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Originally Posted by dmsfrr
Here's a photo of the bottom end of a '54 distributor shaft. Showing the flat 'tang' that engages a slot in the oil pump drive shaft, and 13 teeth on the cam driven gear. A held-over design from the flathead I'd guess.
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No holdover here! The flathead did not have a 'tang and slot' oil pump drive. It was gear drive off the back of the camshaft. Oil pump was at the rear of the block, distributor was mounted to the timing cover at the front.