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Couple of things on stock rear distributors:
I had a condenser fail north of Chicago on a long trip in our '54, it was a new one, we know this stuff is made in Mexico or whatever, not like we used to buy made in USA. My advice is, buy two or three and have them along... just in case.
Also, working on a rear dist' on the road is not enjoyable, those screws that hold your condenser are a joke, I solved this by buying a short # 8-32 ALLEN HEAD screw to replace with, I cut a short piece of the correct Allen wrench, welded that to a piece of 1/4 inch rod, a larger washer welded on edge at the other end, this makes a "wrench" to use that will make putting in or removing a condenser a lot easier. Put the screw on your tool, easily screw it in ... Look Maw, no dropped or lost screws. Put that wrench in your tool box ... in the trunk.
Another lesson learned on that trip was: The right-side distributor cap spring clip fell down out of reach and out of sight, took a piece of wire to fish it back up so I could fasten the cap back on. At home later, I loosened the bolt that holds the plug wire (rubber) block on the right rear, to the right of the distributor, made a slotted tin piece, slipped that in and tightened the bolt again, bent it into place so the spring clip cannot fall down anymore, Ford should have done this from the get-go. These rear distrib's are not a lot of fun, make them as easy as is possible.
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