Gil's Garage, Ignition System
Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman The timing marks for all original 1955/56/57 Thunderbirds can be difficult to locate on un-restored or older restorations. In some cases the timing marks are either dirty or painted over and cannot be found....
Gil's Garage, Ignition System
Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman As mentioned in the article on ignition timing one essential function of a major tune up is to insure that the timing is being advanced properly. In some cases the initial timing is set and the procedure...
Gil's Garage, Ignition System
Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman Pictured is a Mallory centrifugal advance tach drive distributor for a 1955 thru 1957 Thunderbird. It is identical to the vacuum controlled distributor except for the lack of the vacuum components. The...
Gil's Garage, Ignition System
Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman The wiring diagram can be confusing, especially the ignition switch, for anyone using the FoMoCo Electrical Equipment Installation Manual for the first time. The manual has been reproduced and is available...
