351C Distributor (aftermarket) - Short shaft - Gear attached to oil pump drive?

That sounds…. interesting?

I haven’t seen anything like that.  The engines / distributors I have seen have the gear mounted at a very specific height on the distributor shaft.  I’m sure with a small amount of googling you can find the “stock” setup illustrated…..

There used to be a good number of posts about the Ford “gear rotor” oil pump that could halt momentarily (instantaneously?) on small bits of debris, and this effect could make the distributor drive shaft (which, IIRC, was made of the same steel as coat hanger wire) look like a wrought iron twisted curtain rod!

But again…  I haven’t seen everything…  my guess is there is someone out there who has seen your configuration before…

Rocky

Here’s a picture of what I’m used to seeing…

Rocky - I expected to see what you posted in the pic. Here is what I have.

Rob - Ask your question on the FaceBook Clevelands Forever group.  they would know and am sure "been there done that".

https://www.facebook.com/groups/263768747684

Panterapatt - thanks - I will give that a try. There are some other odball parts on this car, so seeing something unusual is not a surprise.

Rob

What turns that distributor??

The drive gear is attached to the oil pump driveshaft. The stub of the distributor engages into the gear. See the pic.

The folks on 351c FB said it is a cheap pro comp distributor. They use a stub shaft to accommodate more engines.