Sometimes you gotta get rough with the distributor to get it in. Probably the oil drive ain't matching up right.I'm surprised the gear from that hall-eefect fit the older point dist., I thought the shafts were bigger on the newer ones. When you swapped gears, you did get the distance from the body to the gear correct,didn't you?65fsbkhipo said:Mark one up for DH...he knows his parts. I pulled this from a known stock block and yep, it matches. And on top of that, the later gear fits snugly on the old shaft...to my surprise. I had to press it on but didn't force it.
EDIT: It still does not fit into the block...it may be a snug fit but I don't feel like forcing it in at this point.
D.Hearne said:I'm surprised the gear from that hall-eefect fit the older point dist., I thought the shafts were bigger on the newer ones. When you swapped gears, you did get the distance from the body to the gear correct,didn't you?
Must be something wrong then, I'm, using one in my 5.0 roller motor. And its a post 89 block.65fsbkhipo said:Early distributor IS NOT A DROP IN REPLACEMENT! I have mic'd the distrubutor shafts and have found that the early distributors are 1/16" wider than the 89 EFI distributor. Wont go in unless I modify. Although the distance from the mounting flange and the gear are correct...it won't work.
D.Hearne said:Must be something wrong then, I'm, using one in my 5.0 roller motor. And its a post 89 block.
D.Hearne said:That's weird. I've used two points dist in mine and both fit fine. Where are you measuring this 1/4 difference? I'll check the extras I've got in the shop and see if I can find what you're talking about.