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Author:  thomasj6604 [ Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:47 pm ]
Post subject:  METAL or NYLON?

Is the factory nylon ditributor gear a weak link? Is steel or bronze available? Pro's and con's of each. THANKS.

Author:  SlantSixDan [ Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:08 pm ]
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The factory nylon pinion is not a weak link at all. They routinely last for decades. Metal pinions are out there (costly) if for some reason you've gotta have one.

Author:  Matt Cramer [ Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:02 am ]
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Remember, on a V8, the distributor gear also drives the oil pump. On a slant six, it doesn't have to spin anything besides the distributor as the oil pump runs on a separate gear.

Author:  ESP47 [ Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:32 pm ]
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I broke the nylon gear once when I took the distributor out for the first time. It went bad anyway so no loss on my part.

Author:  Davids63Dart [ Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:19 pm ]
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I broke a few of them before I realized the distributor was broken too.

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