In all my years of messing with Case tractors, I think I have only seen 2 SC or DCs with a distributor. Almost everything had a Magneto on it. Did they come with out mags or were they all converted at some point? I have only had 1 SC that actually charged the battery. Everything else had a 12 volt battery sitting on them, and got charged once a year.
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John Saeli
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Every SC & DC that left Racine, left w/ a CASE Mag.
Between the SC's and DC's I have 9 of them. All but 2 that are just collector tractors have distributors on them. The 7 are all daily runners for one purpose or another. They are all 12 volt with alternators and distributors. This is the best way I have found to count on them running when I need them.
tractorguy2
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All Case S and D series had magnetos. Distributors were an aftermarket add on.Very common to find IH distributors on Case tractors.
tractorguy2
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The distributor on the Dc in the photo is not a Delco. it is an IH off a late M or hundred series tractor.
tractorguy2
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yep that's an Ih distributor. They fit just fine on a Case and work very well. I know a guy with an AC WD with an IH dist. And I know a different guy that has a Farmall H with an AC WD dist.
The flange mount distributors are petty much interchangeable if they turn the same direction.
Delco distributors on Case SC's and DC's are more common around here than Case built magnetos. parts for a case are hard to find and very pricey.
The flange mount distributors are petty much interchangeable if they turn the same direction.
Delco distributors on Case SC's and DC's are more common around here than Case built magnetos. parts for a case are hard to find and very pricey.
tractorguy2
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I haven't seen any on a Case tractor. Presolite made a distributor that looks just like the IH distributor. In fact I've even seen Presolites with the IHC logo on them. The presolite is cast from aluminum and using Presolite points/condenser not IH. I think Presolite used the IH distributor for their mold is why they have the IHC logo on them.
Unfortunately, parts for Case mags are difficult to obtain in our part of the world. If you don't happen to have a spare cap and one gets a crack in it, the only alternative is to put on a distributor. The right-angle Delco's are the best fit, given they give you more room adjacent to the oil filter. Both A-C and IH used them by the thousands, so they are easy to obtain and easy to find parts for. We have only one mag left on our three SC's and our DC, the rest are Delco equipped. (My $0.02 worth. jal-SD)
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