Cardone must use metric screws to hold points, so the little nib on Pertronix unit has to be file to fit hole, that wasn't hard to do, but then the magnetic collar that slips over the dist. cam is to big or the cam is to small, that's when i called the tech line and was told the kit wouldn't work on the aftermarket dist.

Jim Bowie wrote:

Cardone must use metric screws to hold points, so the little nib on Pertronix unit has to be file to fit hole, that wasn't hard to do, but then the magnetic collar that slips over the dist. cam is to big or the cam is to small, that's when i called the tech line and was told the kit wouldn't work on the aftermarket dist.

Is the Cardone a remanufactured unit?  If it is it should have the same fasteners and configuration as the original, since it is a remanufactured original unit.  At least that's the case with the products of theirs that I've bought.  My Cardone distributors even have the original part numbers in the castings - I've bought the remanufactured Duraspark distributors for the 75 or 78 model years for my engines.

TKOPerformance wrote:

And this is why we need to make stuff in America again.  I ran into this last week with a machine screw (or so it seemed) for a ceiling fan I was installing.  Seemed like a 10-32, but wasn't.  Wasn't a 10-24 either.  I also tried an M5x0.70 I believe.  Nope.  Some baystard Chinese thread, probably some metric size not commonly found like an M5x0.50 or something.  If it was made in the USA it would have been a 10-32, 10-24, or 1/4-20 and my problem resolved in a 5 minute trip to the hardware store.  No, instead it ended with a tap and die set and a lot of 4 letter words and disparaging comments about various administrations and the PRC. 

I've run into similar issues with "small hardware" that I couldn't find either standard or metric taps or dies that fit.  I did the same thing, tapped it to a tread I had screws that fit.  
 

Update on Distributor, found a remanufactured one with no core charge, it was done by the Cardone company, same as the new one I purchased but didn't work out. This one is actually an old Autolite one, C8TF 12127. The Pertronix fits right in, and it has the cast iron gear. They were out of stock almost every where I was looking except for Walmart, go figure. Well one more thing off the list, should be ready to fire it up and break it in, in the next couple of weeks.

RPM, aka Bearing Bob wrote:

That's good to hear. It's crazy what Wally carries or has access to.

AKA Bakersfield Bob - Just read this week about Wally and other big brands trying to compete with Amazon. So yes, Wally, FedEx and of course eBay. I'm thinking that's a good thing. Unfortunately, loved/hated Amazon is focused on heading off any legit competition. So much so  that they have created companies including one they named Big River. It's an arm of Amazon that surreptitiously gathers competitive evidence. DuckDuckGo it. Real deal. 

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That is an understatement RPM.