bigscoot11
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"I am working on a 327F right
"I am working on a 327F right hand rotation engine that is missing its Prestolite IBM 4116 distributor. I located a good used one that is the correct Chris Craft OEM part number but is from a left hand rotation engine. My question is: does this rotation matter? I cannot find anything in the Chris Craft parts manual that specifies RH or LH rotation on the distributor--leading me to believe my part will work. Or am I just better off forgetting being the purist with points, etc and installing a whole new electronic distributor (which will not support my tach drive)."
"I am working on a 327F right hand rotation engine that is missing its Prestolite IBM 4116 distributor. I located a good used one that is the correct Chris Craft OEM part number but is from a left hand rotation engine. My question is: does this rotation matter? I cannot find anything in the Chris Craft parts manual that specifies RH or LH rotation on the distributor--leading me to believe my part will work. Or am I just better off forgetting being the purist with points, etc and installing a whole new electronic distributor (which will not support my tach drive)."