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Deyomatic (5/17/2025)
Also, I’ve only ever replaced one Y block distributor. I remember there being some kind of a trick, either you use two gaskets or you don’t use one at all, under the distributor. Am I imagining that? If not, which is the one I’m supposed to do?By design, no gasket is used for the Ford distributors. Adding a gasket raises the distributor housing and can cause internal distributor damage due to the gear trying to get back down to where it belongs.
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Now...my next question...anticipating what can go wrong...How does the hex drive get held into the distributor, and what are the odds it falls out of the old one while I'm taking it out? The "old" one in this case is a Mallory unit.
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There us a clip on the bottom that holds the driver in place (at least there is supposed to be). The driver is not "held in the distributor", the distributor merely sits on the driver. Deyomatic (5/30/2025)
Now...my next question...anticipating what can go wrong...How does the hex drive get held into the distributor, and what are the odds it falls out of the old one while I'm taking it out? The "old" one in this case is a Mallory unit.
54 Victoria 312; 48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
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