Classic American – September 2019

and can damage the electronic module in the

E-Fire. This was the case with our motor,soour

capand leads were fully removed and new leads

made up and installed afterwards.

Next, disconnect the vacuum line if fitted; it

won’tbeneeded with the E-Fire, and if necessary

plug the hole in the intake.Take note of the rotor

armposition before removing the distributor

from the motor,thenremove the bolts, securing

the distributor to the front cover,and cl eanoff

any gasket material.

Checking the position of the offset slot in the

end of the cam once again, and with the cap

removed, carefully turn the E-Fire’soffset drive

key to match. Offer the distributor up, making

sure to seat the distributor and align the offset

key with the cam. Incidentally,the keyiso ffset

to prevent the distributor being accidentally

fitted 180 degrees out, which would obviously

cause problems. Do not force the distributor; if

necessarycheck alignment before installing and

the black wire to the negative side, making sure

they are routed away from the fan belt and so on

–effectively it wasacaseofj ob done.

Note that the wiring is slightly different for a

six-volt positive ground E-Fire installation; consult

the Stromberg owner’smanua lory our dealer

for details.To finish, reconnect the battery, start

your engine and check all operations, then take it

for atest drive.

It should be noted that all E-Fire distributors

arefactory pre-set to match original equipment

timing settings. However,you willnote that

there isastati ctiming adjustment viaascrew

and sliding plate on the body of the E-Fire for

additional fine-tuning due to possible differences

in fuel quality for non-standard or racing

applic ations.Having driven our truck several

hundred miles since installation, we can report

easy starting, and reliable running straight out

of the box, plus we’ve eliminated that difficult

lack of access should there have been an ignition

problem with the stock distributor.★

5. Take note of
   wherethe E-Fire’s
   offset locating key
   is positioned before
   installing.


6. Carefullyfitthe
   gasket and the E-Fire,
   taking caretoengage
   keywithend of the
   cam.


7. The E-Fireisnow
   bolted in position,
   note the static
   adju stment screw for
   fine tuning.


8. Just two wires
   connectthe E-Fire,
   one redand one
   black.


9. Connect the
   supplied ring
   terminals to each
   wire, making sure
   they aresecure.


10. Connect thered
    one to the positive
    side of the coil, and
    the black to the
    negative, making sure
    they arerouted away
    from any moving
    parts.


11. Hereisthe
    installed E-Fire
    completewithcap
    andthe new plug
    leads.


12. Andy checks the
    connections and the
    truck isready for a
    test drive.

Our thanks to Jim and

Andy at Royal Kustoms

for their assistance (and

tea) in producing this

article.

For details of your

nearest Stromberg

dealer,contact

Stromberg at their

website http://www.

stromberg-97.com

tightening the mounting bolts and washers.

Avoid over-tightening and check the E-Fire is

sitting flat against the front cover.

With the E-Fire in place, replace the plug leads

in the correct firing order and re-attach theLT

lead to the coil. Our truck being 12-volt negative

earth, it remainedasimplejob to crimp terminals

to the two module wires on the E-Fire, attaching

the red wire to the positive side of the coil and

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