Source for distributor bushings for rebuild
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Says these are for dual point? CH8 and in item specifics lists as P/N 2421173. H-Hops are they the right ones. Not mine.https://www.ebay.com/itm/1958-1971-...er-NOS-MoPar-B-RB-DUAL-POINT-Set/362539880264
62MAX
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Bought some of those two weeks ago,they are small block.
Give me th part number of the distrib or the application I am sure I have them. A pic is good also in case you have a early plate in it also. The years make a difference.
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Looks like I have a couple different sets on the way now so I'll see what they look like when I get them and use the best ones. Sure they will be fine for my low-rev 440.
As long as the spring tension is 17 or over you are good.
Interesting - received one set of points today. Look OK but the spring ends seem to long and extend past the screw securing in the slots.
They can be made to work but suspect may not be right - not sure. See what the others look like when I receive them.
They can be made to work but suspect may not be right - not sure. See what the others look like when I receive them.
62MAX
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I think you will find the spring ends all the same ! I think these are the same points you have. Top two points are Srandard,bottom Prestolite.
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They are Blue Streak points I discovered (small print on the bottom). Also received the ones (Wells) from Rock Auto and they look like the old points that were in the distributor when I got it - except the spring leaf is the same, longer length of the Blue Streak points. So not sure what they had in it to begin with - maybe 340 points?
Anyway, I'll use the Blue Streak ones and keep the others for spares. Now I'm waiting for a Mr. Gasket spring kit as I didn't want to cannibalize my other distributor for the custom springs in it. All my other springs are old heavy ones or stretched out ones. Of course the springs had to be ordered - none around town.
Anyway, I'll use the Blue Streak ones and keep the others for spares. Now I'm waiting for a Mr. Gasket spring kit as I didn't want to cannibalize my other distributor for the custom springs in it. All my other springs are old heavy ones or stretched out ones. Of course the springs had to be ordered - none around town.
Watch those springs if you put both in it slams to full advance really quickly. Try one first with the lighter original spring. Blue streak are usually great points.
Man this weekend I did a friends small block Ford (ok beat me up he is a good friend) Napa had good echilin points for it. 22.31! Could not believe the price!
Dragon Slayer
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Huh? One spring especially if the light one moves to full advance earlier. 2 Springs would slow down the advance right? Springs keep the weights from pivoting out and rotating the cam stop in the advance direction.
I know his secondary spring is stretched I believe. Never had luck with two Mr.G or MP light springs together. Usually fill advance around 1800 or so.
Hey need some of those rivets, have a bunch now wiped out the store last week.
Dragon Slayer
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Yes please, save me a package for Carlisle.
No sweat remind me.
Finally got around to stabbing my rebuilt DP Prestolite distributor in the GTX yesterday and it's doing it's job. Looks like cam stop is allowing about 22 crank degrees advance so set timing at 14 with my dial back timing light. Much better unit than the rebuilt aluminum distributor that dropped 2 degrees dwell when ever the throttle was suddenly opened and vacuum advance came out. This thing has rock solid dwell no matter what you do with the throttle. All this won't matter much on my stock 440 but it reminds me what a quality distributor these Prestolite distributors were.
Nice have to love them!
Except I went out this morning to start it and check out how much vacuum advance the replacement can was pulling in and it barely started and ran like crap. Pulled the cap and condenser and replaced it with a Blue Streak condenser and it was OK again. Second condenser I've blown in this thing in recent years - must be a bunch of crap electrical parts anymore.
They suck get a high fail rate with the new ones I only use NOS or NORS. Seems they fail when they get hot. Half of the new ones fail on the first hot cycle on the tester.
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