Chaparral2f Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 Just got a steel drive gear for my Vertex. It only took a week from the local parts store. When I got it home, it turns out to be about .008 to large for the shaft on the magneto. I am at a total loss as to what to do. The guy at the parts store said that MSD, was a lot cheaper than Vertex (Which I had ordered) and that of course all the gears were the same. (I guess that i should have taken into account that he also9 said that Taylor doesn't sell Yellow wires) Can anyone tell me how long the bronze gear will run on a cast cam? Not that I'm upset, but if anyof you happen to have a few kilos of weapons grade Plutonium to spare....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 All of MSD's distributors have a .500 shaft. The large cap HEI has a .500 shaft, the small cap HEI a .410 shaft, and the old points type has a .490 shaft. Sounds like the Vertex uses the same gear as a points distributor. That should make it easy enough to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaparral2f Posted April 24, 2003 Author Share Posted April 24, 2003 I looked but summit doesn't have iron gears, but Jegs does. But now, armed with your information, I think I will be off to the junkyard in the morning. Thanks for the help. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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