Distributor Drive Gear

[mgobaja]

1993 5.8 - Looks like its a bastard year, with the possibility of it having either a cast iron gear or a steel gear. Without pulling the distributor, is there way to confirm which it is ?

[AussieRod]

1993 5.8 - Looks like its a bastard year, with the possibility of it having either a cast iron gear or a steel gear. Without pulling the distributor, is there way to confirm which it is ?

If it is a flat tappet (hydraulic lifter) engine, it is cast iron. If it is hydraulic roller, the gear is steel.

[hobbyturnedobsession]

5.8 roller only came in 95-96 from my experience. If its stock its cast iron.


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[toddz69]

Unfortunately I think you'd have to pull the intakes and then you could see the lifters/configuration to know (or pull the distributor). '94 was the first full year of the roller 5.8s.

Todd Z.

[SteveG]

Oh man, this caused me some major issues and cost way back with my first Bronco and a 5.8L. I could only find the correct gear through Ford Motorsport at the time. No pars store sold the right one and no rebuild distributor came with the right one… found out the hard way