distributor hold-downs

Distributor lobes

distributor problem

Distributor Setup

distributor short

Distributor Wire

Distributor: has anyone seen one like this

Distributor: how do i get my dist back in the right spot

Distributor: trouble removing

Distributor: wondering which one is correct for my engine

dual coil setup and regulator mounting.

dual plugs and External Oilers

Dual plugs and single fire

Dual Plugs or conpression releases

Dual point dizzy coil(s)????

Dual point ignition

Dual Point Question

Dual point swap

dual point timer coils

Dual point timing

Dual points distributor

Dual Points Question

Dual points vs. single point

Dual vs. single point distributor

Dual-point distributor 6V or 12V

DUO GLIDE DUAL COILS

Dyna ignition booster

Dyna ignition in a Pan distributor

Early model coil: where for sale

Ebeyond2000 ignition: would like to know what the pick up is

ECHLIN POINTS new number!

elect ignit. ebeyond 2000

Electronic ignition

electronic ignition

Electronic ignition & spark plug

Electronic ignition 45partsdepot

Electronic Ignition Conversion an Andrews A Grind Cam

Electronic Ignition System

Electronic ignition: want to change the points to electronic

eQuickstart 2000

Erratic timing mark

Favorite spark plug

Fixing the timing in place on 51 Panhead

Flh magneto woe's

Fluffy front plug

Flywheel timing marks

Front Plug won't spark?

Going electronic

Good Points for Early Pan Timers?

Harley tune-up kit

Has Anyone Seen a Dist. Like this one

Help me . She wont start.

Help timing mallory ignition

How has a good coil for '55 FL

How many degrees of dwell

I have installed the "Dynatek" single fire !

Ignition Condenser - Does anyone really understand?

Ignition Points & 6V battery

Ignition Points Plate Mounting Holes

Ignition problem.

Ignition problems

Ignition Question

Ignition timing

Ignition Timing

Ignition/ exhaust question (1942 WLA)

Installing After Market Timer....contd.

is my timing out?

Joe Hunt magneto compatible for 61"

Joe Hunt Magneto Question

Joe Hunt shaft in Morris Magneto

Looking for a part number [Long clear timing plug]

Looking into that hard to see timing hole.

Low spark at points.

Magneto for 1957 FLH

Magneto Information

Magneto install

Magneto points glazing

magneto problem?

mallory 557 wiring on dual coils

Mallory A557 ignition install

Mallory all electronic ignition distributor and sparks

Mallory Automatic Advance Distributor

Mallory condensor, Panhead dist

Mallory Distributor

Mallory Distributor

Mallory distributor

Mallory distributor roll pin

Mallory distributors

Mallory Electronic ignition coil?

Mallory electronic ignition setup: a couple of questions

Mallory unilite

Mallory unilite 556

Mallory Unilite and 12V system

Mallory unilite and revtech dual tower coils

Mallory Unilite distributor

Mallory Unilite Distributor Question

malory distributor

Manual advance distributor pictures

Manual spark advance

mechanical advance starting

Morris Magneto coil (are they Brothers!!! )

Morris Magneto Half Tooth Out?

Morris magneto or disributor!!!

Morris magneto starting problems

MSD for Panhead: an ignition unit for pans

Need help on distributor advance on start!!!!!

Need help on timing Magneto

need help, cant set timing on pan...

Need info on Mallory Distributor install on a '52

New ballast resistor trick

New Electronic Ignition Developed - Need timing Information

New Quick Start 2000 ignition

Niehoff points Dilemma (Knuckle/Pan clone)

No Cold Start-Magneto...Again

No Spark at Plugs - Checking a 12 Volt Coil?

No Timing marks on flywheel

NOT the usual timing questions

Old circuit breaker vrs Mallory

Original ignition coil tar

Pan Head Points

Pan Head Points

Panhead Distributor

panhead fouls plugs

Panhead Ignition Timer

Panhead Points...Help

Panhead timing troubles

Part #/Source for coil terminals?

platinum +4 plugs

please help! 1965 circuit breaker

Plug heat range

Plug reading: they appeared to be oil fouled

Plug wire routing

Plugs and frame

Points and condenser

points and condensor

Points cam lobes

points gap again

Points gap on front cam lobe

Points ignition: what type of ignition to change to

Points keep moving out

points setting made me a believer

Pressure Check your Spark Plugs!!!----

proper plug gap

quick start 2000 elect. ignit.

QuickStart 2000?

re sticky timer

Re Sticky Timer

re-installing magneto

RE: 12V Coil & Sparkplug Wire Install??

Rear Timing mark On a 1956 FLH Panhead ?

Remove distributor

remove high tension wires from 6V tar filled ignition coil

Replace points with electronic ignition

Replacing plug wires oem 6v coil

Retard ignition

Running a magneto

Science of the spark

Setting points and timing

Setting timing on 1952 Pan

Setting Timing on a Modified 52 Panhead

Shovel style coil + or -

Single fire ignition

single fire ignition dual plg heads

single fire problem

Single points or dual points+ coils?

spark advance bracket

Spark control cable ferrel???

Spark plug explanation

Spark plug length

spark plug question

spark plug reach

Spark plug reach

Spark plug reach into the cylinder

Spark plug type

Spark plug types

Spark plug wire core burnout

Spark plug wire question

Spark Plugs - Champion RJ12YC versus J12YC

Spark plugs again....

Spark plugs for Panheads

Spark plugs for STD heads

Spark plugs for STD heads

Spark plugs fouling

Spark plugs recommendation for easier starting

Spark Problem/Timing

Sparking Panheads

Sparkplug Wires?

Sparkplugs question

Sportster Xl1100 Spark Plugs on a Panhead?

Spyke ignition on Panhead

Static Timing Lamp question

STD Panhead spark plugs

stock vs electronic ignition

Strange new issue w/regards to timing.

Stripped Threads in Timer

stroker panhead with magneto, need help!!

Switched to old manual dist, ? on the wire...

Thoughts or experiences with Ebyond 2000

Timer / Circuit Breaker Rebuild

timer advance/retard control

timer cam lobes

Timer control problems

Timing 1956 panhead

Timing a 1953 Pan

Timing adjustment?

timing after changing cam

Timing and pipe swap

Timing dual plug motors

Timing dual point

Timing for another beer

timing my '55 FL very confused

Timing question

Timing question

Timing question

Timing question

Timing question 1957 Panhead

timing suggestion for EL (1950)

timing troubles

Timing: a little problem when i time the bike

Timing: the easiest way

timming marks/ timming

Unilite Distributor questions

Very little spark from distributor.

Vulcan electronic distributor

Vulcan ignitions

Weak Magneto Magnets.....symptoms?

what magneto brand??

What happened to my coil ?

What ohm Ignition coil

Which Distributor

Which Electronic ingnition on Pan?

Which plug wire for inductive timing

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