The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop 292 distributor question

I`m looking into buying a 292 eng. out of a `67 or `68 pickup that hasen`t run for years. I would like to try to start it, and hear it run before I buy it. However someone (over the years) opened the hood, and robbed the distributor, along with the cap, and wires. My question is "will any 194, 230, 250, dist. work, or does it have to be a 292 specific dist?" Also isn`t the 235 distributor wrong for that engine? Thanks, JD

Any dist from a 194-230-250 will work but the 235 won,t.

Do your self a favor and find a later model HEI set up i prefer the 77-78 style with external coil but the 78 and later works just fine.these drop right into older 194_292 engines just make sure you wire it to have 12 volt power supply.once installed you wont have to touch the distributor again for a long time.

Or you can use an older one and install a pertronix. I have that in mine and it works well.