[Farmall] 90-degree distributor drives

[Jim Becker]

Dean,
The vertical unit (at least all I have looked at) were Delco-Remy 
aftermarket distributors.  Dealers sold them as replacements.  I believe 
they were available when the tractors were all coming from the factory with 
magnetos.

Keep that in mind when you go looking for tune-up parts.

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean Vinson" <dean at vinsonfarm.net>
To: "'Farmall/IHC mailing list'" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 3:34 PM
Subject: [Farmall] 90-degree distributor drives


> My M has one of those, so the distributor points up rather than to the 
> rear
> of the tractor, but the Super M I had some years ago had a straight drive.
> Today I looked a bunch of Ms and Hs and Supers at the Old Timers Days show
> in Xenia, Ohio.  I didn't count but it seems like more than half were
> straight drive but a lot had the 90-degree drives.
>
> What's the advantage of the right angle?  Seems like it'd just be one more
> thing to go wrong, so I'm trying to figure out why it was available to 
> begin
> with.  Clearance for mounted implements of some sort?
>
> p.s.  Got to visit with Gene Dotson a bit, as he'd come down to the show
> also.  He brought me some parts for the Case VAH, so next time I go up to 
> my
> dad's I can mess with that one for a while also.  Thanks, Gene!
>
> Dean Vinson
> Dayton, Ohio
> www.vinsonfarm.net