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Old 03-23-2019, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott Stoneburg View Post
Whats different from a standard distributor gasket? The dist. fits the same bore in the block?
The ‘73-‘74 455 SD (and the ‘69 RAV 400) uses a larger diameter distributor drive gear than standard engines therefore the distributor base and the bore in the block are larger, a standard distributor gasket won’t work.

One could get their hands on a couple of different diameter pieces of steel tubing and make them into gasket cutting tools by sharpening the ends and buy some gasket material to make their own gaskets.

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