Is this a Steel or Iron distributor gear?

TheBocSez

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Sorry for the dumb question, just want to be 100% before I use it. Thanks for the help.

 

bluevenom867

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You know its pretty hard to tell differance between steel and iron from a pic like that. Whats the dizzy model?

If its for your year,I would say its a steel gear,if its a generac 302 distributor,I would say its iron.

 

TheBocSez

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I bought it used. Its supposed to be a Ford distributor. It has a billet aluminum body but no Ford casting numbers. Any other way to tell?

 

bluevenom867

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TheBocSez said:

I bought it used. Its supposed to be a Ford distributor. It has a billet aluminum body but no Ford casting numbers. Any other way to tell?

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Run buy a machine or metal shop real quick....

 

bluevenom867

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The gear actualy looks kinda large,does it have a hex drive?I would verify its for a Ford first.

 

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TheBocSez said:

I bought it used. Its supposed to be a Ford distributor. It has a billet aluminum body but no Ford casting numbers. Any other way to tell?

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Yeah, buy a steel gear so you know what you have....seriously. Good luck finding reliable information too. I went through hell about a year ago trying to track down a steel geared Duraspark distributor for my '68. Thing is, I went through hell over a new one, not some nondescript used one. I even posted a nice thread with all the gory details.

 

TheBocSez

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bluevenom867 said:

The gear actualy looks kinda large,does it have a hex drive?I would verify its for a Ford first.

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Yeah, It does have a hex drive for the pump shaft. Im sure its a Ford dist. What I meant is that its supposed to be a dist from Ford.

 

TheBocSez

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This is the whole distributor

 

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Steel gears will have a smooth, machined finish.

Cast iron gears will be rougher, textured finish.