Mallory Ignition 61010M, 61011M User Manual

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E-SPARK™ BREAKERLESS CONVERSION KIT

FOR MALLORY POINT DISTRIBUTORS

NOTE: This product is legal in California only for racing vehicles which may never be operated upon a highway.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

FORM 1673 1/07

APPLICATIONS

Part No. 61010M For Left-Hand Rotation 27 Series

Mallory 8 cylinder point automotive
vacuum advance equipped
distributors which use a standard
stack cap (Part no. 209).

Part No. 61011M For Right-Hand Rotation 27

Series Mallory 8 cylinder point
automotive vacuum advance
equipped distributors which use a
standard stack cap (Part no. 209).

Refer to the Mallory Catalog’s distributor application section
if you need a to determine your distributor’s rotation.

PARTS INCLUDE IN THIS KIT:

1 E-Spark™ Plate Assembly
1 Wire Harness
1 Rotor/Shutter Wheel Assembly (PN 322)
1 Wire Connector
1 Grommet
1 Rubber Plug
1 Thrust Button

WARNING

You must install the E-Spark™ Conversion Kit
exactly as shown in these instructions. After the
kit is installed—and before you start the engine—
check all wiring again. Mis-wiring will cause the
E-Spark™ Ignition to fail immediately.

INSTALLATION

Step 1

Rotate the engine to the #1 cylinder firing position.
Remove the distributor cap and note the position of
the rotor. You will need to reference this when you
reinstall the distributor. Remove the distributor from
the engine.

Step 2

Remove the rotor, and then remove the condenser
and bracket. Remove the insulators (Figure 1).

IMPORTANT

All kits listed below must be used with an ignition ballast resistor (or loom resistance wire) to prevent
module failure. If your vehicle is not equipped with a ballast resistor or loom resistance wire, Mallory
Ballast Resistor (Part No. 700) or Mallory Coils 29219, 29450 or 30450 (which are internally ballasted)
may be used.

FIGURE 1

Step 3

Remove the e-clip from the vacuum advance arm
(Figure 2). Remove the 2 screws holding the vacuum
advance chamber from the outside of the distributor
housing and remove the vacuum chamber (Figure 3).
You will re-install it later so do not discard it.

Step 4

Using a 5/64” Allen wrench, loosen the 2 set screws
that hold the point plate assembly into the distributor
housing (Figure 4). You do not need to remove them
completely. Lift the point plate assembly out of the
housing (Figure 5).

Step 5

Place the thrust button into the end of the distributor
shaft (Figure 6). Using a 2 or 3 arm puller and
remove the point cam from the rotor sleeve (Figure 7).

WARNING - Do not try to remove the cam by

prying on it with a screwdriver(s). This will

damage the advance assembly.

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FIGURE 4

FIGURE 5

FIGURE 6

FIGURE 7

Puller

Thrust Button

Remove button
after cam has
been removed

Cam

FIGURE 3

FIGURE 2

Step 6

This step requires you to drill a 3/8” hole in the
distributor housing to accommodate the new wiring
harness. Measure 1” from the existing insulator hole
and the same distance down from the top of the
housing and mark the distributor housing. You will be
slightly offset from the cap locating pin. With a paper
towel inside the housing for shavings, drill the 3/8”
hole now (Figure 8).

Step 7

Clean out any remaining metal shavings left from the
drilling operation using a vacuum, brush, etc. Do not
wash out the housing with the shaft assembly in
place or you will wash the lubrication out of the
centrifugal advance and cause it to fail. If necessary,
you can remove the shaft as an assembly then clean
out the housing.

Step 8

Lower the new plate assembly into the housing
(Figure 9). Use the vacuum advance arm to
determine the position. Tighten the 2 set screws,
reinstall the vacuum advance with the 2 external
screws. Reinstall the e-clip. Use Figure 10 for reference.

Step 9

Install the supplied grommet into the new hole you
drilled (Figure 11) and route the wiring as shown
in Figure 10.

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FIGURE 8

FIGURE 9

FIGURE 10