Re: Mallory Distributors

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Harvesters one and all, at least some of you, or maybe even one of you,

I just got off the phone with Mallory and here is the scoop on 
standardization of the shaft on Mallory distributors where the drive gear 
goes on. 

There isn't any. He said that one of the biggest problems that they've 
had with their distributors for IHC vehicles is that until you put a 
micrometer on the shaft, you won't know what size you may have gotten. 
Typically, they have you send them the gear and the distributor and they 
make them match. Also often done is what I did, my own machining on the 
gear. Apparently, the shaft is always big enough for the gear, but it' 
really only an accident if it fits. 
If one were ordering a Mallory after having his own distributor out, I 
would think that you could give Summit or whomever the shaft size and 
that Mallory would machine the shaft to fit before it was sent out. Only 
supposing that, guys, and sometimes I'm a little naive. 
By the way, the price was kind of staggering, but my Unilite looks and 
acts like its going to be a wonderful distributor. 
John

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