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Re: Possible Component Missmatch

To: Tom Hall <modtiger@engravers.com>
Subject: Re: Possible Component Missmatch
From: SJC Worldwide <rootes@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 22:06:37 -0800
Tom Hall wrote:

> At 04:05 PM 2/22/01 -0800, you wrote:
>
> >the distributor, which is apparently an original Ford/Tiger optional
> >piece and 35 years old,
>
> >Steve Sage
> >1967 MK1A
>
> Whoa!!!  If I remember correctly your running a late 302 roller cam engine
> and you installed the "old" distributor out of the 260 ?? The cast iron
> distributor gear on the early distributor will be eaten alive by the steel
> cam gear on the roller cam.  ...................

Hello Tom:
I ended up installing a hi-po 289 instead of the 302 so I think I'm all right
on the distributor, at least as far as compatability goes.

Steve

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