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#59881 04/30/2006 6:34 PM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 92 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 92 | Are the 216 and '54 and newer 235 distibutors interchangable? Thanks,
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#59882 05/01/2006 12:27 AM | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 | Yes and No! The earlier distributors will fit 216-235 with some minor advance variations but the big kicker is with the gear that drives off the cam. Early 6's had a forged cam and ran a forged dist. drive gear. The 54 and later 235's had a cast cam and required a cast gear on the distributor. My 56 engine in a 54 AD was run with a 216 (forged gear) distributor and there was evidence of excessive wear and a distinct growl. The correct dist.was installed and the growl persists.....looks like a cam change is going to be in the works. Hope you can avoid this problem. | | |
#59883 05/01/2006 12:34 AM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | I like the newer 235 dist as they are easier to get points sets for. I'd install the Pertonix unit though. If you are worried about having the wrong dist drive gear, you can always swap them and keep a spare in the glove box. | | |
#59884 05/01/2006 6:21 PM | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 887 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 887 | If you are looking for a new distributor, think about getting an HEI one off a chevy v-6, like a 250 from the 70's and 80s. There are tips here on how to fit it to your engine- The major advantages to HEI are no points to adjust and a much hotter spark. The conversion is simple: Take the distributor, file off a ridge that limits how far you can stick it into the engine, clamp on a collar a little higher up and then put it into your trusty 235 and bingo!
'51 Chevy 1/2 ton w/'62 261, HEI, offy, fentons, dual carter/webbers, t-5 & 12 bolt posi
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#59885 05/02/2006 3:45 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 510 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 510 | Just a technicality, but the 250 is an I6, not a V6. I'm running one in my 64 292. It's a great upgrade and has improved the reliability a whole bunch over the worn points distributor that was in it when I first got it. | | |
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