Dirtibutor Swap?
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Racer
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From: Suffolk Virginia
Dirtibutor Swap?
Hey Guys,
A friend of mine gave me an Accel distributor for a small block chevy w/ tach drive, so I thought I'd put it in my 76 last night.
The cap and rotor are the same but the body and gear are not even close:
I'm not sure I can even close the hood if I install it, but if so is it possible to swap out the shaft and gear? Or is this just not the right dizzy for my car.
Thanks,
- Jay
A friend of mine gave me an Accel distributor for a small block chevy w/ tach drive, so I thought I'd put it in my 76 last night.
The cap and rotor are the same but the body and gear are not even close:
I'm not sure I can even close the hood if I install it, but if so is it possible to swap out the shaft and gear? Or is this just not the right dizzy for my car.
Thanks,
- Jay
Le Mans Master
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cause he's not? just in his own mind
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&s...9,r:3,s:0,i:85
btw, dont let him work on your car
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&s...9,r:3,s:0,i:85
btw, dont let him work on your car
Burning Brakes
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From: Mobile Alabama
HA HA -It would if you cut the top off an welded it to the bottom of your old one. And still no tach drive. By the way don't you have an electric tach in you 76?
Last edited by 74modified; Aug 19, 2012 at 10:42 AM.
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Le Mans Master
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the chevy hei has been adapted to a multitude of different cars, fords, toyotas, even a few BMW's, what you have is one of the ford units. Dont throw it away, a ford person needs it....badly. Your mech not knowing the difference in the lower housing is distressing..at best
Burning Brakes
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From: Mobile Alabama
the chevy hei has been adapted to a multitude of different cars, fords, toyotas, even a few BMW's, what you have is one of the ford units. Dont throw it away, a ford person needs it....badly. Your mech not knowing the difference in the lower housing is distressing..at best
Burning Brakes
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From: Mobile Alabama
Any HEI has the terminal for your tach signal out. Normally tach drive means gear driven output to a mechanical tach
Race Director
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As mentioned it's still desirable.
I don't remember what they look like exactly either without comparing, could also be for AMC etc. If it has a hex oil drive, it's probably for Ford.
Le Mans Master
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amc , over the years , used a variety of other makers engines in their products, ford , chevy, buick, they werent picky as long as it was the least expensive.
trivea, they rebadged them with their amc logo, but that old saying ,'looks like a duck, quacks like a duck' ...
trivea, they rebadged them with their amc logo, but that old saying ,'looks like a duck, quacks like a duck' ...
Last edited by oldalaskaman; Aug 19, 2012 at 12:01 PM.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Suffolk Virginia
yep, hex oil drive.
I feel like a moron now asking if I can put a ford dizzy in a chevy.
I didn't look any farther than the cap myself, I had no idea they were adapted for fords.
At least I learned something.
I feel like a moron now asking if I can put a ford dizzy in a chevy.
I didn't look any farther than the cap myself, I had no idea they were adapted for fords.
At least I learned something.
Burning Brakes
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From: Mobile Alabama
If you are still looking to swap out your distributor, be careful of the knock-offs (non name brand). The drive gear on the bottom can be incompatible with your cam and they should be replaced with your old gear or a new stock replacement.
Last edited by 74modified; Aug 19, 2012 at 12:27 PM.
