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    Posted: 21 May 2026 at 7:46am
Is a D14 and D17 ditridutor the same. My D17 quit firing all if a sudden and ive got a pertronics distributor in aD14 that the engine is no good. Wondering if i can swap them
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Parts book shows to be all the same part # as with the drive gear. I would have said no but the parts book would have proved me wrong. Guess they designed the engine around the distributor dimensions ! Go for it. 
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Originally posted by tbran tbran wrote:

.... Guess they designed the engine around the distributor dimensions... 

That was, of course, the sensible thing to do; therefore it is amazing that the design engineers chose that path! TongueWinkLOL
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One notable thing between the two engines is/was rated speed was 1650 RPM and the high idle speed was 1950-2000 RPM. So, the advance mechanism should have been the same.
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Great. Thank you. Itll save me a few dollars
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