Another Date Code Question

garymcgowan_old · January 12, 2007 at 11:02 PM

On a distributor what is the date of code 5GA?

Thanks.. Gary

kgtman_old · January 13, 2007 at 12:22 AM

Gary,

I believe that would decode to July 5th, 1965.

Tom

J_Speegle_old · January 13, 2007 at 12:57 AM

Gary, Toms correct as long as your asking about a FoMoCo dist

If it's a Motorcraft, well the answer changes

C6ZZKGT · January 13, 2007 at 3:50 AM Official Post

Actually the correct date on the above distributor is July, 1965 first week. The A-E codes in the third position indicate weeks of the month. Ford did not use calandar days on FoMoCo distributors. A Motorcraft distributor of a similar number would be 5G30 which would mean that it was built on July 30, 1975. Being a Motorcraft number it could also be 1985 except that by 1985 Ford was using a single point housing with a tin block off for the vacuum advance unit. The numbers on that unit are only on a tin tag screwed down where the vacuum advance unit would have been. There can really be no confusion on this particular date code as being a FoMoCo unit.

-Fred-

garymcgowan_old · January 13, 2007 at 9:25 AM

Thanks to all that responded. Now I know.

Gary

James E_old · March 3, 2007 at 11:17 PM

I have an Autolite dual point distributor with part number C5OF-12127-E and a date code of OJ28. Can anyone decode this date code?

SixT5HiPo · March 3, 2007 at 11:41 PM

Quote from James E

I have an Autolite dual point distributor with part number C5OF-12127-E and a date code of OJ28. Can anyone decode this date code?

September 28, 1970.

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