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Looking at the lean in those extensions they must not be very rigid. Mine are and without any sway. Randall

Why do you say that? There is 1-1/2" of thread engagement. Show us how you do it. Randall

Lift points I use. With extenders that came with the lift. Randall

Found, thanks guys!

I used a Cone Point set screw from Fastenal, because the original would turn the Distributor when tightened down. Might try that if all else fails. Randall

FOUND Thanks Randall

Another endorsement for the JB Weld. I repaired a Ford 8n tractor block 20 years ago and its still good. I've also had good luck with Bar's leak tablets. Randall

Smh

I had a 53 Ford pickup that sounded similar. It turned out to be a small vacuum leak. Randall

Nice parts! They look like speed!!

Replacement blocks were not stamped according to this. http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/diamondblock.htm

That's how I did it.... I also had to hold the joint together tightly to get the threaded plug started. Randall

Other end.

Until Corley checks in this is what worked for me. Red positive... green negative Negative ground. I finished the machine work this weekend I used the info submitted by Corley. Randall

The gear and tang have a lot of wear. The advice is Purdy Swofts post will compensate for that. Randall

Great story Dave!, I know the feeling. I've had my truck just a few weeks but I've learned to up shift or down shift with the best of them.. Randall

Someone enlarged the distributor body advance lever opening, allowing the column spark lever to have way too much travel.. This and too much initial advanced timing. It's now repaired and running very good. Randall

Looking for a good left rear fender to fit a 30 pickup truck. Prefer to be within a 2 hour drive of Birmingham Al. Further ok if your willing to ship. Thanks Randall

I found the problem. Too much timing advance. I installed a Nu-Rex timing tab so I could check the timing with a timing light. Turns out I had 5 degrees BTDC initial with the spark lever all the way up. When the lever was pulled all the way down it went to over 35 degrees BTDC. Adjusted the...