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| | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,232 Moderator: Interiors, Texas Bolters, Name that Part | | Moderator: Interiors, Texas Bolters, Name that Part Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,232 | Anyone running the 194, 216, 235 HEI distributor on their 216 bolt? I know guys using it on 235s. I measured the length, marked the shaft to ensure it is actually in the oil pump. Gear connects perfectly, but it is sitting too high. I found a pin I can knock out. Will that allow me to make it longer? Part listed link below.
https://www.google.com/search?q=chevy+216+distributor&client=safari&sa=X&hl=en-us&biw=375&bih=553&tbs=vw:l,ss:44&tbm=shop&prmd=smivn&srpd=15946596713638671387&prds=num:1,of:1,epd:15946596713638671387,paur:ClkAsKraX6FxCFpekV2tYegOb2SaSyKuHP0Y5CRYUIkZmLZwkliyRIdyI_NScpyVgPUMoSmFpTatKru0xHf1Z6TgabH8pF79H30HDnJwJUfVtVWkLeINQhaF3hIZAFPVH70W_D5dvWjPJSB7-TWoTIlSvnLOZw&ved=0ahUKEwij9rGnzpLYAhVKSyYKHU-GATEQgjYI_wM
FYI, I will be pulling the distributor off the not so happy engine to double check proper length Tomorrow. Old distributor needs to be replaced and I shouldn’t reuse it. Thoughts?
Chris | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,759 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,759 | The flange on the HEI housing needs to be ground/machined off, and the housing clamp from the stovebolt vacuum advance unit is used to position it at the right height to line up the gear and the oil pump drive. I've also used a split shaft collar machined to the correct diameter to adjust the height of the HEI housing, and a bolt and washer in the original distributor attaching hole as a hold-down.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 5 | I have been kicking around a similar idea, haven't worked out the details in my head, to much empty space I think. Could you post some it's alive pictures for reference? What is your thoughts on the after market distributors?
too late dun been drove to drinkin | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,759 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,759 | I make a hold down clamp from 3/8" X 2" aluminum flat stock with a hole to bolt it to the block, and a slot with a pinch bolt to turn the housing for timing adjustment. I think I've got one stashed away that's on a modified distributor housing. If I can find it, I'll post some pictures. If you fish for big catfish in swift water, aftermarket distributors make good weights to keep your bait from drifting away.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,232 Moderator: Interiors, Texas Bolters, Name that Part | | Moderator: Interiors, Texas Bolters, Name that Part Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,232 | I found one that I am going to try. I will post results and pictures after we do valve adjustment and initial start up.
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