Re: In the eye of the beholder

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>With all this talk about distributors, can I go to the junk yard and get
>any IH prestolight electronic dist out of a 345 or 392 and use it as a
>spare for my 345. I have the same kind now. Also why is the mallory
>electronic better than the IH?

Mike, 
The Mallory Unilite has a rotating disk with an apron hanging down that 
is right under the rotor. It has 8 slits in it for an 8 cylinder engine. 
A light goes through the slit triggering the spark. Very simple, yet 
complex. The Mallory comes with parts to change the centrifugal advance, 
it has a very high voltage resistant cap and rotor and on and on. It is 
beautifully made.  Whether any of these items make it a better 
distributor is in the mind of the beholder. Some of us think it does. 
That reminds me, I have to get a spare cap and rotor, because they for 
sure won't have it in Trona. 
Philosophical question: Does Trona's two chemical plants make it a better 
town than Murphys which has none? Guess if I needed a job badly enough 
I'd think so. (Murphys, CA is my home town except for a month in the 
Spring when Trona is where my gas and fast food is) 

Mike, I think the answer to your other question is yes any IHC Prestolite 
electronic should work.
John


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