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Jan 16, 2008 | 08:47 PM

71mopar383

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My dads 352 needs a new distributor will a aftermarket msd or mallory work do I have to find a special one since its a truck?

Jan 16, 2008 | 09:03 PM

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why not buy a basic reman ? It's a 352 not a 427SCJ

Jan 16, 2008 | 09:11 PM

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A reman one will work just fine. A msd will require a seperate ignition box. You will end up spending 500.00 for the dizzy and box if you go MSD. The mallory unit does not need a box but I don't like the quality of their products.

Jan 17, 2008 | 06:35 AM

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What yr would I look for so I dont have to deal with points?

Jan 17, 2008 | 09:11 AM

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If you just want to get away from points, your easiest solution would be a stock distributor with a Pertronix or Standard conversion kit. Ford switched to electronic ignition around 1975 but to use that distributor, you'll need a seperate ignition module and have to add some missing wires.

Lou

Jan 17, 2008 | 10:01 AM

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It has the pertronix in it now its the dist its self worn out it has alot of slop in the shaft causing us problems I guess I could get a reman 65 dist and swap over the pertronix guts hopefully its not acting up also but I think it either works or doesnt.

Jan 17, 2008 | 10:16 AM

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Excessive play in the distributor can cause an erratic signal and any ignition will malfunction under those conditions. I would start by swapping your Pertronix into a good distributor. Any FE distributor will do, doesn't HAVE to be from a 352. Just beware of the medium and heavy truck distributors. The med. & heavy trucks use a variant of the engine called an FT. It looks the same but one of the differences is the distributor.

Lou