Thanks Charlie, that interesting. That's what I was thinking to put a Y-Block shaft in a SBF (or BBF??) I'm having a difficult time locating a remanufactured Y-Block distributor.

Does anyone know if bushing are available for distributors. I could change out bushings if I had the parts and see NOS Y-Block gears on epay occasionally. Just letting my mind wander while doing "Honey Do's". Should be at the beach but I see the "Marine Layer" is coming in.

Oh, enough day dreaming, back to work.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

M/C the Plate should just unscrew and come out , replaced by the Pertronix 3 unit. I think you mean the Mr Gasket springs? yes should go in ok. You may have to run without a vacuum advance...



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Haha, Yes, Mr. Gasket springs. Where did Grant come from? I'm losing it.

Anyway, I don't see any screws? The whole points plate turns with the vacuum advance arm... and with the straight arm it doesn't appear it would line up with the Per III pin.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

Hahaha there is three screws I can see quite clearly.. The unit replaces the points plate. However with that straight arm it may not, or you lose the vac advance, you may have to lock it. You have the instructions for it?



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Does anyone know if bushing are available for distributors. I could change out bushings if I had the parts and see NOS Y-Block gears on epay occasionally.

These are on eBay at the moment, only 3 left...

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/130890962841?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649



South Australia

Ok, i have just stripped the nos '57 and the '68 windsor dizzys. There is no way a pertronix. 3 will fit the standard dizzy.

Refer to pics below,

also, i doubt you can interchange windsor and y-block shafts, the advance units appear to be fixed to them, however the shafts measure the same diameters, 0.467 above the gear, 0.450 below.


South Australia

The Y block and small block housings are similar, I have gotten many rebuilts for Y's and they came with later small block housings, so it is doable. However the advance plate you have is a 57 ball bearing type and may not fit the later housings but I think you could put the Y shaft in the later housing and use the later style advance plate.

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I looked at putting the Y shaft in the windsor housing, but there is not enough room under the breaker plate for the y advance mechanism. I have a 59 truck engine with a dizzy in the back of the shed, i will have a look at that in a couple of weeks, when i get back - off this week on a 3000 mile road trip to see my son in Western Australia (by camper van, not '56)....


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I don't believe the USA Y-block Autolites after '57 - have the ball bearing point plate - they have a pivoting plate base that screws into the body. The almost 180º mounting screw holes are shown here. I don't have a ball bearing plate in my pile of leftovers.......



I was wondering if you can put the later Motorcraft point plate (Windsor) into the earlier variety and use the earlier upper rotor shaft, cam, rotor and cap as is. You would be converting to the curved base points - or an electronic converter that fits that base.

Have a safe trip cross country

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

What year is this distributor Steve? Pertronix 3 would fit in this, but using the windsor vac advance if this has the straight arm.



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