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Ford Motor Co. Distributor Advance And Retard Specifications

NOTE: FOR ENGINE RPM AND DEGREES, MULTIPLY SPECIFICATIONS BELOW BY 2.
Distributor Part No. Rot. (1) Automatic Advance (Distr. Degrees @ RPM) Vacuum Advance (Distr. Degrees) Operate Distr. @ 1000 RPM Vacuum Retard (Distr. Degrees) Operate Distr. @ 1000 RPM
500 750 1000 1500 2000 5 10 15 20 5 10 15 20
74HF-CA C 0-2 3.5-5.5 5.5-7.5 7.5-9.5 10-12 0-2 1.5-3.5 1.5-3.5 1.5-3.5 0 0-2.5 2-4 2-4
74HF-EA C 1-3 5-7 6.5-8.5 9.5-11.5 12-14 0-.5 2-4 4-6 4-6 ..... ..... ..... .....
74HF-JA C 0-.5 0-1 3-5 6-8 8-10 0 0-2 3.5-5.5 3.5-5.5 0 0-3.5 2-4 2-4
74HF-LA C 0-1 1-3 4-6 7-9 9.5-11.5 0-.5 2-4 4-6 4-6 ..... ..... ..... .....
74TF-LA C 0-.5 1-3 3.5-5.5 7.5-9.5 8-10 0-1.5 2-4 2-4 2-4 0 0-4 5-7 5-7
74TF-MA C 0-.5 1-3 3.5-5.5 7.5-9.5 8-10 0-.5 2-4 2-4 2-4 0 0-3.5 2-4 2-4
74TF-NA C 0-.5 1-3 3.5-5.5 7.5-9.5 8-10 0-1.5 2-4 2-4 2-4 0 0-4 5-7 5-7
74TF-RA C 0-.5 1-3 3.5-5.5 7.5-9.5 8-10 0-1.5 2-4 2-4 2-4 0 0-3.5 2-4 2-4
74TF-SA C 0.5 1-3 3.5-5.5 7.5-9.5 8-10 0-1.5 2-4 2-4 2-4 ..... ..... ..... .....
74TF-TA C 0-.5 1-3 3.5-5.5 7.5-9.5 8-10 0-1.5 2-4 2-4 2-4 ..... ..... ..... .....
D3AF-AA CC 0-1.5 4-6 6-8.25 10-12.5 14-16.5 0-2 6-9 9.5-12.5 10.5-13.25 ..... ..... ..... .....
D3BF-DA CC 0-1.25 2.5-4.5 5.5-7.5 8.5-10.5 11.5-13.5 0-1 0-2 5.5-8.5 8.5-11.25 0-3.5 5-7 5-7 5-7
D3DF-FA C 0-1.5 1.5-3.5 4.5-6.5 6.5-9 8.5-10.5 0-3 6.5-9.25 6.5-9.25 6.5-9.25 0-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
D3DF-HA C 0-1.5 3.5-5.5 7.5-9.5 9.5-11.5 10-12.5 0-1 1-4 4.5-7.25 4.5-7.25 ..... ..... ..... .....
D3DF-KA C 0-1.5 4.5-6.5 7.5-9.5 8.5-11 10-12.5 0-1 4-7 4.5-7.25 4.5-7.25 0-2 2-4 2-4 2-4
D3OF-DA CC 0-1 0-1.5 4-6 7-9.5 8.5-11 0-1.25 2.5-5.25 2.5-5.25 2.5-5.25 0-2 3.5-7 5-7 5-7
D3OF-FA CC 0-1 0-1.5 1-3 5.5-8 10.5-13 0-3 2.5-5.25 2.5-5.25 2.5-5.25 0-3.5 4.5-7 5-7 5-7
D3OF-GA CC 0-1 0-1.5 1-3.5 6-8.5 11-13.5 0-3.5 2.5-5.25 2.5-5.25 2.5-5.25 ..... ..... ..... .
D3OF-HB CC 0-1.5 .5-3 2.5-5 6.5-9 10.5-13.5 0-1.5 4.5-7.5 8.5-11.25 8.5-11.25 ..... ..... ..... .....
D3OF-RA C 0-1.5 3.5-7.5 5.5-7.5 6.5-8.5 7.5-10 .5-3.5 6.5-9.25 6.5-9.25 6.5-9.25 0-3.5 2-4 2-4 2-4
D3UF-EA CC 0-1.25 2.5-4.5 5.5-7.5 9-11 12.25-14.5 0-1.5 6.5-9.25 6.5-9.25 6.5-9.25 0-4 5-7 5-7 5-7
D3ZF-GA CC 0-1 0-2.5 2.25-4.25 5.5-7.5 8.25-11 0-1 2.25-4.25 6.5-9.5 9.5-12.5 ..... ..... ..... .....
D4AE-AA CC 0-.5 0-2 2.5-4.5 5.5-7.5 8.25-11 0-1 2.5-5.5 7-10 9.5-12.5 ..... ..... ..... .....
D4AE-HA CC 0-1.5 5-7 6-8 8-10.5 10-12.5 0-1 2.5-5.5 6.5-9.5 6.5-9.5 0-4 5-7 5-7 5-7
D4DE-FA C 0-1.5 4.5-6.5 7.5-9.5 9-11 10-12.5 0-1 2.5-5.5 6.5-9.5 6.5-9.5 0-2 2-4 2-4 2-4
D4DE-LA C 0-1.5 4-6 4.5-6.5 6-8 7-9.5 0-1.5 6.5-9.25 6.5-9.25 6.5-9.25 0-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
D4DE-MA CC 0-.5 .5-2.5 3.5-5.5 7.5-9.5 10.5-13.5 0-1.5 4.5-7.5 8.5-11.5 8.5-11.5 ..... ..... ..... .....
D4DE-NA C 0-1.5 3.5-5.5 5.5-7.5 6.5-8.5 7.5-10.5 0-1.5 4.5-7 6.5-9.25 6.5-9.25 0-2 2-4 2-4 2-4
D4DE-RA C 0-1.5 3.5-5.5 5.5-7.5 6.5-8.5 7.5-10.5 0-4 6.5-9.25 6.5-9.25 6.5-9.25 0-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
D4OE-CA CC 0-.5 0-1.5 2-4 5.5-7.5 8-10.5 .5-4 8-11 10.5-13.5 10.5-13.5 ..... ..... ..... .....
D4VE-CA CC 0-.5 0-.5 3-5 7-9 8.25-10.5 0-1.25 5-8 8.5-11.25 8.5-11.25 ..... ..... ..... .....
D4ZE-AA C 0-1 1-3 4-6 9.5-11.5 11.5-14 0-2.5 4.5-7.5 4.5-7.5 4.5-7.5 ...... ..... ..... .....
D4ZE-BA C 0-1 4-6 7-9 9.25-11.5 11.5-14 0-2.5 4.5-7.5 4.5-7.5 4.5-7.5 ...... ..... ..... .....
D4ZE-KA C 0-1 4-6.5 7-9 9.25-11.5 11.5-14 0-2.5 4.5-7.5 4.5-7.5 4.5-7.5 ...... ..... ..... .....
D4AF-DA C 0-1 1.5-3.5 6-8 9.5-11.5 11.5-14 0-2.5 2.5-5.5 2.5-5.5 2.5-5.5 ...... ..... ..... .....
(1) (Clockwise). CC (Counterclockwise) viewed from rotor end.