I'm about to restore a Mallory dual point distributor, and I've got two questions: Does anyone have a source for a condenser? Mallory mounted it on the side of the body, under the cap, and it's pretty prominent. Second, someone told me that the points sets are unique to Mallory distributors. I have a hard time believing that. Can anyone confirm that, or point me to what application OE points application Mallory used? Thanks, -Brad
I'm ***uming you are talking the YC type? with the black 2 piece cap? mallory PT# 300 is the condenser i belive, but it is a modern one with a bracket, Mallory points are ****, but you can get other makes at your local parts store that fit. Cap and rotar are UNAVALIBLE, but they should last forever, so dont screw them up and mabey keep your eyes open for a full spare distributer for them if you are worried
I bought a couple caps not too long ago new.. came in a generic box and I seriously doubt they were Mallory but they were good repops. there is a thread somewhere here with a part number and pictures of a one piece conventional style cap for those distributors
I'm helping a guy restore it. The cap is in great shape, and I was recently give two more from a friend. The main thing I'm worried about is the condenser. My local CarQuest rocks, so I expect I should be able to find some points for it. It's got to look right--it's from an original Baldwin-Motion car, so "good enough" isn't gonna cut it. If I can't find a source for a condenser, I might end up recommending an electronic conversion--it'd be hidden. -Brad
The polished one in this picture is cracked like most of the old ones. I bought a Mallory dual point conversion kit for a Studebaker on Ebay. In the kit was an NOS Mallory large condenser. The kit was in a Mallory blue box. It was cheap because it was an off brand. If you see any in a flea market take a look inside. You can get a drop in Pertronix unit to replace the points and just use an old non-operable condenser for appearances. I left the old condenser on this one that is converted to Chrysler electronic. You could figure out a way to isolate the metal connector or just make a fake wire.
I have ton quite a few of these YC and YL units. Like the others have said the easiest method is to use the pertronix kit and forget the points. Points are very hard to get for some of the older YC units. ( I have good used ones if you need some). I use the pertronixs and polish up a fake condensor for the look most of the time. Converting to the chrysler reluctor and pick up coil is a good set up using a remote control module is another conversion. However this requires a bit of work getting the pickup coil to set under the rotor and proper phasing of the rotor.....a bit tricky...
The 400 condensor is the one for a 25 series SBC dual point. The parts are listed on Mallorys website. Every supply house including Summit, Jegs, etc was out of stock last week. I happened to try WWW.amazon.com just for grins and found 4 units for sale. I spent $7.00. Much cheaper than the standard suppliers. My deuce is back up and running. Thanks Pete.
The caps are going for 2-300 on ebay. We buy the whole distributor sometimes to get the cap. Cheaper that way for sure...... In a pinch NAPA makes a replacement straight up cap and rotor for the YC series , its black and doesnt look to bad on a hot rod....
Cool guess I'm going to buy a couple dizzy's haha!!! The best part about that dizzy is the cap and how the wires terminate into the cap. Magneto like! I'm going to be running another in my '54 So I'll need one there. How long does a cap last usually? Get they be rebuilt?
thats why i have a dozen or so distributers, i pick them up for 30 or 40 bux incase i need a cap or rotar, even had to pirate old points for my daily when i was having electrical probs These caps and rotars just might outlast your car, they are good quality old stuff, unlike modern mallory, when i was toasting points in my 64 el camino daily mallorys would **** out twice as fast as the napa stuff
I have one of the old YC units with the 2 piece cap. Looks like it cracked at one point and was repaired very well. Works great in my car!
Hey Brad how did it turn out. I got one for my mopar I wanna restore. My pertronix Ignitor just showed up.
The guy hasn't been able to find a good little br***-cased condenser yet. The one on the distributor is split, and the two NOS condensers came in a factory box, and the cases were split. He's supposed to send me another distributor with a Pertronix to dial in on my distributor machine, but I haven't seen it yet. -Brad
I have found a cracked case doesnt make them bad. If they test good on a condensor tester ( showing proper capacity and leakage etc) i polish them and spray with a good coat of clear and run them. The br*** units are usually .30 to .40 mfds . Hard to buy from oem suppliers etc. But a .40mfd br*** condensor will protect the points for a long time. I think the cracks come from tooling years ago. I also have some .40mfds from Vertex mags that work really well .
Brad, Coud you post a pic of the condenser? Gas is getting expensive, so I just don't feel like driving the 20 minutes to se it for myself ! Seriously, could you post a pic so's I can see what it looks like? Thanks man, Bill
Never mind... I looked at the previous pics and saw the little ******... how big around is he, anyway?
Wonder if you could drill the guts out of the old br*** condenser and insert a smaller easy to find conderser?
Here's the YC-465 Dual-Life Mallory in my coupe. The Mallory part #'s for parts are: Rotor - 4215C Points - 24875B Condensor - 25010 Cap - 4001 The original condensors are almost impossible to find but you can find replacement condensors (#400) pretty easily but they don't look like the originals. E-bay is the best source for Mallory parts that I have found. Mick
I was going to tell ya to contact Bubbas, but he was al over it like white on rice. Listen up, the electronics God is speaking. ~sololobo~
The guy who wants me to rebuild his, is doing it for a resto on an original Yenko, and this is the original distributor that was on the car. It's important enough that I've suggested he have someone make him a new br*** sleeve to slip over a smaller condenser. -Brad
To be safe send me the Mallory model number on the distributor you're working on. If it had the condenser on the (out) side of the distributor I will have the points and condenser package for you. Thanks
Brad, Its really no problem as i have a few good br*** condensors and test each one with a Sun condensor tester . They may have a crack but test good , we use these all the time with no problem.. The points dont last long on these units without the high mfd capacity rating .30-.40 mfds...
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