Corvette Distributor Rebuild - Rebuilding The Tach

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Corvette Distributor Rebuild - Rebuilding The Tach-Drive Distributor

We restore performance in a Delco-Remy "window cap" distributorThe postwar General Motors OHV V-8s were difficult to tune. Ignition distributors mounted at the firewall end of the engine, and the breaker points and condenser were difficult to replace. In the late '40s and 1950s, professionals turned to distributor strobe machines and worked on the ignition with the distributor removed from the engine.inline_mediumwraptextrightDelco-Remy's window cap distributor was an engineering breakthrough. A unique breaker point design allows point adjustment through the cap's window. This can be done with the engine running, a timesaving, fine tuning approach. Another innovation of the window cap distributor is its spring hook hold-downs.31426782/techarticles/corp_1001_corvette_distributor_rebuildcorp_1001_01 +corvette_distributor_rebuild+.jpgTrue


Photo Gallery: Corvette Distributor Rebuild - How To Restore Performance In A Tach-Drive Distributor - Corvette Fever Magazine

Photo Gallery: Corvette Distributor Rebuild - How To Restore Performance In A Tach-Drive Distributor - Corvette Fever Magazine


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[pajeff02]

Have one of these in our '74 equipped with an Accel dual point setup. Added a 90 degree fitting to straighten out the cable run as things are kind of tight. Good information!