Ford Motor Co. Dual Advance Distributor Advance Specifications

1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Base, 2D Convertible, 5.3L Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD THM400SECTION Ford Motor Co. Dual Advance Distributor Advance Specifications
NOTE: FOR ENGINE RPM AND DEGREES. MULTIPLY SPECIFICATIONS BELOW BY 2.
Part No. (1) Rot. (2) Automatic Advance (Distr. Degrees & RPM) Vacuum Advance (Distr. Degrees & In. of Hg.)
Deg. RPM Deg. RPM Deg. RPM Deg. RPM Deg. RPM Deg. In.Hg. Deg. In.Hg Deg. In.Hg. Deg. In.Hg.
C5AF-AE ............ ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... 0 .34 1-2 .90 4 1/2-5 1/2 2.1 8 3/4-10 4.8
C5AF-AK ........... 1 1/4-2 1/4 600 3 1/4-4 1/4 700 7 1/2-8 1/2 1200 9 1/4-10 3/4 1600 11 1/2-13 2000 3-6 7 6-9 9 9 1/2-12 1/2 14 9 1/2-12 1/2 20
C5AF-BG CC 0-1 300 3 1/4-4 1/4 600 5 1/2-6 3/4 1200 7 1/2-9 1800 8 1/4-9 3/4 2000 3 3/4-7 10 7-10 15 7 1/2-10 1/2 20 ............ .....
C5AF-F (3) CC 2 1/4-4 650 4-5 1/2 750 7 1/4-8 1/2 1000 9 3/4-11 1600 11 1/2-13 2000 ............ ..... ............ .... ............ .... ............ .....
C5AF-G ............ 1-2 500 3 1/4-4 1/4 600 5 3/4-6 3/4 800 7 3/4-9 1200 9 3/4-11 1600 1/2-3 1/2 9 2 1/2-5 1/2 12 4 1/2-7 1/2 14 ...............
C5AF-N CC 1 1/2-2 1/2 450 5 1/4-6 1/4 600 7 1/4-8 1/4 800 8 3/4-10 1400 10 1/2-12 2000 1 1/2-4 3/4 8 5-8 10 8 1/4-11 14 ............ .....
C5AF-M CC 1 1/2-2 1/2 650 4 3/4-5 3/4 800 8 1/2-9 1/2 1200 10 1/4-11 3/4 1600 12-13 3/4 2000 1 1/2-4 1/2 8 3 1/2-6 1/2 10 6 3/4-9 3/4 14 ............ .....
C5DF-D ............ ............ ..... ............ ..... ............ ..... ............ ..... ............ ..... 1 1/4-2 1/4 8 3 3/4-4 3/4 1.8 5 1/2-6 3/4 3.0 6 3/4-8 3.9
C5GF-A CC 1 1/2-2 1/4 550 5-6 700 6 3/4-7 3/4 1000 7 1/2-8 1/4 1400 8 1/2-10 2000 1 1/2-4 1/2 8 3 1/2-6 3/4 10 6 3/4-9 3/4 14 8-11 20
C5OF-E (3) CC 2 1/4-3 3/4 650 4-5 1/2 750 6 1/2-7 1/2 1000 7 1/2-8 3/4 1600 8 1/4-9 3/4 2000 ............ .... ............ .... ............ .... ............ ....
C6AF-AA CC 1 1/4-2 1/4 600 3 1/4-4 1/4 700 7 1/4-8 1/2 1200 9 1/4-10 3/4 1600 11 1/2-13 2000 3-6 7 6-9 9 9 1/2-12 1/2 14 9 1/2-12 1/2 20
C6AF-AB C 1/4-1 1/4 500 4 1/2-5 3/4 1000 5 1/2-6 3/4 1200 7 1/4-8 1/2 1600 9-10 1/2 2000 3-5 1/4 8 6 1/2-9 1/2 10 8-11 15 8-11 20
C6AF-AC C 0-1/2 400 2-3 600 6-7 1/4 1000 9-10 1/2 1550 ............ ........ 0-1 5 6-9 10 8-11 15 ............. ....
C6AF-AD C 0-1/2 300 2 1/4-3 1/4 500 5 3/4-6 3/4 1000 7 1/2-9 1500 9 1/2-11 2000 0-1 4 4 3/4-7 3/4 10 8 1/2-11 1/2 15 9-12 18
C6AF-AG ............ 2-3 500 5-6 600 10-11 1000 11 3/4-13 1500 12 3/4-14 1/4 1800 ............ .... 2-5 8 6-9 13 6 1/2-10 1/2 18
C6AF-AH ......... 0-1/2 300 1 1/2-2 1/2 500 4 3/4-5 3/4 1000 6 3/4-8 1500 8 3/4-10 2000 0-1 5 4-7 12 7-10 15 9 1/2-12 1/2 20
C6AF-AJ ............ 0-1/2 300 1 1/2-2 1/2 500 8-9 1000 10 1/4-11 1/2 1500 12 1/4-14 2000 0-1 5 6-9 10 9 1/2-12 1/2 15 ............ ....
C6AF-AK ......... 0-1/2 300 1 1/4-2 1/4 500 8 1/2-9 3/4 1000 10 1/2-11 3/4 1500 12 1/4-13 3/4 2000 0-1 5 5 1/4-8 10 8 1/2-11 1/2 18 ............ ....
C6AF-A CC 0-1/2 400 2 1/2-3 1/2 800 4 1/2-5 1/2 1200 7 1/4-8 3/4 1800 ............ ............ 0-1 5 3 1/2-6 1/2 10 7-10 15 ............ ....
C6AF-B CC 1 3/4-2 3/4 625 5 3/4-7 1200 7-8 1/4 1500 9-10 1/2 2000 ............ ............ 0-1 5 2-5 1/2 9 6-9 13 ............ ....
C6AF-C CC 2 1/4-3 1/4 600 5 3/4-7 1200 7 1/4-8 1/2 1600 8 3/4-10 1/4 2000 ............ ............ 0-1 5 6-9 13 8 1/2-10 1/4 17 ............ ....
C6AF-D CC 2 1/4-3 500 5 3/4-7 1200 8-9 1/2 1850 8 1/2-10 2000 ............ ............ 0-1 6 1-4 1/2 10 9-12 18 ............ ....
C6AF-E CC 1 1/2-2 1/2 500 5-6 1/4 1100 6 3/4-8 1500 8 3/4-10 1/4 2000 ............ ............ 0-1 6 3-6 11 7-10 15 ............ ....
C6AF-J CC 6-7 600 11-12 1000 13 1/2-15 1800 ............ ............ ............ ............ 0-1 7 2-5 13 5-8 16 ............ ....
C6AF-K CC 2-3 500 6 1/2-7 1/4 1000 7 3/4-9 1300 11 1/2-13 2000 ............ ............ 0-1 5 6-9 13 8 1/4-11 1/4 17 ............ ....
C6AF-L CC 2-3 500 6 1/4-7 900 8 3/4-10 1400 10 3/4-12 1/4 2000 ............ ............ 0-1 6 3-6 11 7-10 15 ............ ....
C6AF-S CC 2-3 600 6 1/4-7 1/4 800 11 1/4-12 1/4 1200 13-14 1/2 1800 ............ ............ 0-1 5 2-5 7 7-10 12 ............ ....
C6AF-T CC 1 1/4-2 1/4 475 3 3/4-4 3/4 700 7-8 1/4 1300 9 3/4-11 1800 ............ ............ 0-1 5 6-9 13 8 1/2-11 1/2 18 ............ ....
C6DF-A C 0-1/2 500 6 1/4-7 1/4 900 9 1/2-10 1/2 1200 12 1/2-13 3/4 1800 ............ ............ 0-1 5 3 1/4-6 1/4 10 7-10 1/4 15 ............ ....
C6DF-C C 0-1/2 300 2 1/4-3 1/4 600 6 1/4-7 1/4 900 9-10 1200 11 3/4-13 1/4 1800 0-1 4 7-10 10 9 1/2-12 1/2 15 ............ ....
C6DF-D C 0-1/2 300 2 1/2-3 1/2 600 7 3/4-8 3/4 900 9 1/4-10 1/2 1200 12 1/2-13 3/4 1800 0-1 5 3-6 10 3-6 15 ............ ....
C6DF-E C 0-1/2 300 2-3 500 6 1/2-7 3/4 900 8 1/4-9 1/2 1200 10 3/4-12 1/4 1800 0-1 5 3 1/2-6 1/4 10 7-10 1/4 15 ............ ....
C6DF-K ........... 0-1/2 300 2 1/2-3 1/2 600 8 1/4-9 1/4 1000 10 3/4-12 1/4 1500 13 1/2-15 2000 0-1 4 4 1/2-7 1/2 8 7-10 10 9 1/2-12 1/2 15
(1) Stamped on housing or on attaching plate. Basic Ford Part No. is "12127"
(2) C-Clockwise; CC - Counterclockwise (viewed from rotor end).
(3) Centrifugal Distributor.
Part No. (1) Rot. (2) Automatic Advance (Distr. Degrees & RPM) Vacuum Advance (Distr. Degrees & In. of Hg.)
Deg. RPM Deg. RPM Deg. RPM Deg. RPM Deg. RPM Deg. In.Hg. Deg. In.Hg Deg. In.Hg. Deg. In.Hg.
C6MF-A CC 2 1/2-3 1/4 500 5-6 1/4 1000 6 3/4-8 1/4 1500 8 1/2-10 2000 ............ ............ 0-1 5 2 3/4-5 3/4 10 7-10 15 8-11 18
C6OF-J CC 0-1/2 300 3-4 500 5 3/4-6 3/4 800 7 1/2-8 3/4 1200 10 3/4-12 1/4 2000 0-3/4 5 1-4 1/2 10 7-10 15 9 1/2-12 1/2 20
C6SF-B CC 1 1/2-2 1/2 500 5-6 1/4 1100 6 3/4-8 1500 8 3/4-10 1/4 2000 ............ ............ 0-1 6 3-6 11 7-10 15 ............ ....
C6SF-D CC 2-3 500 6 1/4-7 900 8 3/4-10 1400 10 3/4-12 1/4 2000 ............ ............ 0-1 6 3-6 11 7-10 15 ............ ....
C6VF-A CC 2-3 450 4 3/4-6 1175 5 3/4-7 1/4 1750 6 1/4-7 3/4 2000 ............ ............ 0-1 6 3-6 11 7-10 15 ............ ....
C6VF-B CC 2-3 450 4 3/4-6 1175 5 3/4-7 1/4 1750 6 1/4-7 3/4 2000 ............ ............ 0-1 6 3-6 11 7-10 15 ............ ....
C6ZF-A CC 2 1/2-3 1/2 475 7-8 625 10 1/4-11 1/2 1200 11-12 1/4 1850 ............ ............ 0-1 5 5-8 10 6 1/2-9 1/2 15 ............ ....
C6ZF-B CC 3-4 650 9-10 900 10 1/2-11 1/2 1200 11 1/2-13 2000 ............ ............ 0-1 5 2-5 9 4 1/2-7 1/2 14 ............ ....
(1) Part No. prefix and suffix stamped on housing. Basic Ford Part No. (omitted) is "12127".
(2) C (Clockwise), CC (Counterclockwise) viewed from rotor end.
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