We are looking for a decent rebuildable late Y block distributor, this “thing” was still in the original box and listed as a 59 Y block distributor,I bought it in haste late at night. What is it? Beside it an early Y block distributor. Still looking for a 57 on distributor. Any have any suggestions as to what the “thing” is. ?
Have you opened it? It looks like an FE distributor (possibly a truck application) with a transistor ignition trigger (under the black plastic insulator). It wouldn’t help with your needs, but it would be cool to see.
The handwriting on the box is the best clue. 58-59 fits the B9TF and the 401, 477, 534 fits in the Super Duty engine family used in the big (Godzilla sized!) trucks. No vacuum advance - may have only needed mechanical advance. It’s odd the distributor has the extra cover over the points, but that may be for added weather protection. I was hoping to see the transitor ignition trigger.
Use the part number on the box (B9TF 12127 - A) and do a a Google search, it'll tell you everything you want to know..
1957-59 FEK or FEH 12127 Ball bearing breaker plate 1959 B9AF or B9TF 12127 Hinged breaker plate 1960 C0AF or C0TF 12127 " 1961 C1AF or C1TF 12127 " 1962 C2AF or C2TF 12127 " 1963 C3TF 12127 " 1964 C3TF 12127 "
Not sure at all what you have , but I do think it was front an industrial stationary engine . Air compressor , oil field pump , welder something on this order . Those Y blocks that I have tinkered with had no mechanical advance only vacuum advance . I had a Bud , with a TBird replaced everything in the cooling system chasing an overheating issue . I finally was ask for help and tracked to bad vacuum advance , he had no timing advance . They are terrible for timing marks turning on the balancer also . I’m not a fan of Yblock . I usually try to up grade to FE and carry on . Just my 2 cents .
Apon a google search it’s is definitely not for a regular 59 pickup as falsely advertised . It’s for something like a super duty huge by huge truck y block. I got had by believing what was advertised . Of no use at all to me. Junk. Buyer beware. Anyway a very decent HAMB guy locally gave me a genuine 59 y block ditzy, and we added an accel module , new rebuild engine and fired right up. So very happy great oil pressure,
Lincoln based Y block used in F750 and F800 trucks. 302 in the F750 and 332 in the F800. And not the SBF 302 or the FE / Ft based 332. This showed up on one of the Facebook forums too.
Distributor is even at the wrong end . I believed what the seller said . Anybody want the distributor . It’s of no use to me. Ain’t no pick up size truck ,that’s for sure. Distributor is even at the wrong end . I believed what the seller said . Anybody want the distributor . It’s of no use to me. Ain’t no pick up size truck ,that’s for sure.
As you’re finding out, good 57 up cores are even hard to come by. I ***ume you know to avoid the later Cordone (sp?) that don’t fit. There’s been a lot of discussion at yblocksforever about other replacements, including comments by Ted Eaton who’s seen most of them. With and without vacuum advance and mechanical tach drives. Might be worth running a search over there if you strike out again. There’s some members from AU and NZ, might get lucking locally. There’s some notes about some with larger caps that don’t clear some firewalls. Depends on your application.
I've been running a full mechanical 1957 factory ford Thunderbird tach-drive distributor with mechanical advance with a pertronix on the street for about 30 years. Works perfectly. Is it the best for gas mileage? probably not.
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