Oil pump drive question after a distributor less conversion

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The oil pump gear is driving the distributor...not the other way around.

Oil pump is driven by the cam gear.
 
crj1968 said:
The oil pump gear is driving the distributor...not the other way around.

Oil pump is driven by the cam gear.
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I kind of knew that but I was told that there was something that a Jeep had that was a drop in to take place of the distributor but I wasn't sure what he was talking about
 
flathead31coupe said:
I kind of knew that but I was told that there was something that a Jeep had that was a drop in to take place of the distributor but I wasn't sure what he was talking about
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Oh I see like a false distributor, or like a cap? Not sure on that...but you could make one from an old distributor, I suppose.
 
Yeah, I guess just leave the distributor in as a "dummy". What exactly are you hooking up?
 
Yeah, all of the replies are what I've been thinking but haven't really figured it out yet. If I was running a EFI then I could use something to run for a cam sensor in place of the distributor. But I am doing an EDIS with carburation
 
crj1968 said:
Yeah, I guess just leave the distributor in as a "dummy". What exactly are you hooking up?
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I'm doing away with my distributor and running a crank trigger and an EDIS-8 module in coils and a megajolt programmable controller something different for me then an electronic or points distributor that I'm using now
 
I see , yeah a position sensor is expensive as an unused "dummy"

Make one from an old distributor I guess...
 
Distributor Plug, RB and Hemi | AR Engineering

This is for big block. I “think” this is what you’re asking for. If a small block I thought the later magnums that used distributor-less systems had something similar but that’s going back a ways for me. Maybe contact AR engineering.
 
Dubob said:
Distributor Plug, RB and Hemi | AR Engineering

This is for big block. I “think” this is what you’re asking for. If a small block I thought the later magnums that used distributor-less systems had something similar but that’s going back a ways for me. Maybe contact AR engineering.
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thanks. It is a big block stroker with a blower that should work fine
 
"In theory" the gear helix thrusts it down into the block. I don't know if that is for sure a great idea, but the distributors are not particularly made for "upward" thrust
 
flathead31coupe said:
if I was running EFI or independent coil to plug I would probably need that cam sensor. At this point I just need to be able to plug the hole and run the oil pump
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Really the only two choices are the cam sensor and AndyF’s (ar engineering) plug. Both are around ~60 bucks. You don’t have to use the sensor. The cam sensor from a later model jeep can be had from the junkyard for cheap.
 
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I mis spoke. The cam sensor is for a 4.0 jeep. And SD concepts used to make an adapter. It’s not a magnum sensor.
 
The procedure for adjusting the drive gear is to rotate it opposite direction. The gear rises and drops a tooth off from where it was.

I personally would want the correct part or a suitable substitute.

To be sure it is held in place correctly
 
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