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Was the Prestolite distributor stock on H?

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phess11

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Talking to a Case/IH parts guy, he said that the Prestolite distributor was a "replacement" distributor for the Farmall H. So my question is, did the H come from the factory with 1 of 3 options for distributor? Horizontal IH distributor, Vertical Delco distributor, or Horizontal Prestolite distributor. ...Or has my Farmall H's distributor been replaced with a Prestolite after it was purchased?

thanks,
phil
 

The h4 magneto was stock until about 1950. Then Ih used their own hortizontal distributor. The Delco and prestolite were after market. You can still buy new Prestolite distributors today.

Most but not all the tractors using the Delco distributors had an aftermarket power steering or live hydraulic pump. There was not enough room for the IH distributor and the pump.

You could also buy a delco conversion kit to change IH, Case, AC and others over from a mag to a distributor. They are very common on Case S and D series.
 
Worked for IH dealer 37 years. IH never offered Prestolite distributor on an H. They did start using Prestolite much late on like in a 544 and tractors of that approximate age. Fact is they used most everything in later years but the IH battery ignition unit or H-4 magneto was only options on a Farmall H from factory. Delco was a dealer associated set up used to replace magneto's. The dealer I worked at never opted to sell the Delco. We stayed pretty much straight IH on most ever thing.
 
Your H has had it original mag or IH distributor replaced with a prestolite. If you follow the part number changes, the old IH distributor is replaced by a Prestolite distributor now.
 
I have a 51 H with a vertical IH distributor, has been changed
because of live pump. My 43 and 48 M farmalls both have
delco distributors which I understand was common when they
replaced mags.
 
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