B model distributor question

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barrelnose

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Does the B model distributor/head use the same bolt on the side of the head to keep it held down?
I am trying to remove the distributor but there is no bolt in the side hole and it appears to be a blind hole. The Distributor is rusted badly and that may make it hard to remove,but this either has a broken bolt in the hole(it’s about a 1/4” deep) or it is a blind hole. I touched the bottom of the hole with a 5/16” drill and a appears to be soft like cast iron,not a broken bolt.
Any clues please.
 
The distributor lock bolt is the same 1928 - 1934.
 

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PB Blaster is your friend. So is vibration - tap gently and repeatedly.

I'm trying to buy a Model B distributor right now on ebay and the relative scarcity compared to Model A units is telling - but not insurmountable.

But more importantly one has to pursue this "gently" lest one break off the distributor at its base leaving the mount still in the head.

You might try removing the entire head. Another avenue would be to remove the drive gear from the valve chamber, invert the engine, and put PB Blaster in there and let gravity do its thing. Did I mention vibration?

Joe K
 
Thanks for the replies, I got the distributor out last night and it isn’t the same as the A.
It wasn’t a blind hole,but the distributor doesn’t have the groove machined in it for the lock bolt either. It has a clamp arrangement with a pinch bolt at the base of the distributor housing which must be used for locking it in position.
 
barrelnose said:
Thanks for the replies, I got the distributor out last night and it isn’t the same as the A.
It wasn’t a blind hole,but the distributor doesn’t have the groove machined in it for the lock bolt either. It has a clamp arrangement with a pinch bolt at the base of the distributor housing which must be used for locking it in position.
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Sounds funny, post a picture.

Charlie Stephens
 
This is a late English distributor for the Anglia,Prefect etc etc . It is the later "tall" version the earlier one is more like a "B" . Later engines went to a chain driven camshaft so the centrifugal advance was opposite . The rotor arm should have an arrow on it to show which rotation it is set for . This is a very good unit and drops right into an A or B engine but you must make a locating groove in the stalk .

John in cool dark Suffolk County England .
 
John is on the money exactly right , only the early gear driven cam can be used , I have a number of them, inside just like the B model , We have a few restored B ones here if anyone needs one ,
 
Cheers for the replies,I figured it wasn’t a B model,I haven’t actually seen one in the flesh but was sure it would have the groove for the keeper if it was.
I wish I knew back when I was a young fella in NZ about the English fords,they were everywhere and I would of rounded up a few also.
And no,the shaft isn’t off centre,it’s bent. This one is junk really,to far gone.
 
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