Re: [Chrysler300] Re: just joined and sure could use your help

[Mark Souders <MRS954@xxxxxxx>]

Well, I hate to add to controversy, but when I was in high school, the first car I bought was a 61 Polara coupe with a 361 engine. I bought it from the original owner, and older fellow from our church who had recently quit driving. The first thing I did was take it to the local Chrysler Plymouth garage for a tune-up. They charged me for 2 sets of points, and my dad questioned it. It did indeed have a dual point setup. The service manager told my dad that it was unusual for a 361 to have it, but some do. He took?us out and popped the cap and showed us. And the original owner swore he didn't change it. To this day I believe him. 

Mark Souders



-----Original Message-----
From: lettercars@xxxxxxx
To: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 8:40 am
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Re: just joined and sure could use your help



Bill and All:
First of all, welcome to the Club, Bill.  Hope you find it helpful and  
enjoyable.
I actually have little to add to the question of a double breaker  
distributor on a 1962 Chrysler 383.  Quite a bit of what I looked at was a  bit 
contradictory!   The parts book did indicate such a distributor  was available 
on the Chrysler as a police option.  Who  knows.  I'm sure it is more likely 
that your original was swapped out,  as Richard has suggested.  FYI, the 383 
distributor must go with that  engine (or 361 or 350) as it is a low block 
"B" engine.  The 413 (and 426,  440) engines are "raised block" (RB) engines 
for increased  piston stroke capability.  
You asked about some specs.  These are from the 1962 service manual  for a 
dual point distributor.
    Dwell: 34 to 40 degrees
    Point Gap (each set): .014" to .019"
    Timing: 10 degrees BTC for all the 1962  Chrysler engines.
Hope this helps a little.
300ly, Gil Cunningham
Tallahassee, FL
 
Bill,

Welcome. Sounds like someone swapped distributors  somewhere along the line 
and you eneded up with a better one! I assume it does  not have a 
mechanical tach drive provision (a place for a tach cable to screw  into place). 
Not 
sure if there ever was a B motor with a mechanical tach  option??

Anyways, the distributor might be from a later model 383HP  like a Road 
Runner. I'd try a cap for a '68-'70 383 Road Runner and see if it  fits. 
There's probably some other trick to determine but I'm in DFW right now  passing 

through and this is the best I can do.

Good  luck,

Richard Osborne

--- In Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,  "bmingotti" <bmingotti@...> wrote:
>
> Hello to all.   I'm new to the group and just acquired a 62 300 sport 
convert.  I've been  reading all your commentary and it sure seems like there 
is an abundance of  knowledge available from all the members.  I could sure 
use some of that  to help me get started with my 300.  The car is in great 
shape body,  chrome and interior wise coming out of California for most of its 
life 
with  76,000 original miles and all the original documentation.  Needs 
some  mechanicals which you have to expect given its age.  We're pretty 
sure  its the original 383 with a 2 barrel but everyone seems stumped by the 
fact  that it has a dual point distributor.  That has led to a problem finding 
 a replacement cap and rotor since none of the local parts stores can tie a 
 dual point to the 383.  I would appreciate anyone shedding some light on  
this.  Could also use the specs for point gap, dwell angle, timing,  etc.
> 
> Glad to be a member and thank you for letting a  non-letter guy in.
> 
>  Bill
>




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