[DeTomaso] Engine/distributor questions

[Thomas Tornblom]

Dan Mixon skrev:
> All brands in the Summit catalog list the same distributor for the 351C/M,
> 400, 429/460 engines.

Yep, the issue is not a 351C vs 460 distributor, it is a US vs Aussie issue.

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Charles McCall
> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 3:24 PM
> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; thedrol at pobox.com
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com; bergeron.s at wanadoo.fr
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine/distributor questions
> 
> I think you need to wait for Thomas to chime in. He's got a webpage with all
> that info documented .
> 
> Note that is ins't a custom setup - it is a standard Ford hole, but a
> non-standard Cleveland hole. So a distributor for a Ford 460 or something
> fits just fine. 
> 
> I also thought that the problem was the hole in the block.  
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
> nombre de MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Enviado el: Sunday, 16 December, 2007 10:02 PM
> Para: thedrol at pobox.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com; bergeron.s at wanadoo.fr
> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine/distributor questions
> 
> 
> In a message dated 12/16/07 12 58 35, thedrol at pobox.com writes:
> 
> 
>> The issue is with the very bottom of the distributor.  Not the portion 
>> where it is clamped to the block.  For Mike and Stephan I've attached 
>> a picture.  For the rest of you, I'll try and get it posted.
>>
> 
> Ah, the very bottom of the driveshaft then, how odd.   Somehow I always 
> thought the issue was the size of the mounting hole on the top of the block.
> 
> So what is the solution when buying an aftermarket distributor?   Custom 
> driveshaft?   Or change the oil pump to a conventional style?   (Isn't the
> issue 
> then that the bottom of the shaft enters the oil pump, which is a
> non-standard 
> size?).   
> 
> I'm getting further confused. :>)
> 
> Mike
> 
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