Mr Gorsky
Member
I recently discovered that the vacuum advance diaphragm on my circa 1971 OEM distributor at some point in the past became a "perforated advance" unit. In the interest of going new to avoid problems down the track, I decided to take the plunge and buy a whole distributor.
I purchased this new (not refurbished) gem from Rock Auto for the princely sum of $48.25:
There's a tiny sticker on the box that says "Made in China", however the distributor seems to be pretty well made. Cardone say its "the only NEW distributor in the aftermarket that is 100% computer tested for guaranteed, long-lasting performance"....and they back the unit up with a "limited lifetime warranty".
Here's the old and the new side by side. Only us trainspotters would pick it as as a non-OEM unit. The finish is slightly different to the OEM one, but put a tan cap on it and you wouldn't look twice:
^^^^As you can see, you can even undo the screw on the side and put the OEM part number tag on it.
^^^^^I did have to set the pickup gap, I could've driven a Kenworth through there. The good news it you can adjust the vacuum advance with a 3/32" allen key, just like you can on the original. There is no stamp on the vac advance rod, so I dunno what number it is.
I've yet to install it and see how it goes, hope to do that in the next week or so .
Regards,
Mr G.
I purchased this new (not refurbished) gem from Rock Auto for the princely sum of $48.25:
There's a tiny sticker on the box that says "Made in China", however the distributor seems to be pretty well made. Cardone say its "the only NEW distributor in the aftermarket that is 100% computer tested for guaranteed, long-lasting performance"....and they back the unit up with a "limited lifetime warranty".
Here's the old and the new side by side. Only us trainspotters would pick it as as a non-OEM unit. The finish is slightly different to the OEM one, but put a tan cap on it and you wouldn't look twice:
^^^^As you can see, you can even undo the screw on the side and put the OEM part number tag on it.
I've yet to install it and see how it goes, hope to do that in the next week or so .
Regards,
Mr G.