Distributor gasket or o ring

[Huicho417]

I have a small leak at the base of the distributor on my coronets 318 engin. The kit I purchased comes with a flat gasket and rubber oil ring. If I install the o ring it seems like the distributor does not seat all the way. Should I only be using the flash gasket and not o ring?

 

[R413]

Some distributors have a groove on the base for an O-ring. No groove then no o-ring. Nothing in 1968 had an o-ring, it started 69-70 ish.

 

[Fran Blacker]

I have a small leak at the base of the distributor on my coronets 318 engin. The kit I purchased comes with a flat gasket and rubber oil ring. If I install the o ring it seems like the distributor does not seat all the way. Should I only be using the flash gasket and not o ring?

The flat gasket for dist should be metal.

 

[Huicho417]

Where can I purchase the metal gasket? All the kits I saw had the flat composite material gasket.

 

[Fran Blacker]

I got one in a gasket set. I'd use the dist hold down clamp. Make sure you have a good ground doing that. Make someone here has a source?

 

[chescharger]

check to see if the O ring has a twist

 

[Fran Blacker]

A ground wire from dist housing to block if you want be sure.

 

[Red63440]

The O-ring goes around the side of the distributor base in a grove, not the bottom and a little lube on the O-ring will allow the distributor to drop into place.