Hey anyone who has done the HEI distributor conversion on their cruiser I need help.
Does it matter if the donor distributor is from a Chevy 250 or 292 engine? I have contradictory information that leads me to believe it could be either. I just spent this weekend trying to convert a 250 distributor and ruined the distributor and my spare 2F gear in the process. When the 2F gear was placed in position at the proper distance from the tip of the shaft it was not possible to drill a new hole for the pin as the location went through the u-joint of the gm shaft. So I decided to tack weld it into place and while doing that I got the gear on good but the u-joint is now permanently bent in one direction.
Whoops!
So I suspect that maybe the 292 has a different length shaft.
Any input would be helpful.
ps Anyone got a spare 2F gear they'd be willing to part with?
Thanks!
Webster
Does it matter if the donor distributor is from a Chevy 250 or 292 engine? I have contradictory information that leads me to believe it could be either. I just spent this weekend trying to convert a 250 distributor and ruined the distributor and my spare 2F gear in the process. When the 2F gear was placed in position at the proper distance from the tip of the shaft it was not possible to drill a new hole for the pin as the location went through the u-joint of the gm shaft. So I decided to tack weld it into place and while doing that I got the gear on good but the u-joint is now permanently bent in one direction.
Whoops!
So I suspect that maybe the 292 has a different length shaft.
Any input would be helpful.
ps Anyone got a spare 2F gear they'd be willing to part with?
Thanks!
Webster