I need a 2.6L Series III distributor....

[917601]

My 1972 Series III Shorland 2.6 L 6 cylinder needs a new or rebuilt distributor, where can I find one? I checked the shaft play and it is very, very loose-about .010-.012 inch play.It has been eating points like crazy.

[Oscar]

Would a petronics tie you over? If available?

[917601]

I do not know if the Petronics would work with so much shaft play. Anyone know about the Petronics, or what needs to be replaced (bearings) in the distributor?

[Oscar]

Check this out......

http://www.advanceddistributors.com/

[yorker]

there is a 2.6l distributer on ebay.uk right now. The guys says local pickup but who knows? It might be worth an email to him.

[917601]

Thanks for the leads, I am awaiting e-mail replies.

Also-does anyone know if the bearings are machined? I have access to a shop.

[917601]

I just received my distributor for the 2.6L.New in the box:

It does not look like my original. Lucas, 6 cyl, very well built, different cap, rotor, points, heavier gauge wire, cam wiper...I ran the disrtibutor cap number and rotor part number and came up with Jaguar 75-78 XJ6!.
The drive "gear" up to the cap identicle, even drops in! Should I use it?

[Linus Tremaine]

I have a jag distributor in my NADA six. It seems that all the different lucas distributors on six cylinders are interchangeable mechanically. Cant say about the advance curve though.

[917601]

Thanks-I checked the part number of the "new" one-it is :

AEU1124

Some Rover parts houses are listing it as a replacement.
I bought mine from Tennessee Land Rovers, about half price of some I have seen for sale.

I do not know about the Advance-but will find out on installation when it warms up some.

Thanks.- and what is a NADA six?

[Leslie]

and what is a NADA six?


There was a different 2.6 6-cyl imported to North America, referred to as a NADA 6-cylinder, being North American Dollar Area.


If you notice, there's a NADA registry at the top of the page, that many of the members here have beside their name.

[Blueboy]

and to augment what Leslie has written:

"In 1967 a limited production of 811 NADA (North America Dollar Area) 109 Safari Station Wagons were shipped to the U.S. These were the standard 109 5 door Safari Wagons, but they had a modified version of the 2.6 liter, 6 cylinder engine. The engine used a Westlake cylinder head and some other equipment to try and win back customers who complained of the lack of power from the 2.25 liter, 77 bhp, 4 cylinder in the over 3900 pound vehicle. The NADA 109's can be told from other 109 Safari Wagons in many ways. The NADA wagons had dual heated windscreens (like a rear window defroster, but encased in the windshield glass), the uniquely modified 6 cylinder engine, dash parts that were covered in textured plastic, not painted as usual, and they all have serial numbers that start with 343."

reference ECR - http://www.eastcoastrover.com/tableinfo.html

Jaime

[matthamilton]

Were you able to get this distributor to work with you 2.6l? I have a right hand drive 2.6l imported from Australia and I need a new distributor. The distributor that is in on the vehicle now is a Bosch and I'm not sure if this is the original or not. Two questions: did your replacement work? And, does your distributor run counterclockwise and is the firing order 153624?



Thanks-I checked the part number of the "new" one-it is :

AEU1124

Some Rover parts houses are listing it as a replacement.
I bought mine from Tennessee Land Rovers, about half price of some I have seen for sale.

I do not know about the Advance-but will find out on installation when it warms up some.

Thanks.- and what is a NADA six?

[Les Parker]

The Aussie 6 Cyl. , is it a Holden 6 or the Rover 6 cylinder?
A pic would help.
Thanks,

[singingcamel]

I have one .