THANK YOU
for choosing a Genuine Stromberg e-FIRE
electronic distributor for your Flathead Ford.
This Owner’s Manual will make installation and
adjustment as safe and trouble free as possible.
It contains several warnings, cautions and notes.
Please read them all. It also includes important
information about the Stromberg warranty and
what to do if you need help.
If you experience any difficulties with distributor
installation & timing, please check the detailed
Troubleshooting section of this manual first.
There is help available at the Stromberg Tech
Center:
www.stromberg-97.com
. And you can
contact us direct:
tech
@
stromberg-97.com
WARNINGS
AND NOTES:
These instructions must be read and fully understood
before beginning installation, otherwise installation
should not be attempted. Failure to follow these
instructions, including illustrations, may void your
warranty and could result in poor performance, vehicle
damage, property damage, severe personal injury or
death. If you need information or assistance, please
contact your Stromberg dealer or email us direct:
WARNING:
Correct distributor installation and set up is critical
to engine performance, so a thorough knowledge of
vehicle mechanical and electrical systems is required.
Stromberg recommends installation by a professional
mechanic only. An improperly installed or adjusted
distributor may void your warranty and may cause poor
engine performance or damage, property damage,
personal injury or death.
WARNING:
This e-FIRE distributor (12v negative or 6v positive
ground) should be used with a 1.5 Ohm (
Ω
) coil. Coils
with a higher Ohm rating (often called ‘internally
resisted’) will reduce power to the ignition module
leading to unreliable performance. Remove or bypass
any external ballast resistor or resistor wire. If your
engine has a starter bypass wire, you can leave it in
place. DO NOT use a low resistance or HEI coil. A coil
with LESS than 1.5 Ohms resistance could cause
the ignition module to overheat, misfire and fail
prematurely. This will invalidate the warranty.
WARNING:
This distributor is not designed for use with engines
or transmissions requiring computer-control. Use
with these applications may cause damage. This
distributor is not designed for MARINE or AIRCRAFT
applications.
NOTE:
This product is legal only for use off-road or
on pre-emission controlled motor vehicles/
engines. In the USA, this means pre-1966
domestic vehicles certified to California
standards, pre-1968 domestic vehicles
certified to federal standards and all
pre-1968 foreign vehicles.
WARNING:
Before installation, please verify that the vehicle’s
electrical system is in good working order. This includes,
but is not limited to, spark plugs and plug wires, battery,
battery cables, generator or alternator, starter, starter
solenoid and its wiring. Any damaged or improperly
operating components can cause additional resistance
in the circuits and must be replaced prior to installing
the distributor. Failure to do so may result in poor
performance, and could cause a fire resulting in property
damage, serious personal injury or death.
READ THIS FIRST
