dizzies
Hi guys, talking sparks, anyone who runs an old motor may have problems with their old dizzy. If you cant get the parts ie caps or points, then you ve got trouble. I recently had a nightmare with my original DR unit on a 1950 Cad 331 v8. Everything on it was worn. It was a simple job to get a nearly new SB Ford Mallory distributor off ebay and turn the body down to fit the Cad. I had to shorten the shaft as well, but it was no real work, and now I have a well made distributor with good spares supply. I'm sure it would work with the Buick.
Direction of rotation is no problem as there are both commonly available, you just need to make sure the unit you buy has more meat on it than the one youre replacing, so everything is turned down to size on the lathe. Obviously firing order is nt a problem, just connect the leads up right !
Cheers, Tom.