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Larger Ford FE Distributor Seal?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by DrDano, Aug 26, 2008.

  1. DrDano
    Joined: Jul 10, 2003
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    I've encountered a problem with my 390 FE after swapping manifolds to a performer rpm unit. The distributor hole is larger than the stock unit, large enough that stock dizzy seal that contacts the manifold just barely touches and I'm getting a leak now because of it. Do they make oversized dizzy seals or is there possibly a different seal out there that would be the same inside diameter, but slightly larger outside?
     
  2. tommy
    Joined: Mar 3, 2001
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    The seal on my used dizzy was loose. It looked just fine. I replaced it with a new one and all was well. Mine was an Edelbrock intake.
     
  3. DrDano
    Joined: Jul 10, 2003
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    I've replaced it and we're still loose. It looks snug, but when the motor gets hot and we're running on a road trip, I get oil leaking out behind the dizzy on the manifold. Would be handy if some distributor XYZ out there had the same ID but was a 1/16th or 1/8th larger on the OD.
     
  4. mac762
    Joined: Jun 28, 2007
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    Just make your own out of gasket material if there is a problem. Easy fix.
     
  5. DrDano
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    Its more like an o-ring than a gasket though. I could probably make one, was hoping there was something oversized out there to deal with this issue. I heard they cut the dizzy hole a bit larger on some intakes to accomodate different engine combos, certainly I'm not the first to run into this issue.
     
  6. yorgatron
    Joined: Jan 25, 2002
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    if you have a lathe,or access to one,you can make a ring to go in there and take up the slack.
     

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