looking for a dist. for my 292 32 ford. had hoped to use an old mallory with an updated electronic module. anyone have l for sale? thanks

Check out NAPA .Fully rebuilt for around $60 .

Lon

yblocksdownunder

Do the Interceptor boat motor Mallory single point distributors fit the regular Y-Blocks? If so I have one on the shelf. I would think with the Mallory tolerance's it would be a good choice to convert to electronics. Any comments? Chuck in NH

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Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

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Manchester, New Hampshire

Chuck,

                 Watch the rotation. Gear drive, should mean the distributor gear's wrong.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

The one I have out is from a normal right rotation engine. I will have one from the other side. I would assume that changing the gear would fix it? Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

My take on the reverse rotation engines is this.  The cam is gear driven, which makes it rotate opposite crank rotation.  So if the engine crank is running "backwards", the cam is still running "forward", so distributor rotation should be the same as a chain driven cam in a "normal" rotation engine.  I have never checked a reverse marine engine, so this is only a guess.  If the Mallory distributor has centrifugal advance, you should be able to hold the shaft and move the rotor counter clockwise a little against the advance springs.  This would be for a counter clockwise distributor as found in non-marine engines.  If the rotor moves clockwise in relation to the shaft, it is for clockwise rotation and would not advance in a regular engine.  If it moves neither direction, it is a fixed timing distributor, which may happen in an engine operated at a fixed rpm, as could be the case of a large dual engine boat.

John 

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Chuck,

         I pulled mine tonite, John's correct. The gear is the same, but the distributor points are reversed from my factory unit. Not sure why they did that. The Cam and distributor rotation is the same as stock. Mine has no advance, it's locked.

          Even if you find an older Mallory, Ithink you be better of with a '57 up factory unit, recurved and converted. I don't like the Mallory advance setup, they tend to wear out quickly and the timing becomes erratic. MSD is making a complete ready to run electronic distributor. I like their stuff, it works well, looks good and doesn't seem to have quality problems.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

the MSD rocks - last summer I drove from chicago to detriot - 75 mph all the way, 20 mpg, car never skipped a beat

John: Lake Forest, IL



'57 Fairlane 500 - Looking better every day.

Band New Mallory distributors are still available for the Y Block, both Vacuum & mechanical advance.  I got one from Summit Racing, it is not in their catalog, but you can special order one.  That was a couple of years ago, so I don't remember what it cost.

I bought the mechanical advance one, works great for my 292, my 56 Fairlane is not a go fast machine, just for normal driving around town with an occasional longer trip, I did drive it to Charlotte, NC from Richmond, VA and back without it missing a beat.

I had a supercharged 91 Mustang GT 5.0 that I was going to put in it, but changed my mind, nothing sounds like a Y Block with glass packs. I sold the 5.0 and spent the money on the car.

Nothing like a Y block.

 I really like the website's spell check feature, I can't type for beans!!!

Marty

How much movement is expected for the mechanical advance? The Mallory I have moves maybe a 1/4" or less but it does move. That is counter clockwise if you hold the shaft. seems it will work? I would think the closer tolerance in the Mallory unit would make it great for the electronic conversions. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire