Re: Distributors for a 1949 288 Deluxe

Posted by Dave Brownell On 2017/3/4 22:23:56

According to Robert Neal and a few others, the switch away from the 10mm plugs happened in February 1950, five months before the 23rd Series stopped. No other concurrent changes were mentioned other than the size difference. I don't see how this might affect the fitting of either the Delco or the Autolite distributor. I'd be interested if Howard or others could tell me if the two brands are interchangeable. I just had a devil of a time finding an Autolite generator for my pre-February 1950 Eight, where the more common Delco parts might have shared applications with their GM cousins, making the hunt not as difficult.