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I have heard that a Willy`s Jeep four cylinder distributor can be modified to fit on a Model A engine,Yes I know anything can be modified,but is this an easy job?
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Would't that be interesting....an easy way to get mechanical advance....
I have both, but do not have the long one piece drive for the Model A distributor to measure... And the section that would fit into the Model A head is larger on the Willys distributor...This one is an Autolite IAD 4008....
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Here is one I did, still need to put it on the distributor machine and set the advance curve.
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Bob that looks pretty nice....
What did you have to do to the Autolite to make it work? Looks like you replaced the mounting section....or did you turn it down?
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I just turned it down to the size of the Model A, shortened the shaft and milled
the offset tang. I don't know if it was necessary but I modified the Jeep clamp to work on the A head by adding the little peg to fit in the little hole on the head. Bob |
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