Peeledpeas
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Geez, all this chat and all I have to do is get rid of the vacuum line. 
All Small Six Early 200 distributor confusion
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This relates to all small sixes
Yes As long as the two springs on the points plate are tight and not stretched so the plate doesn't rattle around.Geez, all this chat and all I have to do is get rid of the vacuum line.
The truth be told you can also use a new set of points and condenser to trigger the Sniper.
You would want to use a 150 ohm 5 watt pull up resistor with the points to give a good low impedance signal.
Peeledpeas
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I have the Pertronix module in there already. Works great. Now if Holley would just ship my Sniper I'd be happy.
But maybe you need to reread some of your very first post (quoted below) to see how it got to all this!Geez, all this chat and all I have to do is get rid of the vacuum line.
Peeledpeas wrote
“I've got the Holley Sniper EFI kit on order and I've just discovered I have the 1/4" pump drive under the distributor and now I don't know what to do to replace the load-o-matic to get the EFI to work properly.”
You stated that you needed to change out the LOM distributor, and that is exactly what I and some others tried to help you do. Anyway I am glad you got it figured out now, best of luck.
Most of the chats here are lengthy. This one happens to be a short one in comparison.Geez, all this chat and all I have to do is get rid of the vacuum line.
As Bubba said the conversation started with an initial premise and evolved from there which after looking at the many problems and possibilities allowed you to find a solution that works for you.
Thank's to Bubba for his detailed knowledge of these engine.
That's the way this forum works.
Peeledpeas
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This is because I was under the assumption that it had to go, no matter what. Do we not volunteer information here?
Anyway, I have an email in to Holley asking them why they advertise the Hyper-spark as fitting 144 - 250 when there are different sizes involved. If they tell me that their distributor is adaptable to the older engine, I'm buying it and using that instead.
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Peeledpeas
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Called holley about their distributor. I'm pretty sure they were unaware of the difference in early and late engines. The engineer I talked to said he would send that info up the chain or something.
This is really so simple it's a fact that all USA built Ford small six's from 1960 to the 1964 models used a 1/4 inch Hex drive oil pump, Next all the 170 Cu. In. & 200 Cu. In. Six's that were built for the 1965 models until the end of production of the 200's & 250 Sixes' at the end of 1982 & 1983 respectively all used a 5/16 inch Hex drive oil pump.
So since the 144 six's were only built from 1960 to end of 1964 all of them are 1/4 inch Hex drive, the first 170 six's were built starting in 1961 so up to the end of the 1964 models they also had the 1/4 inch Hex drive, and last but not least the first of 200 six's from 1963 1/2 to 1964 1/2 also had that 1/4 inch Hex drive too.
So since the 144 six's were only built from 1960 to end of 1964 all of them are 1/4 inch Hex drive, the first 170 six's were built starting in 1961 so up to the end of the 1964 models they also had the 1/4 inch Hex drive, and last but not least the first of 200 six's from 1963 1/2 to 1964 1/2 also had that 1/4 inch Hex drive too.
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