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 Post subject: Distirbutor gear choice?
PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2016 7:58 pm 
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Looks like the local auto parts joint has two choices....a plastic and a bronze.....$3 and $19 respectively.

Before we started our engine rebuild project the car ran good so I think the distributor is fine, just that the plastic gear is looking old....yellowed and brownish looking......

Just go with the plastic again?


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Just go with the plastic again?


Yes.


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What local Parts store in Pittsburgh Has a Bronze gear for the slant 6?

I bet it is listed as a wrong application?

If they order it in I would assume it would not fit.

I would be interested to see it compared to the Nylon one.

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There is a bronze gear for the Ford inline 6 cylinder engines that works on the slant six. Rock Auto also lists it (or did). I asked the forum about them a year ago and was told not to over think the distributor gears. The plastic was recommended as the preferred choice for the slant six. I don't recall any of the reasons.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 5:13 am 
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Thanks all...will go plastic. The bronze gear is listed on advance auto's site as a fit.


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hmmm. Interesting.

There is hardly any load on that gear so plastic will be fine.

As long as it's not dry rotted etc.


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Just in case you needed additional info...
http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=58786

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And it's not obvious how the new pinion gets installed. See this thread.

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And it's not obvious how the new pinion gets installed. See this thread.


I did not know that about the distributor gear hole.
Good info.
thanks SlantSixDan

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 7:59 am 
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And it's not obvious how the new pinion gets installed. See this thread.


I see that the "wrong hole placement" is listed for a particualr replacement number.....

I picked up Dorman 90450 HELP! Distributor Gear and am waiting for it....

Any chance it is "right" ?

Assuming its not, looks like you just reference the original gear hole location? Although how do I know IT is correct?


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You cannot use the predrilled hole in the plastic pinion, no matter what brand it is. You must follow the procedure in the other thread.

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Should have asked this years ago...........

Why is there a predrilled hole if it's worthless?

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In my opinion the pre drilled hole is to fool an uneducated mechanic, ie shade tree, into causing further damage to a perfectly good engine.
Shame on the manufacture.

If I remember correctly Slant Six Dan even contacted the manufacture about their faulty product. Or was it the distributor caps he did this with?

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It was Echlin distributor caps, a long time ago.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:52 am 
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SO I got the new part and compared it.

The new parts hole is very slightly higher/lower than the original on the distributor. That said I cant say that the old one isnt a replacement done wrong.

So will follow the directions elsewhere about pushing the shaft all the way down with the washer and gear on it then locating the hole.


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