what year distributor to look for?

superj

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i am wanting find a pre-smog distributor to get the better advance curve. what years fall into the range i should search for? i found a 76 distributor but notice it has points and a funny looking vacuum housing on the side. is this the type i need? its from a 76 4.2

i have no problem running points, all my air cooled vws ran them. i just want to be sure the funny double vacuum housing works
 

ok, you have to find a 78-83 with the slots on the advance mechanism that are engraved with 13 on one end and 18 on the other
 
then I would run a 77 Ford 300 cap and 8mm wires
what you need is a adpter just screws on and the Ford 300 cap.
this is better then the amc cap with bigger wires and better plug ends.
 
something like that. i think the adapter screws on and then from that time on, your cap just clips on, like the ford distributors.
 
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