I'm putting a new distributor in my '59 292. Are there any "must dos" or "gotcha's" I need to be aware of? Grease the gear....that kind of stuff?
Thanks!
crutch

 

Nothing too flashy. Just make sure to set your motor at op Dead Center and mark the locations of the rotor and distributor body in relation to pionts of the motor. When you drop in the new unit, try to mirror the original set up as close as possible. Do add some light or lithium grease to the gear and watch for the oil pump drive shaft at the bottom of the distributor. I am not too familiar with the Y's, but the drive shaft for the oil pump tends to stick and come up out of the pump when pullled in other motors.

--Mike