gt500kr distributor part number

[cbrown]

What is correct enginerring  number  for  68 gt500kr auto distributor?

thanks chris

[Coralsnake]

The most common is C8OF-12127-D

Very early or very late cars may differ

[cbrown]

Thanks!

[Coralsnake]

Softballs appreciated

[SJS68]

Is there any way of knowing which distributer was fitted to each car, my car has a dual points?

[Coralsnake]

The CJ distributors were single point

[Rbwiii]

Pete, when did you get promoted to Contelec CEO?

[Coralsnake]

When the owner, David Long passed away.

[SJS68]

OK, so the correct distributor for the 68 GT500KR is single point,,,

What is the correct one for the automatic? C7OF-12127-F

The 1968 distributor situation is interesting. The engineering numbers we've listed here are clearly documented in Ford literature, but we've received multiple reports from owners that describe finding the C8OF-D distributor with a single diaphragm vacuum advance on cars equipped with an automatic transmission. Coincidentally, Ford TSB number 1415 (dated 31 May 1968) describes the C8OF-D distributor being used with both manual and automatic transmissions. To top it all off, other owners have described finding the C8OF-J distributor on 1968 Mustangs!

Which one should I be looking for?

Cheers   

[Coralsnake]

The identification C8OF-D was used on both transmissions

The vacuum advance was a single unit on automatic transmissions and a dual vacuum unit was used on 4spd cars.

I have seen the C8OF-H on 4spd cars built at the end of production like yours. It would be feasible the C8OF-J was used on very late automatic cars.

I would not expect and have not seen the C7OF unit on very late built cars. I believe it was phased out very early in production.

The C8OF-D was by far the most common.

[TLea]

C7OF used on early CJ autos

[69mach351w]

OK, so the correct distributor for the 68 GT500KR is single point,,,

What is the correct one for the automatic? C7OF-12127-F

The 1968 distributor situation is interesting. The engineering numbers we've listed here are clearly documented in Ford literature, but we've received multiple reports from owners that describe finding the C8OF-D distributor with a single diaphragm vacuum advance on cars equipped with an automatic transmission. Coincidentally, Ford TSB number 1415 (dated 31 May 1968) describes the C8OF-D distributor being used with both manual and automatic transmissions. To top it all off, other owners have described finding the C8OF-J distributor on 1968 Mustangs!

Which one should I be looking for?

Cheers

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