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Will a 12A distributor work on a GSL-SE 13B

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Old 12-04-10, 10:08 PM
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Will a 12A distributor work on a GSL-SE 13B

Will a 12A distributor work on a GSL-SE 13B? The parts microfiche list one for 12A and one for 13B.

12A = N249-18-200A
13B = N304-18-200B
Old 12-05-10, 12:01 AM
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sure will as long as it's from 81 or later. the 79-80 were point style and j-105 ignitors.
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I believe there's a difference in the advance curves between the 2. The timing pulley marks are also different.
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the parts fiche shows them as having different part numbers. Scott is on to someting there with the different advance curves idea.. i always thought they were identical but i was wrong.
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The 79 were points, so you can't use them.

The 80 has a poor reluctor design so I wouldn't use an SA dizzy.

Any 81 and up 12A dizzy will work.

In a pinch it will work fine. The only big difference is the 13B mech.
advance advances quicker than the 12A and finishes out a bit higher.
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once you set the timing at full advance, the result is the same ****.
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timing curves are in the FSM's and the dizzy's are plainly marked with the part number, so it makes it easy to figure out what you have.
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Thanks guys. I thought it would work but wanted to make sure.
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