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Need blker. Distributor

Post by Philip » Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:02 pm

If anyone has any info on the jess. blker. Belt drive distributor let me know
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by Philip » Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:05 pm

I meant jess. Blker.
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by Dan McEachern » Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:17 pm

Used a Chevy Vega 4 cyl distributor, a pair of timing belt pulleys- one on the dist shaft and one on the cam nose. A simple bracket mounted the distributor horizontally with the cap to the rear. Pretty sure a few of them are out there still running.
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by Philip » Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:31 pm

I think I have one I have to get some pulleys and a belt
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by BRENT in 10-uh-C » Tue Aug 23, 2022 11:14 am

Philip wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:31 pm
 I think I have one I have to get some pulleys and a belt
I (somewhere) have a new, never installed a Jess Blaker distributor kit. Let me look in my lower building later today or tonite.
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by Cordes_jeff » Mon Aug 29, 2022 11:29 am

I copied the design. It was a cheap solution for a decent ignition.
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by Philip » Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:44 am

does anyone have any information on these units i have parts but not the bearings
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by jelloearnest » Tue Jul 18, 2023 9:52 am

Dan McEachern wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:17 pm
 Used a Chevy Vega 4 cyl distributor, a pair of timing belt pulleys- one on the dist shaft and one on the cam nose. A simple bracket mounted the distributor horizontally with the cap to the rear. Pretty sure a few of them are out there still running.
It sounds like you are describing a custom setup for a Chevy Vega 4-cylinder engine that uses a timing belt pulley system to drive the distributor. It's interesting to hear that this setup is still being used by some individuals and may be a viable alternative to traditional distributor setups.dumb ways to die
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by Philip » Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:17 am

yes i have the bracket and a badly worn vega dist. made by jess blker. i bought a new dist.
but i would like to see how jess did the bearing
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by TRDxB2 » Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:54 am

This is a 009 VW version (By Bob Doris, AZ on Wednesday, May 23, 2018) of the Jess Blaker distributor https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/8 ... 1536630758
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by Les Schubert » Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:53 pm

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Here is my version of using the Vega distributor.
Gear driven.
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by Philip » Wed Jul 19, 2023 6:19 am

Did you cast the body?
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by Les Schubert » Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:41 am

I machined it from two pieces of aluminum and then welded
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by Les Schubert » Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:44 am

For the shaft and bearings I bought what is referred to as a “water pump shaft “
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by Les Schubert » Wed Jul 19, 2023 5:08 pm

The “traditional” approach to timing a automatic advance distributor is teeing a vacuum gauge into the system and adjusting the timing for maximum vacuum at idle
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Re: Need blker. Distributor

Post by Philip » Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:38 pm

Thanks les. My question is would I be better of with manual advance with this setup
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