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Hello. I have a question. I a, working on putting a distributor together it's a delco remy. The stud that comes out of the side does that need a rubber washer inside the distributor and outside the distributor or at all? Thanks.

What year distributor? It makes a difference on the answer so please give us all of the specifics so that you will have the correct answer.

The terminal stud must be insulated from the distributor body but there are different methods of insulating depending upon what distributor you have, especially if your distributor has an Electrolock attached.

The distributor number is stamped into the plate that the points attach to unless it is a later model then the number is stamped into a plate riveted onto the outside of the housing.

Actually, it is the other way around. The earlier model distributors had a Delco-Remy plate riveted to the outside of the housing with the model and serial number and the later model distributors had the model and serial number stamped on the breaker plate inside of the distributor housing.

It is a 1931 distributor. I'm not going to use a electrolock I'm gonna use a regular key switch.

Okay....then you will have to install a regular terminal stud and it has to be insulated from the distributor housing otherwise it will be grounded and you will have no spark at the points.

The model number for your 1931 distributor should be 633 G.

I was always a little backwards.

Yep!

How do I insulate it from the housing?

With any type of insulating material like a fiber barrel, small Teflon or fiber washers....whatever. The terminal stud has to be completely insualted from the distributor housing.

The condenser is on that stud. So that doesn't get grounded to the case either?

The condenser wire attaches to the terminal stud. As mentioned above, the terminal stud is insulated from the distributor body so therefore the condenser wire would also be insulated.

I know good Ole Bill Barker had a sheet from "Standards Auto-Electrician's Manual" that he updated that showed how the components went together & Material on the 1929-1932 Delco Distributers.

If I can find the link I will post it, if not I will scan and upload it for Reference...

That would be great thanks

That sheet is in the MEMBERS area. (hint)
Application forms are HERE.

Since he's not going to use an electrolock, then the installation should be quite simple. Any piece of hard rubber with a hole drilled in it should work. Just place it into the distributor side. then insert a bolt with appropriate nuts on both sides. Include larger insulating washers too.

Since there is not an electrolock cable, then any security of the ignition system is gone... someone could easily jump-start by a simple tap onto this stud. But, hey!! Who the heck is going to do that these days??

Not something that most of us worry too much about.

"I know good Ole Bill Barker had a sheet from "Standards Auto-Electrician's Manual" that he updated that showed how the components went together & Material on the 1929-1932 Delco Distributers."

I am a member, but i'm having a hard time using search to find this.

Do you have a link?

Promoting VCCA Membership is a really good thing Mr. Bill----keep up the good work !! You do a great service to all members Bill,Thanks !!

As stated above you must be a Member of VCCA to get to the technical information & resource center.

How to get there:

Have to go to the VCCA Homepage
Click On 'Member Log-in'
...log in with your name & password
...that should take you to the 'Welcome to the VCCA Member's Site'
Click on 'Technical Information'
...gets you to 'Welcome to the VCCA Members Resource Center'
Scan the list and find 'Electrolock-1929-32'
...bout midway down the list
...click it
ON the next list find 'Electrolock Assembly 1929-1932'
...there are two option
...one is .jpg which is an image file, read by most any pc device
...other is .pdf which is a pdf file if you have adobe reader or other software to read pdf files

Enjoy !!

Ah, the benefits of membership!!

Thank you, VERY helpful!