Bosch Distributors have a
condenser on the outside and normally have a brown cap and rotor
Bosch Distributors are fitted
with left and right hand points
Early cars up to 1968 use a cast distributor with 2 piece points
2 piece
Right hand
Late Cars after
1968 use a alloy distributor with 1 piece points
1 piece
Right hand
Late Cars after 1968 use a
alloy distributor with 1 piece points
1 piece
Left hand
Ford Distributor Information
Ford cars are fitted with
3 types of Distributor LUCAS , BOSCH , MOTOTCRAFT
Bosch Distributors have a
condenser on the outside and normally have a brown cap and rotor
Motorcraft and Fomoco distributors
have a rotor with a spring steel contact
Lucas Distributors normally
have a black rotor as shown
Lucas Distributor Information
Lucas DM2 Early
Will have DM2 Stamped on the Body
The low tension wire will exit by a clip as shown
Points will be held in with 2 screws
May have a side or top entry cap
Lucas DM2 Late
Will have DM2 Stamped on the Body
the low tension wire will exit by a clip as shown
Points will be held in with 1 screw
May have a side or top entry cap
Lucas 23/25d
Will have 25D Stamped on the Body
The low tension wire will exit by a clip as shown
May have a side or top entry cap
Lucas 43d 45D
The low tension wire will exit through a small hole in the body as shown
Lucas 48D 59D As 45D but points
will Blue
Lucas DM6
Lucas 22 / 25D6
Lucas 45D6
Lucas 35D8
Our kits are only suitable for Late type points
when removed they will have a locating pin pointing downwards
Early Type
Late Type
Mini A and A+ Distributors
Although the same ignition
kits can be used Mini A and A+ complete distributors are not interchangeable
Mini A distributors (up to
1980) the distributor is held in with a pinch clamp with 2 bolts
Mini A+ the distributor is
held in with a y clamp and on bolt
