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TJ's GMC May 25th, 2015 03:19 PM

New distributors for a 305E?
 
Is there anyone that makes them? Or is there anyone who makes the Vacuum Advance Pump? My old one isn't moving back and forth and its causing the engine to have a terrible idle. Its a weird one to...has little hose ports on the front and back...ones I'm used to only have one hose connection...I tried one off of a 6 cylinder distributor(it only had a single hose connection) and the engine would run but it had a constant "advance retard advance retard" in other words...the little lever would constantly be moving the points back and forth and back and forth...so...I assume it has to have the original one with 2 hose connections....would like to just put a whole darn new points dizzy in there and get it over with, but if a reman advance pump is available that would be cool. Have called Napa about parts for the 305 in the past and they had troubles. lol Thanks for any info.


EDIT: Found one at Auto Zone. On its way and will be here Wednesday. Good to go guys so far. Let ya know this coming weekend when I put it in.

flyingA66 May 28th, 2015 01:43 AM

Re: New distributors for a 305E?
 
Amazon. I bought one for 35.97 last September. Cardone 30-11650, Remanufactured Domestic Distributor. Checked the price now its 66$. Hope that helps.

TJ's GMC May 28th, 2015 03:02 PM

Re: New distributors for a 305E?
 
I looked up the same one..cheapest I could find was $57 with a core charge. My dizzy was a strange one to...on the vacuum advance it had two hose ports instead of one.

TJ's GMC June 2nd, 2015 09:19 PM

Re: New distributors for a 305E?
 
I've seen some pictures of v6's with HEI's on them. Was there ever a time when GM made an actual HEI for these engines?

jagarra June 3rd, 2015 03:57 AM

Re: New distributors for a 305E?
 
Here is an after market one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HEI-CHEVY-GM...50ddd2&vxp=mtr

TJ's GMC June 3rd, 2015 04:06 AM

Re: New distributors for a 305E?
 
Funny! I just was looking at that one. lol Been considering. Thanks!

Clyde June 3rd, 2015 02:28 PM

Re: New distributors for a 305E?
 
On my 66 GMC P/U I purchased a Buick V6 even fired distributor and machined up an adapter, works great, had to change the advance springs.

TJ's GMC June 3rd, 2015 02:54 PM

Re: New distributors for a 305E?
 
I was think on that dizzy as well. Heard alot about it. :thumbsup:

bigblockv6 June 3rd, 2015 03:39 PM

Re: New distributors for a 305E?
 
I built a Buick HEI for my V6 back in 1991, wouldn't have it any other way. You can't beat it for reliability, availability of parts and performance.

bigblockv6 June 3rd, 2015 03:59 PM

Re: New distributors for a 305E?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TJ's GMC (Post 58091)
I've seen some pictures of v6's with HEI's on them. Was there ever a time when GM made an actual HEI for these engines?

The GMC V6 was two years short of seeing the HEI, though most all GM cars and Light duty trucks got HEI in 1975 as standard equipment, larger trucks didn't get it till 1976.


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