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Old 08-03-2019, 12:56 PM   #1
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what year did ford move the distributor from behind the fan to top buy the head.
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Old 08-03-2019, 01:11 PM   #2
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Do you mean "from 'below' the fan"? It was with the introduction of the 8BA for the 1949 model year....
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1947, for the 1948 model F1 pickup truck.
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Both gentlemen are right : '48 for trucks, '49 for cars.
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