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Originally Posted by hauss
I am going to stay with the bronze and check on it every 6 months The car is race car that just dosen"t get used everyday or on a track very often  |
I installed a Mallory distributor with a bronze gear before I knew better. I happen to change my
oil a few short drives after installing the new distributor. Well, my
oil was like a gold rush, and I wondered what all that shiny stuff was coming out of the engine. I pulled the distributor, and to my surprise, the bronze gear was all worn down. I pulled a steel gear off an old spare distributor, and many miles down the road and no issues. Believe me, it didn't take long to wear that bronze gear down, and it was a scary sight knowing that that gear is the key to
oil pump movement. This is on a 352 4V with stock camshaft.