I have a 1973 John Deere swather (hay making machine) that runs off of a 225 Slant Six. Runs great, but has a few oil leaks and I would like to add electronic ignition. Right now she has points and a distributor with the number 3656257. Once upon a time, I had a 1974 Duster with the electronic ignition which was quite nice. Can you remove the points/plate and drop in a complete electronic unit? Will it fit and bolt into the distributor? I see complete units on eBay all the time with the reluctor. I know I have to have the right pigtail, bypass the ballast and have the module. I still have a NOS module from years ago to put in. Just looking to make it bulletproof

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Got it....any years better than others? Numbers to look for? The engine does have a belt driven mechanical governor, so playing with that is out of the question. What is nice, is that this machine has been COMPLETELY left alone. It is in VERY nice original shape, no hacks, no modifications, no wiring 'upgrades'. It even still has the original fuel filter with the John Deere green overspray on it.

I am going to/want to change the plug wires, dist cap, rotor (electronic ignition is preferred upgrade), plugs, fuel lines, PCV, valve cover gasket, valve cover grommets, air filter (the one in it is dated Jan 73) and vacuum lines. There is an oil leak on the oil pump side, not sure if it is the oil pump gasket or something higher up. Any recommendations?

A pertronix would drop in.

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

Inspect the oil pressure sending unit. Those can leak where the wire connects but only when running and under pressure.
The spark plug tubes are another possible source of oil leak(s) on that side of the engine.
DD