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Posted By Florida_Phil 6 Years Ago
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I am in the process of building my new 292 motor.  I read about the issues with Cardone distributors and checked mine just in case.  I bought this distributor from Mac's Auto Supply about a year ago.  Sure enough, my distributor is one of the defective units.   The shaft is too short and the gear is in a different place. I have the pan off my engine, so I tested it in my block and the gear does not touch the load bearing surface in the block.  It's about 1/4" too high. Not only that, but the oil pump rod was not seating fully in the distributor.  I have a 1957 distributor that I was going to use as a core. I placed in in my block and it fits perfectly.

What should I do?  Should I use the 1957 distributor?  It's the type with the ball bearing advance plate.   I will need to buy a straight arm vacuum advance and probably convert it to a Pertronix module.  Can I swap the 1957 shaft into the Cardone distributor?  I don't want to run a modern ignition system.


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Forum Post Cardone starting using too short Shafts about 18 Mos. ago. 1/4" too... By oldcarmark ( 6 Years Ago )
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Forum Post The Length from the bottom of the flat Pad that sits on the Block to... By oldcarmark ( 6 Years Ago )
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Forum Post [quote][b]KULTULZ (10/5/2018)[/b][hr] 'I have a 1957 ball bearing... By oldcarmark ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]KULTULZ (10/5/2018)[/b][hr] The shim pack/spring you... By KULTULZ ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post ... uh-oh ... By KULTULZ ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]Tedster (10/5/2018)[/b][hr] [quote][b]56_Fairlane... By oldcarmark ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]Tedster (10/5/2018)[/b][hr] [quote][b]56_Fairlane... By 56_Fairlane ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Can you show a shot of your present vacuum advance canister style?... By KULTULZ ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]56_Fairlane (10/5/2018)[/b][hr] [quote][b]Tedster... By Tedster ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks for the details Ted. I'd like to have a better vacuum advance... By 56_Fairlane ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post "I'd like to have a better vacuum advance than the one that came with... By KULTULZ ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]KULTULZ (10/6/2018)[/b][hr] "I'd like to have a better... By 56_Fairlane ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]56_Fairlane (10/6/2018)[/b][hr] [quote][b]KULTULZ... By oldcarmark ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]oldcarmark (10/6/2018)[/b][hr] There is an original... By KULTULZ ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]KULTULZ (10/7/2018)[/b][hr] [quote][b]oldcarmark... By oldcarmark ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post In today's world, it is a good find (IMO). I would want it just... By KULTULZ ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post The Cardone I bought a little over a year ago had an adjustable vacuum... By Gene Purser ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post "The Cardone I bought a little over a year ago had an adjustable... By KULTULZ ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Tuning the vacuum advance can is done last, assuming one doesn't have... By Tedster ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks for the information. You guys are great, I installed a new... By Florida_Phil ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post macks have a new dist shaft for 57-58 v8 21.99 b7a-12175-a i was... By 2721955meteor ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]2721955meteor (10/7/2018)[/b][hr] i was looking for the... By Tedster ( 6 Years Ago )
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Forum Post The kidney shaped weights I have deal with have brass oil-lite... By FORD DEARBORN ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]FORD DEARBORN (10/7/2018)[/b][hr] The kidney shaped... By oldcarmark ( 6 Years Ago )
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Forum Post Here is a photo of two distributors side by side. The one on the left... By Florida_Phil ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Some generic photo and shows the quality, vacuum advance with one... By 57RancheroJim ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks for the pics, provides a lot of information. Very difficult for... By FORD DEARBORN ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]FORD DEARBORN (10/9/2018)[/b][hr] Thanks for the pics,... By Tedster ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Tedster, that's what I was getting at. Will the old style shaft... By FORD DEARBORN ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post I'll do it. I checked to make sure I didn't throw the cardone housing... By Tedster ( 6 Years Ago )
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