I have a 55 Ford Victoria it originally came with a 272 but someone along the way changed it and put a 292 in it I can not.find points for it I think its a truck motor but not sure cant find numbers on the block and it has the old 272 intake on it the points in it now are shaped like a L and the points that I keep getting are just straight and I wanna put petronix in it but now I can't because Idk what distributor is in it. and the car is still 6 volt I know they make petronix 6volt. Another question I have is can I get a new distributor for a 55 Ford 272 and would it work in a 292?
I don't know about that year Ford, but most all older points can be found if you have a distributor number that is on a tag or stamped into it. If you can get a number, get your local parts place to look it up
If its a curved points plate, its probably a 57 and later distributor. All YBlock distributors interchange except for the 54 which has a different lower gear. No such thing as a 272 and a 292 distributor. They are the same. If I remember correctly, ford used the same points from 57 right up to the electronic ignitions. Number one, you would be going backwards if you put in a 55 distributor. They were not the best and Ford improved them in 57. They will not work correctly with a later carb. You can get rebuilt 57 and later dizzys from NAPA, O'Reilys etc.
Take the points with you to a parts store and see if they have a printed picture catalog. If you can, take a picture of the points and post them here. Somebody will know what they are.
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