Re: 318 poly electronic dist. upgrade

[Gary Wilson <gwwilson70@xxxxxxxxx>]

Go with the Chrysler Dist.  Most any elctronic dist from 74 up from a
318 or 360 should fit.  I have never had a problem with them and the
only thing that I can think of that would cause the one you got not to
fit is the drive gear is messed up some how.   I would take a little
bit off of the dist so it went into the slot.  If you don't need very
must to make it fit.

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Ray Henry <62dart@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> OK, I was given an electronic distributor for my '62 318 poly that was
> supposed to be a drop-in, as it's for a mid-70's 318-340-360 SB. Very nice
> looking unit, milled housing, with GM module/cap/coil. However, when I went
> to drop it in, I discovered that the distributor shaft is slightly larger
> than the slot in the drive, preventing it from dropping all the way in. So I
> guess my first question is could that drive inside the block easily be
> swapped out for a mid-70's SB one?
>
> Second question is should I bother, or will the distributor from a '79 318
> SB actually fit without changing that drive? A friend of mine works in a
> wrecking yard that has just received a low-mileage '79 Cordoba that they
> will be parting out.
>
> I've upgraded to an alternator, so the full voltage requirements should be
> easily met for the GM style distributor, but I'm thinking I went to the
> trouble to use Mopar for the alternator rather than the GM, so sticking with
> Mopar is just somehow right.....
>
> Thanks in advance for your replies....
>
> - Ray
>
>
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