55 should have the newer oil pump (hex drive) and the newer gear on the distributor
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Originally Posted by scicala
There are reproduction carbs made by Edelbrock I believe, that will bolt to you 3 bolt manifold flange, however they don't have a spark valve like your stock carburetor to work with the original Loadomatic vacuum only distributor.
The distributor you posted online will not work as is. It has a hex drive for the oil pump drive shaft. You original distributor and oil pump have a slotted drive and shaft. You would have to change the drive shaft to the hex type and the oil pump too. Also, the drive gear had a different amount of teeth (239 engine) and would have to be swapped for your original drive gear.
Based on the price of that distributor, I would say it's in the Chinese junk category, but I have no experience with them.
Why not just make sure the diaphragm or your stock distrbutor is good and have a a known carb rebuilder like Charlie ny or myself to rebuild/repair your original carb.
That would be 100% original too. Just a thought to save money and a lot of work.
Sal
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