Re: 1110914 1961 FI Distributor Configuration Query
Pete, It helps as it shows the cap windows but I don't know if the parts buck engines followed exact detail. And those are '60's not '61's so may not be applicable. If you look closely, I think those 4 photos are 2 different engines. Maybe it's my eyes, but I see 2 different valve cover styles, one with tall mount screw bosses(upper Rt/lower Left), the other 2 have shorter mount screw bosses(upper Left/lower Rt).
John, Yes Don was great. He also taught me how to identify a real 1961 914 versus lookalikes, referencing the shaft football number, weight numbers, and the main casting numbers under the base. I learned this 914 is a real '61 not a made up one from other years. Nice teacher.
And yes, those are artist's conceptions in Fig 1 as are most of the St-12 Figures, so not the best reference. Don did say that there is a Corvette Service Manual that may show config but a later year. I'll have to poke around my books as I have some later CSM's here too.
Yesterday it rained so I never got to install and fuel up the unit and connect for first run. Maybe today.
Funny story, well..... not so funny at the time. I did the first power up of the car yesterday at noon and checked all electrical. All was perfect, except the left front REPRODUCTION Park Lamp. They had the 2 wires reversed in the bulb socket. So I had to remove the assembly, cut the 2 wires in the sleeving, properly rethread through the plastic socket disk holes, resolder and heatshrink the 2 wires, reinstall.......and then it was okay. Killed about a hour trying to figure out and repair that little offshore induced hiccup.
Rich
Pete, It helps as it shows the cap windows but I don't know if the parts buck engines followed exact detail. And those are '60's not '61's so may not be applicable. If you look closely, I think those 4 photos are 2 different engines. Maybe it's my eyes, but I see 2 different valve cover styles, one with tall mount screw bosses(upper Rt/lower Left), the other 2 have shorter mount screw bosses(upper Left/lower Rt).
John, Yes Don was great. He also taught me how to identify a real 1961 914 versus lookalikes, referencing the shaft football number, weight numbers, and the main casting numbers under the base. I learned this 914 is a real '61 not a made up one from other years. Nice teacher.
And yes, those are artist's conceptions in Fig 1 as are most of the St-12 Figures, so not the best reference. Don did say that there is a Corvette Service Manual that may show config but a later year. I'll have to poke around my books as I have some later CSM's here too.
Yesterday it rained so I never got to install and fuel up the unit and connect for first run. Maybe today.
Funny story, well..... not so funny at the time. I did the first power up of the car yesterday at noon and checked all electrical. All was perfect, except the left front REPRODUCTION Park Lamp. They had the 2 wires reversed in the bulb socket. So I had to remove the assembly, cut the 2 wires in the sleeving, properly rethread through the plastic socket disk holes, resolder and heatshrink the 2 wires, reinstall.......and then it was okay. Killed about a hour trying to figure out and repair that little offshore induced hiccup.
Rich
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