Question about the red motoplat ignitions on Hot Rods
PLEASE DISREGARD, I FOUND WHAT I NEED, THIS THREAD IS CLOSED THANK YOU.....
I would like to know about those mysterious ignitions like the currently run 15ss American "B" class hotrods have. All I can find is that they are Motoplats. It is a red colored doughnut stator under a small flywheel like the wheels pro motors have (is it a 7oz. wheel?) .
What I was wondering is how this system is put together. Is it actually two stators stacked to make an alternate firing system with an internal rotary magnet(s)? Or is it one stator made as such?
If anyone would be kind enough to describe this system or post detailed pics, I sure would appreciate it. I would like to know what to look for in case I might need to put one together in the future as I have never seen the workings of these. I know they aren't made anymore.......THANKS!!!
Oh really??? Really!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by
Bill Van Steenwyk
You really need to get over yourself some, and quit being so angry when folks, a lot of who frequent this forum who know much more than you, either do not have the time, RIGHT NOW, to answer your questions, or the inclination to do same, from seeing some of your posts/replies to other threads you have participated in. That is the best/short answer with the tirades you come out with when someone does not "jump to", to answer your post. Most of the folks that might know something about the ignition you ask about are of the age bracket that they may not look at the computer every 3-4 hours which seems to be the time frame you ask again the same question previously asked. Some folks, no matter their age group, might not look at the site but every 3-4 days if that often.
NO ONE likes being chastised when being asked to share information they may or may not have, but I can guarantee you that the more posts you put up like some of the recent ones, with the tone they have, the longer you will wait for answers. You might remember you are asking someone to do YOU a favor, not the other way around.
A possible reason you did not get an answer in the time frame you wanted, was because the MOTOPLAT ignition has been NLA for at least about 10-15 years (or longer) now. If they are still being furnished on motors you have purchased it is because someone had one to put on, or it was used as original equipment on the Hot Rods for some years. They were used as original equipment on the Yamato brand of PRO type racing engines also, but no more as long as 15 years or so as they have been superseded by ignitions that are 1. no longer available with parts and service, 2. the newer ignitions have retard or advance features built in or can be programmed to do same.
The simplest explanation as to why you can not get answers to your question regards the ignition is it is no longer made and is obsolete. If it was a desirable ignition in this time frame, you would see it still used and available. When something has not been made or sold/distributed in at least 10-15 years as is the case with the MOTOPLAT, that should tell you something. Same problem exists with the older Mercs and even some models of the Yamato 80's and 102's regards parts for same and far better for the application.
Relax a little and enjoy the forum. The great majority here are helpful, knowledgeable people who are glad to help, but with a question about a product that is this out of date, and only was used on a limited number of engines sold for racing, you may find patience IS a virtue with this question.
HEY, DR.PHIL...... STAY OFF MY THREAD. DONT TELL ME TO RELAX. I DID NOT ASK PERSONAL ADVICE FROM YOU OR ANYBODY, AND YOU DONT KNOW WHAT I KNOW, OR DONT KNOW. I DONT NEED YOUR ADVICE ANYMORE AS I SAID. WHAT DO YOU KNOW AS TO PART#S OR SUCH? NOTHING APPEARANTLY. PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE A LEGEND IN YOUR OWN MIND. AND YOU ARE A SNOB..... AND AS FAR AS OBSOLETE GOES, SO ARE MOST OF WHATS RUN IN STOCK AND MOD TODAY. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN MAN?? AND FURTHERMORE, THE MOTOPLATS ARE STILL SERVICED (REBUILT) BY CYCLE OUTFITS. THE WHEELS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AND USED ON BIKES. THE OMC STUFF IS STILL AVAILABLE OVER THE COUNTER. I JUST ORDERED MINE. YOU REALLY NEED TO DO RESEARCH BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR TRAP ABOUT SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY NEVER WORKED ON YOURSELF.. THIS ISN'T ALKY (PRO) CLASS JERRY RIGGING HERE! THIS IS RACING BY THE RULES. SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY WOULD BE LOST AT NOW DAYS...
I THINK YOUR THE ONE THAT GAVE ME A SMART @ss REPLY BEFORE WHEN I ASKED ABOUT CHINE FINS.MAYBE BECAUSE I CRITISIZED THE TECH INFO OR LACK OF IN THE APBA ABOUT FINS? THATS MY BUSINESS, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT??? YOU DONT TELL ME HOW TO THINK OR WHAT I SAY.. FRANKLY, THIS WILL BE MY LAST COMMENT. IVE BEEN WASTING TIME ON THIS FORUM WITH YOU TOO MUCH ALREADY. YOU GO HAVE FUN WITH (ENJOY) IT.....O.K?? IF YOU ARE OFFENDED, RELAX AND GO B.S ELSWHERE ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE. I HAVE SEEN YOUR REPLIES ON OTHER POSTS AND THEY SELDOM RENDER ANY ANSWERS. YOU NEED TO GET OFF THIS TECHNICAL FORUM AND GO JOIN A SOCIAL LOUNGE. POEPOLE DONT LIKE TO TAKE THEIR TIME TO POST A QUESTION ONLY TO BE HOODWINKED WITH USELESS RESPONSES!! THAT IS WORSE THAN TROLLING. IN FACT, YOUR ACTING LIKE ONE....I ALREADY SAID "I KNOW THEY DONT MAKE THESE ANY MORE"....CAN YOU READ? OR DO YOU EVEN REALLY BOTHER?
IF YOU DONT LIKE MY COMMENTS, THEN KEEP YOUR CRAP TO YOURSELF AND GO TALK TO YOUR BUDDIES. THEY MIGHT BE MAKING A 45 HORSE PERKINS OUTBOARD WITH CROME PIPES GO 90 MPH ON A PONTOON OR SOMETHING!!!