Y block distibutor help with id


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By Phantom '58 - 13 Years Ago
Hello all, need help finding the year of a distibutor



ffd-12127-B

921



Dont know and cant find anything on it on the web. I want to use it but if its junk id rather spend the money on an MSD
By PF Arcand - 13 Years Ago
P58: Use it for what? And do you know what it came out of? The numbers don't appear to apply to Ford/Mercury Y-Blocks.
By aussiebill - 13 Years Ago
Phantom '58 (6/13/2012)
Hello all, need help finding the year of a distibutor

ffd-12127-B
921

Dont know and cant find anything on it on the web. I want to use it but if its junk id rather spend the money on an MSD

Am curious why the year of distributor? if you are prepared to use msd anyhow. Or are you trying to work out what engine it may fit?Smile

By aussie57wag - 13 Years Ago
Its simple and cheap to use a windsor dizzy. You would just have to lengthen the shaft and fit the Y-block gear. Ive done it and didnt even have to change or adjust the points.
By PF Arcand - 13 Years Ago
Aussi: Please elaborate how to lengthen a Windsor distributor shaft?!
By aussie57wag - 13 Years Ago
PF Arcand (6/15/2012)
Aussi: Please elaborate how to lengthen a Windsor distributor shaft?!

All i did was cut the bottom of a worn out y-block dizzy and  after removing the windsor drive gear welded the bottom of the y-block dizzy shaft onto the the windsor shaft, making sure it is dead straight and the same lengty as the stock y-block dizzy from the sholder where where it sits on the block to the drive gear.  

By aussiebill - 13 Years Ago
aussie57wag (6/16/2012)
PF Arcand (6/15/2012)
Aussi: Please elaborate how to lengthen a Windsor distributor shaft?!

All i did was cut the bottom of a worn out y-block dizzy and  after removing the windsor drive gear welded the bottom of the y-block dizzy shaft onto the the windsor shaft, making sure it is dead straight and the same lengty as the stock y-block dizzy from the sholder where where it sits on the block to the drive gear.  

Yup, been doing same procedure for years, works over here. Smile