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Are the Housings different or the same on 216 and 235 distributor?
Wanting to use a 216 Housing (Delco-Remy Tag) with my 235 "guts". Will this work?
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Bubba - Curmudgeon
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I think that all 47-53 216 distributor housings are the same.
There were different sizes of 235 housings 1941-1962.

There are members who will correct the above, if necessary, and members who should know any changes/different in guts.

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check the distance from the top of the distributor housing to the tip of the rotor. I believe there's a difference in height when the tall cap and rotor is used with a dizzy intended for the short rotor which can cause a mismatch when distributor parts are swapped around.
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