Delco Distributor Lubricator/Wick

Here's a picture of the parts marked in a CA distributor, for reference.

The design of these doesn't hold the wick that way, but I do know what you're talking about on some other mags/distributors.

You're not going to find the seal by itself. Not all new covers are created equal. Some new covers don't have the seal. The better quality ones do. If your dust cover is in good shape and not cracked, give the seal a little spritz of WD 40 or Tri-flow to make the seal a little more pliable again and it should be fine. 

As for the points, as Dave mentioned, some aftermarket points like the SMP Blue Streak points that I carry come with the wick on them already, and a dab of cam lube is all ya need. I believe the Echlin brand that Napa sells also has the wick built right on it. Watch some of that Chinese crap....

Steve@B&B

Thanks Steve. I wonder if someone put a new cheaper cover on it. The seal on the cover for this WD is not present at all, but the clips hold the cap + dust cover down fairly tightly. It just wasn't sealing somewhere because there was a fair amount of powdery rust on everything inside when I tore it down. I can check out a new cover at my AGCO dealer before I buy and see if the seal is included or not ($40 for the cover there).

I do have AGCO points on order but I don't figure they will come with the wick holder built in. TBD. Thank you for letting me know there is another option that does give you the wick holder built into the points. Surprised Delco didn't do that sooner since it would've been cheaper, less parts, and easier to assemble. I shouldn't complain about stuff that has been working for 70+ years though!

Wow!  There's a homerun!  Ours with the seal is $26. That rusty lookin' powder in there is probably ozone from the points and the center carbon the rotor rides on. A little TV tuner cleaner or Brakekleen will clean that right up on a rag. Check to make sure the center carbon on the high tension tower is in good shape. Sometimes the tower terminals look okay, but the center carbon isn't. Replace the cap if it looks nasty. Inspect the rotor button as well.

As Paul mentioned the E.I.'s work pretty nice. We sell a boat load of them things to customers for all different kinds of applications. I had a 6V unit in my B for 19 years. Fired off everytime. And the ole' girl sits outside under her tarp... Have one in the wife's 55 T-Bird, one in the WF, one in the 26T Coupe, and one in the 31' Victoria.  No troubles yet!

Steve@B&B

Rob,

For the Continental engines, the "F" series Forklift engines were the only ones that I know of that had the Delco Distributors. The rest of the Continental engines like the B,E,K,R, etc either came with Autolite or Prestolite Distributors. Also you have to watch the drive gears are different sometimes too. What's the Delco Distributor number you have?

Steve@B&B

Yes, the original distributor is "Prestolite" shown here:

1962 Worthington portable air compressor:

Distributor purchased near the same time as the compressor back in 74: