Farmall Super A Distributor Identification

wascator · Jan 3, 2020

I am trying to order a tune-up kit for my brother's Super A. How can I ID the kind of distributor? It's not a mag, at least; I know that much.

old · Jan 3, 2020

Take the old points to an auto parts store and they can cross them over

rustred · Jan 3, 2020

The up right type is the Delco distributed. The horizontal type
is the ihc type if u have the ihc type which most likely is then
these points fit all tractors from 1940 to 1957 or when ever the
sixty series came out?. Keep it simple ?

D Slater · Jan 3, 2020

May have a different coil on it, but a IH looks like this. At NAPA points CS1600, condenser IH200, rotor, IH300, cap, IH350.
Couple of years since I bought several to last me a long time so could be changed by now. They sold some cheaper but the cap has
better contacts and no problem with that number condenser or points so far.

ih560 · Jan 3, 2020

If the distributor was ever replaced, it could also have a Prestolite distributor on it. My 53 Super A has a Prestolite and I remember the IH dealer installing it on there sometime in the 80's.
This is what the cap on Prestolite looks like.

This is a delco.

This is an IH distributor

gene bender · Jan 3, 2020

keep the old condenser the new ones can sometimes be a problem an your old one will last many many yrs I would not even take the old one out just change points if they are bad.

old · Jan 3, 2020

I second that I have not changed a condenser in over a decade in any of my tractors and they keep on running just fine

wascator · Jan 15, 2020

Thanks for the information everyone! I see it has the IH distributor so I know what to do.

Farmall Super A Distributor Identification

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