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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Stu<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m not sure why Ford made the ID # of these distributors Z5TF-C unless it was to make sure they did not go to the Ford production line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Z5TF-C has nearly the same advance curve as C4OF-A.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Z5TF-C - Ford equivalent is C5JT-C<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>C5AF-M is the MK II distributor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The vacuum canister for all these distributors is similar but not the exact same.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The early canister B9AF-12379-A has threaded boss.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The later canister C5AZ-12370-A - later style with no threads – threaded boss is on distributor housing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You need the later style canister. Use C5AF-M for the ID#.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I believe most or all the vacuum canisters available today are the later style and many of them have an internal screw to change the vacuum advance. All of these use a vacuum hose not the original steel hardline.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For concours, there are some shops that rebuild the original vacuum canister.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Stu <sabre2tgr@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 13, 2024 6:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tiger Net <Tigers@autox.team.net>; rfraser@bluefrog.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Distributor Vacuum advance Round 2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ron directed me to the right part number location, and the number there is Z5TF-12127 C.This number also doesn't appear at any of the usual parts sources. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>An article on the CAT forum confirms that this is the correct Tiger distributor, and there is mention of it on a few other sites.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>But is Z5TF equivalent to any other Cxxx distributor numbers, at least for vacuum advance modules?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Stu<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>