[DeTomaso] msd distributor question

[boyd casey]

Thanks,
Boyd

On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 1:25 PM, <jderyke at aol.com> wrote:

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> <<< I currently have an MSD 8577 small cap distributor. I have all the
> hardware I need to set up a dual pick up distributor
> (like the circle track racers use)  There is a dual pick up distributor for
> sale on ebay  but it is listed as a  351 W distributor
> .( ebay  Item number:120629623126)  Will this fit a Cleveland  engine? >>>
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> While changing gears may be possible, note there are two different possible
> Windsor shaft diameters (0.500 and 0,531)
> while the correct Cleveland gear only came in the 0.531" dia (except for
> Australian versions).
> Plus, some Windsor distributor bodies and shafts are as much as an inch
> taller than an equivalent 351-C distributor,
> which can push the sparkplug wires up into the engine screen, where the
> screen (early type anyway) acts like a bondo-
> rasp on the insulation as the engine vibrates. MIsfires follow soon after.
> So you can buy yourself a fair amount of
>  trouble and frustration trying to piece together a Cleveland sized
> distributor from bits and pieces of Windsors. If I really
>  wanted do do such a thing, I'd first call MSD's free Tech Support line in
> TX and see if it was economically possible.
> Good luck- J DeRyke
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