351w oil drive shaft size

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  1. LukeDuke

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    I have a 351w out of a 84 ford f350 I bought a distributor for it and I think the oil drive shaft is bigger the the hole in the dis. my dis is a aftermarket HEI not sure of the brand. So did ford have 2 sizes of shafts? Or did I get the wrong dis point?:huh:
     
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    yes, there is two different sizes. Seems like a 351 is 3/8 and a 302 is 5/16.
     
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    the hex size is 5/16 for the 351, and 1/4 for the 221,302.
     
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    ok they sold me the wrong Dist
     
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