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I just turned the new one down to 1.490" on my lathe and put it back together. I'll try again, tonight. Man, what a PITA.

Ayup. Now I'm in my shop, and I just mic'd the old and new distributor. The old housing is 1.490" where it intersects the block, and the new one is 1.568".

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That sound you just heard was me banging my head against my desk. It only makes sense that they'd change everything from one year to the next. It's Ford! What am I thinking?

Would you know if the...

Okay, SBF distributors come in two shaft sizes. I swapped from one to the other today. The original was .46" diameter and the new one was .51" diameter. The housings appeared identical though I...