WANTED to buy: dustributor cap for '37 Terraplane six

[Deleted User]
[Deleted User]
edited December 2012 in HUDSON
Hi. Anyone want to sell me one?

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  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    call Al Saffrahn at 520-568-2911
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    edited December 2012
    Here's one for $27 but I think you can beat that price. http://www.autopartsobsolete.com/1937-39-41-43-46-48-nash-studebaker-hudson-distributor-cap-nos-IGB-1240.html They're not that uncommon. Have you tried Dave Kostansek in Williamsfield, Ohio? He generally carries all sorts of ignition stuff (and a lot of other Hudson stuff). Advertises in the WTN.

    It may save you some time if you can work up a list of all that you need, and then e-mail / mail it off to various Hudson vendors who advertise in the WTN. You may also want to get some spare parts of things like condensers, points, light bulbs and other things that generally wear out and need replacement. Then carry them around in your trunk, and you'll have them when you need them!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    @ Jon B - good recommendation. I'm compiling a list of cosmetic components I need (ps just need rubber and parts of the hood ornament so far...this thing is pretty complete). Its difficult to determine all the misc components, engine-wise, as she is at the machine shop for the rebuild. Come springtime, there will be quite a few swap meets in the area (and Hershey is relatively close) that I can stock up on misc as I find it. Now that we have a heater for the garage, we can start to tidy up the engine compartment, work on wiring and painting so that we can just drop that baby in and hit the road when the snow is gone 8->
  • mars55
    mars55 Senior Contributor
    If you have the Auto-lite dist. IGW-4013A, the following are the tune-up parts for it.

    Points: Standard AL5661X, NAPA CS709

    Condenser: Standard AL118X, NAPA AL868

    Rotor: Standard AL102, NAPA AL58

    Cap: Standard AL92, NAPA AL59
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    NAPA came through, we are good to go on the distributor. Next is fuel pump.
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    edited January 2013
    Warning on the Standard AL5661X points: you can order these from your local parts house but when they come in, make sure you have both parts! I discovered that the screw part (the point that screws to the threaded fitting in the distributor) was missing, and when the counter man contacted his main office he found that these are not included! The lack of the mating screw point, makes the point set rather useless!

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    movable point only, in AL5661
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Thats the way some companies used to sell them. Due to the fact the same arm would fit several applications if different studs were used (mating screw point). So they were sold seperately.
    Roger
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Even thought all the NAPA numbers matched up, we got different points that have a wire and not that arm piece. The points with the wire match up to the existing part on the the car (not to say that one is correct...) I found a factory rebuilt fuel pump on ebay which (if it actually functions) was cheaper than the rebuild kits I found. Now I am looking for a water pump...and since I have the engine out, I might as well replace the motor mounts - any suggestions?
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