Replacing 9n distributor

[gsusfan5]

I ordered a distributor for my 9n. Will ot bolt right up or do I have to fool with setting the distributor for the firing order. I haven't done this type repair ( points-distributor) for close to 50 years.

 

[wore out]

I ordered a distributor for my 9n. Will ot bolt right up or do I have to fool with setting the distributor for the firing order. I haven't done this type repair ( points-distributor) for close to 50 years.

The front- mount distributor is driven by an offset tang and slot setup, you need to take note of this and match it up correctly or you will break the distributor when you tighten the bolts.

In today's world many of us wouldn't trust that the point gap and timing are set correctly and would verify those settings. That is up to you, it MAY be just fine out of the box.

Save your old distributor, likely it is constructed better than the new one

 

[gsusfan5]

Thanks for the insight.