Points wicks/felts

[shelbydoug]

Felt - Distributor Cam Lubricator C3TZ-12A055-A

One needs to be old enough to remember them? Of course it could have been just another one of those psychotic episodes again?

[gt350hr]

  For use on trucks with transistorized ignition.

[Royce Peterson]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/164856591428?hash=item266237f444:g:j1gAAOSwjJVgAcZa


Purely coincidence I am sure LOL....

[Vcode]

[shelbydoug]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/164856591428?hash=item266237f444:g:j1gAAOSwjJVgAcZa


Purely coincidence I am sure LOL....

He follows our posts. Kinda' pricey. Do they have the Ford logo? Having to having originals is the epitome of anal retentiveness?

[Vcode]

Here is the distributor parts drawing.
As Randy stated the 12A055 is shown for the transistorized system.

[shelbydoug]

Thank you for posting the diagram. It's just a curiosity to me but why would only the transistorized distributor have them?

Aren't they the same points as used in the other dual point distributors?


The detail on the shaft felt, under the rotor, isn't showing clearly. Is the * for the felt or is it for the retaining clip?

[pbf777]

It's just a curiosity to me but why would only the transistorized distributor have them?

     I have found the felts under the rotor on many a standard points style distributor, but of course I'm not positive I could say they were there "day 1", but I wonder if so many individuals really were so concerned if in servicing the points said: "oh look, the felt is missing, I had better go down to Ford and get one" (but I have at times found some ragging material substituted, apparently in some of these possible instances of concern); but I do know the felts were continued into the Dura-Spark era for sure.       

     Scott.

[shelbydoug]

I could see where the lube, packing or grease could dry out and freeze the points cam from advancing.

I don't think Ford does much arbitrarily? Another example that I can think of are the drip tabs under the Boss 302 valve covers.

[gt350hr]

   The round felt under the rotor "should be there" on all distributors from at least 59 and up.

   The felts under the point rubbing block was added to decrease the need to adjust points because of the transistorized ignition "box". A special high temp non hardening "point cam grease" was developed and used by Ford.
   Randy

[shelbydoug]

   The round felt under the rotor "should be there" on all distributors from at least 59 and up.

   The felts under the point rubbing block was added to decrease the need to adjust points because of the transistorized ignition "box". A special high temp non hardening "point cam grease" was developed and used by Ford.
   Randy

Is there a service part number for that felt? I don't see one.

10 aren't worth $89 to me without the Ford logo on the felts?