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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by GuyW, Apr 4, 2009.

  1. GuyW
    Joined: Feb 23, 2007
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    I have a Chevy SBC Delco Remy tach drive distributor that I want to identify. It is a cast iron body, and non-vacumn advance...

    Metal band says: “1111134 DELCO REMY 5 J 7”

    Anybody have a link for me?

    Thanx
     
    Last edited: Apr 4, 2009
  2. is that an actual tag that is riveted to the housing , or a metal band that is wrapped around it?
     
  3. GuyW
    Joined: Feb 23, 2007
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    metal band that is wrapped around it
     
  4. for some reason i can not find that number on anything i have , maybe by bringing this back up someone else can.

    delco remy used a date code that started with the last digit of the year first , then a letter month code ...by that 5 J 7 would mean October 1965 i believe.
     

  5. dbradley
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    How 'bout Sept 7th, 1965 (They don't use the "I" in the date code) That would be the assembly date for the distributor. The 'tag' p/n could be a service replacement number. The one you listed doesn't show up in any Corvette docs I have (and they do show '65 - '66 production)
     
  6. Those numbers would fit right in with a part for the '66 model year.
     
  7. HEATHEN
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    from SIDNEY, NY


    While I have seen several sources claim that "I" was not used in date codes, I've also seen both intake manifolds and cylinder heads that had codes starting with "I".
     
  8. tommy
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    This is just a guess but with no vacuum advance, could it be a marine distributor?
     
  9. That is a 1966 Vette 327, 300 Horse according to my Delco book (built sept 7, 1965)
     
  10. Those tach drive distributors are pretty rare, so it's worth a lot to the right people. That seems weird that it's a non vacuum advance one though.
     
  11. GuyW
    Joined: Feb 23, 2007
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    Thank you all. This is about what I thought it might be.

    As to the no vacumn advance, it was probably removed as a modification.

    The distributor came (running) in my 1936 Chevy PU with 327, 2 WCFB carbs, 30-30 cam, Muncie 4-spd, '57 Pontiac rear end, that I bought in 1969. I did have some info that the distributor had been recurved in a machine.

    I am thinking about moving the distributor.....
    .
     
    Last edited: Apr 6, 2009

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