Hey guys, what distributor is this?

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It looks like a ready to run distributor but we have no idea what it fits.
 

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Looks like it takes an HEI cap, but no distributor gear?

Can you tell how many lobes on the reluctor? 4/6/8 cylinder may be a clue.
 
Gryzynx said:
Looks like it takes an HEI cap, but no distributor gear?

Can you tell how many lobes on the reluctor? 4/6/8 cylinder may be a clue.
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Thanks, it is.
It has a standard red colored GM style HEI cap with built in coil.
8cyl

I just can't find crap about the shaft shape and drive type.
No gear and a slot on the end.
 
Any clue as to who made it? (manufacurer?) No label, part no? Heck for all I know it could be some sort of custom drive off a cam, IE front mount injection pump style.
 
Looks like the chinese stuff you find at the car show vendors, but that drive has me stumped.
 
67Dart273 said:
Any clue as to who made it? (manufacurer?) No label, part no? Heck for all I know it could be some sort of custom drive off a cam, IE front mount injection pump style.
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Thanks Del.
No, no numbers or markings of any kind.
 
My Jeep distributor has a slot on the end like that for the oil pump drive, but that's the only similarity....
 
Could it be for an old flat head? Back when I worked on forklifts the early ones with flat heads were similar to that. Maybe a flat head Ford?
 
Probably for an engine before ~1982. After that, most wouldn't have vacuum advance since a spark controller module did that. Most likely an after-market upgrade. The ones that come off the camshaft that I have seen are much shorter.
 
Looks like an Oldsmobile distributor with the gear pulled off.
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